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Mine is the "coast live oak" in coastal Northern California

2006-09-11 17:55:07 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics Botany

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2006-09-12 08:40:53 · update #1

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Tie between beautiful white Cornus florida (dogwood), and Quercus phellos (willow oak) in Virginia. Dogwoods are such delicate, graceful trees, truly beautiful in all four seasons with the lacy blossoms in spring, elegant form in summer, claret leaves in fall, and red berries and beautiful branches in winter.

I love all oaks, but the willow oak is my favorite- the old ones get gnarly and massive, but majestic and still strangely graceful, with a broad crown, great root flare, and sweeping huge branches that divide into the gorgeous tracery of twigs in the winter, and support a comforting moist shade in the summer.

2006-09-13 07:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by Megan S 4 · 1 0

The wide-unfold Date palm comes from Africa, the Coconut palm has traveled everywhere in the tropics related to the sea and the wide-unfold Southern California palm replaced into utilized with the help of the close by indians for foodstuff after the small seeds are floor up. The Age of Cycads preceeded the palm yet have palmlike leaves. additionally they have been dispensed international extensive and have been additionally in Florida. lots of the Cycads confronted extinction, like Florida hands additionally face extinction with the aid of palm ailments. savor the hands at an identical time as you could, with any luck they're going to locate a thank you to keep away from various the palm ailments.

2016-11-07 03:49:14 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

Mine is the majestic White Oak. If I lived in California, it would be the Giant Seqouia!

2006-09-12 12:11:40 · answer #3 · answered by jalwerdt 2 · 1 0

My favorite tree is the Douglas Fir that grows wild on my parents' property in Washington State.

2006-09-11 17:59:26 · answer #4 · answered by pleeks 4 · 0 0

My favorite native tree is Falcata.
I live in Mindanao, Philippines

2006-09-11 18:05:49 · answer #5 · answered by shongo 3 · 0 0

Dogwood. Virginia.

2006-09-11 20:24:58 · answer #6 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0 0

Slash Pine in Florida.

2006-09-11 20:17:24 · answer #7 · answered by Kevin H. 3 · 0 0

Mango tree

2006-09-11 17:58:55 · answer #8 · answered by emator 2 · 0 0

the Quaking Aspen groves and the cedar forests of the Owyhee mountians in Idaho.

2006-09-11 18:00:47 · answer #9 · answered by emilystartsfires 5 · 1 0

Mine has to be a maple tree. When I was a kid we made maple syrup from the sap of the trees.

2006-09-11 17:58:34 · answer #10 · answered by Adam B 3 · 0 0

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