(i) Make a list of the trees Mr Wonka mentions. Where do these trees grow? Try to find out from an encyclopedia. Write a short paragraph about two or three of these trees.
(ii) Name some large trees commonly found in your area. Find out something about them (How old are they? Who planted them? Do birds eat their fruit?), and write two or three sentences about each one of them.
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Answer: (i) Mr Wonka mentions the following trees:
- Douglas fir
- Oak
- Cedar
- Bristlecone pine
Douglas fir is found in coastal regions from west-central British Columbia southward to central California.
Oak is found in cool temperate to tropical latitudes in Asia and America.
We can find Cedar in the mountains of the western Himalayas and the Mediterranean region.
Bristlecone Pines are found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. There are such bristlecone pine trees which are over 4000 years old.
(ii) Some large trees found around my area are:
Eucalyptus trees, Neem trees, Peepal trees and Banyan trees.
Eucalyptus trees are largely found in my area. They are used to prepare eucalyptus oil that has medicinal uses.
Peepal and Banyan are worshipped. Some of them have existed for more than 150 years.
The Neem tree in front of my house was planted by my grandmother 50 years back. It is a huge tree now.