Trees provide shade from the Sun’s summer heat &protection from winter’s cold winds, while providingfood and shelter for many woodland creatures.

EXAMPLE: ANSWER: ACORN

TREEBUS ANSWERS: 1. PIN OAK 2. WEEPING WILLOW 3. YELLOW POPLAR 4. RIVER BIRCH

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Jaira of Arbor Rangers, LLC also helpsas an Indiana Community Tree Stewardvolunteer for various projects sponsoredby the Dept. of Natural Resources.

TREEA “treebus” is a rebus (or word puzzle) that relates to trees and is formed by a combination of pictures.See how many you can figure out below and write your answers on the right side. (See first example.)

BUS

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A C O R N T U N T S E H C J

T A L M O N D M A N G O H Q

U J G N E C T A R I N E E W

N T B Y R O K C I H S H R A

H Z U O R S V A L W X A R P

C E C N I U Q D E A K Z Y W

E A K H L E F A M L E E R A

E P E R S I M M O N G L R P

B R Y P E D Z I N U N N E I

F I E M U L P A L T A U B N

S C H C A E P G R C R T L E

K O L I V E I P E B O J U N

M T I U R F E P A R G V M U

X R A E P B U T T E R N U T

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ALMOND

APPLE

APRICOT

BEECHNUT

BRAZIL NUT

BUCKEYE

BUTTERNUT

CHERRY

CHESTNUT

FIG

GRAPEFRUIT

HAZELNUT

HICKORY

LEMON

LIME

MACADAMIA

MANGO

MULBERRY

NECTARINE

OLIVE

ORANGE

PAWPAW

PEACH

PEAR

PECAN

PERSIMMON

PINENUT

PLUM

QUINCE

WALNUT

FRUITS ‘n NUTS: Find the words below in the word searchpuzzle to the right; circling each word as you discover them.Study carefully, because some of the words may be upside-down, backwards or even diagonal! The word “ACORN” hasalready been found. Can you spot the other hidden words?

STARTEND

thata-maze!

TREESFind your way through the tree

rings. Begin from the outer

bark (START) and follow your

way inward through the heart-wood until you have reached

Fallen trees can provide firewood to heat homes during winter

or to roast hot dogs or toast marshmallows in a campfire! But please

remember DO NOT transport firewood over county or state lines to prevent

the spread of tree-killing pests, like the Asian Longhorn Beetle, Emerald Ash

Borer, Thousand Canker Disease Beetle and more!

WORD SEARCH

the center (END) of the maze.