During the spring and summer the leaves have served as factories where most of the foods necessary for the tree's growth are manufactured. This food-making process takes place in the leaf in numerous ...

German company, Leaf Republic, makes disposable tableware ... They are stitched together with fibres from palm leaves and can disintegrate within 28 days in compost. You can buy them online ...

VOICEOVER: Leaves come in all shapes and sizes, depending on the environment they have evolved in.The green of the leaf is the chlorophyll, the pigment that absorbs energy from the sun.