Are there any trees prettier than a white birch tree??

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Just your Mom's. She wouldn't give my pants back.

I hope you're not more than 20 years old. The mom jokes only work when you're 15.

 

[highland145]

I hope you're not more than 20 years old. The mom jokes only work when you're 15.

Who said I was joking?

 

[kage69]

The rosemary willow comes to mind...


Hard to beat a sugar or red maple about this time of year though.

 

[Baked]

I used to have fruit trees in the backyard and front lawn growing up. I like the avocado tree best. The walnut tree is pretty awesome too, except the damn squirrels would steal all the nuts before they even mature.

 

[eits]

willow tree

 

[Fritzo]

And now, No. 18, The Larch:

 

[gorcorps]

This thread isn't as racist as expected from the title...

 

[Broheim]

Baobab Tree

how ironic is it that those trees grow in Africa and not the U.S...

 

[WaTaGuMp]

 

[Gooberlx2]

The Aspen groves are quite pretty with that white bark and brilliant yellow fall color. Also a big fan of Red Maples.

I also love whatever these are. Pics taken last fall on a street a couple blocks from work. They don't really do justice to how brilliant the colors are, especially in good sunlight.

 

[ProfJohn]

Birches are cool. Another good peely bark tree is a sycamore. My favorite is still oak though. Nice shape, and everything about them is exceptional. From the bark, to the wood, to the acorns, to the strength. It's the tree perfected.

Ya, but the damn things are HUGE! And I don't want something that big in my yard.

A maple hits 40ft
A river birch hits 80 if you are lucky mine should hit 40ish
An oak tree... 100 feet with a 4 ft round trunk. About twice as tall and four times as round as a maple. If I owned an acre or so it might make sense, but with 10,000 sq feet something that big will dominate too much.

 

[OutHouse]

I planted 2 autumn blaze maples a couple months ago. cant wait for the leaves to start turning a blood red in a week or so.

not my tree but will be in about 10 years. i may plant two more next summer when the tree farm has their annual sale of buy one get the other for 50 cents.

 

[DrPizza]

A lot of trees are beautiful for their contrast with other trees in their surroundings. The occasional knotty pine tree, twisted every which way, with a trunk diameter of 4 feet looks incredible nestled among deciduous trees.

 

[ProfJohn]

Most of the USA is too far South for Birch to thrive. As a result, many Birch trees don't live all that long. Other than that, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

As for me, I think Birch trees are very pretty, but many other trees are too. Get too many birch trees together, and they start to look all alike. But get a wide diversity of different trees together and its the contrast that makes each and every tree look better.

The two I have now are in the back corner.

I may plant two more on the side where I have some water issues since birch trees lover water and thus they would do very well.

You wouldn't be able to see both sets when looking into the back yard since they will be 60-70 feet apart and on opposite corners of the back yard.

I am trying to shade the bedroom windows from morning light and I think the birches will do a good job since they are very full and produce leaves all year thus I should have nice full pretty trees to keep that side of the house cool.

 

[ProfJohn]

willow tree

Willows are nice, but they are another huge tree that takes up TONS of space.
You need like 30-40 feet of space around them for them to look right when they get big and I don't have that space.

 

[OutHouse]

Willows are nice, but they are another huge tree that takes up TONS of space.
You need like 30-40 feet of space around them for them to look right when they get big and I don't have that space.

ive never liked willow trees. they just look messy/trashy to me.

 

[ProfJohn]

The Aspen groves are quite pretty with that white bark and brilliant yellow fall color. Also a big fan of Red Maples.

I also love whatever these are. Pics taken last fall on a street a couple blocks from work. They don't really do justice to how brilliant the colors are, especially in good sunlight.

Probably an autumn blaze maple.

Those are the trees most builders are placing in front yards and along streets etc etc.

Pretty, east to take care and they don't get TOO big like an oak.

 

[vi edit]

Birches are cool. Another good peely bark tree is a sycamore. My favorite is still oak though. Nice shape, and everything about them is exceptional. From the bark, to the wood, to the acorns, to the strength. It's the tree perfected.

Maple syrup comes from maple trees making them the best trees. Plus they have better coloring in the fall and have those cool whirlycopter thingys for seed pods you can throw up in the air. Cleaning up acorns blows. And I like maple trim and cabinets more than oak.

 

[Squisher]

I like the variegated Chinese Dogwoods, thornless Honey Locust with its contrasting color, and Paperbark Maple too.

 

[OutHouse]

how ironic is it that those trees grow in Africa and not the U.S...

actually ive seen them in south Florida and in Texas.

 

[ProfJohn]

BTW I have two cherries and a pear in the front.

In the spring the yard is full of flowers. Can't wait for a few years when they get bigger and flower together.

 

[OutHouse]

The Aspen groves are quite pretty with that white bark and brilliant yellow fall color. Also a big fan of Red Maples.

I also love whatever these are. Pics taken last fall on a street a couple blocks from work. They don't really do justice to how brilliant the colors are, especially in good sunlight.

yes that is a Autumn Blaze Maple and is why i planted two in my back yard.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Probably an autumn blaze maple.

Those are the trees most builders are placing in front yards and along streets etc etc.

Pretty, east to take care and they don't get TOO big like an oak.

I thought that too, but I don't think the leaf shape looks right for a maple (view full resolution), at least not compared to the leaves that google images turn up for autumn blaze maples.

 

[OutHouse]

Maple syrup comes from maple trees making them the best trees. Plus they have better coloring in the fall and have those cool whirlycopter thingys for seed pods you can throw up in the air. Cleaning up acorns blows. And I like maple trim and cabinets more than oak.

only from sugar maples and red maples.

 

[Squisher]

Wolf eye dogwood