Adopt a TreeBy Kristen and Khiyal

Gleditisia triacanthos L.

Honeylocust

Our Tree!

Our Tree Poem.

TreeGrey Skinny

Living Tolerating ProducingLeaves Branches Trunk BarkGrowing Shinning Swaying

Tall CurvesHoneylocust

Facts about Our Tree.

•Honeylocust are found in thirty three states.

•They grow in open spaces on the edge of the forest.

•Honeylocust grows about thirty to seventy feet tall.

•Squirrels, rabbits, and deer like to eat the seedpods off of the tree.

•Later in this trees life, it will grow thorns.

The Best thing about Our Tree

•We didn’t have to walk in the woods to get to it.

•We didn’t have to stand up, we sat down on a big thing wrapped in tarp.

What We Enjoyed.

•The shade.•And getting to enjoy nature.

•And being outside, and not in a classroom.

How Our Tree Had Changed – 10/18/11•Our tree had no leaves on it at all. It only

had a few leaves on the top. There were still no signs of animals or fruits of any kind.

And this was Our Tree.

Brought to you by Kristen and Khiyal.