Homework Help - Trees, Plant Homework Help

Homework Help - Trees: Trees are a very important part in the natural landscape; they prevent erosion, produce oxygen, reduce carbon dioxide, and provide shelter from weather under their branches and leaves.

10 Oldest Trees in the World

10 Oldest Trees in the World, Written by tonyleather, Scribol staff, "Proving that life for us mere humans truly is short in comparison, we look at the 10 oldest trees on earth." Visit the web

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158-Year-Old Redwood May Be UK's Oldest Xmas Tree

158-Year-Old Redwood May Be UK's Oldest Xmas Tree, Dec 22, 2014, By Elizabeth Palero, LIVESCIENCE, DiscoveryNews.com, The tree has an interesting history.

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6 of the Oldest Trees in the World

6 of the Oldest Trees in the World by Haley Sweetland Edwards January 31, 2012 MentalFloss.com These trees have survived throughout the world for thousands of years. Great photos.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/29879/6-oldest-tree...

A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods, University of Illinois Extension, "Learn all about the wonders of nature by joining us for a walk in the woods!"

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/woods/

Ancient Bristlecone Pine

Ancient Bristlecone Pine by Leonard Miller, Consultant Sonoma State University Earth's oldest living inhabitant "Methuselah" at 4,767 years, has lived more than a millennium longer than any ot

http://www.sonic.net/bristlecone/home.html

Budding Pecan Tree Growers Can Learn About Native American Crop

Budding Pecan Tree Growers Can Learn About Native American Crop By Linda McGraw, formerly, Agricultural Research Service, Information Staff Each spring, Tommy Thompson dresses in a "space suit

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/nutrition/story6/p...

Chapel in a 1000-year-old Oak Tree

The Chapel in a 1000-year-old Oak Tree, Written by Michele Collet, Sribol Staff, "Chene Chapelle is a beautiful live old oak in a village in France with two chapels inside it." Visit the websi

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Chocolate Vs Carob: Making an Environmental Choice

Chocolate Vs Carob: Making an Environmental Choice, Written by MikeDeHaan, Scribol Staff, "We may substitute carob for chocolate or cocoa powder for reasons of health or taste. Here is the enviro

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Cinnamon: Asia's Most Popular Spice Tree

Cinnamon: Asia's Most Popular Spice Tree, Written by MikeDeHaan, Scribol staff, "What is cinnamon, really? You know the spice, but did you know what part of a cinnamon tree is used to make cinnam

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Climate Change Causing Massive Movement of Tree Species Across the West

Climate Change Causing Massive Movement of Tree Species Across the West, Nov. 3, 2011, ScienceDaily, 'A huge "migration" of trees has begun across much of the West due to global warming, insect a

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/11/11110...

Coconut Palm: The Tree of Life

Coconut Palm: The Tree of Life, Written by Karize Uy, Scribol Staff, "If you're stranded on an island, you better make sure it has lots and lots of coconut tress, ensuring that if the worst comes

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Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest

Common Trees of the Pacific Northwest Oregon State University Welcome to the tree identification Home Page at Oregon State University! The purpose of this site is to help you identify common con

http://oregonstate.edu/trees/

Conifers - Science for Kids

Conifers - Science for Kids, Dr. Karen Carr, Associate Professor of History, Portland State University, A combination of text and large photos; click on any hyper-text word to learn more. Ple

http://quatr.us/biology/plants/trees/

Cross Section of a Tree Trunk and Stump

Cross Section of a Tree Trunk and Stump The Visual Dictionary Labeled illustration.

http://www.infovisual.info/01/007_en.html

Dangerous and Dreadful Smells of the Cannonball Tree

The Dangerous and Dreadful Smells of the Cannonball Tree, Written by tonyleather, Scribol staff, "One of the wonders of nature, the cannonball tree is an unusual and definitely strange member of

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Dichotomous Tree Key

Dichotomous Tree Key, Environmental Education for Kids (EEK), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, "Have you ever wondered how you can tell different species of trees apart? It can be kind

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Dr. Arbor Talks Trees

Dr. Arbor Talks Trees University of Illinois Extension Dr. Arbor teaches all about trees! Visit the web site to get started.

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees3/01.html

Ecuador's 2,000 Year Old Paper Tree Forest

Ecuador's 2,000 Year Old Paper Tree Forest, Written by tonyleather, Scribol staff, "The highest living tree in the world is magical in several ways. Used by Andean people since the days of the In

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eNature: Field Guides: Trees

eNature: Field Guides: Trees About the categories The Trees in FieldGuides are divided into the type categories shown here. These types are based on shared characteristics or relationships, and

http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/intermediate.as...

Excess Trees in Japan are Harming the Environment

Excess Trees in Japan are Harming the Environment, June 11, 2015, By Danny Clemens, Discovery News, Cypress and cedar trees in Japan are causing massive amounts of nitrogen runoff into local str

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Exploring the Secret Life of Trees

Exploring the Secret Life of Trees University of Illinois Extension Learn all about the parts of a tree and why trees are important to us! Visit the web site to get started.

