What is your favorite tree? It can be in your yard or not. I love the Japanese Fire Trees. I have in my yard, though

[debm55]

I think one is dying. I also have a huge Pine tree that my son received as a tiny sapling many years ago in a Happy Meal box for Earth day. Do you have a favorite tree?

[3catwoman3]

1. Any red maple...

...and blue spruce.

[debm55]

3. Thank you 3catwoman3 They are beautiful trees.

[FarPoint]

2. Willow Tree...

I typically like seeing them in pairs..

[debm55]

5. Thank you FarPoint I haven't seen any willow trees around here. but other places I have been, I admired their beauty. I

wonder if they are more of a southern tree?

[FarPoint]

28. I am in Dayton Ohio...

I see them all around this area...especially in pairs...although there are idiots out there that will not recognize the pairing and cut one down...

They typically grow around waterways, near streams etc...

[debm55]

82. We don't have any any ponds around here. just the rivers. Bummer. I think they are beautiful.

[electric_blue68]

67. We have willows here in NYC. They like to be near water, if possible.

[debm55]

83. Thank you electric_bllue68 . That's what I thought.

[True Dough]

4. Tree Rollins

He was a great basketball player!

[debm55]

8. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. you are bad True Dough.

[True Dough]

12. There's about 10% redeeming qualities in me

if you look really hard!

[ProfessorGAC]

31. Ten Percent?

I'm jealous!

[debm55]

84. I'll look --only 10? I think you have more.

[True Dough]

119. All right

I'll concede 15%, but that's definitely the limit!

[biophile]

6. I have a small collection of Japanese Maples that I love

But I have restricted myself to mostly planting native trees lately. I love great fall color so really any tree that provides beautiful fall foliage! After that, its evergreens to have winter coverage.
I love nature in all of its variations. Except earwigs and poison ivy; it's a personal thing :/

[debm55]

13. I agree with the native trees. My Japanese Fire trees look like crap starting in the fall. They are beautiful in the

spring and summer. though. with their burgandy leaves and the Fire Balls.

[Codifer]

7. Peach tree.

The one we have usually bears abundant fruit (last year zero though). So much in fact that we must use a forest of struts and props to prevent it form tearing itself apart.

[debm55]

15. At one time we had peach and pear trees . I was told by my neighbor that to give fruit you had to have 2 of each. Yard

was a mess with rotten fruit so I cut them down. Thank you Codifer.

[Easterncedar]

202. I am a peach fiend

In 2003 I found a sprouted peach pit in my compost. I tended it, and 6 years later had peaches. Magic! In Maine! It’s still going, although I had to move. I always felt that tree was a perfect generous gift of the world to me.

[Codifer]

210. The problem with

peaches is that there is a small window of time in which they become ripe and the great number of them there on the tree.

This year was a very abundant year which was great. Our normal practice developed over the years was to distribute flats of them to our pub friends, the people we trade with, the class my wife teaches and the pot store. This year there was Covid in the house (although not me even though I am the eldest at 79.) which limited travel. Fortune was kind though and smiled. A young couple who live next door are expecting and the mom to be developed a craving for them (home peaches seem much jucier and more flavorful than store bought). I picked as many as I could for her as carefully as I could (gloves, masks etc). It feels good to give someone a beautiful and perfect and pleasure-filled bit of nature.

cheers

[Easterncedar]

211. All true!

A friend here in Maine has a youngish peach tree that did well this year, and I helped her can them, 6 jars, something she had never done before. Then I drove 12 hours west to buy Niagara County peaches, about a bushel, and brought them back to Maine where I put up 17 quarts, while eating as many as I could just out of hand, over cereal, and in pie. Gave a few away, but only a few. I do love them, and the season is so short.

[Easterncedar]

212. I can only imagine how grateful your neighbor was

How kind of you.
Stay healthy. Covid surely isn’t done with us yet.

[rockbluff botanist]

9. Quercus michauxii

Swamp Chestnut Oak.

It is a species of oak in the white oak family. It is native to bottomlands and wetlands in the southeastern and midwestern United States, in coastal states from New Jersey to Texas.

It has large rounded acorns with a heavily scaled cap. Exceptional wildlife mast.

[debm55]

87. Thank you rockbluff botanist. It sounds wonderful.

[hlthe2b]

10. Lindens---very popular in Colorado and when they bloom, oh, the fragrance is heavenly...

Of the non-ornamentals, Oak or Blue Spruce.

[Ocelot II]

52. Also called basswood. Basswood honey is excellent.

There are a lot of them in my neighborhood, and I really enjoyed just walking past them smelling their wonderful flowers.

[debm55]

89. Thank you Ocelot II. Yes, trees with a scent are my favorites.

[hlthe2b]

101. I never knew a variety of honey was produced from them, but searching I see it available. I'll have to try...

For me, Linden trees also remind me of my Mom. She's been gone a long time but had attended Lindenwood University (College then) in St. Charles, MO when it was a bit unusual for girls to have attended. The school gets its name from Linden trees--which I had always assumed but never confirmed until I saw their Wiki page today. I also learned that Taylor Swift's grandmother was an alumnus of Lindenwood. LOL

I had never heard the alternate name, Basswood. Interesting.

