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Question
Write about any one tree.
- Does the tree flower?
- Do the flowers remain on the tree throughout the year?
- In which month do their leaves fall?
- Do fruits grow on the tree?
- In which months do they grow?
- Have you eaten these fruits?
Solution
Mango tree
- Yes, the mango tree is a flowering plant.
- No, the flowers do not remain on the tree throughout the year.
- The mango tree is an evergreen plant. It possesses leaves throughout the four seasons; the old leaves are shed and replaced by young new leaves. The leaves are usually shed round the year.
- Yes, fruits grow on a mango tree.
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The fruiting period of a mango tree is from May to July.
- Yes, I have eaten mangoes.
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