Crossword Puzzle: Trees
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Most massive tree
Native Americans used the bark for canoes
Has 3 different shaped leaves
Evergreen often used for flooring
Spiny, evergreen leaves; red berries
Has acorns
Tallest tree
Leathery, evergreen leaves; white flowers
Turns yellow in fall, shedding its needles
Its nuts are a favorite for baking
Small tree; 4-petaled, white flowers
Graceful evergreen with upright cones
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Kind of pine; oldest tree in North America
Round seed balls and peeling bark
Has flat leaf stems so leaves flutter easily
Lived with the dinosaurs; fan shaped leaves
“Weeping” kind has long, draping leaves
Source of syrup
A fungus killed millions of these in the 1920s
Pleasant smelling; often used for chests
Usually has compound leaves; seed has
a single, long “wing”
Spell a tree with the yellow letters: __ __ __ __
And with the green letters: __ __ __ __ __ __
© 2008 Evelyn B. Christensen
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Solution to Crossword Puzzle: Trees
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