Tree ID
What is the Maine state tree?
White Pine
What tree is known by the latin name Pinus Strobus?
White Pine
What is paper birch used for?
toothpicks cloths pins
What is another name for a balsam poplar?
balm of the gilead
What are the two sports that use white ash?
baseball and hockey
What does the bark pattern look like on a white ash tree?
woven basket
What are the cones on a white spruce used for?
decorative wreaths
What is the disease the happens to beech trees?
beech bark disease
What is the of a big-tooth aspen?
60-80 feet
What did the royal navy put in white pine to mark it for them?
A broad arrow
What tree loses its needles?
tamarack
What is the most abundant tree in Maine
Balsam Fir
What is the other name for a brown ash tree?
Black
What is another name for a red maple?
soft maple
What was made from the braches of black spruce?
spruce beer
What maple tree has large leaves?
Striped maple or moose wood
What was hemlock bark once used for?
Tanning
What popple tree comes back after a heavy cut?
Quaking aspen
What is the disease in a sugar maple that makes it valuable?
bird eye or curly
What is another name for a white spruce?
cat spruce
What birch tree is the largest?
Yellow Birch
Is white cedar naturally weather resistant?
Yes it is
What was trembling aspen once used for?
cattle feed
What another name for paper or white birch?
canoe birch
Which way do the cones grow on a balsam fir?
upwards