I like trees, do you? [Archive]

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 04:54 PM

Aren't trees cool?

http://www.djangomusic.com/images/cover200/DRC300/C351/C35143AD2IO.jpg

Please let me know whether you like trees or not and if you do which is your fave!

Edit: if you are in any doubt of how awesome trees can be check out this link of the 10 Most Magnificent Trees In The World

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/

DrummerDeanna

03-01-2007, 04:56 PM

skcin

03-01-2007, 04:57 PM

I love them too. Oak trees are pretty cool. I also like a tree that has a skinny trunk, but its leafy top spreads out really wide & the branches are kind of gnarled & crooked. I don't know what they're called, I'm sure there are several different kinds that do this.

I do not like maple trees. Because of the helicopters/whirlies they drop to spread the seeds.

Sarah

03-01-2007, 04:59 PM

I like all trees.

...Except for Bradford Pears, which I moderately dislike. When they bloom, they stink like rotting fish. Disgusting.

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 05:00 PM

I love trees! But I'm sad to admit that I've never really learned the different types of trees.

Like if you were to put different trees in front of me, I couldn't properly identify each. Aside from "Weeping Willow"...I'm tree ignorant. But I love them :D

Deanna I'm also tree ignorant, don't feel bad! But I find them pleasing to look at (or sit under).
When I was a kid our neighbour had a beautiful garden filled with trees but when they moved a new family moved in and the first thing they did was cut down all the trees! I don't know, it really made me sad. Then they complained that the trees in our garden were "blocking the view" (to what? our windows?).
Sadly not everyone likes trees. :(

carrie721

03-01-2007, 05:07 PM

i love trees. and paula - that's WHY maples are so cool! loser. :D

DrummerDeanna

03-01-2007, 05:17 PM

Deanna I'm also tree ignorant, don't feel bad! But I find them pleasing to look at (or sit under).
When I was a kid our neighbour had a beautiful garden filled with trees but when they moved a new family moved in and the first thing they did was cut down all the trees! I don't know, it really made me sad. Then they complained that the trees in our garden were "blocking the view" (to what? our windows?).
Sadly not everyone likes trees. :(

Oh good - I always thought I was a lone tree-ignoramous...good to know there are others :p

When I was a kid my grandparents had this big beautiful tree in their backyard...huge, big green leaves. Then the built a pool, the tree was near it, great shad tree - but then my grandpa decided to chop it down because the leaves were falling into the pool and affecting the chlorination :distress:

I've never gotten over that...they turned the stump into a table.

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 05:51 PM

Oh good - I always thought I was a lone tree-ignoramous...good to know there are others :p

When I was a kid my grandparents had this big beautiful tree in their backyard...huge, big green leaves. Then the built a pool, the tree was near it, great shad tree - but then my grandpa decided to chop it down because the leaves were falling into the pool and affecting the chlorination :distress:

I've never gotten over that...they turned the stump into a table.

I lied I know everything there is to know about trees and more! hahahaha!
Not really :p

Anyway, that is a sad tree story :( although tree stump tables are pretty cool you must admit.

DrummerDeanna

03-01-2007, 05:53 PM

Anyway, that is a sad tree story :( although tree stump tables are pretty cool you must admit.

Not when a white plastic table top complete with umbrella is put on top of it :lol:

But hey...my grandpa also used to sit on the porch and shoot cats with a bb gun if they tried to pee anywhere near the pool - the man was no great environmentalist or anything...

DavidMn

03-01-2007, 05:53 PM

foxyluva

03-01-2007, 05:58 PM

Im quite fond of the Totara tree

amber

03-01-2007, 06:04 PM

I'm glad you put an exclamation point next to the thread title, or I wouldn't have realized how dramatic, suprising, and important this thread was.

Pine trees rule (no, I'm not sure which type) because they're like ladders. In other words, perfect for climbing way to the top. Then you cling and sway. Also Ideal for forts. Pretty sappy, though, which you don't really care about cause they're such good climbin'.
Taken from Amber's "Excerpts From My Idyllic Outdoor Childhood".

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 06:09 PM

Not when a white plastic table top complete with umbrella is put on top of it :lol:

But hey...my grandpa also used to sit on the porch and shoot cats with a bb gun if they tried to pee anywhere near the pool - the man was no great environmentalist or anything...

:laugh: Damn, my beautiful vision of a rustic tree stump table ruined!

This reminds me of the most insane question asked as Super Bowl media day. Back in the 80's, Downtown Julie Brown actually went up to a player and asked the following question: "If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?":confused: :lol:

So the question is: what tree would you be David?

