Question: What type of tree is the most important?

Anna Gardner answered on 19 Jun 2019:

All trees are important whether big or small. This is mostly because we need them to produce oxygen for us to survive. However, I will point out a few trees that have particular benefits which can be considered important. Firstly, the mighty Oak tree! The oak is needed by over 2,300 species of wildlife for their survive. Now that’s what I would call an important tree! We have used oak trees for hundreds of years to build ships, make our homes with and Robin hood even hid inside one! The coconut palm tree- a very important species to people living in hot, remote islands. Coconut trees provide the delicious coconut; full of nutrients and a great source of hydration in the hot weather. You can also use the wood and leaves for building that desert island house. The Willow tree! The bark of a willow tree contains compounds that we use as a painkiller- aspirin. Aspirin is used all the time worldwide to treat pain, headache, muscle pain and osteoarthritis. And lastly, the pine tree. A simple conifer tree that has served humans very very well. We have made buildings, furniture, paper and even our toilet paper comes from pine trees. In the war, these were very important to help us make the planes and machinery we need to win the war with. So with over 60,000 species of tree in the world, ALL of them are super important to us, animals and even to other plants!