7 Terrific Trees

What are trees? Trees are the world's largest plants. Plants are living things that grow and live in one place and do not move around. Like other plants, trees need water and sunlight to grow. Trees take up water from the ground through their roots. The leaves of a tree use sunlight to make food. The food helps the tree to grow. This tree has many trunks! A banyan tree can look like a small forest. The crown is made up of the tree's branches and leaves. It's a fact! A tree's underground roots can be as big as the trunk and crown that we can see. A tree's roots grow down into the ground.

树是什么?树是世界上最大的植物。 植物是在一个地方生长和生活的生物，它们不会到处移动。 像其他植物一样，树木需要水和阳光才能生长。 树木通过它们的根从地面吸收水分。 树叶利用阳光制造食物。 食物帮助树生长。 这棵树有很多树干!一棵榕树可以看起来像一个小森林。 树冠是由树枝和树叶组成的。 这是事实!一棵树的地下根可以和我们能看到的树干和树冠一样大。 树根深入地下。

Leaves use sunlight to make food for the whole tree. Branches grow out from the trunk of the tree and give a tree its shape. A tree's thick trunk is strong enough to stand by itself and hold up the crown.

树叶利用阳光为整棵树提供食物。 树枝从树干上长出来，形成了树的形状。 树的粗树干足够坚固，可以独立站立并支撑住树冠。

Trees with leaves Many trees have broad, or wide, flat leaves. Ash, elm, maple, and oak trees are broadleaf trees. In the autumn, their leaves turn bright colors and fall off. The trees rest during the winter. In the spring, they come back to life, growing new leaves, flowers, and fruits. Apple trees have beautiful flowers that open in spring. Other broadleaf trees have tiny flowers that you might not even notice. Buds grow into leaves or flowers in the spring. Flowers grow into fruits that hold seeds. These maple fruits, called keys, are shaped like wings. They whirl through the air like helicopters, spreading the seeds. Seeds grow into new plants. In the summer, leaves make food for trees to grow tall.

有叶子的树很多树都有宽阔平坦的叶子。 白蜡树、榆树、枫树和橡树都是阔叶树。 在秋天，它们的叶子变成鲜艳的颜色，然后脱落。 树木在冬天休息。 到了春天，它们又恢复了生机，长出了新叶、新花和新果。 苹果树在春天开着美丽的花。 其他阔叶树有微小的花朵，你甚至可能没有注意到。 嫩芽在春天长成叶子或花朵。 花朵长成果实，果实中含有种子。 这些枫树果实，被称为钥匙，形状像翅膀。 它们像直升机一样在空中旋转，传播种子。 种子长成新的植物。 在夏天，树叶为树木长高提供了食物。

Leaves turn beautiful colors and fall off in the autumn, We sometimes call autumn fall. A broadleaf tree rests during the winter. Acorns are the fruit of the oak tree. Squirrels gather acorns for food. Squirrels help to spread the oak tree's seeds. It's a fact! The maple leaf is a symbol of the country of Canada. A red maple leaf is on the Canadian flag. Canada makes most of the worlds maple syrup.

树叶在秋天变成美丽的颜色，脱落，我们有时称秋天为秋天。 阔叶树在冬天休息。 橡子是橡树的果实。 松鼠收集橡子当食物。 松鼠帮助传播橡树的种子。 这是事实!枫叶是加拿大的象征。 加拿大国旗上有一片红色的枫叶。 加拿大生产世界上大部分的枫糖浆。