Favourite tree and favourite forest type [Archive] - The Apricity Forum: A European Cultural Community

Laly

07-30-2023, 02:58 PM

I like birches for their spiritual and cultural importance, for ex. in Celtic culture or nowadays for ex. in Northern Europe.

https://previews.123rf.com/images/lenikovaleva/lenikovaleva1403/lenikovaleva140300001/26620700-belle-bosquet-de-bouleaux-ensoleill%C3%A9e-avec-des-branches-couvertes-de-neige.jpg

I really like artifacts, objects made with birch, like engraved boxes. I have several from Belarus and Russia. I also love birch juice and I remember that in Saint Petersburg, I had the pleasure to taste a delicious ice cream, in a nice restaurant, made with birch bark.

I remember that in Czech, the name of the month "March" is březen , a word derived from the word "birch", because it's the month when the birches blossom. I find that very poetic.

I like forests like that of Białowieża in Poland. I have such good memories from my walks there.

Laly

07-30-2023, 04:09 PM

Tell your favourite tree and your favourite forest type (maybe illustrate the latter with a pic).

My favourite tree is the yew, directly followed by the oak.

But as a forest my favourite is a beech forest. I really feel "home" in such a forest:

https://i.imgur.com/HkYGoI4.jpg

Oak is such a beautiful and noble tree!

In the end of the Middle Ages and in the Modern Times (XVI-XVIIth c.), the Southern Netherlands (current Belgium) had a mass production of altarpieces, for the local market and for exportation all over Europe. It was usually the sessile oak that was used to make them. In fact, sessile oaks grow slowly, their wood is tender, easy to work with and stable. It is necessary for these trees, to grow, to have a poor soil, that is sandy, as well as a continental climate. So, these trees were found greatly in the Baltic region, in the forests of Poland. On the other hand, the pedonculate oak is hard to work with, it reacts a lot to humidity and it is used often to make ships and frameworks.

So, historically, the sessile oak used for the altarpieces in the Southern Netherlands came from Poland. The cleaved blocks of wood stayed in the forest until the melting of the ice caps in spring and they were then transported on rafts by the river. They were unloaded in the important Hanseatic port of Danzig and then, they were brought to important port cities of Flanders, such as Antwerp or Bruges.

Sylvanas

07-30-2023, 05:10 PM

Favourote tree: Aleppo pine

https://sun9-19.userapi.com/impg/Ocv2o-lGlc-HcUg9fBlaMimP0ZeEUwCW933qOQ/vXSmW6lbj1A.jpg?size=2000x1333&quality=95&sign=9094297598907a779173ad6cbfbb5aac&type=album

rothaer

07-30-2023, 05:37 PM

Oak is such a beautiful and noble tree!

In the end of the Middle Ages and in the Modern Times (XVI-XVIIth c.), the Southern Netherlands (current Belgium) had a mass production of altarpieces, for the local market and for exportation all over Europe. It was usually the sessile oak that was used to make them. In fact, sessile oaks grow slowly, their wood is tender, easy to work with and stable. It is necessary for these trees, to grow, to have a poor soil, that is sandy, as well as a continental climate. So, these trees were found greatly in the Baltic region, in the forests of Poland. On the other hand, the pedonculate oak is hard to work with, it reacts a lot to humidity and it is used often to make ships and frameworks.

So, historically, the sessile oak used for the altarpieces in the Southern Netherlands came from Poland. The cleaved blocks of wood stayed in the forest until the melting of the ice caps in spring and they were then transported on rafts by the river. They were unloaded in the important Hanseatic port of Danzig and then, they were brought to important port cities of Flanders, such as Antwerp or Bruges.

Very interesting. I was not aware of any notable difference between sessile oak and pedonculate oak.

