Settling aerodynamics is a driver of symmetry in deciduous tree leaves.

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Leaves shed by deciduous trees contain 40% of the annually sequestered carbon and include nutrients vital to the expansion and health of forest ecosystems. To achieve this, leaves must fall quickly to land near the parent tree-otherwise, they are lost to the wind, like pollen or gliding seeds. However, the link between leaf shape and sedimentation speed remains unclear. To gauge the relative performance of extant...

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