Evergreen [2]

This is a woody perennial plant, a tree or shrub, that retains its leaves, or at least many of them, all year round. Evergreen plants shed a small number of their leaves on a regular basis and they also produce new leaves on a consistent basis, so there is an almost constant cycle of leaf shedding and renewal. Contrast this with a deciduous plant.

Examples of evergreen trees are the Holm Oak (Quercus ilex), Holly (Ilex aquifolium), or Yew (Taxus baccata); whilst evergreen shrubs can be Viburnum tinus, species of Hebe or Mexican Orange Blossom (Choisya ternata).