[Ocelot II]

109. TIlia americana. Native to my neck of the woods.

"The foliage and flowers are both edible, though the tender young leaves are more palatable. It is a beneficial species for attracting pollinators as well. Bees produce excellent honey with a mildly spicy flavor from its blossoms." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilia_americana. There are a lot of online sources for the honey - it's really the best honey I know of. It always turns up at farmers markets locally.

[debm55]

88. Thank you Hithe2b they sound wounderful, I like trees with a scent. We used to have a lilac tree loved it.

[arkielib]

11. I love crape myrtle trees.

I have several in my yard. Two are very tall, but one of those is getting taken over and choked out by a fast growing tree in my neighbor's yard.

I also like big oak shade trees (or I used to). We had a huge one in our back yard and one in our front yard. The shade they provided the house was great, but they were old trees and started dropping huge limbs so we had to have them cut down. My sister had what was probably the largest oak tree in town in her backyard (according to her insurance agent) - until strong straight-line winds blew it down on her house and crushed it! She was lucky to have not been crushed herself. She managed to crawl out from under the huge limbs and just had some scrapes. I've been afraid of those trees since then. They apparently do not have very deep roots - for their size, anyway.

[debm55]

91. Thank you arkielib. I am so glad your sister survived.You have to careful of pines also as their roots do not grow deep

enough.

[Jrose]

14. Maple trees, especially in autumn, when they display many colors...

... and for their sweet maple sap.

[debm55]

92. Thank you Jrose I love the colors of the maple trees. They are beautiful. It's getting close to them changing.

[sarge43]

16. Silver Birch n/t

[debm55]

93. Thank you sarge43 beautiful tree.

[catbyte]

17. Weeping Birch

We had a huge one in our front yard when I was a kid and I thought it was so exotic, right out of a fairy tale, lol.

[electric_blue68]

68. We have one weeping birch in NYC's Fort Tryon Pk

[debm55]

94. Oh what a beautiful tree, Thank you so much, catbyte.

[enid602]

18. Saguaro

The Saguaro. I just have one, but it’s massive and stands proud in the yard.

[debm55]

95. Thank you enid602, When I visited AZ I was awestruck by them. Very beautiful.

[in2herbs]

147. Technically it may not be a "tree" but it is my favorite as well. The other morning when I was walking I

realized why the Saguaro, and not the pine or other trees is my favorite. It is because a Saguaro does not block out the sunlight, the moon, or other objects in the sky because it grows up, not out like a pine, etc. No matter where you stand you can always see the sky. Not possible in a forest.

[AltairIV]

19. Japanese Maple!

Japanese Maple. Their Autumn display is an orchestrated riot of color.

[debm55]

96. Thank you AltairIV, It is a beautiful tree.

[HeartsCanHope]

20. The Sweetgum in our front yard.

It has such beautiful leaves in the fall, it's worth raking the gumballs! We didn't plant it, it was here when we moved in.

[debm55]

97. Thank you HeartsCanHope. While walking Dolly , We both have been hit on the head by them

[Niagara]

21. I'm interested in purchasing an established

Jane Magnolia Tree
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/magnolia-jane/

or a

Knock Out Rose Tree
https://plankandpillow.com/all-about-the-knock-out-rose-tree/



Several years ago we had over towering White Ash trees that were too close to the house. The trees were planted before the house was built 70 some years ago, so I'm sure the trees weren't towering over the house when it was built.


Eventually, the trees were attacked by the White Ash Borer and both had to be taken down. I burnt all the wood in my firepit for bonfire nights.

With the following trees, they only grow so tall so they will never tower over the house. Plus, they have beautiful flowers on the them. It would be ideal for my yard.

[debm55]

98. Thank you Niagara. I love the Magnoia trees and their smell. I don't think I have seen a Knock Out Rose Tree around here

Wish you luck. They are expensive to take down now.

[LeftInTX]

216. I think that picture of the Knockout rose tree is deceptive.

It's merely a Knockout rose bush with the bottom growth removed.
They probably get 4 feet tall or so.


I swear that's a camellia in the picture and not a rose.

Here is how they look in the nursery :


Stock photo from Home Depot. You're paying for them to remove the bottom growth.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/KNOCK-OUT-3-Gal-Red-Double-Knock-Out-Rose-Tree-with-Red-Flowers-13560/315750016

I have a Knockout rose and they're patented.
https://www.knockoutroses.com/family

They aren't fancy roses, but they're popular because they're disease resistant.

[LeftInTX]

218. I really think that is a picture of a camellia and not a Knockout Rose

Camellias are beautiful, but picky. Check to see if they can grow in your area. Other suitable options are lilacs and rhododendrons/

I used to be a Master Gardener.

[surrealAmerican]

22. black walnut

This time of year, they look like they are growing a crop of tennis balls.

[lapfog_1]

26. that is my favorite.

[SWBTATTReg]

45. Love these trees. Had a bunch of them in my small ranch, and had to run off people from stealing the walnuts!

Good grief, nothing is sacred, eh?

[Ocelot II]

55. I like their looks, but they give off a substance from their roots

that causes some kinds of plants to die. Some things just can't be grown near them - especially plants in the rose family. One of them killed my crabapple tree. Also, the squirrels get the nuts and they leave stains.

[Bayard]

70. They are poisonous to horses, dogs, and cats

Of course, we have them everywhere, including the pastures. I also hate them because its like trying to walk on ping pong balls.