After you jumped over my favourite yew tree: After it's very toxic for horses and very suitable for longbows it was exploited and removed in most parts of Europe. Also, it has problems with regeneration after the wolf is essentially extincted and the deer population (that loves eating yew) became about the tenfold in Europe compared to the natural population. The wild Central European forests must once have been pretty different looking. Here a pic with the athmosphere of this indigenous, mysterious and once holy tree:

https://i.imgur.com/VtRM2We.jpg

rothaer

07-30-2023, 05:42 PM

Gallop

07-30-2023, 05:45 PM

I like all the trees but especially

Cypresses so huge and well arranged
https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRHdECP8QqQ3Q346I5-YF8sT-j6iPVJcH-7oui6YLmhaxQpeWX0ToeZOt1ITl2WL945jEY&usqp=CAU

Wild pear tree
https://c8.alamy.com/compes/2ge3xew/peral-silvestre-2ge3xew.jpg

Mimosa
https://www.catalunyaplants.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/MIMOSA-PORTE.jpg

Weeping Willow
https://elnougarden.com/cdn/shop/products/Salixbabylonica.jpg?v=1612098571

Mopi Licinius Crassus

07-30-2023, 05:46 PM

Oak forest ofcourse, given my name [emoji197][emoji269]

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~Elizabeth~

07-30-2023, 05:58 PM

White lilac tree and maple tree. I don't have a favorite forest. I've never been to a forest.

https://www.gardenia.net/storage/app/public/uploads/images/detail/3034-1_SyringaretSnowDanceJapTreeLilac.jpgOptimized.web p

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/39/39/29/39392939413939ec1ee8b81b15492b98--spring-tree-spring-summer.jpg

rothaer

07-30-2023, 06:07 PM

Oak forest ofcourse, given my name [emoji197][emoji269]

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I somewhere in my proximity in Northern Germany encountered this very unusual forest at a remote place. It's made up abt. 95% of younger oaks and the whole ground as far as you can look in all directions is covered by blueberry bushes. It has a strange vibe.

https://i.imgur.com/t2fpnvb.jpg

Mr.G

07-30-2023, 06:09 PM

I love the Eastern Hemlock tree (not to be confused with poison Hemlock).

https://i.imgur.com/NCezTF0.jpg

These tall (non-toxic :)), majestic, evergreens, grow in the natural ravines of the Appalachian Mountains. I have very fond memories from my childhood of the remarkably cool and shaded Hemlock ravines, they were a great respite from the humid, hot, and buggy weather on a mid-summer day. Almost like Heaven, really. Descending into a Hemlock ravine, it felt like the temperature suddenly dropped 10 degrees, the ground turned to a bed of soft needles below your feet, most undergrowth, gone, just open forest floor.

Unfortunately, these trees are being decimated by the invasive Wooly Adelgid, an aphid-like insect native to Asia.

https://i.imgur.com/ORFVOV6.jpg

In my lifetime I have seen a particularly beautiful ravine transformed so much as to be unrecognizable. As the Adelgids slowly starve the trees, the branches beginning weakening and falling off, from the bottom of the tree up. As the branches die off, and the needles thin out, sunlight infiltrates the canopy, gradually transforming the forest floor to vines, brambles, weeds, and successional growth. The magic of the ravines is being lost.

Here is a fairly recent picture I took, you should barely be able to see sky thru those trees:

https://i.imgur.com/QVTw03Z.jpg

Here I took a picture looking down into the ravine from higher up on the trail:

https://i.imgur.com/jIgy8D3.jpg

Sheppey

07-30-2023, 06:10 PM

Cornish Elm :

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50075721323_9fff18642f_b.jpg

https://youtu.be/MfB-SKlhgUY

https://i.postimg.cc/15MS2F9G/UK-EN-Cornwall-Cotehele-and-Metherell-Circular-Walk-1709-633.jpg

rothaer

07-30-2023, 06:34 PM

I like birches for their spiritual and cultural importance, for ex. in Celtic culture or nowadays for ex. in Northern Europe.

I really like artifacts, objects made with birch, like engraved boxes. I have several from Belarus and Russia. (...)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_bark_manuscript#Old_Slavonic_script

Laly

07-30-2023, 06:51 PM

Very interesting. I was not aware of any notable difference between sessile oak and pedonculate oak.

After you jumped over my favourite yew tree: After it's very toxic for horses and very suitable for longbows it was exploited and removed in most parts of Europe. Also, it has problems with regeneration after the wolf is essentially extincted and the deer population (that loves eating yew) became about the tenfold in Europe compared to the natural population. The wild Central European forests must once have been pretty different looking. Here a pic with the athmosphere of this indigenous, mysterious and once holy tree:

https://i.imgur.com/VtRM2We.jpg

Dear rothaer,

Thank you so much for this very interesting insight! It is a pity that some trees, such as the majestic yew, have greatly disappeared. It is unfortunately expected that our forests will change of aspect because of climatic changes.