Im quite fond of the Totara tree

Picture please Michael! :D

I'm glad you put an exclamation point next to the thread title, or I wouldn't have realized how dramatic, suprising, and important this thread was.

I thought of putting the heart or the thumbs up but I wanted to convey the drama of trees. It's good don't ya think? Although now I see the lightbulb...

carrie721

03-01-2007, 06:11 PM

I thought of putting the heart or the thumbs up but I wanted to be a little more dramatic. It's good don't ya think? Although now I see the lightbulb...

don't worry, sharon, you can also use them for each subsequent post! use them always, because every one of your posts is so important!

foxyluva

03-01-2007, 06:14 PM

Picture please Michael! :D

http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/birds/flora/totara.jpg

Its a very sacred tree to New Zealand :nod:

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 06:19 PM

don't worry, sharon, you can also use them for each subsequent post! use them always, because every one of your posts is so important!

Like this? Thanks Carrie. I'd like to believe my posts are important, no one else bothered to talk about trees you know, but I'm finding it hard to believe in myself at the moment since not one person has rated my thread, and obviously it's a five-star thread...

http://www.backpack-newzealand.com/birds/flora/totara.jpg

Its a very sacred tree to New Zealand :nod:

That tree is beautiful! I want to sit under it on a sunny day and stare up at its branches. Thanks Michael
I want more tree pics!

ontheEdgeof17

03-01-2007, 06:22 PM

I love trees. The shade from a tree on a warm, summer's day is the best thing ever.

Dogwoods are my fav. I love how the blooms "bleed" during a certain season.

DrummerDeanna

03-01-2007, 06:24 PM

I'm finding it hard to believe in myself at the moment since not one person has rated my thread, and obviously it's a five-star thread...

Be careful what you wish for, I asked an innocent question about athletic shoes and a couple Ledge jerks rated it "bad" :lol:

But hey..I'll vote high for this stellar example of an important thread :D

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 06:26 PM

Be careful what you wish for, I asked an innocent question about athletic shoes and a couple Ledge jerks rated it "bad" :lol:

But hey..I'll vote high for this stellar example of an important thread :D

But, but... it's about trees! A bad vote for this thread is like saying you hate trees! :distress:

Edit: :D I have the highest rating thread on The Ledge!

DrummerDeanna

03-01-2007, 06:27 PM

But, but... it's about trees! A bad vote for this thread is like saying you hate trees! :distress:

Well now you've got your high rating...so hopefully you can start feeling better about yourself now :D

Me, on the other hand? I'm still smarting from the bad rating of my shoe thread :p

amber

03-01-2007, 06:28 PM

I thought of putting the heart or the thumbs up but I wanted to convey the drama of trees. It's good don't ya think? Although now I see the lightbulb...

But the lightbulb would imply that you suddenly realized, in a genius way, that you liked trees.

I like the exclamation, it's a bold choice. More timid souls would have gone with the green arrow...

JazmenFlowers

03-01-2007, 06:28 PM

trees = love.

weeping willows = my fav.

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/define-weeping-willow-1.jpg

foxyluva

03-01-2007, 06:30 PM

Here are a few tree pics from my bush:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/foxyluva/Bush5.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/foxyluva/Bush1.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/foxyluva/5-1.jpg

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 06:31 PM

But the lightbulb would imply that you suddenly realized, in a genius way, that you liked trees.

I like the exclamation, it's a bold choice. More timid souls would have gone with the green arrow...

Well, you know it was a little like that Amber. I was looking at some trees today and suddenly it hit me, trees are really cool!
And just so you know, I never even considered the green arrow :D

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 06:33 PM

trees = love.

weeping willows = my fav.

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/define-weeping-willow-1.jpg

Here are a few tree pics from my bush:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/foxyluva/Bush5.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/foxyluva/Bush1.jpg

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f334/foxyluva/5-1.jpg

Gorgeous!!!!! Thank you! More like this!

foxyluva

03-01-2007, 06:35 PM

More like this!

Tree whore :p

amber

03-01-2007, 06:36 PM

Well, you know it was a little like that Amber. I was looking at some trees today and suddenly it hit me, trees are really cool!
And just so you know, I never even considered the green arrow :D

That's what I figured, but was there a genius element?

I have bumloads of pics of trees, but rarely post them, as I thought it would be boring to everyone but me...:p

mikeschmike

03-01-2007, 06:36 PM

Red maples are my favorite. They're so pretty during the fall...

http://www.phototravels.net/japan/drum0001/red-maple-leaves-imperial-palace-6.3.jpg

carrie721

03-01-2007, 06:37 PM

But, but... it's about trees! A bad vote for this thread is like saying you hate trees! :distress:

Edit: :D I have the highest rating thread on The Ledge!

that may be, but i have #2 and #3 :D

DrummerDeanna

03-01-2007, 06:41 PM

trackaghost

03-01-2007, 06:45 PM

Tree whore :p

:lol: :lol: Yes! And proud! :D

That's what I figured, but was there a genius element?

