Many people have a favorite tree. Do you? Perhaps it's an
apple tree because of its yummy fruit? Maybe a huge oak because you can climb
high into its branches? Or a dogwood because of the beautiful flowers? Here in
the United States, the government of each state has chosen one species as its
official tree. Every state has a variety of trees growing in it, but the state
trees were chosen for one or more special reasons such as beauty, size,
usefulness, history, popularity, and uniqueness to the region. Do you know your
state tree? Check the list below and see if you're right:
 | Alabama: Longleaf Pine |
| Alaska: Sitka Spruce |
| Arizona: Paloverde |
| Arkansas: Pine |
| California: California Redwood |
| Colorado: Blue Spruce |
| Connecticut: White Oak |
| Delaware: American Holly |
| District of Columbia: Scarlet Oak |
| Florida: Cabbage Palmetto |
| Georgia: Live Oak |
| Hawaii: Kukui |
| Idaho: Western White Pine |
| Illinois: White Oak |
| Indiana: Tuliptree |
| Iowa: Oak |
| Kansas: Cottonwood |
| Kentucky: Tulip Poplar |
| Louisiana: Bald Cypress |
| Maine: Eastern White Pine |
| Maryland: White Oak |
| Massachusetts: American Elm |
| Michigan: Eastern White Pine |
| Minnesota: Red Pine |
| Mississippi: Southern Magnolia |
| Missouri: Flowering Dogwood |
| Montana: Ponderosa Pine |
| Nebraska: Cottonwood |
| Nevada: Single-leaf Pinon and Bristlecone Pine |
| New Hampshire: White Birch |
| New Jersey: Northern Red Oak |
| New Mexico: Pinon |
| New York: Sugar Maple |
| North Carolina: Pine |
| North Dakota: American Elm |
| Ohio: Ohio Buckeye |
| Oklahoma: Eastern Redbud |
| Oregon: Douglas Fir |
| Pennsylvania: Eastern Hemlock |
| Rhode Island: Red Maple |
| South Carolina: Cabbage Palmetto |
| South Dakota: White Spruce |
| Tennessee: Yellow Poplar |
| Texas: Pecan |
| Utah: Blue Spruce |
| Vermont: Sugar Maple |
| Virginia: Flowering Dogwood |
| Washington: Western Hemlock |
| West Virginia: Sugar Maple |
| Wisconsin: Sugar Maple |
| Wyoming: Cottonwood |
Source: The National Arbor Day Foundation (http://www.arborday.org)