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New Jersey's State Tree is the Northern Red Oak!
The Northern Red Oak, 'Quercus borealis', was named as New Jersey's state tree in 1950
Native to many New.Jersey forests, the Red Oak is one of the largest trees of the northern states. It grows up to
70 to 90 feet high, and has a trunk diameter of up to 4 feet. New Jersey is among the country's top ten producers of several crops... second in blueberries, third in cranberries and bell peppers, and fourth in peaches. July and August are prime months for blueberries in NJ.
The state animal is the horse, Equus caballus, so designated in Chapter 173 of the Laws of 1977. Governor Brendan T. Byrne signed the law August 14, 1977, while attending the farm and horse show at Augusta, Sussex County.
The brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, is the state's official fish, having been so declared by Chapter 342 of the Laws of 1991.
The Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2608 and Governor James J. Florio signed it January 8, 1992 at Hopatcong Middle
School, Hopatcong. The violet (common meadow, V. sororia) is designated the New Jersey State Flower.
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