I have bumloads of pics of trees, but rarely post them, as I thought it would be boring to everyone but me...:p

No genius element at all, just "duh, trees are pretty cool!"

And post those pics!

Red maples are my favorite. They're so pretty during the fall...

http://www.phototravels.net/japan/drum0001/red-maple-leaves-imperial-palace-6.3.jpg

Absolutely breathtaking! And from Japan too! I'm still bummed I didn't get to go the the Imperial Palace while I was there.

that may be, but i have #2 and #3 :D

I bet you wish you posted about trees now eh? :D No.1 baby! :p

foxyluva

03-01-2007, 06:52 PM

Good God. That's amazing. I want to be there.

Even more amazing to think that those trees are just around the corner from my house, hell, bushes and forests are a dime-a-dozen here....

Beachwood Mac

03-01-2007, 06:53 PM

camchristo

03-01-2007, 07:08 PM

I'm partial to the joshua tree. We have some really cool pics from a trip. I'll try to post them when I get home and have access to them.

I also like palm trees. :thumbsup:

estranged4life

03-01-2007, 07:15 PM

I have more trees in my yard than anyone in this side of town, "Nan nanna boo boo, y'all smell like doo doo" :thumbsup: My yard stays shaded throughout the summer (Which is why the grass dies out - but I dont mind since I wont have to mow dead grass)

I have several huge Birch trees, American Elm trees (aka "Piss Elms") a blackberry tree and a famosa tree. There's another huge tree on the lot, but I cannot remember what exactly the type it is (It has large bean pods that grow to over a foot in length - and it sprouts white flowers before the bean pods grow).

According to my older brother, I have more trees in my yard than the whole city of Lubbock Texas.

sasja

03-01-2007, 07:34 PM

Trees are wonderful. Miracles. Testaments to perseverance and strength, and nurturing and life.

OOh yes yes I do love trees!!

Magnolia trees... and the wonderful oaks in the deep south with the spanish moss swaying from the branches... The cypresses in the swamps in Louisiana... With their knee-roots sticking out of the water....

Any tree is great though really :D

Nixxxed

03-01-2007, 08:40 PM

Oh my god Terry. That's the tree I was going to post. I've been researching them for a few months, looking for any variety that will grow down here.

But since you beat me to it, I'll go with the Bottlebrush. It's an ornamental willow variety native to Australia that thankfully has naturalized in the southern coastal areas of the US. Hummingbirds go bazonkers over them.

Blooms Close-up:
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/bottlebrushclose.jpg

Baby 2-year old specimen:
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/bottlebrush2yr.jpg

If only I had this 40-footer in my front yard:
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/bottlebrush40ft.jpg

foxyluva

03-01-2007, 08:44 PM

^^^That tree is incredibly similar to New Zealand's Pōhutukawa:

http://www.visions.co.nz/downbytheriver/images/pohutukawa.jpg

Nixxxed

03-01-2007, 08:57 PM

Wow Michael -that's a nice one too. Why can't I have a bigger yard?!?

foxyluva

03-01-2007, 08:59 PM

Wow Michael -that's a nice one too. Why can't I have a bigger yard?!?

Gorgeous huh? Its a New Zealand Christmas Tree :)

xdreamsunwindx

03-01-2007, 09:09 PM

I like the kind of tree you smoke.

DeadliestPoison

03-01-2007, 09:49 PM

Weeping Willows <3

amber

03-02-2007, 02:17 AM

No genius element at all, just "duh, trees are pretty cool!"

And post those pics!

I know, our awesome climby Sierra pines are severely underrepresented here!!! I guess they don't look as pretty, except that they often come in massive forest groups. Nevertheless, you'll not find a fortier or climbier tree! They smell good, too.
That red maple posted by Mikeshmike is incredible.