Laly

07-30-2023, 06:57 PM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birch_bark_manuscript#Old_Slavonic_script

Fascinating! Thank you for sharing. :)

Ellethwyn

08-05-2023, 04:37 AM

I will have to list my top 3 favorite trees, because I can't choose just one.

Sequioa/Redwood
https://ychef.files.bbci.co.uk/976x549/p0cgsrv6.jpg

Fig
https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0c/6b/1c/f0/garden-seating-under.jpg

and Birch.
https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1602000749957-343a1e07d5b7?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8f A%3D%3D&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1137&q=80

My favorite forests that i've been to are the old growth Redwood forests of northern California and the temperate rain forests of NW Washington.

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56900294e0327c6f33e990df/1624295114084-0QAO5MPRMUT8LHLNYIXX/Chesty+Puller+-+IMG_64662.jpeg

https://cdn.ventrata.com/image/upload/s--6WA2CP5x--/ar_1.5,c_fill,dpr_3.0,w_400/v1534614157/Woods15_ciyhrh.jpg

https://smalltownwashington.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Hoh-River-Trail-Olympic-National-Park-Hikes-shutterstock_1163962189.jpg

https://selectregistry.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/shutterstock_142490023-1000x650.jpg

Voskos

08-05-2023, 04:46 AM

The famous Byzantine tree, often inhaled by some of the Greek members here to get high and feel like Roman shamans instead of modern Greek plebs.

HectorOfTroy

08-05-2023, 04:47 AM

Big palm trees

Mejgusu

08-05-2023, 08:49 AM

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I didn’t thought about them, I like them too. Don’t they have surprisingly soft barks?

Figs are already growing here too, I don’t know which climate zone your location has, but the fig „brown turkey“ is quite popular here in Germany.

♥ Lily ♥

08-05-2023, 09:28 AM

Yew trees, oak trees, silver birch trees, ash trees, weeping willow trees, fir trees, and bonsai trees.

I also love those extremely tall and slender trees that are frequently seen in Scandinavian forests - but I don't know the name of them.

Finnish Swede

08-05-2023, 10:21 AM

Tell your favourite tree and your favourite forest type (maybe illustrate the latter with a pic).

My favourite tree is the yew, directly followed by the oak.

But as a forest my favourite is a beech forest. I really feel "home" in such a forest:

https://i.imgur.com/HkYGoI4.jpg

!
This is a forest ... for me forests needs to be untouched from humans actions. Otherwise it is one kind of tree field, park etc. (like some photos in this thread are)

https://kohokohdat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/aulangon-nakotorni-hameenlinna.jpg'

https://valokuvialuonnosta.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/hegp2445.jpg?w=1200&h=800&crop=1

Extremely clean air => the beard moss is growing that well:

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ad/ea/d7/adead7b662282ad43670e55b018bb2e9--picea-abies.jpg

These photos actually shows, why Scandinavians will win 6 - 0 all the orientation competitions which will be in our ''forets''.

BTW: How much forest you own? 100 hectares? 300 hectares? More? I own nothing yet either, but after time of my parents => I will.

ugochaves

08-05-2023, 10:26 AM

In summer - oak, maple in autumn.
https://i.ibb.co/5vB69SN/yellowmaple.jpg (https://ibb.co/P4wNYP7)

rothaer

08-05-2023, 11:00 AM

!
This is a forest ... for me forests needs to be untouched from humans actions. Otherwise it is one kind of tree field, park etc. (like some photos in this thread are)

https://kohokohdat.fi/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/aulangon-nakotorni-hameenlinna.jpg'

https://valokuvialuonnosta.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/hegp2445.jpg?w=1200&h=800&crop=1

Extremely clean air => the beard moss is growing that well:

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ad/ea/d7/adead7b662282ad43670e55b018bb2e9--picea-abies.jpg

These photos actually shows, why Scandinavians will win 6 - 0 all the orientation competitions which will be in our ''forets''.

