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OakOAK
MapleMAPLE
BirchBIRCH
PinePINE
ConeCONE
AppleAPPLE
CherryCHERRY
TreeTREE
TrunkTRUNK
BarkBARK
CanopyCANOPY
RootROOT
TwigTWIG
LeafLEAF
BudBUD
AcornACORN

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ERJUHHLATAHAEOH

UVBOAPPLERDCPBK

BKRESTEEMRPFYUE

IYEEYKFAOAXOEDU

RDACORNFDDVAAEA

CFHVHXWTRUNKWOZ

HEQRROWPPINELXC

YRRLFBTREEISXRO

OOXYGAENAMZSTON

ECHERRYHIEEEWOE

DBRVAKFDPRXLITO

DHOSAMAPLEOCGNS

THCANOPYENHFZPI

KTAZNLRNTINSWLR

OVTNHFTRNLSOREA

OAK, MAPLE, BIRCH, PINE, CONE, APPLE, CHERRY, TREE, TRUNK, BARK, CANOPY, ROOT, TWIG, LEAF, BUD, ACORN

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Leafy Trees 18

Alder A tree of the birch family that grows beside streams and on wet ground.
Ash A tree with winged seeds known as keys; tool handles are made of its strong, springy wood.
Banyan A fig whose hanging roots grow into extra trunks, so that one tree can keep spreading outward.
Baobab A tree of Africa, Madagascar and Australia with a massive trunk that is thought to store water.
Beech A tree with smooth bark and three-angled nuts held in a spiny cup.
Birch A slender tree whose bark often peels off in thin, papery sheets.
Ebony A dense black-brown wood; some kinds are heavy enough to sink in water.
Elm A tree of the Northern Hemisphere; a fungus carried by bark beetles has killed most old ones in Europe and North America.
Ginkgo A tree with fan-shaped leaves, the last living species of a very old plant group.
Hawthorn A small tree of the rose family with sharp spines, white flowers and berry-like fruit.
Hickory A tree with hard, dense, shock-resistant wood; the pecan is one kind.
Linden A shade tree with heart-shaped leaves, also called lime or basswood.
Mahogany A tropical tree prized for its straight-grained, reddish-brown timber.
Mangrove A tree or shrub that grows in salty or brackish water along coasts and tidal rivers.
Maple Its paired winged seeds are nicknamed helicopters, and the sap of some kinds is made into syrup.
Oak A hardwood tree whose nut, the acorn, sits in a cup.
Teak A tropical hardwood tree; its timber resists weather and is used for boat decks and outdoor furniture.
Willow A tree or shrub found mostly on moist soils, with slender branches and soft, pliant wood.

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Evergreens and Conifers 15

Cone The seed-bearing part of a conifer, usually woody, with scales set round a central stalk.
Cypress A conifer; on grown trees of many kinds the leaves are small and scale-like.
Eucalyptus A tree mostly native to Australia; its leaves make up most of a koala's diet.
Evergreen A plant whose leaves stay on and keep working all year round.
Hemlock A conifer of the pine family, named because its crushed leaves smell like an unrelated poisonous herb.
Holly A tree or shrub with glossy leaves, often spiny at the edges; one kind is used in Christmas decorations.
Juniper A conifer with cones like berries, often aromatic; cooks use them as a spice.
Kauri A conifer of northern New Zealand, the country's largest tree by volume.
Larch A conifer that is not evergreen: it sheds its needles each year.
Monkey Puzzle A conifer from Chile and Argentina with thick, tough, triangular leaves that have sharp edges and tips.
Needle A thin, pointed leaf of a pine or other conifer.
Palm A plant of warm places; most kinds have an unbranched trunk topped by large leaves called fronds.
Pine A conifer with needles in bunches, most often of 2 to 5, and woody cones that carry its seeds.
Resin A thick, sticky substance made by pines and many other plants.
Yew A conifer with flat, dark green leaves; every part except the fleshy cup round its seed is poisonous.

Fruit and Nut Trees 15

Almond A tree classed with the peach; its fruit is a hull and a hard shell round the seed that people eat.
Apple A tree that began in Central Asia and is now grown around the world for its round fruit.
Cacao A small tropical tree whose seeds are made into chocolate.
Cherry A tree with spring blossom and small, round fruit that holds one hard stone.
Chestnut A tree of the beech family whose edible seeds grow inside a spiny bur.
Coconut A palm found all along tropical coasts; its large, hard fruit holds a liquid that people drink.
Fig A tree or shrub from Mediterranean lands and the west and south of Asia, with soft fruit to eat.
Lemon A small evergreen citrus tree whose yellow fruit has sour juice.
Mango A tropical tree that began in South Asia; it bears a stone fruit of the same name.
Mulberry A tree of warm regions; the white kind is the one silkworms most prefer.
Olive An evergreen tree, first grown in the eastern Mediterranean; most of its fruit is pressed for oil.
Peach A tree first grown in China; most kinds bear fuzzy-skinned fruit.
Pecan A kind of hickory native to the south of the United States and the north of Mexico, grown for its nuts.
Plum A stone-fruit tree; its dried fruit is called a prune.
Walnut A tree whose edible seed grows inside a brown, wrinkly shell.

