Adopt A Tree

1. Adopt A Tree By: Yedidyah Felder And Tamra Bell

2. Red Maple Acer rubrum Pointed upward Two part trunk Trunk is greenish Bird nests Some limbs are weak Tree is alive Leaves are very bright Bark is nice and light Tree is healthy Leaves are very green We did not see any animal tracks

3. Leaves and Bark Smell like grass Soft Flexible Cold Bark feels smooth Bark smells like bark

4. Fruits and nuts Tree produces a fruit named Samara

5. Poem Tree Tall green Sprouting rising lifting Tree leaf stump trunk Falling turning growing Yellow mellow Leaf

6. Facts about Red Maple The wood is soft The wood may be used for small materials such as clothes hangers Also known as scarlet maple and swamp maple The samaras only grow 0.75” The flowers are red or orange in late March and April

7. Changes in our Tree • We saw the leaves changes color • Some of the leaves are fallen off • We also seen that there is a yellow jacket nest on our tree

8. Best Thing about our Tree • Best thing about our tree is that it turns a beautiful color in the fall • It has a nice view from the ground up

9. Enjoyed Most! • We enjoyed working outside • We enjoyed seeing the leaves change color