31.   Aside from a few twinkling, colored lights strung through the trees outside of Leadership Square, downtown Oklahoma City is virtually void of spirit.

32.   At lunch, with the sun pouring in, the walls seem to disappear and the trees of Central Park become the main focus.

33.   B. A tree of the same apple variety.

34.   Because redwood trees of any age are shallow-rooted, they are vulnerable to being blown down during fierce winter storms that buffet the North California coast.

35.   A. Ailanthus altissima, or tree of heaven, is definitely a street-smart tree.

36.   After chains are fixed, tires inflated, seats patched and frames painted and polished, the bicycles will land under the Christmas trees of needy boys and girls.

37.   But figuring out the tree of brain cell lineages may require tools that are not yet in hand.

38.   But maple trees throughout the region suffered a staggering beating during the freakish January storm, which stripped trees of branches, uprooting and killing many trees outright.

39.   C. A tree of some other variety.

40.   Cutting down the trees of the forest and destroying each other is not the answer.