Parts of a Tree 23

Acorn The nut of an oak.
Bark The outermost layer of the stems and roots of a woody plant.
Blossom Flowers that open in great numbers each spring on cherries, peaches and other stone-fruit trees.
Bough A large main branch of a tree.
Branch A woody stem that grows out of another one.
Bud A shoot that has not yet grown, found at a stem's tip or beside a leaf; it may open into leaves or a flower.
Cambium The thin growing layer between bark and timber; it adds new layers to the trunk.
Canopy The upper layer of a forest, formed by the crowns of grown trees.
Crown All of a tree's parts above its trunk: its limbs, twigs and leaves.
Heartwood The core of a trunk, which has changed so that it resists decay better than the outer part.
Knot A hard spot in a board where the base of a dead limb was enclosed by later layers of growth.
Leaf A flat green part borne on a stem, where a plant makes its food from light.
Limb Another word for a large branch.
Phloem The living tissue that moves sugars from the leaves, where they are made, through the whole plant.
Rings Yearly layers seen in a cut stump; they can reveal how old the tree was.
Root The part that anchors a tree and takes in water and nutrients.
Sapwood The living outer part of a trunk's timber, used for storage and transport.
Seed A plant part holding an embryo and stored food inside a protective coat.
Stump The base of a trunk, still rooted, that is left after a tree is felled or falls.
Tree A long-lived plant with a tall stem, or trunk, that usually holds up branches and leaves.
Trunk The main stem of a tree, also called the bole.
Twig A thin, often short, shoot of a tree or bush.
Xylem The tissue that carries water up from the roots to the stems and leaves.

Forests and Tree Care 19

Arbor Day A yearly occasion for planting trees; the first American one was held in Nebraska in 1872.
Arboretum A living collection of many kinds of trees and shrubs, grown and cared for like a museum.
Arborist A professional who cares for single trees, keeping them healthy and safe.
Bonsai A Japanese art: miniature trees are grown in containers and given their shape.
Deciduous Shedding its leaves each year, usually in autumn.
Dormant In a resting state, with growth stopped for a time to save energy.
Forester A person who practices the science and profession of managing forests.
Logger A worker who cuts down trees and moves the logs out.
Lumber Wood that has been cut into beams, planks and boards of useful sizes.
Nursery A place where plants are raised until they reach the size wanted.
Orchard A planting of fruit or nut trees kept for the food they produce.
Oxygen The gas given off by green leaves as they make food, which animals breathe.
Photosynthesis How plants turn light, usually sunlight, into the chemical energy they live on; most kinds give off oxygen.
Pruning Cutting away chosen branches, buds or roots of a plant with care.
Rainforest Woodland with a closed, unbroken canopy that depends on plentiful moisture.
Sapling A young tree.
Sawmill A place where logs are cut into boards.
Shade The cooler, darker place under a tree's leaves on a sunny day.
Windbreak A line or two of trees or shrubs planted to shelter land and to stop soil from blowing away.

How this list was compiled: 90 tree words in five lists: leafy trees, evergreens and conifers, fruit and nut trees, parts of a tree, and forests and tree care. Facts in the clues were checked on October 9, 2026 against each word's English Wikipedia article (https://en.wikipedia.org/, CC BY-SA 4.0); spellings and plain meanings against English Wiktionary. Licence: own work

How it works

This free printable tree word search opens on 16 words: Oak, Maple, Pine and Birch for the kinds, then Trunk, Bark, Canopy and Root for the parts. All 90 words sit in five lists, from leafy trees to forest care.

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A trees word search printable by kind

Leafy Trees has 18 names, from Oak and Willow to Baobab and Banyan. Evergreens and Conifers has 15, from Pine and Yew to Monkey Puzzle. Fruit and Nut Trees has 15, from Apple and Cherry to Cacao, the tree whose seeds are made into chocolate.

Parts of a tree, and the people who care for trees

Parts of a Tree runs to 23 words, from Root and Twig to Cambium, Xylem and Phloem, so the sheet also fits a plant science unit. Forests and Tree Care has 19, among them Arborist, Sawmill and Bonsai.

For printable word searches for kids with trees, pick Easy Tree, 43 short words such as Oak, Leaf and Twig.
Arbor Day's clue gives a date for the class: the first American one was held in Nebraska in 1872.

Questions and answers

What are the parts of a tree?

Roots anchor the tree and take in water and nutrients. The trunk holds up the branches, twigs and leaves, which together make the crown. Bark is the outermost layer, and between bark and wood lies the cambium, the growing layer.

What is the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees?

A deciduous tree sheds its leaves each year, usually in autumn. An evergreen has leaves that stay on and keep working all year. Being a conifer does not settle it: the larch is a conifer that drops its needles.

How can you tell how old a tree is?

By its rings. The cut face of a stump shows yearly growth rings, and they can reveal the age of the tree. Dating wood by its rings is a science of its own, called dendrochronology.

Does the tree word search print with an answer key?

Yes. The puzzle is one sheet of Letter or A4, and the key, with each word ringed, is the next page.

All 90 words

Leafy Trees 18

Evergreens and Conifers 15

Fruit and Nut Trees 15

Parts of a Tree 23

Forests and Tree Care 19

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