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Trees and Leaves
Common trees and how to tell them by leaves, bark and fruit.
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- OakTreeLobed leaves and acorns
- MapleTreeLeaves with pointed lobes, winged seeds, and sweet sap
- PineTreeNeedles in bundles, cones
- SpruceTreeShort stiff single needles, hanging cones
- FirTreeFlat soft needles; popular Christmas trees
- BirchTreeWhite papery bark that peels
- AspenTreeRound leaves that shimmer and tremble in the wind
- ElmTreeLopsided toothed leaves, vase shape
- WillowTreeLong narrow leaves and drooping branches near water
- CottonwoodTreeTriangular leaves and fluffy seeds
- SycamoreTreePeeling patchy bark and large leaves
- BeechTreeSmooth gray bark and oval toothed leaves
- HickoryTreeCompound leaves and hard nuts
- WalnutTreeLong compound leaves and round nuts in green husks
- CedarTreeScale-like leaves and fragrant wood
- RedwoodTreeThe tallest trees, on the California coast
- SequoiaTreeThe giant sequoia is the biggest tree by volume
- CypressTreeSome grow knobby 'knees' in swamps
- PalmTreeBig fronds and no real branches
- Apple treeTreePink-white blossoms in spring and apples in fall
- Cherry treeTreePink blossoms and small red fruit
- Orange treeTreeEvergreen with shiny leaves and white fragrant flowers
- GinkgoTreeFan-shaped leaves; an ancient kind of tree
- SweetgumTreeStar-shaped leaves and spiky balls
- Tulip treeTreeLeaves with a notched end and tulip-like flowers
- DogwoodTreeShowy white or pink flower bracts in spring
- MagnoliaTreeBig creamy flowers and glossy leaves
- MulberryTreeBerries that look like blackberries
- HawthornTreeThorny small tree with red berries
- Black locustTreeRows of small leaves and thorns
- EvergreenTreeA tree that stays green all year
- DeciduousTreeA tree that drops its leaves in the fall
- ConiferTreeA tree that bears cones
- BroadleafTreeA tree with wide, flat leaves
- PhotosynthesisTreeHow leaves make food from sunlight, water and air
- ChlorophyllTreeThe green stuff in leaves that catches sunlight
- Why leaves change color in fallTreeChlorophyll fades, showing yellows and oranges that were hidden
- Tree ringsTreeEach ring is about one year of growth
- BarkTreeProtective outer covering of a tree
- RootsTreeHold the tree and drink water from soil
- TrunkTreeThe main stem that holds up the tree
- CanopyTreeThe top layer of leaves in a forest
- SapTreeLiquid that carries food and water inside a tree
- Maple syrupTreeMade by boiling maple sap
- AcornTreeThe nut of an oak tree
- PineconeTreeWhere pine seeds grow
- SamaraTreeA winged seed, like a maple 'helicopter'
- Simple leafTreeA leaf with one blade
- Compound leafTreeA leaf split into many small leaflets
- Needle leafTreeA thin, needle-shaped leaf
- ArboristTreeA person who cares for trees
- ForesterTreeA person who manages forests
- Arbor DayTreeA holiday for planting trees
- Oldest living treesTreeBristlecone pines live thousands of years
- BanyanTreeA tree whose branches grow roots down to the ground
- BaobabTreeAfrican tree with a very thick trunk, nicknamed the upside-down tree
- MangroveTreeTree with roots standing in salty water
- Rubber treeTreeA tree whose sap is used to make rubber
- Cork oakTreeOak whose bark is used for corks
- EucalyptusTreeTree whose leaves koalas eat
- Coconut palmTreePalm that grows coconuts
- Poison ivyTreeA vine, not a tree: 'leaves of three, let it be'
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