What is a 'deciduous' plant?

What is a 'deciduous' plant?

Tracy DiSabato-Aust (Garden Designer and Author) gives expert video advice on: What is an 'annual' compared to a 'perennial'?; What is an 'evergreen'?; What is a 'deciduous' plant? and more...

A deciduous plant is a plant that loses it's leaves through the winter. A good example that people might think of would be a forsythia. It's a very common shrub, it loses it's leaves over winter, and that would be a good example of a deciduous shrub.