{"id":12671,"date":"2023-02-20T08:04:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/?p=12671"},"modified":"2023-02-20T08:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:05:18","slug":"trees-that-start-with-the-letter-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestwildlife.org\/trees-that-start-with-the-letter-a\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Trees That Start With The Letter A"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are many, many trees in the world, and they all have their own distinctive characteristics and traits. What if we were to arrange them in alphabetical order? Which unique group of miscellaneous trees would be brought together simply because they start with the same first letter? In this article, we\u2019ll explore the trees that start with the letter A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trees That Start With the Letter A<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1. Acacia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Acacia trees belong to the legume family thanks to the seed pods they produce. There are well over 100 trees in this family<\/a> which are found throughout the world, but especially in Africa and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Australia, acacias are called \u201cwattle trees\u201d. In Africa, they are highly recognizable as the short, spread-out trees scattered across the African savanna. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acacia trees are known for their wide, spreading canopy, their fern-like leaves, and their brightly-colored, fragrant flowers. They also have thorns at the base of each leaf and produce a gum-like substance in the wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acacias are considered evergreen trees because they rarely lose their leaves in the warm, tropical environments in which they live. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

These trees have value as food for both humans and livestock. Their flowers are sometimes used to make perfume, tannins are extracted from their bark for use in tanning, and \u201cacacia gum,\u201d the hardened sap, has a wide variety of uses as a binder and food emulsifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Ash<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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There are around five dozen species of ash tree in the world. They are found throughout much of the Northern Hemisphere, mostly in temperate regions, though some can also be found in tropical and subtropical areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ash trees are typically small or medium, though some can grow as much as 120 feet tall. They have pinnately compound leaves and produce bright flower clusters which turn into winged seeds called samaras.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ash trees are susceptible to a variety of diseases such as anthracnose and ash dieback disease. What\u2019s more, a pest called the emerald ash borer kills millions of ash trees by boring tunnels through the trunks and damaging their vascular systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite these threats, ash trees are still widespread and well-known trees<\/a> throughout much of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Apple<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Apple trees are some of the most widely cultivated trees in the world, as they are grown on every inhabited continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Incredibly, there are about 7,500 different types of apples in the world. Each one is carefully cultivated for various specialized uses; for example, some cultivars are better for cider, some for fresh eating, and still others for use in cooked products such as applesauce and apple pie.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apple trees are generally small, rarely exceeding 30 feet even in the wild. Apple trees produce alternately arranged leaves and fragrant pink or white blossoms each spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The blossoms turn into pome fruits which typically mature in the late summer through late fall, depending on the species. Apples are known for their nutritional, food, and juice value, and some species have an excellent shelf life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out this video to learn more about why there are so many different apple varieties:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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