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What is your favorite tree? Does it grow well in your area? Is it native there? What makes you like it?
My favorite is Mountain Ash and they do grow well here.

Redbud :biggrin:

Because I can actually see that color -- Red / Green Colorblind !

I can't decide between a Hemlock, a Tulip Poplar and a Pecan.

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The quaking aspen is not a particularly attractive tree, and it's so soft that any wind at all can virtually snap it in two (I know, because I had two of them, and now I have one). But in a breeze, the shimmer of the leaves and the rustling sound is very calming.

Sometime soon I'll plant some mountain birch - my favorite.

I advise everyone to beware the sneaky Bradford Pear. I was backing a load of brush across my property with the tailgate down when a Bradford Pear jumped right behind me. If anyone is in the market for a V-shaped F-150 tailgate, let me know.

Favorite: Dogwood

Hi there!

My favorite tree is a cherry tree! We have one out back. I've never had one before I moved here, but I love getting fresh fruit and picking it straight off of the limb! I don't usually use this many exclamation marks, but I'm absolutely enamored with fruit trees.

Once I get some things in my yard straight I would love to put in fruit trees and bamboo around the fence line. I'm just a little bit concerned though about what can happen with fallen fruit during mowing time. Cherries are no big deal, but what about apples and pears?

My favorite tree is the Dogwood too. We have a lot of them in my area. We actually have a festival in town called the Dogwood parade and festival. I love the white blossoms and the pink ones too.

Greenblades said:

I would love to put in fruit trees and bamboo around the fence line.

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Careful with the bamboo - it's invasive and very difficult to eradicate. As far as fruit trees, I have some apple trees and yes, they are messy and a pain with mowing. Also, they will attract deer, so consider all the trouble associated with that.

mystreba said:

Careful with the bamboo - it's invasive and very difficult to eradicate. As far as fruit trees, I have some apple trees and yes, they are messy and a pain with mowing. Also, they will attract deer, so consider all the trouble associated with that.

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YES, the bamboo is a pain - a neighbor across the street planted some by his fence line and it kept coming up on both sides of the fence and the shoots were sharp enough to flatten tires on lawn tractors. Any fruit that gets to the ground will also attract wasps, hornets, bees, & other nasties. Deer and Bear (if they are around) can also be a problem. Bear will literally break up the trees climbing in them for the fruit. GOOD LUCK !

BKBrown said:

Any fruit that gets to the ground will also attract wasps, hornets, bees, & other nasties.

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Good point, I'd forgotten about that. Our apples attract cicada-killers, which you won't necessarily see munching on the apple until you pick it up - that tends to pi$$ them off. Those bees look as though they might carry off the dog.

mystreba said:

apples attract cicada-killers, which you won't necessarily see munching on the apple until you pick it up - that tends to pi$$ them off. Those bees look as though they might carry off the dog.

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Ha ha ... nature has a way of reminding you to LOOK before you reach :biggrin:. KennyV

Sweetgum. We had one planted in front of our house after we had a destructive silver maple cut down. It's leaves are a cool shape and they turn a deep red in autumn. It would be nice to see it grow to a huge size, but we won't be here that long.

Stevie-Ray said:

It would be nice to see it grow to a huge size, but we won't be here that long.

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I know the feeling. Sometimes I purchase annuals with the thought that they might outlive me.

Ohhh... you were talking about moving? :laughing:

I also love my corkscrew hazel, it is a weird looking crimped tree. It is actually called Harry Lauder's Walking Stick. It is really cool.

http://www.donnan.com/images/Harry-Lauder-Walking-Stick.jpg

Check it out, if I have a chance I'll take a picture of mine and post it too.

Corkscrew varieties are always nice. I have a corkscrew willow I put in last year, and I love it.

mystreba said:

Corkscrew varieties are always nice. I have a corkscrew willow I put in last year, and I love it.

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Hands down, scarlet maple...we live in mid-Michigan and only have one...I wish I had planted more of them when I was younger. Second choice would be sycamore.

Hmm...I was more thinking that maybe I could reuse the bamboo. The ultimate Do it yourself flooring. I didn't think it would puncture mower tires.

I'm not too worried about deer with fruit trees. We live near a preserve and they think our yard is theirs anyway. It wouldn't make much more of a difference. Now bears though...

A Ginkgo tree .

mystreba said:

I know the feeling. Sometimes I purchase annuals with the thought that they might outlive me.

Ohhh... you were talking about moving? :laughing:

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:biggrin: Both. We're moving, but I doubt I'd see it quite large even if we were staying.:wink: