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k55f5r

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165. When I lived in Wa, it was old growth
Sun Sep 8, 2024, 03:07 PM
Sep 8

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.

Any red maple... 3catwoman3 Sep 7 #1
Thank you 3catwoman3 They are beautiful trees. debm55 Sep 7 #3
Willow Tree... FarPoint Sep 7 #2
Thank you FarPoint I haven't seen any willow trees around here. but other places I have been, I admired their beauty. I debm55 Sep 7 #5
I am in Dayton Ohio... FarPoint Sep 7 #28
We don't have any any ponds around here. just the rivers. Bummer. I think they are beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #82
We have willows here in NYC. They like to be near water, if possible. electric_blue68 Sep 8 #67
Thank you electric_bllue68 . That's what I thought. debm55 Sep 8 #83
Tree Rollins True Dough Sep 7 #4
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. you are bad True Dough. debm55 Sep 7 #8
There's about 10% redeeming qualities in me True Dough Sep 7 #12
Ten Percent? ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #31
I'll look --only 10? I think you have more. debm55 Sep 8 #84
All right True Dough Sep 8 #119
I have a small collection of Japanese Maples that I love biophile Sep 7 #6
I agree with the native trees. My Japanese Fire trees look like crap starting in the fall. They are beautiful in the debm55 Sep 7 #13
Peach tree. Codifer Sep 7 #7
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 debm55 Sep 7 #15
I am a peach fiend Easterncedar Sep 9 #202
The problem with Codifer Sep 9 #210
All true! Easterncedar Sep 9 #211
I can only imagine how grateful your neighbor was Easterncedar Sep 9 #212
Quercus michauxii rockbluff botanist Sep 7 #9
Thank you rockbluff botanist. It sounds wonderful. debm55 Sep 8 #87
Lindens---very popular in Colorado and when they bloom, oh, the fragrance is heavenly... hlthe2b Sep 7 #10
Also called basswood. Basswood honey is excellent. Ocelot II Sep 7 #52
Thank you Ocelot II. Yes, trees with a scent are my favorites. debm55 Sep 8 #89
I never knew a variety of honey was produced from them, but searching I see it available. I'll have to try... hlthe2b Sep 8 #101
TIlia americana. Native to my neck of the woods. Ocelot II Sep 8 #109
Thank you Hithe2b they sound wounderful, I like trees with a scent. We used to have a lilac tree loved it. debm55 Sep 8 #88
I love crape myrtle trees. arkielib Sep 7 #11
Thank you arkielib. I am so glad your sister survived.You have to careful of pines also as their roots do not grow deep debm55 Sep 8 #91
Maple trees, especially in autumn, when they display many colors... Jrose Sep 7 #14
Thank you Jrose I love the colors of the maple trees. They are beautiful. It's getting close to them changing. debm55 Sep 8 #92
Silver Birch n/t sarge43 Sep 7 #16
Thank you sarge43 beautiful tree. debm55 Sep 8 #93
Weeping Birch catbyte Sep 7 #17
We have one weeping birch in NYC's Fort Tryon Pk electric_blue68 Sep 8 #68
Oh what a beautiful tree, Thank you so much, catbyte. debm55 Sep 8 #94
Saguaro enid602 Sep 7 #18
Thank you enid602, When I visited AZ I was awestruck by them. Very beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #95
Technically it may not be a "tree" but it is my favorite as well. The other morning when I was walking I in2herbs Sep 8 #147
Japanese Maple! AltairIV Sep 7 #19
Thank you AltairIV, It is a beautiful tree. debm55 Sep 8 #96
The Sweetgum in our front yard. HeartsCanHope Sep 7 #20
