This month’s story from a tree lover is riddled with fun. Tree Riddles was submitted by Rita Chmura.
What kind of tree may run in the Kentucky Derby?
A Horse Chestnut
What kind of tree is very grumpy?
A Crab Apple tree
What kind of tree loves the ocean?
A Beech Tree
What kind of tree is named after your grandmother’s mink coat?
A Fir Tree
What kind of tree is a poisonous drink?
A Hemlock tree
What kind of tree is a Wrigley specialty, perhaps Spearmint?
A Gum tree
What kind of tree may enjoy a cigarette or cigar?
A Smoke Tree
What kind of tree may offer you its cocktail specialty, straight up?
A Scotch Pine Tree
What kind of tree could be part of your hand?
A Palm Tree
What kind of tree is named after a famous American novelist?
A Hawthorne Tree
What kind of tree is sappy at breakfast time?
A Maple Tree
What kind of tree sang with Tina Turner while “Rollin’ on the River”?
The River Birch Tree
What tree likes to be planted two by two?
The Bradford Pear Tree
What kind of tree has many needles but does not sew?
A Pine Tree
What kind of tree owns a technology store?
An Apple tree
What kind of tree will take you to the bank?
A Money Tree
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