What is your favorite tree or trees ?

[osb_mail]

Mine is Ginkgo Biloba I like because has good form . It has few pest or problems . The only bad about them is the female fruit is bad smelling . It also seems to take some time to reestablish .

 

[Timberhauler]

Red Oak...I love the color of the wood,and above that,it brings the most money at the saw mill

 

[Grace Tree]

Burr Oak. Huge canopy. Climbs like a jungle gym. Beautiful trees.
Phil

 

[D Mc]

One of the coolest trees I have climbed is the Cork Oak. Not the biggest or most exciting but there is something about climbing a padded tree that is just plain fun!

Too many favorite trees to pick just one: Live Oaks, Redwoods, River Birch, etc.

Dave

 

[yooper]

I like the campherdown American elms although a"home made" tree with the grafting, there such a beautiful sight in all seasons of the year. there are not to many up north here but every time i see one i cant help but stop and check em out.

 

[Blinky]

I love'em all but a few stand out in my limited experience.

Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipfera) because they get so big and tall, one in particular had a very palpable feeling of climbing a huge living organism... like I was inside it's house or something.

Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) because it's what I've climbed the most and they're easy to climb in. White Oak (Quercus alba) for the same reason.

Shagbark Hickory (Carya ovata) Never climbed one, I just love how they look.

I suspect the list will grow as I gain experience.

 

[PA Plumber]

I also enjoy Shagbark Hickory & Red Oaks, straight and tall. Sycamores because they have a "presence" in the woods. Eastern Hemlock, just beautiful trees.

 

[osb_mail]

Shagbark Hickory

I like them a lot to , I don t really hear of to many people planting the I think because of the long root system . http://farm1.static.flickr.com/41/103208631_e4eac72c32_m.jpg

 

[ATH]

It kind of depends on what criteria you are using...

As for trees I'll see around here:
It is hard to beat the size/'spectacularness' of white oak and bur oak. I'd have to say these are my absolute favorites, but that doesn't mean I try to plant these more than others...

I do like the shape of pin oaks, but I see to many of those chlorotic because they are planted in alkaline soils.

I like hackberry because it is not over-planted, can take a variety of sites, and is a nice looking tree...but there aren't many hackberries that I would consider "extradordinary" trees.

There were a few mentions of shagbark...I agree that they can be beautiful tall trees with nice shape and great fall color. However, they are not as fun to climb--especially when you have to squeeze between tight braches. They are also a little more fragile when it comes to root damage.

I also like sugar maple because of its nice looking crown and color. A good climber too.

 

[TheTreeSpyder]

Southern Live Oak.

 

[adam]

euk & oak

big with wide canopies : River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) in Australia, English Oak (Quercus robur) in Europe and Red Oak (Quercus rubra) here in Canada. Gingko? Way too healthy to sustain growing population of tree climbers. Adam

 

[osb_mail]

Too healthy

I have never herd this term used in tree care . I guess if everyone planted Ginkgo's there would be some tree care people out of a job .

 

[adam]

too healthy

I climb trees for living, don't want to be "out of job". adam

 

[Davey Dog]

Sycamores...... We have some really big ones around here with big open canopies..... They are just nice to look at, and a real blast to climb.

Also the Mid-Texas live oaks.... Those were awsome trees....
There is just something to be said about walking on a 35-40" lat three feet off the ground...

 

[polingspig]

Sycamore is my favorite. There is no reason and there was no hesitation in answer. Something about these trees just gets to me.

 

[rebelman]

Yes sycamore, as plumber noted, they have presence. I love rivers, and sycamore. The first tree I ever climbed was a dogwood at my grandparents house.

 

[Elmore]

Japanese Maples and Ginkgoes

I'm torn between these two. Both are excellent and I produce both. With Japanese Maples you experiance great beauty in a shorter period of time but with Ginkgoes you get a sustained beauty for a long time. I think that they compliment each other. Both are suprerior trees.
Here is a variegated Japanese Maple seedling that I am growing and plan to clone as soon as possible.

 

[osb_mail]

Sycamore

Sycamores and London planes are great looking tree .The limbs remind me of arms that are flexing .Here is some pictures I found .

 

[kevinj]

Mine would be the Sugar Maple.
Especially in the fall,
when the leaves are changing colors from orange to red.
White Birch mixed in with Crimson King Maple,
are also nice to behold.
And in the winter, the Spruces can't be beat.
When the snow weighs on the branches.

 

[Elmore]

A Large Male Ginkgo

Here is a large and very well formed male Ginkgo that I have found here in the Tennessee Valley. As far as I can tell it is not a named cultivar but an excellent example of the species. I have grafted it several times and call it "Penny Lane".