Twelve tree truths

(Try saying that fast!)

• Did you know that a tree called the giant sequoia can grow to be one of the biggest things on earth!
• Trees "breathe in" carbon dioxide and "breathe out" oxygen.
• You can tell the age of a tree by measuring its trunk.
• Some trees lose their leaves in autumn - they are called deciduous.
• Other trees have leaves throughout the year and are know as evergreen.
• Trees can live for hundreds of years.
• Trees become homes for lots of different creatures - from squirrels to ants.
• We get lots of different types of foods from trees. Apples, plums and chestnuts, to name but a few.
• We even get some of our medicines from trees - e.g. aspirin
• We make rubber bands from the sap of rubber trees.
• There are hundreds of different types of trees.
• Trees are ideal places for building your tree house!

Autumn leaves

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