How to Use state tree in a Sentence

state tree

noun

• Tizza said that’s because the bur oaks are like the south’s live oak, the state tree of Georgia.
  — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2019
• Pecan also happens to be the state tree of Texas, and in 2013 the pecan pie was honored as the official state dessert.
  — Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Dec. 2021
• Buckeye shares his name with Ohio's state tree, and Bear shares his with any teddy that's as fluffy as him.
  — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 25 Aug. 2019
• The Ohio buckeye, Aesculus glabra, was adopted as the state tree in 1953.
  — Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 27 Sep. 2021
• The black bear is the state animal, the sugar maple is the state tree, the cardinal is the state bird, and the rhododendron is the state flower.
  — USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2020
• My joke is based upon the New Mexico state tree, the piñon pine, that produces pine nuts or piñons.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Jan. 2022
• The sabal palm is the Florida state tree, a hardy survivor of drought, high winds, severe cold and some flooding.
  — Amy Green, miamiherald, 11 July 2018
• Designed using the state tree of South Carolina, these pieces will keep dads feeling cool, classic and styling on and off the course.
  — Joseph Deacetis, Forbes, 6 June 2021
• The palo verde — Arizona’s state tree — burst with yellow flowers in April, which then blanket the ground with a lemony snow.
  — Cameron Walker, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2021
• Pennsylvania York: Saving the state tree could be key to protecting trout in one of the top fishing grounds in the nation and perhaps the world.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2021
• Oak trees — one of which is the state tree of Illinois — carry out important ecosystem functions, Knapp and Westwood said.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2022
• The bald cypress was named the official Louisiana state tree in 1963.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 21 June 2021
• Certificates and prizes will be awarded for the largest tree from each county, for the overall largest tree in different age groups, and for the largest white pine, which is Michigan’s state tree.
  — Sarah Raza, Detroit Free Press, 16 June 2022
• And to send a letter back with Flat Cooper holding a state flag, state bird, state tree or any other accessory related to the state.
  — Melissa Fletcher Stoeltje, ExpressNews.com, 22 May 2020
• And now to what should be considered the state tree of most northern states, Hydrangea paniculata.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 May 2020
• Like in the state tree-removal program, there was a marked contrast between what landowners described taking place in the field and the way the program was designed at headquarters.
  — oregonlive, 18 May 2021
• Alabama gets technical by having pecans and peanuts as the state nut and state legume, respectively, and blackberries and peaches as the state fruit and state tree fruit.
  — Doug MacK, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Aug. 2022
• City leaders had considered the name Red Pine Park after the state tree, but dropped the idea when it was determined the park was populated primarily by Scotch pines.
  — Star Tribune, 31 Oct. 2020
• Among the decorations is one of South Carolina’s famous palmettos, which is the official state tree.
  — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 25 Feb. 2018
• Karen Holt of Edwards, Mississippi, was with several people asking lawmakers to adopt a new banner with a magnolia, which is both the state tree and the state flower.
  — Emily Wagster Pettus, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2020
• Other great alternatives include American plum, hawthorn, eastern redbud and Missouri’s state tree, the flowering dogwood.
  — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2022
• Florida’s official state trees are dying from a bacterial disease.
  — Fox News, 29 Aug. 2019

Last Updated: 2 Oct 2024