Here's one, and some in the distance. My dad's mill is out there.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/antisnark/dadsmillthroughtrees.jpg

Here's some in back of the house
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/antisnark/xmaslights3.jpg

My parents' road is in a forest
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/antisnark/parentsroad.jpg

Parents' town with many pine trees. Yes, that is the whole town. lol.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/antisnark/camino2.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/antisnark/camino1.jpg

Some more of our lovely pines in the background, here. Okay, I just love this pic, but there are trees back there, and that was close to my house when growing up, its my elementary school. I climbed and forted those very trees!!!:laugh: I know, I suck. I feel sorry for these city kids, their schools are all concrete. :distress:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/antisnark/mebasball.jpg

Wild_Heart03

03-02-2007, 03:34 AM

The street I grew up on used to have trees in front of every house lining the block. Now, they are all gone. When they had to put sidewalks in the trees were the first to go. Progress I guess... and the ADA. My favorites, besides the ever present palm tree, are the Jacaranda's throughout SoCal when they are in bloom.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b258/Terry74/Jacarandas-08.jpg

Jacarandas are so gorgeous. My cousin used to live in this neighborhood in SoCal with tons of them lining the streets, I always loved to see them when we would visit. I'm partial to cherry blossoms as well. Really, any tree with an unusual (read: <b>not green</b>) color of foliage is awesome to me.

Mari

03-02-2007, 04:04 AM

Ah dang.. I missed this thread:(

Random fact of the day: we call trees 'bomen'. (~boh-men~) Now isn't that interesting?

ragandbone

03-02-2007, 05:01 AM

Yes, I love them. I moved here to be among them. I have even been known to hug them.
I like Sequoias (redwoods), Live Oak, Monterey cypress, and all kinds of pines, palms and (thanks for the reminder Beachwood Mac!) Jacarandas I have favorite individual tree, that I call "my" tree, a Morena Bay Fig, that grows next to the building that was my childhood library. Its branches have grown way above the windows but I used to look out at it on cold days, and sit under it on warm days, and for many years I have made sure to visit it when I go back home.

We have big tree in our front yard, called a Tulip Poplar, that I understand is more of an East Coast tree. It gives us lots of shade, but is a pain in the ass to clean up after.

Nixxxed

03-02-2007, 12:22 PM

Just to prove ANY thread on the Ledge can be perved up - Trees with dirty names!

Cockspur:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/cockspur1.jpg

These are also called Coral Trees, Fireman's Cap Trees or Turk's Cap Trees. They are very slow growing, and the branches have vicious long woody thorns. (They like it rough.) But the unique blooms make up for it - especially since a tree can bloom 3 or more times each year. (It can perform multiple times.)

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/cockspur2.jpg

A beautiful and fascinating specimen tree when well tended. There are several baby trees at my local butterfly garden, and people are constantly admiring them. A medium sized Cockspur in Tokyo:

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/cockspur3.jpg

A massive giant in Disneyland (size matters):

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/cockspur4.jpg

skcin

03-02-2007, 01:32 PM

This reminds me of the most insane question asked as Super Bowl media day. Back in the 80's, Downtown Julie Brown actually went up to a player and asked the following question: "If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?":confused: :lol:

Yeah. Because Barbara Walters asked someone that in the 70's & she's been teased about it ever since. I think it was Clint Eastwood - wait, Jimmy Stewart!

And Nixxxed said cockspur. Teehee. :D

gretchen

03-02-2007, 02:01 PM

Silver birch trees look stark white against the inky sky after a bad thunderstorm...simply stunning!

Stump tables...sounds like the name of a really bad folk singer. :laugh:

Sarah

03-02-2007, 02:08 PM

I have a t-shirt that says I Like Trees Too (http://threadless.com/product/148/I_Like_Trees_Too). In my world, it's talking about pot. In the adult world, it's just about giraffes eating trees.

It's cute. <3

Mari

03-02-2007, 04:08 PM

ALL those shirts are damn cute! Must get me one of those, if I can decide which one, haha

.. the procrastinator one, I think:thumbsup:

Sarah

03-02-2007, 04:41 PM

ALL those shirts are damn cute! Must get me one of those, if I can decide which one, haha

.. the procrastinator one, I think:thumbsup:

They're high quality shirts, Mari. Their titles and artist names are printed on the inside as well. Many of them are unique in that after it sells out and there are enough requests for reprints, they'll often do it with a different color scheme.

Miss Vicky

03-02-2007, 04:50 PM

I love most trees (but not palms, I hate palms), but I most especially love the trees that produce lovely, sweet, juicy fruits like apples, oranges, and peaches. Those are the best trees.

Sarah

03-02-2007, 04:57 PM

I love most trees (but not palms, I hate palms), but I most especially love the trees that produce lovely, sweet, juicy fruits like apples, oranges, and peaches. Those are the best trees.

Why don't you like Palms?

I think they're pretty. The trunks are unique.

Miss Vicky

03-02-2007, 05:11 PM

Why don't you like Palms?

I think they're pretty. The trunks are unique.

They're fine growing in a tropical region where they're supposed to be, but I think they look damned tacky and out of place growing in people's yards or along the road.