[debm55]

102. Agree. Thank you Bayard.

[debm55]

99. Thank you surrealAmerican. I was trying to figure out the names of the trees. We use to call them "monkey balls" when I

a kid, I also been hit by them the last couple of times that I walked Dolly. So has she.

[yellowdogintexas]

123. We always knew when folks had been hulling black walnuts from the stain on their forearms

They are some nasty things to prep but boy do they make fudge, brownies or divinity so good

We used to dump them in the driveway and run the car over them to get the husks off.

[electric_blue68]

195. I've been on a few wild food walks in Manhattan, and Queens...

In Central Park we found a black walnut tree and took a few green "globes".
Tasty walnuts!

[Enter stage left]

23. Mimosa, especially when they are blooming.

[electric_blue68]

69. I was thinking of the one mimosa tree in one of my own neighborhoods...

bc It's near the school we used to go to vote. Since I'm thinking, of course, about the election.

And their delicate leaves. Such pretty flowers! 🥰

[debm55]

100. My neighbors across the street. bought the next lot. And had about ten of them. They were beautiful. When they died and

the house sold. the new buyer had them all cut down. Bummer.

[Polly Hennessey]

24. My cherry 🍒 tree. The birds 🐦 also love it.

[SWBTATTReg]

46. These are nice too! Used to have before they all died out, the birds would flock all over them, eat them before I

could pick any! They left a big mess afterwards, w/ their poop!

[debm55]

117. Thank you SWBTATTReg.

[spooky3]

57. I love cherries, too. Nt

[debm55]

118. I love Japanese Cherry Trees when they first bloom in the spring Thank you, Polly Hennessey.

[debm55]

157. Thank you Polly Hennessey.

[duncang]

25. Bald cypress

We had a 15’ one in our previous home. I planted one here. It’s about 10’ now.

[LeftInTX]

80. We have Montezuma and Bald Cypress here

Bald cypress are strictly aquatic here.

Montezuma will grow on land.
It's native from the Rio Grande Valley on south.


Native range:

[debm55]

122. Thank you duncang. Are they nativie to the South?

[duncang]

166. A lot of them

Just a little east of us same latitude. At our last house we never had to water the cypress there. I knew it wasn’t going to develop knees but it was healthy. I was hoping for the same thing here. But it looks like I’ll have to soak the soil every so often. We were in drought conditions. It’s been doing good this year with the rain we’ve had recently.

[LeftInTX]

217. I live in San Antonio. We're always in a drought, but I know they grow on land in parts of the south.

Bald Cypress can be a yard tree in East Texas, but not here. We're too dry.

[pandr32]

228. I love those, too!

[Sanity Claws]

27. Sugar maple

They are beautiful in the fall. Best autumn colors, IMHO.

[debm55]

125. Thank you Sanity Claws We love driving up the mountains here in PA and looking at the trees. It's almost time.

[gademocrat7]

29. Sango Kaku

Japanese maple. We have these trees in our yard and on our bonsai tables. Beautiful trees.

[debm55]

124. Love Japanese Maples, thank you gademocrat7

[CommonHumanity]

30. I love....

I particularly love cedar trees, but truly how can one choose a favorite? Choosing a favorite might be an insult to God, if I believed in one. Let's just say it is a likely insult to the splendor and mystery of creation. So much majestic, sheltering beauty. Trees boggle my mind, soothe my spirit and give me the inspiration to continue when my spirit feels weak. A bridge between heaven and earth, a presence and a being in every way and a reminder of the wonder around us. I think I love almost every tree.

[debm55]

127. You can love all trees but have a special tree that is a sight to behold for various reasons.

[CommonHumanity]

239. of course you can

I just can't and that's all I said. No need to be defensive, but that is incredibly common on this site. If it is not the same opinion as you hold then take issue with a perfectly harmless post. Ho hum...

[debm55]

240. Reread my post at #127, I wasn;t defensive, Just said that you can love all trees but have a special type that you are

fond of.

[debm55]

243. I really don't think God fills insulted by me liking a specific tree, animal, body of water. landforms. humans, birds,

the heavens and admired His creations. and on that Seventh Day He rested. Actually I believe in evolution.not the 7 day theory they taught me in school.

[MoonlightHillFarm]

32. Tree

Eucalyptus

[debm55]

130. Love the smell. Thank you , MoonlightHillFarm.

[cloudbase]

33. Evergreen Magnolia.

[debm55]

129. Thank you cloudbase. It sounds wounderful.

[surfered]

34. Monkey Puzzle Tree

[debm55]

132. I don't think I heard of them. We had Monkey Ball Trees in PA. Thank you . I will look it up

[Ilsa]

35. Rowan tree, for all of the mythology around it. nt

I also appreciate the beauty of the western hemlock.

[debm55]

138. Thank you llsa. Correct me if I am wrong, but are hemlock trees poisonous?

[Ilsa]

185. I think so, but I like their look.

For me, it's very unusual.

[PufPuf23]

222. Poison hemlock and hemlock trees are not closely related.

Poison hemlock is an herb related to the carrot and that is relatively common but not native to North America.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conium_maculatum

Hemlock trees are evergreen conifers that can grow quite large. There are several species of hemlock native to North America.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsuga

Note: The English-language common name "hemlock" arose from a perceived similarity in the smell of its crushed foliage to that of the unrelated plant poison hemlock. Unlike the latter, Tsuga species are not poisonous.[4]

[debm55]

223. thank you very much, PufPuf23. Your post is very informative.

