Forest Trees and their Useful Wood Products
Match the wood product on the right to the tree variety on the left.

_D_ Cedar _F_ Redwood _B_ Long Leaf Pine _E_ Pecan, Oak, Ash _A_ White Pine _C_ Douglas Fir, Ponderosa Pine

A. pulpwood for paper, lumber B. lumber, turpentine, tar C. lumber, telephone poles D. shingles E. furniture F. weather-resistant lumber

Lumber Production in the United States
Circle the correct answer in each set of braces { }.
1. The major SOFTWOODS are Douglas fir and Southern pines.
2. Production of lumber in the United States is 85% from softwoods, 15% from hardwoods.

Forest Fun
Fill in the blanks with the name of the tree it reminds you of.

Sumac	Walnut	Mesquite	Rubber	Oak	Spruce
Ash	Elder	Pine	Orange	Apple	Locust

1. Elder A person who is old
2. Rubber Something that stretches
3. Orange A bright color
4. Walnut A nut
5. Locust Small insect
6. Spruce Another name for cleaning up
7. Oak OK spelled with an A in the middle
8. Apple A present for a teacher
9. Pine The most "knotty" wood
10. Sumac The sound a slap makes
11. Ash Fire leftovers
12. Mesquite A city in west Texas

Forest Plants Useful to Wildlife
Match the forest plants to their best uses:

Wild flowers =	nectar for bees to make honey
Wild berries =	food for birds, animals
Grasses, mosses =	food for deer, other animals
Hollow trees =	shelter, homes for small animals
Chestnut trees =	food for wild turkeys
Pine trees =	nesting for red-cockaded woodpecker

Data supplied by Pack 114

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