It also sucks living by someone who has one in their yard. My next-door neighbor has one and it's always dumping seeds into our lawn. If you've ever tried to weed out hundreds of baby palms from in-between your own plants, you know what a bitch those little mo-fos can be to get rid of.

Nixxxed

03-02-2007, 08:19 PM

DrummerDeanna

03-02-2007, 08:24 PM

The other unfortunate thing about palm trees: roaches. :distress:

There are 2 20-foot Queen Anne palms in the back yard around the pond. As I was pruning them a couple of weeks ago, I inadvertantly ripped off one of the old branch collars (the bottom part of the limb that remained attached to the trunk after last year's pruning). Since I was on a stepladder with a 10-foot pruning stick, I was treated to a cockroach shower as a whole colony of them living underneath the branch collar was dumped onto my head as the collar came off. :eek:

Ok. My heart just stopped. Completely.

That? Is among my absolute worst fears. I HATE roaches. I know they can't hurt you etc...but omg how I loathe them.

And from this moment on, Deanna no longer likes Palm trees either *shudder*

carrie721

03-02-2007, 08:34 PM

The other unfortunate thing about palm trees: roaches. :distress:

There are 2 20-foot Queen Anne palms in the back yard around the pond. As I was pruning them a couple of weeks ago, I inadvertantly ripped off one of the old branch collars (the bottom part of the limb that remained attached to the trunk after last year's pruning). Since I was on a stepladder with a 10-foot pruning stick, I was treated to a cockroach shower as a whole colony of them living underneath the branch collar was dumped onto my head as the collar came off. :eek:

i would've freaked out. i'm not a squeamish person, but bugs bring out the banshee in me.

Sarah

03-03-2007, 05:22 AM

The other unfortunate thing about palm trees: roaches. :distress:

There are 2 20-foot Queen Anne palms in the back yard around the pond. As I was pruning them a couple of weeks ago, I inadvertantly ripped off one of the old branch collars (the bottom part of the limb that remained attached to the trunk after last year's pruning). Since I was on a stepladder with a 10-foot pruning stick, I was treated to a cockroach shower as a whole colony of them living underneath the branch collar was dumped onto my head as the collar came off. :eek:

:eek:

Permission to hate palm trees granted.

Nightmare material for the rest of my life. I think I need to go sit somewhere and cry for a while. :(

Nixxxed

03-04-2007, 11:02 PM

:lol:

Roaches are just a fact of life in coastal TX. I prune those palms every spring - I knew they were there. I was just being lazy because I didn't feel like dragging out the big ladder and actually climbing up to prune the limbs with a hand saw. That way, I wouldn't have risked pulling off one of the old branch collars, which is not good for the tree. It's better to let them fall off on their own.

The worst part about it was that I had just started pruning. There was no sense in going to take a shower, then getting all nasty again. So I just rinsed my head off with the hose, got out the big ladder (like I should have done in the beginning), and went back to work.

DeadliestPoison

03-04-2007, 11:17 PM

They're high quality shirts, Mari. Their titles and artist names are printed on the inside as well. Many of them are unique in that after it sells out and there are enough requests for reprints, they'll often do it with a different color scheme.
Threadless is love. I've bought some of my favorite shirts from there.

carrie721

03-04-2007, 11:33 PM

thank god the ledge is working again. i had almost forgotten whether or not i loved trees.

Wild_Heart03

03-04-2007, 11:44 PM

thank god the ledge is working again. i had almost forgotten whether or not i loved trees.

you dared to question your love for trees? get out of my sight. :laugh: :xoxo:

carrie721

03-04-2007, 11:47 PM

you dared to question your love for trees? get out of my sight. :laugh: :xoxo:

i questioned everything. the ledge wasn't here. :D

Wild_Heart03

03-04-2007, 11:48 PM

i questioned everything. the ledge wasn't here. :D

lol, true.

(10lettersomg)

Mari

03-05-2007, 05:44 AM

Threadless is love. I've bought some of my favorite shirts from there.

I was really trying not to buy anything on the internet for a while ($$$) :o
But I saved the link for later, I'll probably buy me one soon!

BTFLCHLD

03-09-2007, 04:12 AM

I like trees that change in season to a burnt orange as opposed to dust.

shackin'up

03-09-2007, 04:36 AM

I love Screaming Trees.

Karlie

03-09-2007, 07:11 PM

I love trees. I planted one today. Well, actually it was not so much a tree as it was a sunflower in a plastic cup of dirt, but still. Yeah. Trees pwn.

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 04:35 AM

Check out these trees, they are AMAZING!
But then I like trees :)

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/

Für Elise

03-26-2007, 05:17 AM

Aren't trees cool?

http://www.djangomusic.com/images/cover200/DRC300/C351/C35143AD2IO.jpg

Please let me know whether you like trees or not and if you do which is your fave!I like the big beech with the sort of bare branch coming out of the top left. I also like the elm with the sort of great clumps for leaves, the hornbeam, the larch, the one like with the leaves that are sort of regularly veined and the veins go right out with sort of serrated edges, but not the willow, never the willow. I also like lupins.

carrie721

03-26-2007, 09:40 AM

Check out these trees, they are AMAZING!
But then I like trees :)

http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world/

those trees are amazing!

thank god you put the sharon fruit in your avatar.

but i am dismayed that this is not an official poll ... how will we know OFFICIALLY who likes trees and who doesn't? :distress:

Nixxxed

03-26-2007, 09:47 AM

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 10:02 AM

:shocked: :shocked: :shocked:

"Pando [wiki] or the Trembling Giant in Utah is actually a colony of a single Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree. All of the trees (technically, "stems") in this colony are genetically identical (meaning, they’re exact clones of one another). In fact, they are all a part of a single living organism with an enormous underground root system.

Pando, which is Latin for "I Spread," is composed of about 47,000 stems spread throughout 107 acres of land. It estimated to weigh 6,600 tons, making it the heaviest known organism. Although the average age of the individual stems are 130 years, the entire organism is estimated to be about 80,000 years old!"

Awesome eh? Honestly everyone needs to check out that link, if you didn't like trees before I think that will convert you!

those trees are amazing!

thank god you put the sharon fruit in your avatar.

but i am dismayed that this is not an official poll ... how will we know OFFICIALLY who likes trees and who doesn't? :distress:

I just added a poll! YAY! :D

carrie721

03-26-2007, 10:10 AM

I went to see if I could add a poll but I can't :( Should I start a new thread or is that tree-lovin' overkill?

i don't know, i'm torn ... we need an official poll to decide whether we should start an official poll about trees. :cool:

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 10:12 AM

i don't know, i'm torn ... we need an official poll to decide whether we should start an official poll about trees. :cool:

I just added a poll, so vote NOW!!! :D

carrie721

03-26-2007, 10:13 AM

I just added a poll, so vote NOW!!! :D

LOL great poll options. :laugh: :laugh:

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 10:15 AM

LOL great poll options. :laugh: :laugh:

Well you know, I didn't want them to be at all bias :D

carrie721

03-26-2007, 10:17 AM

Well you know, I didn't want them to be at all bias :D

oh, i understand.

good thing it's not an anonymous poll so we can smoke out any boring flower likers.

xdreamsunwindx

03-26-2007, 10:17 AM

http://community.livejournal.com/arborphilia/

jsyk

Nixxxed

03-26-2007, 10:18 AM

I love trees. I planted one today. Well, actually it was not so much a tree as it was a sunflower in a plastic cup of dirt, but still. Yeah. Trees pwn.
I planted a whole row of sunflowers this year from seeds I rescued at the bottom of Zorro's cage. :D

They're amazing plants - the way they move and rotate their leaves during the day to follow the sun just blows my mind. Then at night, they relax them, let them droop straight down, and "depressurize" the fluid in them back into the soil.

The tallest so far is just reaching 2 feet, and one little fvcker decided to bloom early. It's still March! The outside florets are just now opening and I can see little peeks of yellow inside.

Anyway - my sunflowers say hello to yours! :laugh:

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 10:18 AM

oh, i understand.

good thing it's not an anonymous poll so we can smoke out any boring flower likers.

I need to know who the tree haters are Carrie. It's important.

Nixxxed

03-26-2007, 10:19 AM

oh, i understand.

good thing it's not an anonymous poll so we can smoke out any boring flower likers.
Wait - I like flowers too. Oh dear god - does that mean I'm bi ????? :eek:

DeadliestPoison

03-26-2007, 10:20 AM

I've always wanted to climb a tree but I'm afraid I won't be able to get back down idk :(

I need some ~*~support~*~, guys, this is serious business.

carrie721

03-26-2007, 10:21 AM

http://community.livejournal.com/arborphilia/

jsyk

ythnqbb~

I planted a whole row of sunflowers this year from seeds I rescued at the bottom of Zorro's cage. :D

They're amazing plants - the way they move and rotate their leaves during the day to follow the sun just blows my mind. Then at night, they relax them, let them droop straight down, and "depressurize" the fluid in them back into the soil.

The tallest so far is just reaching 2 feet, and one little fvcker decided to bloom early. It's still March! The outside florets are just now opening and I can see little peeks of yellow inside.

Anyway - my sunflowers say hello to yours! :laugh:

sweet! are we going to get pics?

