Evergreen trees and shrubs, including white pine, red pine, Austrian pine, Norway spruce, white spruce, arborvitae, mugo pine, balsam fir and more, need water until the ground freezes.
The last oak leaves fall, and the evergreens begin to enjoy their own long season in the sun that lasts until ... In the mammalian world, bears pile on the winter fat, devouring acorns and other seeds ...