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees2/

Gingko: The Tree that Can Change Sex

Gingko: The Tree that Can Change Sex, Written by dorothydot, Scribol staff, "The ancient Gingko tree has many unusual traits; changing its sex from male to female has astonished more than one hom

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How a Tree Grows

How a Tree Grows, The Forestry OutReach, Virginia Tech, Covers tree basics, how it grows, its trunk, photosynthesis, and light, leaves and autumn color. Please visit the website for great phot

http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/forsite/howdoes.htm

Identification of Common Trees of Iowa, An Interactive Key

Identification of Common Trees of Iowa, An Interactive Key Iowa State University Extension This interactive key was developed to help identify the most common trees in Iowa. The key is based on

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/tree/

Identification of the Most Common Conifers

Identification of the Most Common Conifers, By Steve Nix, ThoughtCo., Combination of text & photos.

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Identify America's 100 Most Common Trees

Identify America's 100 Most Common Trees, By Steve Nix, ThoughtCo., Combination of text & photos.

https://www.thoughtco.com/identify-americas-100-mo...

Inside Woody Twigs

Inside Woody Twigs Backyardnature.com Pictures and descriptions of woody twigs.

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Junipers: The Curliest Trees on Earth

Junipers: The Curliest Trees on Earth, Written by tonyleather, Scribol staff, "It may look like a dead tree, but the chances are that it is actually healthy - and it may have lived there for hund

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Leaf Peepers Only: Fall Colors Around the World

Leaf Peepers Only: Fall Colors Around the World, September 23, 2015, By Discovery News, Autumn's upon us, so journey around the globe for the most stunning fall foliage.

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Nature's Prank: The Amazing Brazilian Grape Tree

Nature's Prank: The Amazing Brazilian Grape Tree, Written by tonyleather, Scribol staff, "A tree that looks as though somebody is playing 'April Fool's' - the Brazilian Grape Tree is strange yet

http://scribol.com/forests/news-strange-true-aston...

NOVA Online - Methuselah Tree | A Tree's Secret to Living Long

Methuselah Tree | A Tree's Secret to Living Long by Peter Tyson NOVA Online PBS.org It's hard enough to accept that a tree that was a seedling before the Egyptian Pyramids went up is still ali

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/methuselah/long.html

NOVA Online | The Vikings | Build a Tree Timeline

NOVA Online | The Vikings | Build a Tree Timeline by Rick Groleau PBS.org If you're the skeptical type, you might raise an eyebrow when you hear that a particular Viking ship was built in the y

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vikings/treering.html

Oak Flowers

Oak Flowers By Jim Conrad Back Yard Nature Oak trees have male flowers on one part of their branch, and female flowers on another part of the same branch. When a plant bears both male and femal

http://www.backyardnature.net/fl_bloak.htm

Parts of a Tree, Use These Tree Parts to Identify a Tree

Parts of a Tree, Use These Tree Parts to Identify a Tree By Steve Nix, About.com Combination of text and illustrations.

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Photos Capture Some of the Oldest Trees on Earth

Photos Capture Some of the Oldest Trees on Earth, February 26, 2015, By Discovery News, Photographer Beth Moon spent 14 years shooting to create this photo collection of ancient trees.

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Real Trees 4 Kids!

Real Trees 4 Kids! The National Christmas Tree Association Soil Soil plays an important role in growing REAL TREES. . What is it? Where does it come from? Find out about this important natural

http://www.realtrees4kids.org/ninetwelve.htm

Sideways Trees!

Sideways Trees!, Written by moishecallow, Scribol staff, "Whether it be due to wind, erosion or gravity, trees have the tendency to grow in some unusual directions!" Visit the website for phot

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Staggeringly Tall and Mind-Blowingly Old: Some Incredible Examples of Trees

Staggeringly Tall and Mind-Blowingly Old: Some Incredible Examples of Trees, By Karl Fabricious Scribol Staff, "Trees are some of the largest, oldest organisms on the planet - not to mention one

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State Trees

State Trees 50states.com Pictures and descriptions of official state trees.

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Structure of a Tree

Structure of a Tree The Visual Dictionary Labeled illustration.

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Students plant streamside trees

Students plant streamside trees Thursday, March 21, 2013 Martinsville Bulletin Magna Vista High School's AP Biology students and Future Farmers of America (FFA) group spent a damp Monday morning

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Tallest Trees On Earth

The Tallest Trees On Earth, Written by Simone Preuss, Scribol staff, Have you seen trees this large? These are photos of some big trees; check them out.

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The Green Man: Tree Biology

The Green Man: Tree Biology A Blog about Arboriculture An Introduction to Tree Biology: How Trees Grow # 1 Understanding how trees grow enables us to better care for them throughout their lives

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The Importance of Trees - Quiz

The Importance of Trees By Dreamweave Funtrivia.com The following questions on Trees covers, broadly, how they live, their importance to our Environment and some interesting facts.

