Identifying Trees Using the Similes from Meeting Trees

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Across

  1. The fruits of this tree "come ripe in summer and turn your fingers purple when you pick them." (8)
  2. The seeds of this tree "come spinning down like propellers." (5)
  3. The leaflets on this tree are "all lined up on their twigs like cross-ties on a railroad track." The fruit of this tree is the "size of a lemon," it's skin is "bumpy and hard," and it has the "sharp clean smell of soap." Two words. (11)
  4. The seeds of this tree "skitter down like confetti." (3)
  5. The bark of this tree "looks as though it has been stitched with thread." Two words. (10)
  6. The needles of this evergreen "come in bundles of five." Two words. (9)
  7. This tree has bark that is smooth and gray "like a the skin of a hippo." (5)
  8. The seeds of this tree "turn shiny and brown like the eyes of a deer." (7)

Down

  1. This tree has "pointy leaves shaped like tulips waving against the sky." Two words. (12)
  2. It's leaves "curve up and down like roller coasters." Two words. (8)
  3. The needles of this evergreen tree "come in pairs." Two words. (7)
  4. The leaves of this tree are "like mittens." The roots can be boiled to make a tea. (9)
  5. This tree is "covered in stiff gray curls, as though someone has been whittling them." Two words. (15)
  6. This tree has leaves "like feathers." (6)
  7. This tree has "papery bark, good for making canoes." Two words. (10)
  8. The bark on this tree is "patchy as an old quilt down near the ground, and creamy white up high." (8)
  9. The leaves of this tree are "like valentine hearts." (6)


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