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National Trees of the World Trivia Word Search

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The strawberry tree, whose red fruit and green leaves echo a national flag's colors, is this Mediterranean country's national tree.

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Antigua and _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the whitewood.

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur), long a symbol of strength in folklore, is the national tree of this Central European country.

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The monkey puzzle tree (araucaria), sacred to the indigenous Mapuche people, is this South American country's national tree.

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The small-leaved linden is the national tree of this Baltic country.

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The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Baltic country, whose language is closely related to Finnish rather than to its Baltic neighbors'.

ESTONIA

The elm is recognized as a national tree of this landlocked Central European country.

HUNGARY

The baobab (Adansonia digitata), famed for its water-storing trunk, is this southern African nation's national tree.

ANGOLA

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Baltic country, the largest of the three Baltic states by both area and population.

LITHUANIA

The golden wattle (Acacia pycnantha) gives its color to this country's national sporting colors of green and gold.

AUSTRALIA

A tree whose star-shaped seed pods give it its common name is the national tree of this Central American country.

PANAMA

The United _ _ _ _ _ _'s unofficial national tree, designated by Congress in 2004, is the oak.

STATES

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Central European country.

POLAND

Merbau, a tropical hardwood used widely in flooring and construction, is a national tree of this Southeast Asian country.

MALAYSIA

United Arab _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the ghaf, adapted to survive extreme desert drought.

EMIRATES

African blackwood, a dense timber prized for clarinets and oboes, is the national tree of this East African country.

TANZANIA

The baobab, capable of living well over a thousand years, is the national tree of this West African country.

SENEGAL

Sri _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is an ironwood species endemic to the island, prized for its dense timber.

LANKA

The wax palm of the Quindio region, one of the tallest palm species on Earth, is this South American country's national tree.

COLOMBIA

The frangipani, whose fragrant blossoms are a common sight at temples, is the national tree of this Southeast Asian country.

LAOS

A cinchona species, source of the malaria drug quinine, is the national tree of this South American country named for the equator.

ECUADOR

The golden oak (Quercus alnifolia), found nowhere else in the world, is the national tree of this Mediterranean island nation.

CYPRUS

The ahuehuete, or Montezuma cypress, one of which is among the widest tree trunks on Earth, is this North American country's national tree.

MEXICO

The ceiba, sacred to the ancient Maya as a link between earth and spirit worlds, is this Central American country's national tree.

GUATEMALA

The mango tree, whose fruit is central to its cuisine and culture, is the national tree of this South Asian country.

BANGLADESH

The Afghan pine is the national tree of this Central/South Asian country.

AFGHANISTAN

Honduras mahogany, a prized timber species, is the national tree of this Central American country, whose flag depicts a mahogany tree.

BELIZE

A cinchona species, whose bark yields the malaria treatment quinine, is the national tree of this South American country.

PERU

The blue mahoe, prized for its blue-tinged timber, is the national tree of this Caribbean island nation.

JAMAICA

The palmyra palm, whose leaves were historically used for writing manuscripts, is the national tree of this Southeast Asian country.

CAMBODIA

Saudi _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the date palm, an emblem that also appears on its coat of arms.

ARABIA

The dragon blood tree, with its odd umbrella canopy and red resin, is the national tree of this country, found mainly on Socotra.

YEMEN

The European beech, whose fresh spring leaves color its forests, is the national tree of this Scandinavian country.

DENMARK

A distinctive weeping cultivar of the birch, first found growing wild near a town in Dalarna, is the national tree of this Nordic country.

SWEDEN

Costa _ _ _ _'s national tree is the guanacaste, whose broad umbrella-shaped canopy also names a province.

RICA

The small-leaved linden is the national tree of this Central European country.

SLOVAKIA

_ _ _ _ _ Korea's national tree is the pine.

NORTH

The silver birch, its bark once used for papermaking and its wood for saunas, is the national tree of this Nordic country.

FINLAND

A maple leaf sits at the center of this North American country's flag, honoring its national tree.

CANADA

The Mediterranean cypress, a common sight in Persian gardens and poetry, is the national tree of this Middle Eastern country.

IRAN

The Christ's thorn jujube, a thorny drought-tolerant tree, is the national tree of this Persian Gulf nation.

QATAR

A reddish dyewood tree lent its name to this South American country and remains its national tree.

BRAZIL

The rhododendron, whose red blooms carpet its hillsides each spring, is the national tree of this Himalayan country.