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The Life of a Tree

The Life of a Tree Arbor Day Foundation Wonderful flash presentation!!

http://www.arborday.org/kids/carly/lifeofatree/

The Parasitic Albino Redwood Tree

The Parasitic Albino Redwood Tree, Written by Michele Collet, Scribol staff, "Discover the amazing albino redwood tree which survives by sucking the life blood from its parent!" Visit the webs

http://scribol.com/news-creepy-parasitic-albino-re...

Tree Anatomy 101

Tree Anatomy 101, Iowa State Forestry Division, Get a quick overview of tree anatomy by clicking the start button, or skip to a specific section by using the links on the right side.

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Tree Anatomy on Scratch

Tree Anatomy on Scratch, PettertheGeek Project, Interactive - click on the tree to get started then use the right arrow on your computer to proceed to more tree rings. NOTE: Works a BILLION tim

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/PetertheGeek/24764...

Tree Bark

Tree Bark By Jim Conrad BackyardNature.net Once you can identify your local trees by their leaves, flowers and fruits, here's a fun thing to do: Learn to identify them strictly by their bark. T

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Tree Bark

Tree Bark Texas Parks and Wildlife An article explaining the many uses of bark.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/nonpwdpub...

Tree Identification - The Hardwoods

Tree Identification - The Hardwoods By Steve Nix, ThoughtCo., Combination of text & photos.

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Tree Identification Using a Tree Leaf Key

Tree Identification Using a Tree Leaf Key By Steve Nix ThoughtCo., Combination of text & photos.

https://www.thoughtco.com/identify-name-tree-using...

Trees - Factmonster.com

Trees Factmonster.com These tall, seed-producing plants have a single woody stem, called a trunk, which supports their great weight. They live for many years and do not die in winter. The large

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Trees - Infoplease.com

Trees Infoplease.com Good article. Please visit the web site to learn more.

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Trees Are Good - Fun Facts About Trees

Trees Are Good - Fun Facts About Trees International Society of Arboriculture Quick Facts About Trees Did you know that trees are the longest living organisms on earth? How do trees help pur

http://www.treesaregood.com/funfacts/FunFacts.aspx

Trees are Terrific - Travels with Pierre

Trees are Terrific - Travels with Pierre University of Illinois Extension Discover how tree parts are important. Visit the web site to get started.

http://urbanext.illinois.edu/trees1/index2.html

Trees Call for Help-And Now Scientists Can Understand

Trees Call for Help-And Now Scientists Can Understand, By Gabe Popkin, National Geographic News, Published April 15, 2013 "Team identifies the sounds made by drought-stressed trees." Visit th

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Treetures

Treetures Treetures represent an environmental education effort with a direct focus on trees. They are a community of whimsical characters that are dedicated to carrying the message of tree plant

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Welcome to British Trees

Welcome to British Trees The Woodland Trust Welcome to the British Trees website. This is the world's leading online resource about British trees. Explore our A-Z Tree Guide to learn about, appre

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What Comes From Trees? FREE Network

What Comes From Trees? FREENetwork.org Interactive - "Click all the items that are made from trees (all or in part). Think really hard... you might be surprised!" Visit the web site to get sta

http://www.freenetwork.org/kids/comes_from_trees.h...

What is a Tree?

What is a Tree? by J.R. Blueford, Ph.D. Animations by Doris Raia Math Science Nucleus Interactive site to learn all about trees.

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What Is Tree Sap?

What Is Tree Sap? By: Nikki Phipps GardeningKnowHow.com Most people know what is tree sap but not necessarily the more scientific definition. For instance, tree sap is the fluid transported in

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What Tree Is It?

What Tree Is It? Ohio Public Library Information Network About this site You see an unknown tree. Or perhaps have found part of a tree, and you want to know from what kind of tree it came. Ofte

http://www.oplin.org/tree/

What Tree is That?

What Tree is That? Arbor Day Foundation You can identify most trees by studying their leaves, seeds, and fruit. This animation will help you learn to identify these characteristics and take a step

http://www.arborday.org/trees/wtit/

Which grow faster, old trees or new trees?

Which grow faster, old trees or new trees?, By Becky Oskin, LiveScience, Jan 15, 2014, Mother Nature Network, "While each species of tree grows at its own rate, the biggest, oldest trees can s

http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resour...

Window Boxes

Window Boxes PBS.org You need to decide if you want to have sun or shade plants in your window box and when you want them to bloom. Sit back and watch what happens.

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Wonderland of Trees

Wonderland of Trees PublicBookShelf.com These articles are excerpts from the 1920's textbook, A Year in the Wonderland of Trees, by Hallan Hawksworth and Francis B. Atkinson. Written from a biol

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Woody Twig Exteriors

Woody Twig Exteriors Backyardnature.com Pictures and article on twigs.

http://www.backyardnature.net/woodtwig.htm