Amazing Trees
Trees that lose their leaves in the fall.
What are deciduous trees.
Scientists who study trees are called...
What are dendrologists.
What is a bud.
Flower-bearing and seed-producing plants.
What are broadleaf trees.
This type of oak grows in the South and gets its name because its leaves always look fresh and alive.
What is the live oak.
Plants that grow only one year.
The largest kind of tree is the...
What is the giant sequoia.
A spice that comes from the tasty bark of a tree.
What is cinnamon or nutmeg. (Either works).
Another name for broadleaf trees.
What is hardwood trees.
This tree family also includes poplars and has drooping leaves.
What is the willow family.
Plants that live for many years.
What are perennials.
The age of a tree can be determined by these.
What are annual rings.
Why is it bad to remove bark from a tree?
What is because it prevents nourishment from reaching the roots, causing the tree to die.
This tree is a course of sweet syrup.
A fatal infection that killed many elms and is most often spread by beetles.
What is the Dutch elm disease.
Plants that live for two years.
What are biennials.
The tallest trees in the world.
What are the California Redwood
What is the layer of the tree's trunk where new growth of bark and wood takes place?
What is the cambium layer.
The tree whose fruit is an acorn.
What is the oak.
The process of producing maple syrup and sugar.
What is sugaring.
This is what a botanist would say that a tree is:
What is a tall plant with a single woody stem.
Probably the oldest living tree.
What is the Bristlecone Pine.
Removing bark from a tree is called...
The most common birch in North American.
What is the paper birch.
Explain why leaves change color in the fall.
A layer of cork cells grows between the stem and twig. This blocks the flow of water and minerals into the leaf. The leaf stops making new chlorophyll. Slowly, the yellow and orange pigments begin to show. Red color happens as a result of sun striking the leaf and causing leftover sugar to be made into red pigment.