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Although much of the area is forested, these forests tend to be highly fragmented and significantly altered by development, agriculture, and fire suppression. The forests are dominated primarily by oak and hickory species, but succession has filled the understory with maples and yellow poplar and blocking oak regeneration . [ 3 ]
The second oldest living tree in the world. Thimmamma Marrimanu: Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India : 800 A clonal colony of Indian banyan with a crown area of over 11 acres. This is the largest tree in the world by crown area. Osmania Lifesaver Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) Hyderabad, Telangana, India
A common ornamental, and also in demand as a fast-growing source of light wood for construction and furniture. The tree is most common on the lower slopes of the Appalachians and in the Piedmont. Uses: timber; landscaping, pulpwood, sap resins, veneers. [101] All but ME NH WI
Name (by alphabetical order) Location (of main entrance) Bledsoe State Forest: Bledsoe County: Cedars Of Lebanon State Forest: Wilson County: Chickasaw State Forest
This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories. State federal district
Tennessee is the most biodiverse inland state, [226] the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most biodiverse national park, [227] [228] and the Duck River is the most biologically diverse waterway in North America. [229]
Tennessee is in the Southeastern United States.Most of the state is considered part of the Upland South, and the eastern third is part of Appalachia. [1] Tennessee covers roughly 42,143 square miles (109,150 km 2), of which 926 square miles (2,400 km 2), or 2.2%, is water.
[4] Large trees measured for possible inclusion as Tennessee Champion Trees included a 27-inch-diameter (690 mm) black cherry, a 46-inch southern red oak, a 62-inch shumard oak, and 9-inch pawpaw. A total of 332 flowering plant species were recorded in 85 families; three-quarters of the species were native. [5]