BTW: How much forest you own? 100 hectares? 300 hectares? More? I own nothing yet either, but after time of my parents => I will.

2 hectares only. It consists of mostly pine, beech and oak, but has also some birch, alder and the unpleasant neophyte Robinia pseudoacacia. I planted 200 yews (with indigenous origin) in it as it needs just 4% of the light and fits as another layer essentially in every forest.

Your untouched by human actions assumption seems not fully applicable. Just abt. 0.3% of the forest in Sweden is primeval and untouched forest and it's mostly located far away in the fjäll or in national parks.

"I Sverige finns 85 000 hektar urskog, ungefär 0,3 procent av den totala skogsarealen. Det mesta av urskogen finns i de fjällnära områdena, men det finns exempel på urskogsliknande områden nära tättbefolkade orter, till exempel Tyresta nationalpark utanför Stockholm."

catgeorge

08-05-2023, 11:03 AM

No idea what they are called but grew up in mountains and forrests. What an awesome simple village life thinking back about it no wonder by great granpa lived to 102.

https://www.discovergreece.com/sites/default/files/styles/default/public/migrated/mount_falakro_in_drama.jpeg?itok=Yg05VlJQ

Finnish Swede

08-05-2023, 01:22 PM

2 hectares only. It consists of mostly pine, beech and oak, but has also some birch, alder and the unpleasant neophyt Robinia pseudoacacia. I planted 200 yews (with indigenous origin) in it as it needs just 4% of the light and fits as another layer essentially in every forest.

Your untouched by human actions assumption seems not fully applicable. Just abt. 0.3% of the forest in Sweden is primeval and untouched forest and it's mostly located far away in the fjäll or in national parks.

"I Sverige finns 85 000 hektar urskog, ungefär 0,3 procent av den totala skogsarealen. Det mesta av urskogen finns i de fjällnära områdena, men det finns exempel på urskogsliknande områden nära tättbefolkade orter, till exempel Tyresta nationalpark utanför Stockholm."

Who said the "forest" (350 hectares) was in Sweden? It is in Ostrobothnia (where my parents lives). Who said it was untouchable? It's not (a bit sad, but realism). Anyway, damn sure there's a lot more trees per hectares than in your "park" picture ''Ossi''.

Ours is mainly pine and some birch too. There are slightly younger forest (+ 20 years), middle-aged forest (40 - 50 years) and a lot of old forest (over + 60 years). In theory, it would be possible to cut yours 2 hectares every year, plant the new trees ... and go around the 350 hectares and start over. But since my parents have office jobs (the farm is just anymore extra/2 income), there has been no reason to cut down the forest in the last 20 years. It grows, ages and ages. Whole area is certificated by PEFC. We could easily certificate it also via FSC (would passed that easily) but we have not yet done it. Perhaps in the future if needed.

Here in southern Sweden, I only get an apartment or a small summer house through my grandparents as an inheritance (one day).

ugochaves

08-05-2023, 01:51 PM

Who said the "forest" (350 hectares) was in Sweden? It is in Ostrobothnia (where my parents lives). Who said it was untouchable? It's not (a bit sad, but realism). Anyway, damn sure there's a lot more trees per hectares than in your "park" picture ''Ossi''.

Ours is mainly pine and some birch too. There are slightly younger forest (+ 20 years), middle-aged forest (40 - 50 years) and a lot of old forest (over + 60 years). In theory, it would be possible to cut yours 2 hectares every year, plant the new trees ... and go around the 350 hectares and start over. But since my parents have office jobs (the farm is just anymore extra/2 income), there has been no reason to cut down the forest in the last 20 years. It grows, ages and ages. Whole area is certificated by PEFC. We could easily certificate it also via FSC (would passed that easily) but we have not yet done it. Perhaps in the future if needed.

Here in southern Sweden, I only get an apartment or a small summer house through my grandparents as an inheritance (one day).
A Swede and a German are arguing who has more virgin forest.:popcorn:

Hexachordia

08-05-2023, 02:01 PM

Pine: All varieties of this species, good smell, also have been an important source of chinese traditional medicine.

Ginkgo: Noble, spiritual, beautiful.