NEPAL

The lapacho, whose brilliant pink or yellow blossoms bloom before its leaves, is the national tree of this South American country.

PARAGUAY

Teak, a durable hardwood long used for shipbuilding and furniture, is a national tree of this Southeast Asian archipelago nation.

INDONESIA

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Balkan country on the Adriatic Sea.

CROATIA

The cedar, depicted at the center of this Middle Eastern country's flag, is its national tree.

LEBANON

The cork oak, harvested for its bark without being felled, is the national tree of this Iberian country and a top cork exporter.

PORTUGAL

The baobab, several species of which grow only here, is closely associated with this large island nation off East Africa.

MADAGASCAR

The linden tree, long associated with community gathering spots in Slavic tradition, is a national symbol of this Central European country.

SLOVENIA

The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Republic's national tree is the West Indian mahogany.

DOMINICAN

The ceibo, with its bright red-orange blossoms, is the national tree of this South American country as well as its northern neighbor.

URUGUAY

The holm oak (also called the ballota oak), whose acorns feed prized Iberian pigs, is a national tree of this country.

SPAIN

Ratchaphruek, whose golden-yellow blossoms give it the nickname "golden shower tree," is the national tree of this Southeast Asian country.

THAILAND

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this Eastern European country.

ROMANIA

The coconut palm, central to daily life and cuisine across its atolls, is the national tree of this Indian Ocean island nation.

MALDIVES

The araguaney, whose yellow blossoms color the landscape each spring, is the national tree of this South American country.

VENEZUELA

A native pine species discovered by a 19th-century Bulgarian botanist is the national tree of this Balkan country.

MACEDONIA

A cypress species (Cupressus cashmeriana), often planted near temples, is this Himalayan kingdom's national tree.

BHUTAN

Viburnum, called kalyna, is a folk symbol and national tree deeply woven into the songs and embroidery of this Eastern European country.

UKRAINE

The United _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the pedunculate oak.

KINGDOM

The _ _ _ _ _ Republic's national tree is the small-leaved lime.

CZECH

South _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the real yellowwood, prized for its fine timber.

AFRICA

El _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national tree is the maquilishuat, whose pink blossoms bloom each spring.

SALVADOR

The royal palm is the national tree of this Caribbean nation sharing the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic.

HAITI

The sessile oak, which once covered much of the island's ancient forests, is the national tree of this country.

IRELAND

_ _ _ _ _ Korea's national tree is the Korean red pine.

SOUTH

This Mediterranean nation's national tree is the olive (Olea europaea), also central to its cuisine and economy.

ALBANIA

The Siberian larch, a conifer that sheds its needles every autumn, is the national tree of this transcontinental country.

RUSSIA

Lignum vitae, prized for its extremely dense wood, is the national tree of this Caribbean island nation.

BAHAMAS

The Għargħar tree, a rare Mediterranean cypress relative, is the national tree of this small island nation.

MALTA

The ceibo, with its bright red-orange blossoms, is both the national tree and national flower of this South American country.

ARGENTINA

The ginkgo, a living fossil species virtually unchanged for millions of years, is this East Asian country's national tree.

CHINA

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this small Eastern European country.

MOLDOVA

The cherry blossom tree, celebrated each spring in the hanami flower-viewing tradition, is closely tied to this East Asian country.

JAPAN

The olive tree, an ancient symbol of peace in the region, is the national tree of this Middle Eastern country.

ISRAEL

The olive tree, said to have been Athena's gift to Athens, is the national tree of this Mediterranean country.

GREECE

The lemonwood tree, known locally as madroño, is the national tree of this Central American country.

NICARAGUA

New _ _ _ _ _ _ _'s national plant symbol is the silver fern, its fronds famously used on national sporting emblems.

ZEALAND

The deodar, a fragrant cedar species from the western Himalayas, is the national tree of this South Asian country.

PAKISTAN

The banyan, a fig species that can grow into a vast tangle of aerial roots, is this South Asian country's national tree.

INDIA

Narra, a hardwood tree valued for fine furniture, is the national tree of this Southeast Asian archipelago nation.

PHILIPPINES

A spruce species found only on a single mountainside, discovered in the 1870s, is the national tree of this Balkan country.

SERBIA

The pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) is the national tree of this landlocked Eastern European country.

BELARUS

The royal palm, which appears on this Caribbean island nation's coat of arms, is its national tree.

CUBA

The olive tree, deeply tied to agriculture and cultural identity in the region, is associated with this Middle Eastern territory.

PALESTINE
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