Name
_____________________________
Big Trees
The chart below lists some common trees throughout the United
States. Use the Web resource below to learn how large the
biggest of each of those trees is. Fill in the missing information
on the chart. Then use the chart to answer the questions at
the bottom of the page.
Web Resource: National Register of Big Trees
http://www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees/register.php
http://www.americanforests.org/resources/bigtrees/register.php
TYPE OF TREE |
LOCATION (STATE) |
CIRCUMFERENCE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
Apple (Common) |
VA - Virginia |
105 inches |
|
38 feet |
Douglas Fir (Coast) |
CA - California |
|
301 feet |
65 feet |
Magnolia (Southern) |
AL - Alabama |
208 inches |
90 feet |
|
Maple (Red) |
TN - Tennessee |
|
141 feet |
88 feet |
Mountain-ash (American) |
|
107 inches |
25 feet |
38 feet |
Oak (White) |
VA - Virginia |
|
86 feet |
|
Orange (Orange) |
|
61 inches |
|
31 feet |
Sequoia (Giant) |
CA - California |
|
|
107 feet |
Sweetleaf |
VA - Virginia |
|
60 feet |
|
Walnut (Black) |
|
|
112 feet |
144 feet |
Now use the completed chart to answer the following questions:
1. Which tree on the chart is tallest? __________________________
2. Which tree is biggest around its trunk (circumference)?
________________________
3. Which tree's leaves (canopy) have the largest spread?
__________________
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