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Arbor Day is April 28.


Oak or redwood redwood: see sequoia; brazilwood.
redwood
 or sequoia

Coniferous evergreen timber tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of the family Taxodiaceae, found in the fog belt of west-coastal North America.
? Spruce spruce, any plant of the genus Picea, evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Pinaceae (pine family) widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere. The needles are angular in cross section, rather than flattened as in the related hemlocks and firs.  or kukui? Turn your kids into tree huggers on National Arbor arbor

Garden shelter providing privacy and partial protection from the weather, most commonly a lightweight, latticed framework (trellis) of wood or metal with interlaced branches of vines or climbing shrubs trained over it.
 Day with fun online games. They'll all want to take a shot at a trivia challenge called "Who Wants to Be a Tree-Ilionaire?"

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HERE'S HOW: Go to www.arborday.org.
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Date:Apr 1, 2006
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