I need to know who the tree haters are Carrie. It's important.

oh, don't think i don't understand the gravity of the situation. :cool:

Wait - I like flowers too. Oh dear god - does that mean I'm bi ????? :eek:

oh no. you should consult the kinsey tree scale.

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 10:23 AM

http://community.livejournal.com/arborphilia/

jsyk

OMG! Hahaha! Gives new meaning to the term "tree hugger"

carrie721

03-26-2007, 10:24 AM

I've always wanted to climb a tree but I'm afraid I won't be able to get back down idk :(

I need some ~*~support~*~, guys, this is serious business.

we're here for you. but in order for us to properly support you, you should start 8 threads about it.

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 10:26 AM

Wait - I like flowers too. Oh dear god - does that mean I'm bi ????? :eek:

Yes. I'm afraid it does.

I've always wanted to climb a tree but I'm afraid I won't be able to get back down idk :(

I need some ~*~support~*~, guys, this is serious business.

:( That's terrible. Just think, would it be so bad to be stuck up a tree?
I think not.

DeadliestPoison

03-26-2007, 10:27 AM

we're here for you. but in order for us to properly support you, you should start 8 threads about it.
I think I'll write a song about it. So people can know my pain.

Then once I get ~feedback~ I'll write a novel. So I can help others as they have helped me.

And there changed my life~*

DeadliestPoison

03-26-2007, 10:28 AM

:( That's terrible. Just think, would it be so bad to be stuck up a tree?
I think not.
idk I'm afraid of heights :\ but I suppose it shouldn't matter if I'm wrapped in the ~warm embrace~ of a tree...

trackaghost

03-26-2007, 10:55 AM

idk I'm afraid of heights :\ but I suppose it shouldn't matter if I'm wrapped in the ~warm embrace~ of a tree...

First you need to email several prominent tree authors and ask them about it. Their advice is invaluable. Then write a song called "I Like Trees" in the style of Street Angel era Stevie Nicks. And finally go caress a tree , feel its need for you to climb it.
Can you do these things Greg? Honestly, we can help you but you need to help yourself first.

xdreamsunwindx

03-26-2007, 10:58 AM

idk I'm afraid of heights :\ but I suppose it shouldn't matter if I'm wrapped in the ~warm embrace~ of a tree...

The tree's embrace means nothing, Greg. They'll find another climber as determined as you are, even though you thought you had something special, like you had a chance with that tree in the first place. I agree with Sharon, though. You must write a song about it.

DeadliestPoison

03-26-2007, 11:06 AM

Nixxxed

03-26-2007, 11:18 AM

sweet! are we going to get pics?

I hope you appreciate this. The little fly was a bitch to work with for the entire shoot. Tempermental and just generally difficult! The final straw was when the beyotch tried to throw a tiny cell phone at me. *squish* ;)

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/Sunflower1.jpg

Zooooooooooooooom

http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/Webjunk/SunflowerClose.jpg

carrie721

03-26-2007, 12:00 PM

okay guys I wrote a song ~in my head~ while walking back to my dorm let me know what you think k?

tree, tree~
come... embrace me~*
if i can overcome my fear of height...
if i can muster all my ~might~

of all the things I fear the most:
chris putting on the modhat in a post~
stevie fans~
being run over by multiple vans~

my fear of height
holds #1 tight~

idk I think it could use more work what do u guyz think?

ooh bb plz 2 rekord~

I hope you appreciate this. The little fly was a bitch to work with for the entire shoot. Tempermental and just generally difficult! The final straw was when the beyotch tried to throw a tiny cell phone at me. *squish* ;)

:laugh: you mean you didn't make the fly do community service before squishing her? :laugh:

great pics. especially that second one. very cool.

Sarah

03-26-2007, 12:27 PM

you mean you didn't make the fly do community service before squishing her?

hey, i was gonna say that. fk.

carrie721

05-18-2007, 04:18 PM

here's a weird tree.

http://www-binf.bio.uu.nl/stan/Foto/MearesIsland/GekkeBoom.jpg

it looks like it's slapping itself in the head.

DrummerDeanna

05-18-2007, 04:40 PM

^^

Ha..my first thought is that it looked angry and ready to strike somebody else...:eek:

trackaghost

05-19-2007, 06:40 AM

YES! The tree thread has been resurrected!
And I like that tree. It's like a comedy "d'oh" tree.
:D

skcin

05-22-2007, 02:53 PM

Here's a tree growing out of a rock in Allegany State Park
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y196/skcin/camping%202007/100_4248.jpg

estranged4life

05-22-2007, 02:55 PM

My yard is nice and shaded this Spring due to the excessive amount of rain, so I'm gonna enjoy this Summer!!!

