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[Eagle_eye]

Well, winter just ended for my new fortress, and looking around, I see that EVERY SINGLE SHRUB on the map is dead. this is a heavily forested area as well, so a herd of elephants wouldn't have been able to trample the life out of all of them. the logical conclusion is, they froze to death. has anyone else experienced something like this?

[melomel]

Only time I've ever seen 100% vegetation death last is in high-evil areas.

[Dariush]

Yep, vegetation doesn't die after winter.

[melomel]

Easy way to tell:  Any of the trees/saplings alive?  If no, you're in a high-evil dead zone.

[Eagle_eye]

saplings make it through fine, its just shrubs.

[Eric Blank]

I've noticed this too. I think it occurs when shrubs are of a species that does not survive in a certain season, and thus dies when the season changes. In deon's genesis mods' botany section, the vast majority of tropical plants don't grow in the winter, (even though they would logically exist year-round in their natural habitat, which also goes for the underground plants) so that could be the problem if you're using it. I've been contemplating changing this so my maps don't constantly overflow with the dead to the point that nothing can grow. It's not really 100%, it's more like 95%

Vegetation currently isn't directly affected by temperature unless it's on fire, so they don't actually 'freeze to death', it's just that the season changes.