summer green forest
Ecological term for a forest dominated by deciduous broadleaf trees that are green in summer and lose leaves in winter; often contrasted with 照葉樹林 (evergreen broadleaf forest).
Japanese summer green forests are typically composed of beech and Mongolian oak.
Because summer green forests shed their leaves in winter, light easily reaches the forest floor.
Evergreen broadleaf forest; unlike 夏緑樹林, trees retain leaves year-round.
Deciduous broadleaf forest; a broader term that includes 夏緑樹林 but can also refer to forests that lose leaves in dry seasons.
Compound of 夏緑 (summer green) and 樹林 (forest). The term is a direct calque of the English ecological term 'summer green forest'.