Thank you HeartsCanHope. While walking Dolly , We both have been hit on the head by them debm55 Sep 8 #97
I'm interested in purchasing an established Niagara Sep 7 #21
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 debm55 Sep 8 #98
I think that picture of the Knockout rose tree is deceptive. LeftInTX Sep 10 #216
I really think that is a picture of a camellia and not a Knockout Rose LeftInTX Sep 10 #218
black walnut surrealAmerican Sep 7 #22
that is my favorite. lapfog_1 Sep 7 #26
Love these trees. Had a bunch of them in my small ranch, and had to run off people from stealing the walnuts! SWBTATTReg Sep 7 #45
I like their looks, but they give off a substance from their roots Ocelot II Sep 7 #55
They are poisonous to horses, dogs, and cats Bayard Sep 8 #70
Agree. Thank you Bayard. debm55 Sep 8 #102
Thank you surrealAmerican. I was trying to figure out the names of the trees. We use to call them "monkey balls" when I debm55 Sep 8 #99
We always knew when folks had been hulling black walnuts from the stain on their forearms yellowdogintexas Sep 8 #123
I've been on a few wild food walks in Manhattan, and Queens... electric_blue68 Sep 9 #195
Mimosa, especially when they are blooming. Enter stage left Sep 7 #23
I was thinking of the one mimosa tree in one of my own neighborhoods... electric_blue68 Sep 8 #69
My neighbors across the street. bought the next lot. And had about ten of them. They were beautiful. When they died and debm55 Sep 8 #100
My cherry 🍒 tree. The birds 🐦 also love it. Polly Hennessey Sep 7 #24
These are nice too! Used to have before they all died out, the birds would flock all over them, eat them before I SWBTATTReg Sep 7 #46
Thank you SWBTATTReg. debm55 Sep 8 #117
I love cherries, too. Nt spooky3 Sep 7 #57
I love Japanese Cherry Trees when they first bloom in the spring Thank you, Polly Hennessey. debm55 Sep 8 #118
Thank you Polly Hennessey. debm55 Sep 8 #157
Bald cypress duncang Sep 7 #25
We have Montezuma and Bald Cypress here LeftInTX Sep 8 #80
Thank you duncang. Are they nativie to the South? debm55 Sep 8 #122
A lot of them duncang Sep 8 #166
I live in San Antonio. We're always in a drought, but I know they grow on land in parts of the south. LeftInTX Sep 10 #217
I love those, too! pandr32 Sep 12 #228
Sugar maple Sanity Claws Sep 7 #27
Thank you Sanity Claws We love driving up the mountains here in PA and looking at the trees. It's almost time. debm55 Sep 8 #125
Sango Kaku gademocrat7 Sep 7 #29
Love Japanese Maples, thank you gademocrat7 debm55 Sep 8 #124
I love.... CommonHumanity Sep 7 #30
You can love all trees but have a special tree that is a sight to behold for various reasons. debm55 Sep 8 #127
of course you can CommonHumanity Sep 24 #239
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 debm55 Sep 24 #240
I really don't think God fills insulted by me liking a specific tree, animal, body of water. landforms. humans, birds, debm55 Sep 24 #243
Tree MoonlightHillFarm Sep 7 #32
Love the smell. Thank you , MoonlightHillFarm. debm55 Sep 8 #130
Evergreen Magnolia. cloudbase Sep 7 #33
Thank you cloudbase. It sounds wounderful. debm55 Sep 8 #129
Monkey Puzzle Tree surfered Sep 7 #34
I don't think I heard of them. We had Monkey Ball Trees in PA. Thank you . I will look it up debm55 Sep 8 #132
Rowan tree, for all of the mythology around it. nt Ilsa Sep 7 #35
Thank you llsa. Correct me if I am wrong, but are hemlock trees poisonous? debm55 Sep 8 #138
I think so, but I like their look. Ilsa Sep 8 #185
Poison hemlock and hemlock trees are not closely related. PufPuf23 Sep 12 #222
