In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter
A silver fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves
Cupressus sempervirens (Mediterranean cypress), an evergreen tree
A southern live oak in South Carolina during winter
Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest. This humid tropical forest has warm temperatures and receives rainfall year round. Vegetation consists of a majority of broadleaf evergreen species.
Live oak or evergreen oak is any of a number of oaks in several different sections of the genus Quercus that share the characteristic of evergreen foliage. These oaks are generally not more closely re
Evergreen
…Most species of conifers (e.g., pine, hemlock, spruce, and fir), but not all (e.g., larch). Live oak, holly, and "ancient" gymnosperms such as cycads Many woody plants from frost-free climates…
Sand live oak (Quercus geminata) with Spanish moss (Tillandsia usneoides) growing on its branches