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The problem is California would win it. Not our fault the most beautiful trees in the world call this home.

by wbl 2y ago

cmrdporcupine 2y ago
California has extremely tall softwood trees. But that's not the the sum of beauty in trees. I'm partial to the eastern half of the continent. Very high diversity of amazing hardwoods. I've never been to Texas, but the pictures I've seen of Post Oaks look amazing. Tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) are stunning, across the whole region. An oak beech maple forest turning red in the temperate autumn is awe inspiring. Man I like trees.
- hackingonempty 2y ago
  Go to Houston on a nice day and have a burger at Beck's Prime underneath a pair of 400 year old oaks. I haven't lived there in 30 years but its still one of my favorite things to do when I visit. This blog post has some good pics. https://www.penick.net/digging/?p=83517 https://www.penick.net/digging/?p=83517
nukem222 2y ago
Redwoods are impressive, but I'm not exactly sure a trunk passing out of the photo is the peak of tree aesthetics. I'd imagine the northeast or the northwest or parts of the south have the strongest claims.
- lithocarpus 2y ago
  California has many extraordinarily beautiful large trees besides redwoods. Madrone, bay laurel, and tanoak come to mind. Still, I find something exquisite in the eastern hardwoods, beech in particular. The turning of color and dropping all the leaves is really gorgeous.
  - jaredhallen 2y ago
    Yep. And Juniper, too. And Sequoia, which I don't believe are technically redwoods if we want to split hairs. And a bunch of cool oaks.
  - theoreticalmal 2y ago
    It took me a longer time than I care to admit that it’s pronounced “tan-oak” and not “tan-o-ak”
- Fricken 2y ago
  California is also home to the oldest known tree, Methuselah, a bristlecone pine.
  - s0rce 2y ago
    This is my vote, except I don't know which one it is.
- Wumpnot 2y ago
  If you judge them in person, I think redwood easily wins, and CA has two giant versions(coastal redwood and sequoia). Also Douglass fir is nearly as large & long lived as redwood, tho less impressive in person.
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The problem is California would win it. Not our fault the most beautiful trees in the world call this home.

by wbl 2y ago

The problem is California would win it. Not our fault the most beautiful trees in the world call this home.

California has extremely tall softwood trees. But that's not the the sum of beauty in trees. I'm partial to the eastern half of the continent. Very high diversity of amazing hardwoods. I've never been to Texas, but the pictures I've seen of Post Oaks look amazing. Tulip trees (Liriodendron tulipifera) are stunning, across the whole region. An oak beech maple forest turning red in the temperate autumn is awe inspiring. Man I like trees.

hackingonempty 2y ago
Go to Houston on a nice day and have a burger at Beck's Prime underneath a pair of 400 year old oaks. I haven't lived there in 30 years but its still one of my favorite things to do when I visit. This blog post has some good pics. https://www.penick.net/digging/?p=83517 https://www.penick.net/digging/?p=83517

nukem222 2y ago

Redwoods are impressive, but I'm not exactly sure a trunk passing out of the photo is the peak of tree aesthetics. I'd imagine the northeast or the northwest or parts of the south have the strongest claims.

lithocarpus 2y ago
California has many extraordinarily beautiful large trees besides redwoods. Madrone, bay laurel, and tanoak come to mind. Still, I find something exquisite in the eastern hardwoods, beech in particular. The turning of color and dropping all the leaves is really gorgeous.
- jaredhallen 2y ago
  Yep. And Juniper, too. And Sequoia, which I don't believe are technically redwoods if we want to split hairs. And a bunch of cool oaks.
- theoreticalmal 2y ago
  It took me a longer time than I care to admit that it’s pronounced “tan-oak” and not “tan-o-ak”
Fricken 2y ago
California is also home to the oldest known tree, Methuselah, a bristlecone pine.
- s0rce 2y ago
  This is my vote, except I don't know which one it is.
Wumpnot 2y ago
If you judge them in person, I think redwood easily wins, and CA has two giant versions(coastal redwood and sequoia). Also Douglass fir is nearly as large & long lived as redwood, tho less impressive in person.

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