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The Mighty Oak Tree and The Beautiful Birch Tree
Topic: How birch trees and oak trees are alike and different
List 3 ways oak trees and birch trees are alike:
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common in the US
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Native Americans used them
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grow leaves, flowers, and fruit
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turn colors in the fall, grow leaves in the spring
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used to build furniture
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used to make food
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used to make water transportation
List 3 ways oak trees and birch trees are different:
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Oaks grow 50-130 feet, birch grow 20-80 feet
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Birch leaves turn yellow, oak leaves turn red, orange, and brown
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Oak bark is brown, birch bark is white
Oak tree produces acorns, birch trees produce cone-shaped fruit
Oak trees grow straight, birch trees grow in different directions
Mrs. Dodge
2/5/15
Oak trees and birch trees are very popular. Oak trees and birch trees are alike
and different in many ways.
There are many ways to show how birch and oak trees are alike. First of all,
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There are many ways to show how birch and oak trees are different. First,
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