[PufPuf23]

225. Been reading this thread for several days, cannot make up mind.

Redwood, Port-Orford cedar, Douglas-fir, Dawn redwood, pepperwood, Brewer Spruce?

Educated and worked for years as a forester, retired over 20 years.

Live in National Forest just inland from Redwood National Park.

Native trees on 0.7 acre lot are Douglas-fir, canyon live oak, California black oak, tanoak (not a Quercus but related), madrone, pepperwood (aka Oregon myrtle or California bay laurel), western dogwood, western redbud and incense cedar; also cherry, pear and fig fruit trees.

[ProfessorGAC]

36. Blue Spruce

I like the shape, the color, & the smell.

[debm55]

139. Thank you ProfessorGAC . I agree on all three counts.

[Different Drummer]

37. I have particular fondness for three different trees.

Japanese Maples (exquisite in fall)

Live Oak (I love the Spanish moss that often hangs from them)

Weeping Willows

[debm55]

141. Thank you Different Drummer. All three are unique and beautiful.

[subterranean]

38. Osmanthus fragrans (Sweet Olive)

Native to East Asia, its small orange flowers give off a wonderfully sweet scent when they blossom in the fall. It's one of my favorite smells in the world.

[debm55]

142. Thank you subterranean your description sounds wonderful.

[Mosby]

39. Chinese Elm.

Nt.

[debm55]

143. Thank you Mosby.

[if..fish..had..wings]

40. Redbud

We have a stick turning into a tree in our side yard

[debm55]

144. Thank you if..fish..had..wings. I hope it takes.

[WestMichRad]

41. Quercus alba, white oak

They support about a thousand species of native insects, which in turn feed many other species in the food web. Truly a lynchpin species.

[debm55]

145. Thank you WestMichRad. Wonderful tree. When I was a teen we lived in White Oak PA named after the trees there.

[Nictuku]

42. The King of All Trees: The Redwood

There is something that happens when you are 'in' a Redwood Forest. There is nothing like it. I used to live in Mill Valley, surrounded by Redwoods, not far from Muir Woods. I really miss it. I think I need to do a Road Trip soon to go soak up some of the Tall Tree Vibes.

[debm55]

146. Thank you Nictuku. Redwood Forest sounds wonderful. Thank you for sharing.

[pandr32]

229. I love all the giant old growth evergreens!

Walking under them is so humbling.

[Bob in the Land]

43. Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood)

Thought to be extinct until rediscovered in China. It has a beautiful natural conical shape and dates back to the era of the dinosaurs.

[Zambero]

108. Often referred to as a "living fossil"

[debm55]

149. Thank you, Bob in the Land.

[waterwatcher123]

44. Yellow Birch (leaves smell like spearmint).

I have a hard time choosing just one tree (White Pine, Sequoia, Redwood, White and Red Cedar, Hemlock trees all very cool too).

[debm55]

161. Thank you waterwatcher123. That is interesting about the Yellow birch. I love the smell of spearment.

[waterwatcher123]

187. Yellow birch are native to the zone where we live (transition from hardwood to boreal forest).

Amazingly, these trees repel insects and live hundreds of years. I suspect most people around where we live (shores of Lake Superior in MN) would have a hard time identifying these trees given that the bark is silver colored instead of the typical white people associate with birch.

Thanks for asking about trees (nice to talk about something other than the destroyer of worlds - Donald Trump). Trees are the antithesis of that man in that they seek nothing other than a chance to grow. I kept a cup my mother gave me that had a quote about an oak tree apropos to current times. It went something like the following Hallmark quote: “ Every mighty oak was once a nut that stood its ground.” We might be nuts for believing in a better tomorrow. But, it is better to be a nut than weird.

[debm55]

188. Thank you ,waterwatcher. I have learned so much from this thread.

[waterwatcher123]

214. It was a very nice thread and chance for everyone to express a bit of appreciation for nature's splendor and diversity.

[Easterncedar]

208. Yellow birch is a favorite of mine

Every now and then I find a big one while wandering in the fields and woods here and am always amazed by the beauty.

[waterwatcher123]

213. I remember working with a plant ecologist who said some of our yellow birch trees were hundreds of years old.

Paper birch, which are another amazing tree, only live about 40 years. So, the yellow birch is in a class of its own when it comes to longevity. They also seem to have an incredible ability to regenerate and continue even when the tree's demise seems imminent.

I have to admit I am a fan of trees generally. They are among some of the world's oldest living things (especially the giants like the Redwoods and Sequoias). A long time ago I worked for the City of Minneapolis where we had an annual awards ceremony for heritage trees (largest of a species or related to a historic event or person). It was great fun to see people nominate these urban trees and to describe their value to a neighborhood or community (was also a way to protect these trees).

[drmeow]

47. Palo Rojo

A hybrid between Palo Verde and Yellow Palo Verde. Had a beautiful one I planted in my backyard in Arizona. The bark is smooth green but turns reddish purple when it gets below a certain temperature (which, unfortunately, happens less frequently than it used to in AZ).

[debm55]

162. Oh my that is beautiful. I have never seen anything like it. thank you drmeow.

[drmeow]

174. This is the one that was in my backyard

I agree that it is a beautiful tree - and low water, lots of shade, and fast growing. I absolutely loved it.

