Growth and shape of trees - page 4/4

To illustrate the growth of trees, here are some pictures of young plants, young trees and grown-up trees.

As shown, the leaf (birch, oak, beech and pine needles) is of constant shape, from the plant, equipped with only a few leaves, to the mature tree.

birch young plant	young birch	grown-up birch
oak young plant	oak young plant	grown-up oak
beech young plant	young beech	grown-up beech
young pine	grown-up pine	grown-up pine