💡 Trees — Fun Facts

A baobab tree can store thousands of litres of water in its fat trunk.

Its thick trunk works like a giant water bottle. That stored water helps the tree live through long, dry times.

The giant sequoia is the biggest tree by size in the world.

Its trunk is so wide that it would take many kids holding hands to hug it. These trees are as tall as a tall building.

Many trees are cosy homes for birds, squirrels, and bugs.

Birds build nests in the branches and squirrels hide in holes. Lots of little creatures live and play in one tree.

Acorns are seeds that can grow into big oak trees.

An acorn is a little nut that falls from an oak tree. If it lands in good soil, a whole new oak can grow from it.

Trees give us cool shade and help clean the air.

Sitting under a tree keeps you out of the hot Sun. Trees also breathe in air we don't need and give back fresh air.

You can count a tree's age by the rings inside its trunk.

Each year a tree grows one new ring under its bark. If you count the rings, you can tell how old the tree is.

Trees make their own food from sunlight, air, and water.

Their green leaves catch sunlight like little solar panels. They mix it with air and water to make food for the tree.

The oldest known tree is almost 5,000 years old.

A bristlecone pine nicknamed Methuselah has been alive over 4,800 years — it was already old when the pyramids were built.

The tallest tree in the world is a coast redwood.

A redwood nicknamed Hyperion is about 115 metres tall — taller than a 30-storey building — growing in California.

Some trees can live for thousands of years.

Certain bristlecone pine trees are more than 4,000 years old — already ancient back when the pyramids were young. They survive by growing very slowly in harsh, rocky mountain places.