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02/09/2011 08:46PM (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
My favorite is a Birch Tree, reminds me of the bwca no matter where im at, and when their leaves turn golden in the fall, they are gorgeous.
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
02/09/2011 11:09PM
I have incense cedar in the yard and something some people call tamarack (not related to your tamarack but it obviously reminded someone of the eastern tree) grows at higher elevations.
The incense cedar is not closely related to white cedar and the proper common name for the "tamarack" out here is lodge pole.
Your northern white cedar, also known as Arborvitae, will grow as an ornamental in quite hot climates such as California's Central Valley. We had it in our yard 30 years ago when we lived down in the valley. It sure looks different, and better, growing at the edges of Boundary Waters lakes.
The incense cedar is not closely related to white cedar and the proper common name for the "tamarack" out here is lodge pole.
Your northern white cedar, also known as Arborvitae, will grow as an ornamental in quite hot climates such as California's Central Valley. We had it in our yard 30 years ago when we lived down in the valley. It sure looks different, and better, growing at the edges of Boundary Waters lakes.
The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)
02/10/2011 07:13AM
Golden Fall Tamaracks on the Kelso River
Ancient Cedars of Singing Brook Portage
The Tall Pines on the Dahlgren Portage from Stuart Lake
Large stand of Birch on the hills and near the shoreline next to the Tuscarora to Missing Link Portage
Ancient Cedars of Singing Brook Portage
The Tall Pines on the Dahlgren Portage from Stuart Lake
Large stand of Birch on the hills and near the shoreline next to the Tuscarora to Missing Link Portage
"When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known." Sigurd F. Olson WWJD
02/10/2011 08:14AM
I like white pines for their strength and beauty. But my favorite tree of all is something I call toothpick pines. To me they represent true wilderness. Maybe someone knows their real name. The further north one goes, the more prevalent they are.
"It is in solitude, in quiet communication with nature that we reach most deeply into truth." Sam Campbell
02/10/2011 08:27AM
quote kanoes: "i also love those little trees surviving on mid lake, totally exposed rock islands. no cover yet they still manage to live in the worst of environments."
I agree! When I saw the title of this thread it made me think of a little pine growing out of rock on an island site we stayed on. Thought it was so cute and was amazed that it could survive - I even watered it because I felt bad for the little guy. I'm convinced Ma Nature cooperated with us weather-wise the rest of the trip because of that :-) Looking forward to seeing it grow in years to come!
"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"
02/10/2011 08:30AM
I too like those big white pines. The smell, the sound of the wind in their branches, and you know a red squirrel is not far away.
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" John Muir
02/10/2011 09:28AM
quote Unas10: "As you stand on the beach on the north end of Nina Moose count over 7 trees from the west bank of the river; that one is my favorite."
That's exactly what I thought this thread was about! haha
Gotta be birch for me in winter, spring, summer. I could look at the bark patterns and photograph them all day long. Maple come fall for the colors (and sap in spring).
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
02/10/2011 09:29AM
quote kanoes: "i also love those little trees surviving on mid lake, totally exposed rock islands. no cover yet they still manage to live in the worst of environments."
Agreed, shake my head in wonder over those. Got a good pic of one on a rock (can't even call it an island) on S Hegman I think. Can't find it at the moment.
Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau
02/10/2011 12:31PM
Tree huggers! hahaha.
I don't have a favorite, though I agree with Kanoes --the smaller (or large) twisty ones that are all by themselves on a rock are pretty cool. Doesn't matter what type of tree it is.
I don't have a favorite, though I agree with Kanoes --the smaller (or large) twisty ones that are all by themselves on a rock are pretty cool. Doesn't matter what type of tree it is.
Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!
02/10/2011 02:48PM
Generally, I like all trees and appreciate them for the shade and oxygen they supply. But every once in a while, you run into a tree that is really hard to get along with and just behaves like a real jerk:
"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"
02/10/2011 04:05PM
quote thebotanyguy: "Generally, I like all trees and appreciate them for the shade and oxygen they supply. But every once in a while, you run into a tree that is really hard to get along with and just behaves like a real jerk:
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LOL! is that a real tree, or did somebody photoshop that one? If it's real, where is it?
Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!
02/10/2011 09:43PM
quote thebotanyguy: "Generally, I like all trees and appreciate them for the shade and oxygen they supply. But every once in a while, you run into a tree that is really hard to get along with and just behaves like a real jerk:Thats hilarious
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" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
02/10/2011 09:45PM
Quote Bogwalker
"Large stand of Birch on the hills and near the shoreline next to the Tuscarora to Missing Link Portage" I love that area in Fall its spectacular .
" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD
02/11/2011 07:45AM
This tree caught my eye when we were staying on Cross Bay Lake a few years ago. (2002). I loved it enough that I have an enlargement of it hanging on the wall upstairs. But when we revisited the site this past summer nothing looked the same, and when I tried to photograph it again, the magic was completely gone.
I love the tall pines. Red pines, white pines, some jackpines. And, as others have said, the ones that are trying so hard to hold on in a crack in the rock seem special somehow.
02/11/2011 01:52PM
They may not be much good for anything else, but I really like the balsa firs and spruces because of their smell. I love that smell. Takes me back to my youth in north MO, my dad's small grocery store, the Christmas trees that he used to sell.
"Always leave the woodpile higher than when you found it."
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