Trees
Definition of Trees
Huge plants with a single permanent and tougher woody stem,bearing branches and leaves at some distance from the ground
Examples of Tree: Mango, Palm, Banana, Pine, Bamboo, Teak, Banyan, Tamarind
More About Trees
- Trees take more time to grow and are long lived
- The thick persistent woody stem of the trees is known as “trunk”
- Trees are classified as
- A) Based on the leaf duration
a) Evergreen trees that hold leaves throughout the year
b) Deciduous trees that remain without leaves for a particular season - Trees are considered as “Lungs of the planet”as they breathe in Carbon dioxide and breathe out Oxygen
- Cultivation of trees on the large scale is called Silviculture
- Trees help to purify the air by absorbing the odours and the pollutant gases and providing us with good amount of Oxygen
- Trees provide habitat and shelter for many birds and other wildlife
- Trees provide us with Food, Medicines, Fuel and Timber
- Trees help to prevent runoff and soil erosion by holding the underground water
- They help in bringing rain
- They absorb sound and hence reduce noise pollution
- Many of the materials we use in our daily life such as pencil, rubber, paper, furniture such as table chair, bedcome from the wood of trees
- Carbon dioxide is the major among many Green house gases
- Trees by absorbing large volume of Carbon dioxidehelp in combating the green house effect
- Deforestation is destruction of trees on a large scale leading to floods and draught
