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This small New England state's official tree is the red maple, prized for its brilliant fall color.
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This state's official tree is the white oak, a species also claimed by two states on the East Coast.
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This state's official tree is the coast redwood, among the tallest living things on Earth.
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This mountain state's official tree is the western white pine, once heavily logged for matchsticks and cabinetry.
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This state's official tree is the tulip tree, named for its large, tulip-shaped flowers.
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This New England state's official tree is the American elm, once devastated across the country by Dutch elm disease.
MASSACHUSETTSThis Great Plains state's official tree is the eastern cottonwood, common along its rivers and streams.
KANSASThis Rocky Mountain state's official tree is a blue spruce variety prized for its silvery-blue needles.
COLORADOThis Rocky Mountain state's official tree is the ponderosa pine, known for its vanilla-scented bark.
MONTANAThis Mountain West state's official tree is the quaking aspen, named for how its leaves tremble in the wind.
UTAHThis state's official tree is the longleaf pine, once tapped across the South for turpentine and resin.
ALABAMAThis New England state's official tree is the paper birch, easily recognized by its peeling white bark.
NEWHAMPSHIREThis Mid-Atlantic state's official tree is the northern red oak, chosen for its strong, straight-grained timber.
NEWJERSEYThis state's official tree is the eastern hemlock, a shade-loving evergreen of its Appalachian forests.
PENNSYLVANIAThis Deep South state's official tree is the southern magnolia, prized for its large, fragrant white blooms.
MISSISSIPPIThis small state's official tree is the American holly, known for its glossy leaves and red winter berries.
DELAWAREThis Midwestern state's official tree is simply designated 'the oak,' without a single named species.
IOWAThis Mid-Atlantic state's official tree is the white oak, shared with two neighboring New England states.
MARYLANDThis Gulf Coast state's official tree is the bald cypress, known for growing in swamps and river bottoms.
LOUISIANAThis state's official tree is the loblolly pine, a fast-growing timber species common across its forests.
ARKANSASThis Pacific state's official tree is the candlenut tree, called kukui in its native language.
HAWAIIThis state's official tree is the eastern redbud, known for its bright pink spring blossoms.
OKLAHOMANicknamed for its state tree, this state's emblem is the eastern white pine.
MAINEThis Great Plains state's official tree is the eastern cottonwood, honored for shading its pioneer settlers.
NEBRASKAThis state's official tree is the Sitka spruce, a coastal giant prized for its strong, lightweight wood.
ALASKAThis Southwestern state's official tree is the piñon pine, another edible-nut-bearing conifer of the high desert.
NEWMEXICOThis state's official tree is the white oak, chosen partly for its role in early colonial shipbuilding.
CONNECTICUTThis Southern state's official tree is the sabal palm, shared with a Sunshine State neighbor.
SOUTHCAROLINAThis state's official tree is the tulip poplar, also called the yellow poplar.
TENNESSEEThis Great Lakes state's official tree is the eastern white pine, an emblem tied to its logging history.
MICHIGANThis northern Great Plains state's official tree is the Black Hills spruce, a variety of white spruce.
SOUTHDAKOTAThis state's official tree is the sabal palm, also known as the cabbage palmetto.
FLORIDAThis state's official tree is the southern live oak, famous for its sprawling, moss-draped branches.
GEORGIAThis Pacific Northwest state's official tree is the Douglas fir, one of the world's most important timber species.
OREGONThis Great Lakes state's official tree is the sugar maple, a species also prized here for its brilliant autumn color.
WISCONSINThis state's official tree is the tulip poplar, one of the tallest hardwoods in eastern North America.
KENTUCKYThis state's official tree is the flowering dogwood, whose blossoms are also its official state flower.
MISSOURIThis northern state's official tree is the red pine, also known as Norway pine.
MINNESOTAThis Midwestern state's official tree is a species of buckeye, giving its residents their well-known nickname.
OHIOThis New England state's official tree is the sugar maple, central to its famous syrup industry.
VERMONTThis state's official tree is the sugar maple, the source of much of the country's maple syrup.
NEWYORKThis Appalachian state's official tree is the sugar maple, tapped in its northern counties for syrup.
WESTVIRGINIAThis state's official tree is the plains cottonwood, a hardy tree of its windswept prairies.
WYOMINGThis Southern state's official tree is the flowering dogwood, whose blossoms are also its state flower.
VIRGINIAThis Southern state's official tree is simply called 'the pine,' without one single named species.
NORTHCAROLINAThis northern Great Plains state's official tree is the American elm, chosen despite the toll of Dutch elm disease.
NORTHDAKOTAThis Pacific Northwest state's official tree is the western hemlock, common in its rainy coastal forests.
WASHINGTONThis desert state's official tree is the single-leaf pinyon, valued for its edible pine nuts.
NEVADAThis desert state's official tree is the blue palo verde, whose green bark can photosynthesize even without leaves.
ARIZONAThis state's official tree is the pecan, whose nuts are a major agricultural export.
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