Interesting Tree Facts

The oldest tree in the in the world is a Bristlecone Pine tree in California. It’s been alive for more than 4700 years.

The tallest tree in the country is a Coast Redwood growing in northern California’s Redwood National Park. It is 369 feet tall and over 2000 years old.

There are about 20,000 different species of trees in the world. More than 1000 of these different species can be found in North America (not counting Mexico)

Some types of trees can warn other trees of danger. When their leaves are chewed on by caterpillars and other insects, they give off chemicals that nearby trees can detect. Those nearby trees then produce a kind of acid that makes their leaves hard to digest for insects.

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