Any Other Tree Lovers?

[soblessed53]

I just love trees,especially the ones that take so long to grow,like Oaks. I love looking online for Champion trees,the largest for their species. I guess the older I get, the more that I realize that I will never see baby trees grow to their full potential,so it breaks my heart everytime a person indiscriminantly cuts down a tree 75 years old or older,or storms or disease bring them down.

Some people were not careful to keep a large variety of tree like an Oak,Maple or Ash at least 35-40" from the house, so some have fallen on houses,and made people afraid of them,but planted the right distance from a house on the SW side, a deciduous tree{one that loses it's leaves in fall], can save a fortune in summer cooling bills.

I also love the evergreen Norway Spruce with it's beautiful tiered branches growing in layers. Any plant in the wrong place is considered a weed,but it is too bad that people don't take more care in selection and planting of trees. It is also sad how cities butcher them,because they don't hire a tree service or train their city-workers in the art of tree pruning,so we end up with ugly,grotesque monstrosities in the winter skyline in so many cities.

What are you favorite trees and what do you love about them?

 

[intricatic]

There were oak trees (mostly white oak) growing all around our property when I lived with my parents. Wonderful trees. We had one birch tree, I believe. All in all, we had around 11 large trees on our property.

Needless to say, I couldn't imagine growing up without large trees to climb in. I love 'em!

 

[artaxbombadil]

Any plant in the wrong place is considered a weed,but it is too bad that people don't take more care in selection and planting of trees. It is also sad how cities butcher them,because they don't hire a tree service or train their city-workers in the art of tree pruning,so we end up with ugly,grotesque monstrosities in the winter skyline in so many cities.

It is too bad. I would like to learn more about the art of selecting which tree to plant where, etc. Do you have any recommendations as to how I could go about learning these things?

I'm partial to the majesty of the hemlock; yews are nice, too! Oh, and Olives. I also love hedges, but that is a different matter!

 

[soblessed53]

It is too bad. I would like to learn more about the art of selecting which tree to plant where, etc. Do you have any recommendations as to how I could go about learning these things?

I'm partial to the majesty of the hemlock; yews are nice, too! Oh, and Olives. I also love hedges, but that is a different matter!

Oh yes,I think books on "landscape gardening" give the best advice for that. They usually include all the info about the eventual height and spread of the different trees/shrubs too,and even if they have invasive roots which might damage your basement walls such as maples are prone to do if planted "within range". Also which ones do best in your states region and gardening zone. We cannot plant any tree/shrub we like,wherever we wish. Such as a tree that is native to the Pacific Northwest,will not thrive,maybe not even survive,in the humidity and different growing conditions of the east coast. I also agree with your preferences. I love books on trees and shrubs,flowering varieties of both, as well. I have probably used most of our library's landscape books over the 30+ years of living here,plus all those through the inter-library loan system,LOL! Enjoy your learning adventure. It is always a treat to see those beautiful photos of vigorous,healthy specimens.

 

[Latreia]

Mother first had our house surrounded by maple trees. Those pretty leaves turn to all colors and that great canadian shape. They also had winged seeds and those were fun to play with. Some bad disease took them. Mother planted pine tree across the front.

Now they are huge, towering, spreading out towards the house. Guess Mama is up there grinning at their take over. Lots of pine needles for spreading around plants as a natural bug repellent. We gather dead limbs to use for fire in picnic area grills. Squirrels love to eat pine cone nuts. I gather some cones and spray them with gold paint or snow spray to use for Xmas decorations.

Our house is overpowered by the other trees to side and back of house. To my shock, one day I noticed they were towering over my house like an Amazonian rain forest!!! I have a link to a post with photos of the Methodist Church next door: http://www.christianforums.com/t1817220

Click on first photo to see large photo of church...scan over to the far right and you will get a frightening glimpse of trees that just about cover the side of my house. Yes, there is a house back over in there, and our bedroom window, too!!!!