Spruce: A noric species of trees I have never actually seen as a southerner, rather since most classical musical instruments were made of this species of wood.

Not sure about different types of forests, maybe meadows, valleys are just beautiful to look at.

ugochaves

08-05-2023, 02:08 PM

Spruce: A noric species of trees I have never actually seen as a southerner, rather since most classical musical instruments were made of this species of wood.
.https://i.ibb.co/N6xhz8G/1638982560-36-almode-ru-p-yelka-v-snegu-38.jpg (https://ibb.co/gMy1C5c)

rothaer

08-05-2023, 03:53 PM

Who said the "forest" (350 hectares) was in Sweden? It is in Ostrobothnia (where my parents lives).

You said

These photos actually shows, why Scandinavians will win 6 - 0 all the orientation competitions which will be in our ''forets''.

so I thought that the photos and the forests you spoke of will be in Scandinavia and not elsewhere in Brasil or in Ostrobothnia where Scandinavians may own forest.

Anyway, damn sure there's a lot more trees per hectares than in your "park" picture ''Ossi''.

The older the trees are the less dense will they stand. In my two hectares the trees are standing more dense. Maybe I can make a pic later.

As for Ossi, do you know which individuals are labeled that? That are those that lived in the GDR per 9th of November 1989 or descends from such people. I'm labelled a Wessi here (if Wessi and Ossi is at all still applied). People that went from the west to the east are even the original subject of that Wessi label, not those who stayed in Western Germany that were not labeled at all in the beginning. My wife is an Ossi.

Salty Ears

08-05-2023, 05:04 PM

I like swamp forests. A good place for sly outsiders or a robbers that tried to take advantage of the credulity of the forest inhabitants to go to collect marsh cloudberries FOREVER

https://i.postimg.cc/x1kt1qQT/1647716145-18-vsegda-pomnim-com-p-lesnoe-boloto-foto-23.jpg

Finnish Swede

08-05-2023, 05:40 PM

You said
I said what should be called as a forest, or what I like/tend to call as a forest by myself. There is a huge difference (egological point of few)are we talking about natural forests or humans ''tree fields''. No matter if the latter once would even have enough trees per hectares. Via diversity of species. I know what kind of mistakes have been done earlier, even in here (like Forest 2000 project etc.). Luckily my parents were wiser, forethoughful and responsible forest owners . I will continue that.
Not to now talking about those European nations who have basically destroyed their own forests....

so I thought that the photos and the forests you spoke of will be in Scandinavia and not elsewhere in Brasil or in Ostrobothnia where Scandinavians may own forest.
Forest will look pretty similar here (Sweden) if you go as north (approximately Sundsval). Swedish forest owners have used FCA certificate, but other than no differencies. I could talk hours those certificates (differences; cons and pros), but it would be waiste of time.

The older the trees are the less dense will they stand. In my two hectares the trees are standing more dense. Maybe I can make a pic later.
Teach the urban (box-grown) people who have lived in the cities. There shouldl be more than enough of those nowadays. My ''relationship'' to forest is something which central Europeans etc. can hardly never reach (anymore).

As for Ossi, do you know which individuals are labeled that?
Untermensch in your case. Cross the line once, and I'll remember that.

ugochaves

08-05-2023, 05:56 PM

I said what should be called as a forest, or what I like/tend to call as a forest by myself. There is a huge difference (egological point of few)are we talking about natural forests or humans ''tree fields''. No matter if the latter once would even have enough trees per hectares. Via diversity of species. I know what kind of mistakes have been done earlier, even in here (like Forest 2000 project etc.). Luckily my parents were wiser, forethoughful and responsible forest owners . I will continue that.
Not to now talking about those European nations who have basically destroyed their own forests....

Forest will look pretty similar here (Sweden) if you go as north (approximately Sundsval). Swedish forest owners have used FCA certificate, but other than no differencies. I could talk hours those certificates (differences; cons and pros), but it would be waiste of time.

Teach the urban (box-grown) people who have lived in the cities. There shouldl be more than enough of those nowadays. My ''relationship'' to forest is something which central Europeans etc. can hardly never reach (anymore).

Untermensch in your case. Cross the line once, and I'll remember that.

