Trees Trivia
Branch out your brain and prove you’re no sap when it comes to tree trivia—from maple leaves to Bodhi vibes.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
During which part of the year can mature oak trees drink up to 100 gallons of water per day?
Peak summer
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, American elms formed shady, cathedral-like canopies lining what common feature of U.S. towns and cities?
Streets
All known Wood's cycads (Encephalartos woodii) are what sex, earning it the “world’s loneliest plant” nickname?
Male
In the Genesis account, after eating the forbidden fruit, which tree’s leaves did Adam and Eve sew together to cover themselves?
Fig
Under which tree did Siddhartha Gautama, the future Buddha, attain enlightenment in Bodh Gaya, India?
Bodhi tree