These beautiful trees shed their leaves annually and come with leaves of green, red, yellow, and more. They provide shade in the summer to keep the area beneath them cooler and lose their leaves to let the sunlight through in the winter months to allow for radiant heating of the area beneath them. This can help you conserve energy if you place them in the right area around your home when you plant them. There are many factors to take into consideration like root growth, and mature height and width.