thank you very much, PufPuf23. Your post is very informative. debm55 Sep 12 #223
Been reading this thread for several days, cannot make up mind. PufPuf23 Sep 12 #225
Blue Spruce ProfessorGAC Sep 7 #36
Thank you ProfessorGAC . I agree on all three counts. debm55 Sep 8 #139
I have particular fondness for three different trees. Different Drummer Sep 7 #37
Thank you Different Drummer. All three are unique and beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #141
Osmanthus fragrans (Sweet Olive) subterranean Sep 7 #38
Thank you subterranean your description sounds wonderful. debm55 Sep 8 #142
Chinese Elm. Mosby Sep 7 #39
Thank you Mosby. debm55 Sep 8 #143
Redbud if..fish..had..wings Sep 7 #40
Thank you if..fish..had..wings. I hope it takes. debm55 Sep 8 #144
Quercus alba, white oak WestMichRad Sep 7 #41
Thank you WestMichRad. Wonderful tree. When I was a teen we lived in White Oak PA named after the trees there. debm55 Sep 8 #145
The King of All Trees: The Redwood Nictuku Sep 7 #42
Thank you Nictuku. Redwood Forest sounds wonderful. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Sep 8 #146
I love all the giant old growth evergreens! pandr32 Sep 12 #229
Metasequoia (Dawn Redwood) Bob in the Land Sep 7 #43
Often referred to as a "living fossil" Zambero Sep 8 #108
Thank you, Bob in the Land. debm55 Sep 8 #149
Yellow Birch (leaves smell like spearmint). waterwatcher123 Sep 7 #44
Thank you waterwatcher123. That is interesting about the Yellow birch. I love the smell of spearment. debm55 Sep 8 #161
Yellow birch are native to the zone where we live (transition from hardwood to boreal forest). waterwatcher123 Sep 8 #187
Thank you ,waterwatcher. I have learned so much from this thread. debm55 Sep 8 #188
It was a very nice thread and chance for everyone to express a bit of appreciation for nature's splendor and diversity. waterwatcher123 Sep 9 #214
Yellow birch is a favorite of mine Easterncedar Sep 9 #208
I remember working with a plant ecologist who said some of our yellow birch trees were hundreds of years old. waterwatcher123 Sep 9 #213
Palo Rojo drmeow Sep 7 #47
Oh my that is beautiful. I have never seen anything like it. thank you drmeow. debm55 Sep 8 #162
This is the one that was in my backyard drmeow Sep 8 #174
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you, drmeow. debm55 Sep 8 #180
Crabapple because I spent so much time as a kid in my parent's crabapple applegrove Sep 7 #48
Thank you very much applegrove for sharing you memories with us. debm55 Sep 8 #160
I did too.. made jelly from the crabapples... Also nursed quite a few bee stings, as a result... hlthe2b Sep 24 #241
Canterpillars were our nemisis on that tree. Tent caterpillars. Ug! applegrove Sep 24 #242
Weeping willows make awesome hideaways Clouds Passing Sep 7 #49
Thank you Clouds Passing. that;s funny. debm55 Sep 8 #163
I have two Japanese maples in my front yard. Aristus Sep 7 #50
Thank you Aristus. They are lovely. debm55 Sep 8 #164
Catalpa. I love their orchid-like flowers in the late spring. Ocelot II Sep 7 #51
The first time I saw one, and in flowering was on a vacation in NYS... electric_blue68 Sep 8 #71
There's a big one in my front yard. Ocelot II Sep 8 #74
Oh, man - all at once! And just brown. Well, the flowers make up for it. 👍 electric_blue68 Sep 8 #75
I had one in the front yard Figarosmom Sep 8 #78
Thank you Ocelot II They are beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #169
And vanilla-like fragrance! Easterncedar Sep 9 #209
Gingko Trees Marigold Sep 7 #53
