I am a twelve-leaf tree that sheds one leaf every thirty days, only to sprout a completely new trunk when the last leaf falls. What am I?
A calendar year
A calendar year has 12 months (metaphorical leaves) shedding roughly every 30 days, resetting into a brand-new year once December ends.
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