Trees
The only tree with bundled needles
What is a pine
An evergreen, but not a cobifer, leaves are called fronds
What is a palm
Tall, graceful vase-like appearance, branches curve away from the trunk and droop toward the ground
What is a elm
The popular tree is a member of this family
What is the willow
The part of the tree where growth takes place
What is the cambium layer
This tree has short, stiff needles jiined individually to the branches
What is the spruce
The largest of all trees
What is a giant sequoia
Smooth, white, papery bark peels off in thin layers. Indians covered wigwams & canoes with this bark
What is a birch
One of the tallest trees in the world
What is a California Redwood
Removing a ring of bark from a tree trunk is called
What is girdling
Has reddish wood containing a fragrance, that is a moth-repellant oil
What is a cedar
This tree needles usually blunt & soft, cones fall apart while still on branches & the cones stick straight up from tops of branches
What is a fir tree
This tree has especially thick, wide-spreading branches & priduces acorns
What is a oak tree
Tree that is probably the oldest living thing
What is the bristlecone pine
These trees lose their leaves in fall
What is deciduous
Tree that grows in swamps & lagoons of the South
What is a bald cypress
Tallest of all trees, the bark can be up to a foot thick
What is a redwood
A good shade tree with especially colirful fall leaves, a good soyrce of sugar & syrup
What is a maple
The tree thats fruit is the acorn
What is the oak tree
By counting the number of these, the exact age of a tree can be determined
What are annual rings
Tree with cones hanging down from tips of branches, a chief American source of tannin
What is hemlock
Rugged, flourishes in the cold North & at high altitudes. Has short limbs & sharply pointed crowns
What is a spruce
This tree grows best near water, it has long thin leaves, droopung branches
What is a willow tree
The tree that is the source of a sweet syrup
What is the maple tree
This scientist studies trees
What is a dendrologist