Do trees create less oxygen in the winter after their leaves fall off? Submitted by flubberFuck t3_zigvpq on December 11, 2022 at 5:41 AM in askscience 18 comments 40
Chilli-Papa t1_izs98h6 wrote on December 11, 2022 at 1:52 PM Generally, yes. Photosynthesis, of which oxygen is a byproduct, happens in the chloroplasts. The vast majority of the chloroplasts are in the leaves, so a deciduous trees ability to produce oxygen is drastically reduced after shedding its leaves. Permalink 45
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