A leaf is generally

One of the extended 

Green organs 

Grown by the stem 

Of a plant

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A leaf can be seen

As a stipule, peticle

And blade

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Many admire 

The foliage on trees

As leaves begin 

Changing to various hues

In the Spring

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Leaf shapes range 

From the very simple 

Like the linear, oblong

Elliptic, ovate

And orbicular

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The more compound

Are the hastate, cordate

Palmate, odd-pinnate

And even-pinnate

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Plants and trees are subject

To leaf blight

A disease that’s characterized

By streaks on the leaves

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Discoloration that we may

See on leaves

May not be due to climatic changes

But rather leaf blotch

A fungal disease in plants

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As for the leaves that fall

Prior to the onset of winter

Many gardening enthusiasts will

Rake and collect them as leaf mold

That they will use as mulch 

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