Tree Week

2nd Class (Claire and Peadar & classes) visited the Phoenix Park today to take a tour of its tree-scape. The trip was well-timed, as most deciduous trees have still got their leaves, even in mid-October.

 

 

 

Our guides, Madeleine and Olivia from the Phoenix Park Centre were full of interesting information. Did you know that there are no red squirrels left in the Park? Oh, you did?

 

 

 

We saw the seeds of oak, poplar, pine, ash, horse chestnut trees, and a squirrel who didn’t hang about. Thanks to Claire for organising.





QUIZ QUESTIONS

 

The Giant Redwood can grow so big that a car can drive through it.  Where in the US does it originate?

 

(a)                  Texas (b) Alabama (c) California

 

The birch has a bark that is thin and flat. What was it used for in olden times?

 

(a)                  Writing (b) Loo paper (c) Cooking foil

 

The sycamore tree sends its seeds far away from the mother tree.  What name do we give to its flying seeds?

 

(a)                  Caravans (b) Helicopters (c) Motorbikes

 

The evergreen oak has little acorns. What does ‘evergreen’ mean?

 

(a)                  Never pink (b) Childlike (c) Never losing leaves

 

Pine trees don’t have leaves, but needles. Their seeds are in the middle of:

 

(a)                  Pine Cones (b) Pine 99s (c) Pine nuts

 

What colour are the buds of ash trees?

 

(a)                  Black (b) green (c) Mauve

 

What game do children commonly play with horse chestnuts?

 

(a)                  Ludo (b) Horse & jockey (c) Conkers


 

 

 

D7ET Archivist, October 10, 2013