Page 4 - The Tree Book

from seed to tree
If a seed lands in soil in a warm place with enough light, it starts to grow into a new tree.
First, the seed gets bigger and the hard case splits open. Then, a tiny root pokes out to drink up water from the soil.
Next, a little green shoot pushes up through the soil.
A shoot becomes a seedling when it’s above ground
Once the first leaves grow in the sunlight, the new plant can start to make its own food using photosynthesis.
The seedling grows
When a seedling has grown over one metre tall, it is known as a sapling.
The first root sprouts
1. Sapling
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If the young tree has enough space and light, it will keep growing. It can take some trees over 100 years to reach their full height and some have trunks that can keep growing wider for 600 years!