Foods from Trees
This yellow fruit is used to make a chilled meringue pie.
Lemon
This three-letter wood is most often used during the construction of timber frame homes. It is also frequently used for the furniture and cabinets inside.
Oak
These pink flowering trees surround the Tidal Basin near the monuments in Washington, D.C.
Cherry blossoms
The bark, cambium, heartwood, phloem, and xylem are the five different layers that make up the _______.
Trunk
The act of cutting down acres of trees without replacing them.
Deforestation
This fruit comes in a variety of colors including red, yellow, and green. The ones that make the best pies are green.
Apple
This wood is used to line closets and trunks to prevent moths.
Cedar
General Sherman is the largest tree in the world. In California, it can be found in ___________ National Park.
Sequoia
The underground part of a tree -
Functions
Roots
To cut down on the use of this product, consider two-sided printing and ______less billing.
Paper
Almost every part of this tree is used in some way:
Coconut
This is the most common and abundant type of wood in North America, and there are dozens of different species. This softwood is best used for outdoor fires. Burned indoors, it creates creosote which coats chimneys and can cause fires.
Pine
As old-timers go, the Methuselah tree in California's White Mountains takes some beating. According to research released last week, this ancient bristlecone ____ will be 4,851 years old this year.
Pine
Usually the green part of a plant that remains attached to the crown.
Leaves
The natural or intentional restocking of existing forests and woodlands that have been depleted, usually through deforestation, but also after clearcutting.
Reforestation
These have many nutritional benefits. The "milk" they produce is often used by people with dairy allergies.
Almonds
While most people think this is a tree, it is actually a type of grass. It is one of the fastest growing plants in the world. It is now used in high-end flooring and linens.
Bamboo
Located in Brazil, this is the largest forest of its type in the world.
Amazon Rainforest
The first thick __________ of a tree arising from the central wooden axis are called boughs while the smallest terminal __________ of a tree are known as twigs.
(same word)
Branches
A holiday in which individuals and groups are encouraged to plant trees. Today, many countries observe such a holiday. Though usually observed in the spring, the date varies, depending on climate and suitable planting season.
Arbor Day
This spice used in many recipes, including barbecue and candy, is made by stripping back the bark of a tree.
Cinnamon
True or False? Trees/wood are used in the production of fabrics and clothing.
True! Viscose, rayon, and modal are made from wood pulp products that are causing deforestation around the globe.
Stretching more than a hundred miles along the Blue Ridge Mountains of western Virginia, ___________ National Park and Forest offers a patchwork quilt of wilderness and pastoral landscapes underpinned by stories from more than 300 years of history.
Shenandoah
The edible part of the plant that develops from the flowers. It contains the seed that gives rise to a new plant.
Fruit
During wildfires, the nutrients from dead trees are returned to the soil. The forest floor is exposed to more sunlight, allowing __________ released by the fire to sprout and grow.
Seedlings