According to my older brother, I have more trees growing in my yard than the complete amount of trees in the city of Lubbock, TX!!!

Wild_Heart03

06-13-2007, 06:06 PM

I saw a really pretty oak when I was walking in the park today. I went up to it and hugged it. :laugh:

trackaghost

06-13-2007, 06:12 PM

I saw a really pretty oak when I was walking in the park today. I went up to it and hugged it. :laugh:

I fully approve of tree hugging! :D
However I would suggest trying a bigger tree than this woman:

http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/4902/local-resources/images/woman_hugging_tree.jpg

danax6

06-13-2007, 06:43 PM

All together now...

http://www.cabrillo.edu/~rnolthenius/astro28/a28j/posttrip/treehug.jpg

Musicman408

06-13-2007, 06:44 PM

I fully approve of tree hugging! :D
However I would suggest trying a bigger tree than this woman:

http://www.ncrs.fs.fed.us/4902/local-resources/images/woman_hugging_tree.jpg

That's probably a good idea.:laugh:

Chrislit18

06-13-2007, 09:07 PM

Trees rock :thumbsup:
I am totally an enviornmentalist.
I freak when people waste paper...I'm not even kidding
The best thing about trees is though:
is that one time in my frenchclass in like 7th grade, this kid who is soo stupid, but funny, once said the plural for tree is 'tree'. That is my favorite tree memory :laugh:

gretchen

06-13-2007, 09:41 PM

I love trees, silver birches. I also love palm trees.

carrie721

09-24-2007, 08:58 PM

the trees are starting to turn pretty fall colors! it's time for the tree thread to come back! :angel:

michelle2677

09-24-2007, 09:02 PM

i'm not a tree person are you?

JazmenFlowers

09-24-2007, 09:04 PM

I'm so glad to see the return of this thread. I want to talk about the glory of the Japanese Magnolia.

http://chiaroscuro.baltiblogs.com/archives/magnolia.jpg

carrie721

09-24-2007, 09:10 PM

i'm not a tree person are you?

i am a tree person why would you say this.

I'm so glad to see the return of this thread. I want to talk about the glory of the Japanese Magnolia.

http://chiaroscuro.baltiblogs.com/archives/magnolia.jpg

that's gorgeous!

danax6

09-24-2007, 09:10 PM

^that movie wasn't bad either! :wavey:

Nixxxed

09-24-2007, 09:28 PM

o hay I just took these today

River Birch lining our hike & bike trail
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/BikeRide/New_100_0267.jpg

Mimosa (the kind you can't drink)
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/BikeRide/100_0256.jpg

Palm trees with Pampas Grass (aka "Lady Bird Johnson Grass")
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/BikeRide/New_100_0258.jpg

Say it, people: Cockspur
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/BikeRide/New_100_0237.jpg

JazmenFlowers

09-24-2007, 09:30 PM

Say it, people: Cockspur
http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q196/Nixxxed/BikeRide/New_100_0237.jpg
ewww :laugh:

trackaghost

09-25-2007, 04:38 PM

I hope you guys know that my day is now complete knowing that the "I like trees" thread still lives :D
If anyone is interested, yes, I still like trees very much.

SortaSavageLike

09-25-2007, 04:49 PM

I don't know if I love trees, but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to chop one down if I saw one. :shrug:

Moony

09-25-2007, 05:40 PM

SortaSavageLike

09-25-2007, 06:58 PM

My favorite tree is the Giant Sequoia.

Did you know the largest living thing on Earth is a Sequoia? Its name is General Sherman and is around 2200 years old. How cool is that?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/NGSPOD01/101247~Giant-Sequoia-Trees-Looking-Skyward-Posters.jpg

Think of how big a Sequoia could grow if one mated with a Blue Whale! :eek:

carrie721

10-31-2007, 01:15 AM

some ohio trees:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2357/1795939248_f2c3c11c4e.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2112/1795924968_cb9277c6b9.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2083/1795095085_da76501df3.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2120/1795921294_f2169d0035.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2329/1624957790_a5021f01ce.jpg

Sarah

10-31-2007, 02:07 AM

nice shots, ree. i particularly enjoy the last one with the road cones and angry sky.

sara1998

10-31-2007, 07:08 AM

My favorite tree is the Giant Sequoia.

Did you know the largest living thing on Earth is a Sequoia? Its name is General Sherman and is around 2200 years old. How cool is that?

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/NGSPOD01/101247~Giant-Sequoia-Trees-Looking-Skyward-Posters.jpg

I have a picture of my daughter and I standing in front of the General Sherman... it's right here on my desk. I don't have the file on this computer though.