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22                     Endangered Trees







            Trees  are  the  oldest  known  living  organisms  on  the  planet,  with  life  spans  usually
            measured in centuries. But nowadays many species are in danger we must protect him.

            Identify these endangered trees and write their names.

               It is a very long tree with 60        This tree with numerous         This tree has beautiful red leaves.
             feet height. It is on the verge of   crooked branches is found in          They become green before
              extinction. It is found only in           St. Helena Island.             falling. It is found in Mexico.
                    Hawaiian Island.

















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                                                    This is an endangered tree        This tree is possibly the rarest
            This massive tree can grow upto       with prickly leaves and white         in the world with just one
             a height of 98 feet and expands      and green flowers. It is found       known plant growing in the
              upto 36 feet in diameter. It is      in Morocco, Canary Islands         wild. It is endemic to the Three
                  only found in Africa.              and Cape Verde Islands.           Kings Island off the coast of
                                                                                               New Zealand.

















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                  Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living        a)  Hinton’s Oak       b)  Loulu
                  tree species, it dates back to about 250         c)  Dragon Tree        d)  Pennantia Baylisiana
                  million years ago.                               e)  African Baobab     f)   St Helena Gumwood



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