Trees

Beech are a group of ten deciduous trees native to cooler regions in Europe, Asia and North America. Beech is grown both as an ornamental garden tree and for its wood.

The boab, or baobab, is a type of tree found in northern Australia. There are other kinds of baobab found in Madagascar and Africa. Boabs look like a bottle, with a very swollen trunk that narrows at the top.

Hickory are a group of deciduous trees. Some species are from China and India, some from Canada and Mexico but most are from the United States.

Maples are a group of deciduous trees and shrubs. They are very pretty trees, and are grown in gardens as a decorative tree or shrub, and are also used for bonsai.
One type of maple, the sugar maple, has sweet sap that can be boiled to make maple syrup. It takes about 40 litres of sugar maple sap to make a litre of syrup.

There are many, many different kinds of palm tree. Most have one long trunk with a tuft of fronded leaves at the top. Some branch into a few stems. Palm trees usually grow in warm, wet areas of the world but are also found in deserts. They are not found in really cold places.
Some kinds of palm tree grow fruit that people eat, like the coconut palm and the date palm.

The willow is a deciduous tree that likes to grow in moist soil, and is often found on the banks of rivers.
Willow bark has salicylic acid in it, which used to be used by primitive people to help with aches and pains. Today, salicylic acid is made into aspirin.