[debm55]

180. Absolutely beautiful. Thank you, drmeow.

[applegrove]

48. Crabapple because I spent so much time as a kid in my parent's crabapple

tree when I was growing up. I remember one time a neighbour girl who had friends from a rough neighborhood came to our back yard to beat up my older brother and his best friend. My twin and I retreated to the tree and got an overhead view of the standoff. What the rough kids didn't know was that my brother and his friend were the stars of the debate team in the boys private school across the street (read into this complete eggheads). I've never seen so many reasons given for why there should not be a fight. There was peace in the end.

[debm55]

160. Thank you very much applegrove for sharing you memories with us.

[hlthe2b]

241. I did too.. made jelly from the crabapples... Also nursed quite a few bee stings, as a result...

Your account sounds a bit less troublesome and a lot more amusing.

[applegrove]

242. Canterpillars were our nemisis on that tree. Tent caterpillars. Ug!

[Clouds Passing]

49. Weeping willows make awesome hideaways

[debm55]

163. Thank you Clouds Passing. that;s funny.

[Aristus]

50. I have two Japanese maples in my front yard.

A big one and a small one.

Lovely…

[debm55]

164. Thank you Aristus. They are lovely.

[Ocelot II]

51. Catalpa. I love their orchid-like flowers in the late spring.

[electric_blue68]

71. The first time I saw one, and in flowering was on a vacation in NYS...

Then a bunch in Central Park.

Lovely flowers!

[Ocelot II]

74. There's a big one in my front yard.

I always look forward to the flowers, which don't bloom until late spring. Then the thing produces big pods, and in October after the first frost, the leaves, which are huge, suddenly turn brown and fall off all at once. It's a weird tree but I love it.

[electric_blue68]

75. Oh, man - all at once! And just brown. Well, the flowers make up for it. 👍

[Figarosmom]

78. I had one in the front yard

Always had more ctopping up all over from those large beans ending up everywhere. But I did love it.

[debm55]

169. Thank you Ocelot II They are beautiful.

[Easterncedar]

209. And vanilla-like fragrance!

Nice picture.

[Marigold]

53. Gingko Trees

There are some beautiful ones behind the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA.

[Ocelot II]

56. Only the male ones. The females produce a fruit

that smells like vomit.

[Marigold]

58. Hahahahaha

I did not know this. These fruit wouldn't by any chance be orange in color?

[Ocelot II]

60. Yes, actually.

https://arboretum.harvard.edu/stories/stop-and-smell-the-ginkgoes/

[electric_blue68]

73. Oh, how well (unfortunately!) I know! In my second childhood neighborhood, our park...

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had 2 tall female ginkos right next to the main path in the in the back 2/3 rds of the park.
Not a fun time at fruit time! 😄😑 Gak!

[debm55]

170. Thank you Marigold. I remember a neighbor had a Gingko Tree in their yard. Very unique leaf shape.

[OAITW r.2.0]

54. An oak tree I transplanted 25 years ago.

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It's a healthy 25 YO with an 18" butt. and strong....provides a lot of shade for the house in the summer AM into early PM.

[debm55]

168. Thank you OAITW r.2,0 That oak is huge.

[OAITW r.2.0]

227. Here's a good pic of my tree...

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I got acorns that I want to start this winter....

[debm55]

232. Thank you beautiful tree and setting,

[Lochloosa]

59. Live Oak first. I'm an old southern boy. The Redwoods are amazing trees.

Read The Wild Trees by Richard Preston on Redwoods. Fascinating. When they fall, and they always do, they create a fairy ring of future redwoods.

[debm55]

172. Thank you lochloosa, That is beautiful

[MN2theMax]

61. Quaking Aspen

In the fall when the leaves turn bright yellow.

[debm55]

173. Thank you , that sounds so lovely.

[Batshit_Bruin_CA]

62. Jacarandas with blue flowers

And all colors of crepe myrtles, and the flowering poinciana trees in Hawaii (where there are many types of flowering trees

I also loved all the trees of New England that give such beautiful colors in autumn and the crisp chilly mornings where one finally felt fully awake and refreshed after summer's hot humid doldrums I used to try to visit each year that my brother lived in New York.

It's hard to choose just one favorite.

Not forgetting the evergreen forest of the Pacific north west.how I love them too.

[debm55]

175. Thank you Batshit_Bruin_CA that must be like living in paradise.

[Wicked Blue]

63. Dogwoods

Especially white-flowering ones.

When we moved to NJ last year we found two red-flowering dogwoods in the back yard. So lovely.

[debm55]

176. Thank you Wicked Blue. we do have dogwoods around here. Beautiful.

[madamesilverspurs]

64. Aspen

Love listening to their music when the breeze blows through the leaves. And the fall colors are a visual symphony.


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[debm55]

179. Thank you madamesilverspurs. That sounds so romantic with the leaves and their fall colors.

[happybird]

65. Eastern Redbud

When they bloom on the side of road I know it's truly, finally Springtime. They are liberally scattered throughout the woods and along the roadsides around here and the color is uniquely beautiful. The only downside is the blooming period is brief. The redbuds, pears, cherries, daffodils and other early bloomers are such a beautiful combo.

Also a big fan of Weeping Willow. Can't have one here because of the septic field, so I love seeing them in others' yards.

