Plants employ various strategies that help them survive the environmental conditions of their habitat, as we have seen in the section on plant adaptations. In this case, we will discuss a process that many species of our flora undergo.

We are used to seeing photos of landscapes where trees, as autumn arrives, begin to dry their foliage to prepare for the harsh winters and avoid freezing; these are called deciduous species. In the Canary Islands, the only two species that undergo this type of dormancy are... Pistacia atlantica (Seedbed) and Salix canariensis (Canary willow), although even these two trees do not fully complete it.

However, evergreen species, those that are not deciduous, undergo a dormancy period during the summer months when conditions of water scarcity, high sunlight, and strong winds are most intense. Due to these factors, they shed their foliage to the ground, thereby limiting evapotranspiration and preventing death from dehydration.

Therefore, we must understand that in summer most of the species that make up this park will be in their summer dormancy, resembling a dry garden, although not a dead one.