Gum for chewing gum comes from trees!

Trees provide turpentine for paint.

Cellulose from trees is used for rayon fabric.

Trees provide lumber for telephone poles, houses, bunk beds, and pencils.

Newspapers, books, and tissues are made from wood pulp from trees.

Trees are used to make maple syrup for pancakes.

Spices like cinnamon and nutmeg come from trees.

Trees are used for cocoa beans for chocolate candy.

Trees produce natural rubber that can be used for tires, erasers and rubber boots.

Trees grow fruit for pies and jellies.

The nuts in cookies and brownies grow on trees.

Trees are used for corks for wine bottles and bottles with ships inside.

Trees are used for as ingredients in many medicines.

The oldest tree is a bristle cone pine, some of which are 4,000-6,000 years old!

The oldest trees were around when the Egyptians built the pyramids!

The coastal redwood is considered to be the tallest tree in the world, and can grow over 300 feet tall.

1.5 billion trees are planted each year in addition to what Nature “plants.”

One large tree can provide a day’s oxygen for four people!

On average, Americans use 1/3 more wood and wood products than just 20 years ago!

One tree can absorb as much carbon in a year as a car produces while driving 26,000 miles.