Tree Poems For Kids

Trees are mature and tall plants with woody branches. The main function of trees is to provide oxygen and food for living organisms. Apart from this, they also provide shelter, furniture and other essential tools for livelihood. Trees are the most essential part of the environment and ecosystem. To increase your knowledge about trees, you can explore tree poems for kids. Learning these poems for kids will not only help them learn about trees, but also develop their vocabulary and language skills. Check out some interesting poems about trees here. 

List Of Tree Poems For Kids

• My Tree
• The Old Orchard Trees
• Trees
• Firwood
• Come And Plant A Tree
• Loveliest of Tree
• Tree, Dear Tree
• Under The Greenwood Tree
• Poet’s Tree
• My Pretty Rose Tree
• Friendly Tree, This Is Your Day
• Tree Gowns

12 Beautiful Tree Poems For Kids

Here are a few poems about trees to help children learn to appreciate them.

1. My Tree

By Lenore Hetrick

Now I will plant this little tree!

Forever and ever it belongs to me.

When it’s grown up I will lift my eyes

To see my tree against the skies.

A great, tall, living thing I shall see.

And how glad I’ll feel that it’s my tree. 

2. The Old Orchard Trees

By Kate Slaughter McKinney

Why cut them away? The dear old trees,

They never did aught of harm,

But scattered their perfume out to the breeze,

And sheltered the birds from the storm.

For an age, they have stood on the town’s outer meads, 

The skirmish and battle have braved;

Alike they have gazed on the war’s bloody deeds, 

And the white flag of peace as it waved. 

But you cut them away! My pleading is vain!

In their shade moves the carpenter’s hands,

I watched him today as he leveled his plane,

And he spoke of the architect’s plans. 

Then a wave of distress in my heart flowed anew,

For dearly I love each old tree;

Ah me! Many secrets are hidden from you

That the apple tree whispered to me.

I used to go by, and the sweet morning air, 

Like incense, arose from the spot,

It would crowd from my heart some pain gnawing there, 

While the world with its care was forgot.

Here, I’ve heard the first news of the blue bird and dove,

And the round, silver note of the thrush,

A concert, with sweet variation of love, 

Seemed pouring from the tree and from brush. 

I walked there today; as an accent profane

That falls on the heart and the ear,

I heard the harsh echo of hammer and plane,

And the pant of a mill in the ear. 

So I muffled my face with the veil that I wore,

Time, that moment of pain can’t appease;

Unlike the birds from the scene I can soar, 

And like them, forget the old trees. 

3. Trees

By Harry Behn

Trees are the kindest thing I know, 

They do not harm, they simply grow.

And spread a shade for sleepy Cow,

And gather birds among their bows. 

They give us fruit in leaves above, 

And wood to make our houses of, 

And leaves to burn on Halloween

And in the spring new buds of green. 

They are first when day’s begun

To tough the beams of morning sun, 

They are the last to hold the light 

When evening changes into night. 

And when a moon floats on the sky

They hum a drowsy lullaby

Of sleepy children long ago.

Trees are the kindest thing I know. 

4. Firwood

By John Clare

The fir trees taper into twigs and wear

The rich blue green of summer all the year,

Softening the roughest tempest almost calm

And offering shelter ever still and warm

To the small path that towels underneath, 

Where loudest winds–almost as summer’s breath–

Scarce fan the weed that lingers green below

When others out of doors are lost in frost and snow.

And sweet music trembles on the ear

As the wind suthers through each tiny spear

Makeshifts for leaves; and yet, so rich they show,

Winter is almost summer where they grow. 

5. Come And Plant A Tree

By Aunt Mary

Plant a tree to save the world,

Plant a tree to save the earth. 

Tree provides the shelter and food, 

Cleans up the air and makes it good.

Trees saves us from hot sun rays,

Cools up the ground and cools up the ways.

Bring clouds and trees bring rain, 

Let them flourish on our land. 

Trees add beauty to our place.

With its goodness and its grace. 

Come on children,  where have you been?

Plant a tree and just go green. 

6. Loveliest Of Trees

By A.E. Housman

Loveliest of trees, the cherry now

Is hung with bloom along the bough,

And stands about the woodland ride

Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and then,

Twenty will not come again,

And take from seventy springs a score,

It only leaves me fifty more. 

And since to look at things in bloom

Fifty springs are little room,

And about the woodlands I will go,

To see the cherry hung with snow. 

7. Tree, Dear Tree

By Jonathan George

Tree, Dear Tree,

In the spring, you give the birds a place to rest.

On your lovely branches, I can hear a family of Robbins,

Singing in their nest.

Some trees are short, some trees are tall, 

But all the trees are lovely as their leaves change in the fall. 

I love to see your red and browns, but your golden 

Yellow are the best of all. 

How beautiful you are covered in winter white,

As you stand in the snow and your branches are frozen in ice. 

Then again comes the spring so crisp and clean,

Waking you out of your slumbering sleep. 

Joyfully telling you another year has gone by,

“Look up dear tree you have grown one inch more closer to the sky. 

8. Under The Greenwood Tree

By William Shakespeare

Under the greenwood tree

Who loves to lie with me,

And turn his merry note

Unto the sweet bird’s throat,

Come hither, come hither, come hither:

Here shall he see

No enemy

But winter and rough weather.

Who doth ambition shun,

And loves to live i’ the sun,

Seeking the food he eats,

And pleased what he gets

Come hither, come hither, come hither:

He shall he see

No enemy

But winter and rough weather. 

9. Poet’s Tree

By Shel Silverstein

Underneath the poet tree

Come and rest awhile with me,

And watch the way the word-web weaves

Between the shady story leaves.

The branches of the poet tree 

Reach from the mountains to the sea.

So come and dream, or come and climb

Just don’t get hit by falling rhymes. 

10. My Pretty Rose Tree

By William Blake

A flower was offered to me;

Such a flower as May never bore.

But I said I’ve a pretty rose tree

And I passed the sweet flower o’er.

Then, I went to my pretty rose tree;

To tend her by day and by night

But my rose turned away with jealousy.

And her thorns were my only delight.  

11. Friendly Tree, This Is Your Day

By Annette Wynne

Friendly tree, this is your day,

So we’ll stop our work and play

And talk of you,

And all the things that you do.

Standing still and quiet there, 

Sending branches into air,

Making pleasant shade around,

Delving far beneath the ground,

Holding all year safe from harm

Little nest within your arm,

Keeping firmly where you are,

Reaching up to touch a star,

Growing, working, just as I, 

Seeking God within the sky. 

12. Tree Gowns

By Lenore Hetrick

In the springtime of the year

The trees wear blossom gowns.

They change into pink fairylands

All the hills and towns. 

In the autumn of the year

The trees put on new dresses!

Red and gold and yellow are 

The colors each one stresses. 

Benefits of Learning Tree Poems For Kids

Some of the advantages of learning tree poems for kids are mentioned below:

• Imparts knowledge on trees and their importance in our lives. 
• Develops literacy and vocabulary skills among the children. 
• Improves creativity and imagination skills. 
• Develops language and communication skills. 
• Boosts confidence to learn new words and formation of sentences for effective communication. 

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