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Amazing Arbor Day
People have been celebrating trees and forests for more than 400 years. This year, Arbor Day will be on April 26.
Courtesy of Jacques Delacroix/www. la-cabane-perchee.com
45
This tree house (above) built in a forest in France is 45 feet high!
50
The largest tree in the world is in California’s Sequoia National Park. Its trunk measures 50 feet around!
400,000
In 2001, more than 400,000 people voted for America’s national tree. They chose the oak tree!
2,294,629
In 2014, people in the Philippines planted 2,294,629 trees in one hour. That set a Guinness World Record!
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