Tree Hugger

I'm a silly tree loving girl.

I've loved trees since I was little.

I talked to them.

I hugged them.

I climbed them.

I would sit in the apricot tree out back and eat apricots alllll day long.

I still love trees. They are spectacular and beautiful.

Trees don't die of old age. They are killed by insects, disease of by people

Giant Sequoias are regarded as the oldest trees and have been known to live 4,000 to 5,000 years.

The tallest tree in the country is a Coast Redwood growing in 

northern California's Redwood National Park.

It is 369 feet tall and over 2000 years old.

Knocking on wood for good luck came from primitive tree worshipers, they believed that knocking on trees would summon protective spirits that lived in trees.

 Some trees can communicate with each other. When willows are attacked by caterpillars or other insects they emit a chemical that alerts other willows nearby. The neighboring trees will pump more tannin into their leaves making their leaves difficult for the insects to digest.

 

One tree can absorb as much carbon in a year as a car produces while driving 26,000 miles.

Over the course its life, a single tree can absorb one ton of carbon dioxide.

Amazing huh?

I plan on living in a tree someday. 

Mark my words.

It will happen.

The average tree in an urban/city area has a life expectancy of only 8 years.

There are about 20,000 tree species in the world. 

The United States has one of the largest tree treasuries second only to India.

I'll stop boring you with tree facts now.

I just love this planet and all it's beautiful trees.
Pssst.. Happy Earth Day!