Parts of the tree
What part of the tree helps anchor it to the ground?
roots
This part of the tree helps make the food!
Leaves
What does the Latin word ‘arboretum’ mean?
A living collection of woody plants and are intended at least in part for scientific study.
This kind of tree loses its leaves in the autumn.
deciduous
A tree starts as a seed and then grows into a...
seedling
What part of the tree helps water travel UP the trunk?
Xylem tubes
What is the oldest registered tree age?
+/- 100 years
5024 ± 100 years
Pinus longaeva is among the longest-lived life forms on Earth. The species belongs to the term bristlecone pine that covers three species of pine tree.
This kind of tree stays green all year round.
A seedling grows into a...
sapling
What part of the tree helps the food made in the leaves flow down to the roots?
Phloem tubes
This part of the tree protects it from weather, animals and bugs.
Bark
An arboretum specializing in growing ................... is known as a pinetum.
Fill inthe gap: What tree species?
Conifers/coniferous trees
A larch is __________________ .
coniferous tree
How can you identify these two tree species:
* soft-leaved elm
* Scots elm
By leaves
What is the part of the trunk called with the NEW GROWTH?
Cambium layer
This part of the trunk helps the tree stand tall and firm and not blow over in a storm.
Heartwood
What is the common name of the tree species Fraxinus excelsior?
Black alder - European ash - Rowan
European ash
Black alder - Alnus glutinosa
Rowan - Sorbus aucuparia
This tree has waxy or needle like leaves and makes cones.
Coniferous
Coniferous trees are:
Angiosperms or Gymnosperms
Gymnosperms
Name at least three different kinds of bark.
Rough, smooth, scaly, ridged
Even a dead tree can give life. As a tree decomposes is turns back into nutrient rich _____________.
soil
Which is the only native conifer lacking resin canals and resin.
Common yew
chlorophyll