You look stupid. Swedish intact forests make up 0.3%, the rest are planted forests. you live in a capsule. come to Russia, you will see real mountains, real forests, you will tremble with fear in a tent - the howl of wolves. The next morning, you will find bear tracks near your tent. You will enjoy real beauty - snowy mountains, waterfalls, river rapids - this is not artificial Swedish shit. Waterfalls, volcanoes - you hate it. But welcome to urbanized, dead Sweden. I feel sorry for you, that's why I still love you and invite you to Russia!

Hektor12

08-05-2023, 06:39 PM

Tree=Sakura. Ive spent a lot of tie here when i was young, every April this place turned into a Paradise. https://goo.gl/maps/xbUzSH8ssT4MHdNq9

Forest=I dont know what exactly but this forest feels best. There are similar forests in Usa/Canada too. https://goo.gl/maps/NfQXBEsE4j9C6MNQ7

Demirkazık

08-05-2023, 07:44 PM

Oak, Pine, Juniper and Lagerstroemia

I like Oak and Pine tree forests, just like in North Ankara.

Finnish Swede

08-05-2023, 08:10 PM

You look stupid. Swedish intact forests make up 0.3%, the rest are planted forests. you live in a capsule. come to Russia, you will see real mountains, real forests, you will tremble with fear in a tent - the howl of wolves. The next morning, you will find bear tracks near your tent. You will enjoy real beauty - snowy mountains, waterfalls, river rapids - this is not artificial Swedish shit. Waterfalls, volcanoes - you hate it. But welcome to urbanized, dead Sweden. I feel sorry for you, that's why I still love you and invite you to Russia!

You know nothing about the topic, other one you can read in 10 minutes via internet. Same goes with this German.

Nope ... of course planned forests do not need to be ''bad'' as such ... I mean how you can know this small Betula pendula (Birch) is a natural plant and other one is a planned one? Honestly I keep planned Betula pentula better than natural Betula pubescens ... but that is just my own opinion. The same can be said pines or spurces etc.

The problems with planned forests will rise via how people are doing them.
* how many plants you'll plan,and which type/types. One area fully at the same time or little by little etc,.
* how you'll threat your forest/trees as they are growing
* in which age you will do the first thinning. How many thinnings you are planning to do? Or none?
* how much fertilizers,herbidices etc. chemicals you will use, or perhaps none?
* are these plants (types) really naturally growing in your area or excotic? do you use genetic engineering plants etc.

There are lots of question. .

ugochaves

08-05-2023, 08:26 PM

You know nothing about the topic, other one you can read in 10 minutes via internet. Same goes with this German.

Nope ... of course planned forests do not need to be ''bad'' as such ... I mean how you can know this small Betula pendula (Birch) is a natural plant and other one is a planned one? Honestly I keep planned Betula pentula better than natural Betula pubescens ... but that is just my own opinion. The same can be said pines or spurces etc.

The problems with planned forests will rise via how people are doing them.
* how many plants you'll plan,and which type/types. One area fully at the same time or little by little etc,.
* how you'll threat your forest/trees as they are growing
* in which age you will do the first thinning. How many thinnings you are planning to do? Or none?
* how much fertilizers,herbidices etc. chemicals you will use, or perhaps none?
* are these plants (types) really naturally growing in your area or excotic? do you use genetic engineering plants etc.

There are lots of question. .

I didn't understand anything you wrote, my Sami love :bored:

Finnish Swede

08-05-2023, 08:41 PM

I didn't understand anything you wrote, my Sami love :bored:

Like I said; lets not go to forest certifications :p). Those would already be like rocket science a'la: e=mc2

I'm interesting the topic as firstly nature/forests has always meant a lot for me (growing up in rural areas/country side) but also as there is some money connected to that property. Threat it well.

Jacques de Imbelloni

08-05-2023, 08:51 PM

Favorite tree: Linden

Favorite forest: Temperate deciduous forest

https://www.2964.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/lenga.jpeg

Ellethwyn

08-06-2023, 01:49 AM

I didn’t thought about them, I like them too. Don’t they have surprisingly soft barks?

Figs are already growing here too, I don’t know which climate zone your location has, but the fig „brown turkey“ is quite popular here in Germany.

