Conifers
Conifers are primarily distinguished by their needles and their production of ____.
What are cones?
This "tree" yields a fruit that turns yellow when ripe. Technically considered an herbaceous plant, there are over 1,000 known varieties in 135 countries around the world.
What is a banana?
This tall, slender, and straight tree has needles that grow in pairs. Comprising almost the entire canopy of Yellowstone National Park, they thrive in dry, cold forests at middle to high elevation.
What is a lodgepole pine?
The outer covering of woody stems, branches, roots and trunk of a tree.
This is the only continent where pine trees do not grow.
What is Antarctica?
The status of these "trees" is perennially debated, but you can find them standing tall in warmer locales such as Los Angeles, CA and Miami, FL.
What is a palm tree?
The most widely distributed tree in North America, these white-barked trees appear to be "set ablaze" in early autumn as their leaves turn a yellow-orange hue.
What is a quaking aspen?
Trees can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere -- how many pounds of carbon dioxide can one tree absorb in a year?
A. 23 pounds
B. 48 pounds
C. 92 pounds
B. 48 pounds
A 40-year old tree may absorb as much as ONE TON of carbon dioxide!
The tallest tree in the world.
What is a Sequoia/Redwood tree?
This sturdy "tree" is actually a member of the grass family.
What is bamboo?
Named after a Scottish botanist, you can harvest this tree from the National Forest during the holiday season. Tall and sturdy, they live for up to 500 years!
What is a Douglas Fir
This feature allows you to determine the age of a tree.
What are the rings of a tree trunk?
This conifer, at nearly 5,000 years old, is the oldest living tree in the world... that we know of yet!
What is Methuselah, a bristlecone pine tree?
This plant is often mis-identified as a tree. It is found in arid, warm climates like the deserts of Southern California. This plant is so iconic, it's even the namesake of a national park!
What is a joshua tree?
The western balsam poplar, commonly known as a cottonwood, is utilized today to produce plywood, timber, and ___.
What is paper?
This American holiday, typically observed in the spring, encourages individuals and communities to plant trees.
What is Arbor day?
Most conifers are evergreen, meaning they don't lose their needles in the fall. However, this conifer is deciduous, shedding its needles with autumn's arrival.
What is a larch?
First identified in the Canary Islands, this "tree" actually belongs to the asparagus family!
What is a dragon tree?
This high-elevation tree often marks the tree line on local hikes, particularly around Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. In 2022, it was designated "threatened" under the endangered species act.
What is a whitebark pine?
The largest tree in the world, known as _____, is located in the Fishlake National Forest of Southern Utah. This single organism is connected by a root system that spans 106 acres.
What is Pando?