POLL: What is your favourite species of tree, and why ???

Question

Thank you.

Answer 1

The Old Oak Tree, because l Love all The Yellow Ribbons on it.lol.

Answer 2

The sweet olive tree.  It has an intoxicating fragrance when it is in blossom.  In New Orleans, it was traditionally planted by the front door of homes as a symbol of hospitality.

Answer 3

i love several, the cherry tree, they have such wonderful fragrant blossoms!   the Mongolia tree, the flowers are huge and beautiful! a beautiful purple tree a lot people have out here, it's named after a Czar's daughter in Russia, i for get her name!  it is just so beautiful against the blue skies!

xx's

Answer 4

Giant red wood, its spectacular!!

Answer 5

Love the Scotch Pine-we have a lot here (Norfolk) and also near the seaside-love to see them against the blue sky background

Answer 6

Willows, just beautiful.

Answer 7

Quercus robur.

Good mechanical attributes and nice texture.

Answer 8

willow tree. because I find it graceful and relaxing

Answer 9

I like the carob tree. I used to climb and play alot around these trees when I was young. I like the pods it produces aswell.

Here's a picture

http://www.metrotrees.com.au/treehandboo...

http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/~stuebe...

Answer 10

the Acer, Japanese maples,

because they come in varying colours and sized leafs ..

and are quite "something else", growing in the garden :]

Answer 11

Ever Green, because it stays green forever....

and i like the word Forever...

Answer 12

sequoiya. no idea how to spell it. i like them.

Answer 13

i like the weeping willow, they're very pretty and nice to sit under

Answer 14

I like large sycamores, the peeling bark is neat, and the large leaves provide good shade. I also like the white birches, but their not as good of a shade tree, but are very pretty.

Answer 15

Why would anyone have a favorite species of tree?  Isnt that kinda like having a favorite color or number?  Why bother?

Oak is strong, maple is pretty and resiliant. persimone is hard and great for some things. Hedge makes good bows for archery, elms is good for shade.  Which one do youlike?  It kinda depends on what you want to do!

Answer 16

I LOVE all trees, and yes it depends on what you value trees to do for you -

However, regarding trees just being trees Osage Orange are uniquely kewl, here since the dinosaurs but now they have no disperser/grazer who eats the fruits.

The females have thorns but the males do not.

Also, they do not "bud" but appear to go straight to blossom overnight.  If you have one, when it finally blossoms that means the winter is definitely over in your area.

Answer 17

The London Plane, interesting uses as anti pollution planting in central areas.

Answer 18

I really like larches or the arbutus trees.  Larches are just really nice looking and arbutus because they shed their bark and look really neat.

Answer 19

Ginko biloba - it looks amazing and it was around when the dinosaurs were here and is still about!  Cool.

Answer 20

Yew

heh, idno

Answer 21

Blue Spruce. I love the frangrance. I also love the fact that my feathered friends find shelter amongst the branches. I use the fallen pinecones in my fireplace during the cold months and immensely enjoy the fragrant warmth.