Brown Turkey figs are tasty. Figs grow where I am at (Köppen zone: Csb)

This is a Celeste fig tree in my garden. It hardly produces though. The fir trees are shading it too much.

It looks and smells nice at least.

https://i.imgur.com/naickrz.jpg

Todesritter

08-06-2023, 02:29 AM

My favourite trees are oaks, although I also like wild cherries, apple-trees, olives, weeping willows and chestnuts. The qualities of oak wood as well as solitary oaks that shelter a large area with the shade of their boughs however stick out particularly - there used to be a large, centuries old solitary oak near the local cemetery when I was a child, unfortunately it was hit by lightning and afterwards began to rot from the inside; some ten years ago or so it was felled as a consequence.

As for forests, I enjoy temperate deciduous and mixed forests with plenty of undergrowth, although a beech forest with young slender trees that look like columns is also pleasant.

https://wallpaperaccess.com/full/3742623.jpg

Sarin

08-20-2023, 06:42 PM

Being a nature freak , I am always on a look out for a rejuvenating break amidst forests & water bodies . The fav. among former here are found either in Himalayas or coastal zones . Top 3 would be following (in descending order of likeness) :

1. Himalayan Deodar

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1086650327/display_1500/stock-photo-beautiful-view-of-pine-forest-at-himalaya-range-almora-ranikhet-uttarakhand-india-1086650327.jpg

https://www.oyorooms.com/travel-guide/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Image-5-20.jpg

https://i.ibb.co/NpZBgyN/327417381.jpg

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1113124739/display_1500/stock-photo-deodar-trees-surrounding-the-khajjiar-lake-1113124739.jpg

https://t3.ftcdn.net/jpg/03/16/59/70/360_F_316597004_0dOpsJsB7PhD4pr4V9iD9bYkjTTVWCJM.j pg

2. Coconut Palm

https://static2.tripoto.com/media/filter/tst/img/245847/Image/1654756915_sumit_sourav_esrtxpd9q1c_unsplash.jpg.w ebp

https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1553603043-55e1e23fb5be?ixlib=rb-4.0.3&ixid=M3wxMjA3fDB8MHxzZWFyY2h8M3x8Y29jb251dCUyMHRyZ WV8ZW58MHx8MHx8fDA%3D&w=1000&q=80

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7SoHpA7m2g0/maxresdefault.jpg

https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1299312986/photo/backwaters-in-kerala-with-shallow-depth-of-field-and-dense-forest-filled-with-coconut-trees.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=is&k=20&c=fpvQ5FoZ59c9R7NgxhfhxJVDLKL7a-xqHOtP9liKNGw=

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CE90AC/sri-lanka-ahangama-surf-beach-hotel-insight-resort-djoser-hotel-coconut-palm-trees-sunset-2CE90AC.jpg

No rocket science this place (https://www.airbnb.co.in/rooms/51527633?adults=1&children=0&enable_m3_private_room=true&infants=0&pets=0&check_in=2023-08-21&check_out=2023-08-26&source_impression_id=p3_1692305706_3KrGO%2B019xBWA 152&previous_page_section_name=1000&federated_search_id=2c5211bb-683f-451d-b62d-88480a6331b0) had instantly clicked back then for my Goan sojourns .

3. Pine

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1801252279/display_1500/stock-photo-uttarakhand-india-june-forest-beautiful-view-of-forest-the-view-contains-mountain-grass-sky-1801252279.jpg

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/1208767714/display_1500/stock-photo-pines-tree-forest-in-sankri-range-uttrakhand-1208767714.jpg

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/2304722085/display_1500/stock-photo-deodar-is-in-great-demand-as-building-material-because-of-its-durability-rot-resistant-character-2304722085.jpg

https://www.shutterstock.com/shutterstock/photos/2050201862/display_1500/stock-photo-beautiful-panoramic-cityscape-of-kausani-also-known-as-switzerland-of-india-a-hill-station-in-2050201862.jpg

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/A10YP1/deodar-cedar-trees-dhanaulti-mussoorie-tehri-garhwal-uttarakhand-india-A10YP1.jpg

( ^combo of Deodar & Pine on way to my holiday home up there ! )