I think these renegade trees, which I never planted...somebody once said they were mulberry trees, very messy sap, etc. Just my shrubbery looks like somebody has been spraying steroids all over the leaves.

George gathered some wisteria seeds from a humongus giant and has been growing two plants in a post. But he wants to trim them to keep them bushy.
Lots of wisteria in this town and when it is in bloom, the lilac hanging clusters are so wonderful.

BTW, Mother loved long-needle pines, but she planted regular-length-needle pines in front of the house.

 

[Lena75]

One of my favourite trees is the Weeping Willow. I like watching them sway in the wind. Like a broom sweeping the ground. Also had lots of fun swinging on the neighbour's weeping willow as a child.

 

[intothestars]

I like the weeping willow myself. I also like the oak for I used to climb them as a child.

 

[soblessed53]

Beautiful church Latreia,and beautiful huge trees as well.


Weeping willows look especially grand at the edge of a pond. I am partial to the Golden Weeping Willows myself.

 

[HunterJon]

I love to cut them down and make stuff out of them (I'm a Wood Science & Forest Products major). Seriously though, I'd say walnut trees because they make beautiful lumber and I like to eat walnuts.

 

[keeptrying]

I love trees too. I like to try to identify them when on hikes of course I bring my tree book along.

 

[intricatic]

Upon general consensus, weeping willow wins the 'favorite tree ever' award.

I have to agree, weeping are absolutely wonderful.

 

[soblessed53]

Well, I don't know about that. I love well-grown, healthy specimens of all trees, but the oaks are definitely my favorites.

 

[artaxbombadil]

Oh yes,I think books on "landscape gardening" give the best advice for that. They usually include all the info about the eventual height and spread of the different trees/shrubs too,and even if they have invasive roots which might damage your basement walls such as maples are prone to do if planted "within range". Also which ones do best in your states region and gardening zone. We cannot plant any tree/shrub we like,wherever we wish. Such as a tree that is native to the Pacific Northwest,will not thrive,maybe not even survive,in the humidity and different growing conditions of the east coast. I also agree with your preferences. I love books on trees and shrubs,flowering varieties of both, as well. I have probably used most of our library's landscape books over the 30+ years of living here,plus all those through the inter-library loan system,LOL! Enjoy your learning adventure.

Thank you for those suggestions, soblessed! I look forward to learning more!

 

[strawberrygirl]

I absolutely love cherry blossom trees! They would have to be my favorite. I love the beautiful bright pink color. I also love weeping willows. Really when it comes down to it, I love all trees!

 

[Kaylee4Christ]

Trees are cool

 

[GodsMerryLittleAngel]

i adore trees. i have a beautiful lemon tree in my backyard. i don't pick the lemons though. one time my daddy did, he made lemonade which tasted surprisingly good yummies

 

[HawaiianTropicalDude]

trees are life.come to the everglades I love forests and trees because they are still a place we can go to be at peace. *climbs into one right now as he could to escape the high winds*

 

[heron]

Catalpa trees, with the white flowers and goofy beans that hang down. And weeping beech, that get so big you can hide inside them.

I can't imagine living in a desert--I like the security of these big green things surrounding me.

I saw a great idea for hemlocks...someone planted them in row and trimmed them into tight spheres (I suppose deer could trim them too) like ornamentals.

 

[soblessed53]

So many beautiful trees mentioned,it just makes me wish we could experience all of them whenever we wanted,regardless of where we live.Won't that be awesome if we can in God's Kingdom?

 

[little_lily613]

I love trees! Not only are they essential to our survival, but they make the world beautiful. I am very passionate about the serious deforestation issue as well and am thinking of taking conservation in university to protect what's left. Our community is almost entirely deforested now; it is devastating.

I live in Nova Scotia. Here we have MANY maples (red and green), some oaks though I rarely seem them--maybe there is more in the forests...., poplars, pine, firs, spruces, apple blossoms, crabapple trees, etc