What is your favorite tree or trees ?

[kevinj]

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".

Yeah, that is a beautiful tree.
It kinda looks like a firework display on the 4th of July.

 

[Elmore]

A Compact Male Ginkgo

Here is another nice male Ginkgo that I have found here in Alabama. This one is a more compact yet full foliaged plant. I think that it's smaller stature and appearance make it a welcome addition to many smaller landscapes. I started grafting this one a couple of years ago and have several propagules from this tree.

 

[Elmore]

"Penny Lane"

Yeah, that is a beautiful tree.
It kinda looks like a firework display on the 4th of July.

Here it is in late November.

 

[Elmore]

A Narrow Ginkgo

Some landscapes require a narrow, fastigate tree like this 'Fastigiata'.

 

[Elmore]

A Mature 'Fastigiata'

Here is a mature Ginkgo biloba 'Fastigiata' somewhere in Europe.

 

[Elmore]

An unusual Ginkgo

Some like unusual formed trees like this Ginkgo biloba 'tschi tschi'.
Also known as 'ChiChi'.

 

[booboo]

Species: sugar maple. I just like them. I've climbed a lot of them and they've never done me wrong.

Individual tree: A dawn redwood that I planted at my parents house. I put it in as an anniversary present and it is a seedling from one of the original dawn redwoods that Professor Clark (?) brought from China. Pretty cool having a tree with history behind it.

 

[begleytree]

American Beech, its always been my favourite tree.

-Ralph

 

[M.D. Vaden]

My favorite deciduous tree is Tricolor Beech.

My favorite evergreen may be a two-way split depending on the size I need.

If it's a small space - Mountain Hemlock / Tsuga heterophylla. There's a few among grasses down this page...

http://www.mdvaden.com/miscanthus.shtml


If its a bigger space, then the Western Hemlock / Tsuga heterophylla.

 

[OTG BOSTON]

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Dawn Redwood.

 

[osb_mail]

Thanks for all the great replies

My favorite oak would be sawtooth Quercus acutissma . They seem to be faster growing then other oaks I really like the leaves to.

 

[Adkpk]

Sugar maple for sure. In the evergreen category I'd have to say juniper or cypress or any tree that has shredded bark when mature. I love to see them bunched together with those distinctive aromatic trunks.

 

[Thillmaine]

Red Oak >>Quercus rubra, nice to cliimb, wide spread and gorgeous form. Followed closely by paperbark maple, Acer griseum looks similar to a birch, but darker bark, much more ornamental, and only 35' tall at maturity. Dawn redwood, japenese umbrella pine, triolor beech, copper beech, striped maple, limber pine, hydrangea tree, all amazing trees.

 

[osb_mail]

Acer griseum

Thats one I really liked when worked in the nursery though I have only seen a couple older ones . I also like Acer trifolrum here is some pics .

 

[asiegler04]

Red Oak Pin Oak and White Oak long lasting and looks great.

 

[Themadd1]

I like the beech burl baby

Here is a photo of the table top I just inlayed with Beech Burl wood. I found it in my shop while cleaning the other day. The top is made of scrap mahogany from the cabinet makers next door.

 

[antigrassguy]

This is one of the conifers I planted in my lawn. Went nuts on conifers last year.

 

[elmnut]

American elm is my first pick, then Black walnut, Canadian hemlock, Japanese tree lilac, Copper beech.

 

[treemendous]

I vote for Arbutus. (Arbutus menziesii) They grow in rocky coastal hills, deciduous bark, glaucous leaves. Strong, hard wood. Beautiful with a sunset/silhouet.

My wife says vine maple beautiful colors, look weak but are strong, fun for kids to play on as they grow curved and are springy.
(I say they are dangerous when you cut them-lots of tension)

 

[oldugly]

If anything can compare to the majestic beauty of a great elm in full leaf on a summer's day, I have yet to see it. However the biggest money maker I have around here is the basswoods. Pulling them off houses after storms has made me quite a profit. Can't say I like them, but they do bring a profit.

I love the spreading/growth habits of redoaks. They have such an interesting branch structure, and are wonderful trees. For a faster growing and hardy tree I like the Hackberries.

I HATE Buckthorn, and think that any treeguy, or landscaper that would think of importing another species that has the capabilities of becoming an invasive species such as these forest-choking pests is worse than the worst tree-trimming hack. After watching entire stands of beautiful birch, oaks, elms, and others get decimated by the overgrowth of these I really wish I had the opportunity to get my hands on the "professionals" that planted these to "attract birds" to people's yards.