benluce-ga,
Interesting question!
According to the Washington State Department of Natural Resources,
there are 12 million acres of forestland in the state:
http://www.dnr.wa.gov/base/education.html
...12 million acres of private and state forestland
and the site below puts the average number of trees per acre at 700:
http://www.soltrex.com/popglossary.cfm?termtype=2&termid=1067
...US government-endorsed figure of 700 trees per acre on average
Doing the math, we get:
12 million acres x 700 trees per acre = 8.4 billion trees.
So, there are approximately 8.4 billion trees in Washington State.
Of course, there are trees that haven't been counted in this
calculation -- backyards, city streets, etc. But common sense argues
that these would make a fairly small contribution to the overall
number.
I trust this information fully answers your question.
However, please don't rate this answer until you have everything you
need. If there's anything more I can do for you, just post a Request
for Clarification, and I'm happy to assist you further.
pafalafa-ga
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