Only the male ones. The females produce a fruit Ocelot II Sep 7 #56
Hahahahaha Marigold Sep 7 #58
Yes, actually. Ocelot II Sep 7 #60
Oh, how well (unfortunately!) I know! In my second childhood neighborhood, our park... electric_blue68 Sep 8 #73
Thank you Marigold. I remember a neighbor had a Gingko Tree in their yard. Very unique leaf shape. debm55 Sep 8 #170
An oak tree I transplanted 25 years ago. OAITW r.2.0 Sep 7 #54
Thank you OAITW r.2,0 That oak is huge. debm55 Sep 8 #168
Here's a good pic of my tree... OAITW r.2.0 Sep 12 #227
Thank you beautiful tree and setting, debm55 Sep 13 #232
Live Oak first. I'm an old southern boy. The Redwoods are amazing trees. Lochloosa Sep 7 #59
Thank you lochloosa, That is beautiful debm55 Sep 8 #172
Quaking Aspen MN2theMax Sep 7 #61
Thank you , that sounds so lovely. debm55 Sep 8 #173
Jacarandas with blue flowers Batshit_Bruin_CA Sep 7 #62
Thank you Batshit_Bruin_CA that must be like living in paradise. debm55 Sep 8 #175
Dogwoods Wicked Blue Sep 7 #63
Thank you Wicked Blue. we do have dogwoods around here. Beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #176
Aspen madamesilverspurs Sep 7 #64
Thank you madamesilverspurs. That sounds so romantic with the leaves and their fall colors. debm55 Sep 8 #179
Eastern Redbud happybird Sep 7 #65
I agree maccafan Sep 8 #171
Thank you happybird. Your yard must be beautiful in the early spring. debm55 Sep 8 #183
Crab apple, or flowering cherry trees bc of the beautiful flowers each Spring. Otherwise, I guess... electric_blue68 Sep 7 #66
electric_blue, is there any particular reason why you believe that you Niagara Sep 12 #220
Traveling itself is not really a problem. I don't have extra much money at all... electric_blue68 Sep 12 #221
I understand financial difficulties. This year has been financially difficult for me... Niagara Sep 13 #231
Aspen and Blue Spruce (and they look great planted close together) Bayard Sep 8 #72
Thank you Bayard. Your yard sounds beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #159
Lots of pretty flowering threes Figarosmom Sep 8 #76
Thank you Figarosmom. I agree with both. debm55 Sep 8 #181
Sequoia sempervirons WheelWalker Sep 8 #77
Love the sequoia. Thank you WheelWalker. debm55 Sep 8 #121
Weeping cedar samplegirl Sep 8 #79
Thank you samplegirl , I love them so special and beautiful debm55 Sep 8 #120
There was an almost virgin patch of woods within walking distance when I was young doc03 Sep 8 #81
There is a protected area of never-forested white and red pines Ocelot II Sep 8 #90
Thank you Ocelot II beautiful tree. debm55 Sep 12 #224
Thank you very much, for sharing those memories with us. debm55 Sep 8 #116
Plumeria in any color parkia00 Sep 8 #85
Thank you parkia00. it sounds beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #106
Maples 🍁 Rebl2 Sep 8 #86
Thank you RebI2. Love them in the fall. debm55 Sep 8 #103
My family tree. OLDMDDEM Sep 8 #104
HAHAHAHA, Is that a real tree or are you pulling our legs????? debm55 Sep 8 #110
Just my family. No real tree. OLDMDDEM Sep 8 #111
Coast Redwood Zambero Sep 8 #105
Thank you Zambero , I always wanted to see one. debm55 Sep 8 #115
You're welcome! Zambero Sep 8 #150
Thank you.for the information. debm55 Sep 8 #152
My Moringa in the front. Arne Sep 8 #107
Thank you Arne. debm55 Sep 8 #114
Happy Trees underpants Sep 8 #112
HAHAHAHAHHAHAH. I got my kid to eat broccoli by telling him they were tiny trees. debm55 Sep 8 #113
Aspen CanonRay Sep 8 #126
CanonRay, thank you very much. They are beautiful trees. debm55 Sep 8 #156
giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Stargleamer Sep 8 #128
One of the few national parks I haven't been to that I always wished I had. Thank you Stargleamer. debm55 Sep 8 #134
I googled Japanese fire tree & they are gorgeous!! CrispyQ Sep 8 #131
thank you CrispyQ. I took my class to the Conservatory in Pittsburgh. They had a Japanesse Section with all these debm55 Sep 8 #133
Joshua sakabatou Sep 8 #135
Thank you sakabatou. I love seeing pictures of this tree. Lovely. debm55 Sep 8 #136
I have sa soft spot for the live oaks of the Crescent City TexLaProgressive Sep 8 #137
Thank you TexLaProgressive. They are beautiful, just beautiful. debm55 Sep 8 #151
No. 1.... TlalocW Sep 8 #140
Thank you TlalocW debm55 Sep 8 #148
The Mexican Lime tree in our back yard DBoon Sep 8 #153
Thank you DBoon. That sounds great. debm55 Sep 8 #154
Wow. Love lime juice! electric_blue68 Sep 9 #196
Jacaranda in full bloom. SunSeeker Sep 8 #155
Wow, SunSeeker . They are beautiful, just beautiful debm55 Sep 8 #158
Very beautiful! electric_blue68 Sep 9 #197
When I lived in Wa, it was old growth k55f5r Sep 8 #165
Oh wow. Would love to see it in person. Thank you k55f5r. debm55 Sep 8 #167
I have several wendyb-NC Sep 8 #177
Thank you wendyb-NC You have a beautiful yard. debm55 Sep 8 #182
Oh, the Elms. In NYC we lost a lot of Elms to this disease in the 60's... electric_blue68 Sep 9 #198
Yes, I remember wendyb-NC Sep 9 #204
Well, you cherish, and remember them. 🌳👍 electric_blue68 Sep 9 #207
Sassafras! femmedem Sep 8 #178
Thank you femmedem. How wonderful! Do you ever make tea from it? debm55 Sep 8 #184
I did as a kid from the sassafras that grew in our backyard. femmedem Sep 8 #186
The peach trees in markodochartaigh Sep 8 #189
Thank you very much markofochartaigh. Your post touched my heart. The trees and the events tied to them forever in your debm55 Sep 8 #191
Japanese Maples Nixie Sep 8 #190
Thank you Nixie. Mine will turn a burgundy in the fall and then the leaves will drop.There are many varieties of the debm55 Sep 8 #192
Madrone MissB Sep 8 #193
i am patial to hemlocks, but i guess yellow birch. they look like bronze at the family cottage. horse chestnut. except pansypoo53219 Sep 8 #194
A few quick tree stories... electric_blue68 Sep 9 #199
Thank you very much, electric_blue68 . You have some very interesting stories. I always though th Magnolia was a warm debm55 Sep 9 #200
There are magnolias at the white house. They're supposedly hardy to -10 degrees. (But probably more like -5) LeftInTX Sep 10 #215
Thank you LeftinTex debm55 Sep 10 #219
So many to love Easterncedar Sep 9 #201
Thank you very much Easterncedar. Your post is very interesting. We have elms around here in SW PA. Majestic trees. debm55 Sep 9 #205
Catalpa and yellow locust are beautiful too Easterncedar Sep 9 #203
Oh that Chinese Dove tree sounds wonderful. Thank you Easterceder. debm55 Sep 9 #206
American Yellowwood, cladrastis lutea RainCaster Sep 12 #226
Thank you Raincaster, Beautiful debm55 Sep 13 #233
California black oak -- Quercus kelloggii RockRaven Sep 12 #230
Thank you very much, RockRaven. Your post is very informative. debm55 Sep 13 #235
Pin Oak Emile Sep 13 #234
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 debm55 Sep 13 #236
The deer and I love our apple trees Evergreen Emerald Sep 13 #237
Thank you Evergreen Emerald. I love how the moms and their babes eat from the apple trees. So relaxing. And I really debm55 Sep 13 #238
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