in 1937
In 1931.
in 1953
In 1961
The dogwood tree
the tree is a tulip tree
in 1953 the state officials adopted it
I am not sure when the tree sets its buds, but you would trim the tree after the tree has bloomed in the spring to avoid cutting off the buds for the flowers.
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someone picked it to be the state tree, someone important in the state rhode island.
The Norway (Red) pine became the Minnesota state tree in 1953.
pine cones?
In 1954