[maccafan]

171. I agree

Redbuds are the most beautiful trees. I had two but one died and had to be cut down. Hopefully the other one will last a while longer. Those two weeks in April when they bloom they are magnificent!

[debm55]

183. Thank you happybird. Your yard must be beautiful in the early spring.

[electric_blue68]

66. Crab apple, or flowering cherry trees bc of the beautiful flowers each Spring. Otherwise, I guess...

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Maples, or Lindens.

I might have to think on these two. I really like the leaf shapes.

White Pines, too.
Big Oaks.

I love trees in general. 🌳🥰🌳

I had hoped to see the Giant Sequoias in person, but that's not going to happen.
We actually have a GS in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Bc, I think of our climate it'll never get to the heights of those in Yosemite Park.

[Niagara]

220. electric_blue, is there any particular reason why you believe that you

will not see the Giant Sequoias in person?

[electric_blue68]

221. Traveling itself is not really a problem. I don't have extra much money at all...

so I couldn't save up enough.

But I can imagine very well - so I can look at more photos of the groves and get a good sense, and imagine myself there. 👍

[Niagara]

231. I understand financial difficulties. This year has been financially difficult for me...

I had to replace an unrepairable vehicle and a TV. And now my oven really isn't working properly.


I was reading and watching YouTube videos and I discovered a few interesting topics.


There are different groves in different National Parks in the U.S. that have Giant Sequoias. I didn't realize that.


Also, there's the Redwood Forest which the Redwoods aren't the largest trees but are the tallest trees.


I'm going to do some more reading and YouTube watching today about the National Parks after I get off work.

[Bayard]

72. Aspen and Blue Spruce (and they look great planted close together)

I planted a few baby Aspens a couple years ago to seen if they would grow in Southern Kentucky. They've done wonderfully well except for the leaf fungus that gets on everything here--trees and flowers. No matter how much you spray, it remains.

We've planted tons of trees since we moved here 10 years ago. Great variety, and some we only had to transplant from our woods, like the red maples, redbuds, sassafrass, and some pines and cedars.

[debm55]

159. Thank you Bayard. Your yard sounds beautiful.

[Figarosmom]

76. Lots of pretty flowering threes

But my favorite is the linden because of its scent.


And I love the shape of the leaves on the Ginko.

[debm55]

181. Thank you Figarosmom. I agree with both.

[WheelWalker]

77. Sequoia sempervirons

[debm55]

121. Love the sequoia. Thank you WheelWalker.

[samplegirl]

79. Weeping cedar

[debm55]

120. Thank you samplegirl , I love them so special and beautiful

[doc03]

81. There was an almost virgin patch of woods within walking distance when I was young

where we would hunt squirrel. It was made up of huge beech trees, oak and hickory. It was destroyed by strip mining back in the 70s. There is no particular tree, I don't hunt anymore but I can sit for hours in a forest like that and take in the peace and quiet.

[Ocelot II]

90. There is a protected area of never-forested white and red pines

in northern Minnesota within the Chippewa National Forest. It's called the Lost 40 because of a surveying error by loggers in 1882 that left about 40 acres untouched. The trees there are 300-400 years old and they're enormous. I visited it a few weeks ago and was gobsmacked at their size. It's an amazing place to visit if you can find it. https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/chippewa/recarea/?recid=26672

[debm55]

224. Thank you Ocelot II beautiful tree.

[debm55]

116. Thank you very much, for sharing those memories with us.

[parkia00]

85. Plumeria in any color

A short well trimmed (many branches) in a large glazed pottery jardinière on a patio is a sight to behold.

[debm55]

106. Thank you parkia00. it sounds beautiful.

[Rebl2]

86. Maples 🍁

[debm55]

103. Thank you RebI2. Love them in the fall.

[OLDMDDEM]

104. My family tree.

[debm55]

110. HAHAHAHA, Is that a real tree or are you pulling our legs?????

[OLDMDDEM]

111. Just my family. No real tree.

[Zambero]

105. Coast Redwood

I lived on the northern California coast for several years. Walking through an old-growth redwood forest is an incredible experience.

[debm55]

115. Thank you Zambero , I always wanted to see one.

[Zambero]

150. You're welcome!

Better yet, if you are ever in the region, go to see hundreds of them as far as the eye can see. My favorite spot is Stout Grove, a few miles east of Crescent City. Accessible by vehicle and featuring relatively flat terrain for an easy but very rewarding hike.

[debm55]

152. Thank you.for the information.

[Arne]

107. My Moringa in the front.

Doesn't look like much but it's delicious.

[debm55]

114. Thank you Arne.

[underpants]

112. Happy Trees

[debm55]

113. HAHAHAHAHHAHAH. I got my kid to eat broccoli by telling him they were tiny trees.

[CanonRay]

126. Aspen

Beautiful trees, gorgeous fall color

[debm55]

156. CanonRay, thank you very much. They are beautiful trees.

[Stargleamer]

128. giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)

I've seen them at Sequoia National Park

[debm55]

134. One of the few national parks I haven't been to that I always wished I had. Thank you Stargleamer.

[CrispyQ]

131. I googled Japanese fire tree & they are gorgeous!!

Their structure reminds me of Dogwood trees which don't grow in my area but I saw one out east one spring & thought how lovely they are. I don't know much about trees but I love them all. In June the Linden trees in my area put out the most wonderful scent. I have a huge Spruce tree in my front yard & watch the squirrels & birds go up the branches near the trunk like a spiral staircase. I'd like to light it for the holidays but I'm pretty sure I should update my electric panel before doing that & get a special circuit. And of course pay someone with a cherry picker.

