Trees are very important also for the products they give us. People everywhere in the world eat fruits like mangoes, oranges, apples, cherries, coconuts and nuts. Trees also give us chocolate, coffee, maple syrup, olives and such spices as cinnamon and cloves. Another way trees help us is with their wood. For many years people have used wood to make tools, to construct buildings, as fuel, and to create works of art.
Wood is used to make everything from furniture to toys to paper.
Wood is also used in the chemical industry to make alcohol, plastics, and other products. In order to make all these products from wood, people cut down millions of trees in the world's forest every year. There is one more way that trees help us and that is for our enjoyment. Trees provide shade and beauty for our eyes. Many poets and painters have used trees as a source of inspiration to create their art.