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State Tree and Flower (436 words) |
 | All of the state trees, except the Hawaii state tree, are native to the state in which they are designated. |
| Many of the state flowers are from other parts of the world and were chosen because of their beauty or importance, not because they represent the natural flora of the state they represent. |
| the Southern Magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora, as the state tree. |
| Grove of State Trees (818 words) |
| Groves planted on 30 acres of rolling terrain celebrate the diversity and importance of trees to all fifty states and the District of Columbia. |
| Along with grassroots concerns about preservation of forests and trees came a natural pride in a part of the local flora, and the concept of a state tree was born. |
| We cannot successfully grow a few of the state trees such as the cabbage palmetto, which is the state tree of South Carolina, or the kukui, which is Hawaii's state tree. |
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