Home Maps Toronto Island Tree Tour Trinity Bellwoods Park High Park Tree Tour Trees Photo gallery Kids page Videos Tree links Contact   Canadian Tree Tours - Test Your Tree Smarts Take the online tree tutorial and then follow up with this online quiz. Test your tree smarts. Which tree was commonly used for sailboats masts during Christopher Columbus' time because it was tall, strong and straight? paper birch white pine white cedar flowering dogwood Which trees make the best maple syrup? silver maple red maple Japanese maple sugar maple What are the benefits that humans get from trees? oxygen air conditioning a source of fule for heating all of the above What are some other benefits? protection from the sun and skin cancer protection from soil erosion and landslides habitat and food for animals all of the above How much water does a mature maple tree drink each day? 1 bathtub full 6 bathtubs full 50 bathtubs full 100 bathtubs full One large tree in a single day can produce the amount of oxygen required by how many people? 1 person 4 people 50 people 100 people What percentage of homes are made from wood? 5% 20% 50% 95% What is the average life span of a downtown urban tree? 8 years 20 years 50 years 100 years What local native tree sustained Jacques Cartier and his crew and saved them from scurvy? service berry aspen crack willow sycamore Which tree's bark contains the active ingredient in aspirin, salicylic acid? red oak willow sumac pine Which tree is so strong and dense that it was used for underground pipes in London's sewage system? sumac elm silver birch all of the above Which conifer loses its needles in the winter? jack pine black spruce balsam fir tamarack