On Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:57:00 +0000, Rusty_Hinge wrote:


stuff as possible from the leaves before they fall, but deposit there
waste-products.

These are useless to trees as compounds, but not necessarily to other
plants, especially after decomposition by bacteria and/or fungi, and the
leaf-mould will have nutrients a-plenty.

Leaf-mold, OTOH, is USAnian, therefore Not British[TM] and not so good.

Well, if we're going to be picky, trees deposit /their/ waste-products