[debm55]

133. thank you CrispyQ. I took my class to the Conservatory in Pittsburgh. They had a Japanesse Section with all these

beautiful trees a large pond , a temple and bridges. I wrote down the name of the trees native to Japan. We decided on the Fire Tree.

[sakabatou]

135. Joshua

[debm55]

136. Thank you sakabatou. I love seeing pictures of this tree. Lovely.

[TexLaProgressive]

137. I have sa soft spot for the live oaks of the Crescent City

Funny as these convoluted trees are precious to me, I also love a prefect Texas post oak


The downside is they don't give much color in the autumn.

[debm55]

151. Thank you TexLaProgressive. They are beautiful, just beautiful.

[TlalocW]

140. No. 1....

The Larch.

The... Larch.

[debm55]

148. Thank you TlalocW

[DBoon]

153. The Mexican Lime tree in our back yard

It is very productive. We have a freezer full of lime juice.

[debm55]

154. Thank you DBoon. That sounds great.

[electric_blue68]

196. Wow. Love lime juice!

[SunSeeker]

155. Jacaranda in full bloom.

Here in Southen California where they were planted by municipalities along the sidewalk, they turn neighborhood streets into a tunnel of purple every May-June. But they're messy and the sap from the blossoms stain car paint. Best appreciated from afar, lol. That's why they stopped planting them along residential streets.

[debm55]

158. Wow, SunSeeker . They are beautiful, just beautiful

[electric_blue68]

197. Very beautiful!

[k55f5r]

165. When I lived in Wa, it was old growth

Cedars. There's one in the Gifford Pinchot Nat'l Forest that I measured at 45' circumference that you could get inside through a fissure to an 8' circular room.

[debm55]

167. Oh wow. Would love to see it in person. Thank you k55f5r.

[wendyb-NC]

177. I have several

American Elm, (pretty much gone due to, "Dutch Elm Disease&quot , Sugar Maple, Tamarack, White Birch.

[debm55]

182. Thank you wendyb-NC You have a beautiful yard.

[electric_blue68]

198. Oh, the Elms. In NYC we lost a lot of Elms to this disease in the 60's...

I watched one on our street corner be taken down. They were quite tall.

Still, some 🩷 did survive, including two on the block just north of us.

[wendyb-NC]

204. Yes, I remember

I grew up in upstate New York, there were 2 grand Elms 100 feet tall and massive. They seemed to succumb about the same time in 1968-1969. Both had to be taken down as they started loosing large limbs. They were a hazard.

Growing up under their their lush foliage in summer was such a gift, a relief from the sweltering hot days. I'll never forget them, in fact, I still dream of them occasionally.

[electric_blue68]

207. Well, you cherish, and remember them. 🌳👍

[femmedem]

178. Sassafras!

The leaves look like a Dr. Seuss character's footprints and when my husband, who makes musical instruments, cuts into the wood, his shop smells like root beer.



Photo from Wiki Creative Commons

[debm55]

184. Thank you femmedem. How wonderful! Do you ever make tea from it?

[femmedem]

186. I did as a kid from the sassafras that grew in our backyard.

I haven't in quite a while. I kind of wish I didn't know that safrole is carcinogenic, because I loved chewing on sassafras twigs.

[markodochartaigh]

189. The peach trees in

my great-grandparent's orchard. The pear tree in our backyard where I used to eat pears with my Westie. The jacaranda trees in streets across LA seen from my boyfriend's sister's apartment on a hill. The clump of Phoenix reclinata at San Jose State. The LSU gold fig tree in my yard in Texas, when my dog was dying and didn't want any food she did enjoy her last fig. My Valencia Pride mango that Hurricane Irma blew down, but which recovered when I reset it.

[debm55]

191. Thank you very much markofochartaigh. Your post touched my heart. The trees and the events tied to them forever in your

heart. Thank you so much for sharing with us. Remember you are loved. by us as a family. Take care .Love, Debbie

[Nixie]

190. Japanese Maples

I always want them when I see them in the plant nurseries, but we don't have the ideal climate for them or the expertise to care for them. They are stunning.

I think this is a Red Dragon: hope I can get the picture to work

https://www.wilsonbrosgardens.com/acer-palmatum-red-dragon-japanese-maple-3g-hg.html

Oh well, I tried to get the pictures to open but have to settle for this link about the varieties.
https://www.thespruce.com/japanese-maple-trees-2130843

OH, I see the maples are also called fire trees, so we have the same favorite!

[debm55]

192. Thank you Nixie. Mine will turn a burgundy in the fall and then the leaves will drop.There are many varieties of the

tree. All are beautiful.

[MissB]

193. Madrone

We have one in the center of our driveway, growing at the base of a massive fir tree. It’s been there for a very long time and seems to still be thriving. The coppery skin of the tree is just enchanting.

I’ve always loved the Harlequin Glorybower, aka the peanut butter tree. The leaves smell like peanut butter when you crush them in your hand, and the flowers are simply gorgeous. I had one at the old house but for whatever reasons we’ve never planted one here.

