Examples of state tree in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The loblolly pine is a trademark feature of south Arkansas' landscape, but something is attacking and, in some cases, even killing Arkansas' state tree.
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
North Carolina North Carolina's state tree is the pine.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
Utah's state tree is the quaking aspen.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2022
What is Indiana's state tree?
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022
No wonder they are honored as the state tree of New York, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Rhode Island.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2022
Sugar maple, Wisconsin’s state tree, is another keystone plant that acts as a host plant for well over 200 caterpillar species.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
Alabama gets technical by having pecans and peanuts as the state nut and state legume, respectively, and blackberries and peaches as the state fruit and state tree fruit.
—Doug MacK, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022
Oak trees — one of which is the state tree of Illinois — carry out important ecosystem functions, Knapp and Westwood said.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2023
North Carolina North Carolina's state tree is the pine.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2023
Utah's state tree is the quaking aspen.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 1 July 2022
What is Indiana's state tree?
—The Indianapolis Star, 1 July 2022
No wonder they are honored as the state tree of New York, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Vermont, and Rhode Island.
—Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2022
Sugar maple, Wisconsin’s state tree, is another keystone plant that acts as a host plant for well over 200 caterpillar species.
—Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
Alabama gets technical by having pecans and peanuts as the state nut and state legume, respectively, and blackberries and peaches as the state fruit and state tree fruit.
—Doug MacK, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022
Oak trees — one of which is the state tree of Illinois — carry out important ecosystem functions, Knapp and Westwood said.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1917, in the meaning defined above
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“State tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/state%20tree. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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