Winter in the Forbidden Forest is incredibly short—just about a month and a half.
That’s half the length of winter back on Earth, where it stretches close to three months.

Because of this, some unique natural phenomena occur here...
For one, the trees in this forest don’t shed their leaves in the winter.

Normally, trees drop their leaves to conserve energy.
With less sunlight in the winter, the energy gained from photosynthesis isn’t enough to sustain the leaves.

So, it’s common for trees to “strip down” during the colder months. That’s the trend, after all.
If …