[pansypoo53219]

194. i am patial to hemlocks, but i guess yellow birch. they look like bronze at the family cottage. horse chestnut. except

stepping on the nuts w/ bare feet. silver birch + big catalpas are awesome. but up north there is a nature walk at the butternut-franklin spot near the cottage. in the swampt section is smells DIVINE. but then i discovered the same smell on our beach near the rock pile. i need to bottle it .

[electric_blue68]

199. A few quick tree stories...

In Inwood Park northern most Manhattan there’s the last natural forest in that burrough. I couldn't find an answer as to the current oldest trees, though there was a 350 yr old tulip tree that died in the ?1930's.

In the NY Botanical Garden in The Bronx there is the other old growth forest.
When I was in DC around Christmas time I was there to see The Clinton's celebration of American Craftsmanship with 6 special
Xmas trees each displaying ornaments dedicated to one (or mostly) material [paper, fiber, wood, ceramic, glass, and metal] inside the WH lobby in '93. 🥰

I stayed overnight at my cousin's ex-wife's mother's house in ?Georgetown. It's been my only time in DC in the Wintertime
except for 3 inaugurals.

Anyway I started to walk towards the bus to get me to a museum near the WH. Snow had been forecasted for later - but it starred at 9AM. So there was a quarter inch on the ground when I left.

And I got a total surprise tree-wise. There was a Magnolia Tree! See, I had no idea that the Magnolia tree was a broadleaf evergreen! Actually at that time - I had no idea there was such a tree as a broad leaf evergreen! I'd only seen them in late Spring, early Summer - sometimes in bloom! 🩷

[debm55]

200. Thank you very much, electric_blue68 . You have some very interesting stories. I always though th Magnolia was a warm

weather tree.

[LeftInTX]

215. There are magnolias at the white house. They're supposedly hardy to -10 degrees. (But probably more like -5)

[debm55]

219. Thank you LeftinTex

[Easterncedar]

201. So many to love

Cedars grab me, every time, with their singular beauty and fragrance, but I will always yearn for the elm-shaded streets of my childhood. Now I find myself paying attention to the magnificent, doomed ash trees all around in Maine, leaves now turning bright yellow or deep burgandy. I see the bare bleak skeletal forests of ash when I go home to New York, and grieve. When the ashes go here, it’s going to be apocalyptic.

Mind you, I have a tall young elm in my yard now, which I will love until it goes, hoping it lives long enough to set seed, as my first did. And I have planted two American chestnuts at the old farm in the hills.

[debm55]

205. Thank you very much Easterncedar. Your post is very interesting. We have elms around here in SW PA. Majestic trees.

[Easterncedar]

203. Catalpa and yellow locust are beautiful too

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And so many of the trees that I’ve never seen except at the Arnold Arboretum in Boston - Virginia fringe tree with its purple silk, and the Chinese Dove tree, with flowers like a flock of perching white birds, are so memorable 40 years after I lived in Jamaica Plain.

[debm55]

206. Oh that Chinese Dove tree sounds wonderful. Thank you Easterceder.

[RainCaster]

226. American Yellowwood, cladrastis lutea

Beautiful strings of blooms in the spring, and the most spectacular bright yellow fall color. I have one in my front yard and love it.

[debm55]

233. Thank you Raincaster, Beautiful

[RockRaven]

230. California black oak -- Quercus kelloggii

So many to choose from, of course. Tomorrow my answer might be different.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_kelloggii
An excerpt from the "Ecology" section:

The California black oak is a critical species for wildlife. Oaks (Quercus spp.) may be the single most important genus used by wildlife for food and cover in California forests and rangelands,[7] and California black oak occupies more total area in California than any other hardwood species. Livestock also make heavy use of this species for food and cover.

Older trees affected by heart rot have cavities which provide den or nest sites[2] for owls, various woodpeckers, tree squirrels, and American black bears. Trees provide valuable shade for livestock and wildlife during the hot summer. California black oak forest types are heavily used for spring, summer, and fall cover by black bears.

It is browsed by deer and livestock.[8] Acorns are heavily used by livestock, mule deer, feral pigs, rodents, mountain quail, Steller's jays, and woodpeckers. Acorns constitute an average of 50% of the fall and winter diets of western gray squirrels and black-tailed deer during good mast years. Fawn survival rates increase or decrease with the size of the acorn crop.

It is a preferred foraging substrate for many birds. All of 68 bird species observed in oak woodlands of the Tehachapi Mountains of California used California black oak for part of their foraging activities. Acorn woodpecker, Bullock's oriole, and Nashville warbler show strong preferences for California black oak. The parasitic plant Pacific mistletoe (Phoradendron villosum), which commonly grows on this oak, produces berries that attract birds, as well.[3]

[debm55]

235. Thank you very much, RockRaven. Your post is very informative.

[Emile]

234. Pin Oak

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[debm55]

236. Thank you very much Emile. I don't think I have seen an oak like that before but the speaker says it is located in Ohio

Valley. I will look for them on my walks.

[Evergreen Emerald]

237. The deer and I love our apple trees

The deer moms leave their babies on one side of the yard, and then eat the apples off the trees, and on the ground, on the other side of the yard.

[debm55]

238. Thank you Evergreen Emerald. I love how the moms and their babes eat from the apple trees. So relaxing. And I really

like the trees are beautiful in the spring.