On 22/05/2012 09:07 AM, scott wrote:

> 4) With lots of small leaves it is easy for the tree to adjust to
> maximise the sunlight, it can let a few leaves die that are in shade and
> grow news ones to take advantage of extra light very quickly. With a
> small number of huge leaves that is not so easy.

OK. That seems like a good reason for not having just one giant leaf, or 
a small number of very large leaves.

Now I just need to figure out why leaves come in such a vast array of 
disparate shapes and sizes...

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