drop needles

Frequency: 4.51.7 per million words

For a pine tree to shed its leaves (needles).

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Examples (10)

  • Pine trees often drop their needles in autumn.
  • The Christmas tree started to drop its needles after a week indoors.
  • You can tell a tree is unhealthy if it begins to drop its needles prematurely.
  • Some conifer species drop their needles all year round.
  • My dog loves to play in the fallen needles that the trees have dropped.
  • The dry weather made the fir trees drop their needles rapidly.
  • Don't worry, it's normal for a pine to drop some needles.
  • The forest floor was covered in brown needles where the trees had dropped them.
  • If your bonsai starts to drop its needles, it might need more water.
  • The severe winter caused many evergreens to drop their needles.