1. Tree Characteristic Jeopardy

2. A B C D E 1 2 3 4

3. What is ________?
Native to China & Korea, Grows in almost any condition including drought or alkaline soils.

4. Answer
Crapemyrtle
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5. What is ________?
Evergreen, commonly used as Christmas decorations, such as wreaths, reaches about 50’ tall.

6. Answer
Holly
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7. What is ________?
Wood is light, soft, weak, brittle, but durable in contact with soil.

8. Answer
Sassafras
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9. What is ________?
Used as an ornamental tree, reaches heights over 90’ tall, leaves are thick, leathery, and glossy.

10. Answer
Magnolia
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11. What is ________?
Grows in moist canyons & slopes, trunk is dark & grows up to 20” in diameter, leaves are 1 to 4 inches long.

12. Answer
Emory Oak
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13. What is ________?
Used for flooring, railroad ties, & veneer baskets, leaves have 5 to 7 pointed lobes.

14. Answer
Sweetgum
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15. What is ________?
Can grow over 100’ tall, straight trunk that can grow up to 8’ in diameter, leaves are arranged in a feather-like fashion.

16. Answer
Cypress
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17. What is ________?
Grows in fertile, moist soils of the bottomlands, small multi-trunked tree that only grows about 25’ tall.

18. Answer
Yaupon
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19. What is ________?
Grows in dry or poorly drained clays or sandy upland soils, made into charcoal, has stiff drooping branches.

20. Answer
Blackjack Oak
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21. What is ________?
Medium size tree that grows up to 35’ tall and often a crooked trunk.

22. Answer
Dogwood
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23. What is ________?
Sometimes used for low grade furniture, generally a short-lived tree, with brittle branches.

24. Answer
Boxelder (Maple)
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25. What is ________?
Found in west Texas, small tree that only gets up to heights of 25’, twisting trunk usually around 12’ in diameter, Has white thorns.

26. Answer
Mesquite
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27. What is ________?
Grows well in rich fertile bottomlands, reaches heights over 120’, used for flooring and cooking wood.

28. Answer
Pecan
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29. What is ________?
Used for basic construction, exterior & interior finishing, crates, low grade furniture, posts & poles, wood is fine-grained.

30. Answer
Shortleaf Pine
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31. What is ________?
Commonly used for crossties, fence posts, & occasionally lumber, typically 5 lobed, thick, shiny leaves.

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Post Oak
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33. What is ________?
Grows in rocky, dry sites, often low-forking or multi-trunked, often used for making salt shakers.

34. Answer
Persimmon
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35. What is ________?
Grows in well-drained soils in the Southern Coastal Plains, short stout trunk that is 4’ or more in diameter, Its limbs usually touch the ground.

36. Answer
Live Oak
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37. What is ________?
Found in East Texas, grows between 60 to 77’ tall, used mainly for fuel wood.

38. Answer
Hickory
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39. What is ________?
Grows in dry, sandy hills; can grow up to 125’ tall; leaves are long, glossy needles that grow in bundles.

40. Answer
Longleaf Pine
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41. What is ________?
Grows up to 90’ tall, wood is heavy, hard, strong, tough, & difficult to split.

42. Answer
Elm
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