Finland:

"The number of indigenous tree species in Finland is small: four conifers and 27 broadleaved species of trees, bushes or small trees. Some of the broadleaves have a very narrow area of distribution. Many sites are dominated naturally by just one species, such as pine in upland forests. Mixed stands and predominance of broad-leaves are common in fresh mineral soil sites and upland forests with grass-herb vegetation. The most common species growing in mixed stands is downy birch."

Conifers (4)

• Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
• Norway spruce (Picea abies)
• Common juniper (Juniperus communis)
• European yew (Taxus baccata)

Broadleaves (27)

• Silver birch (Betula pendula)
• Downy birch (Betula pubescens)
• Common alder (Alnus glutinosa)
• Speckled alder (Alnus incana)
• Aspen (Populus tremula)
• European rowan (Sorbus aucuparia)
• Oakleaf mountain ash (Sorbus hybrida)
• Swedish mountain ash (Sorbus intermedia)
• Swedish rowan (Sorbus teodori)
• Bird cherry (Prunus padus)
• Littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata)
• Norway maple (Acer platanoides)
• Common oak (Quercus robur)
• European ash (Fraxinus excelsior)
• Wych elm (Ulmus glabra)
• European white elm (Ulmus laevis)
• Crab apple (Malus sylvestris)
• Buckthorn (Rhamnus catharticus)
• Glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula)
• Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
• Hawthorn (Crataegus rhipidophylla)
• Goat willow (Salix caprea)
• Bay-leaf willow (Salix pentandra)
• Black maul (Salix triandra)
• Dark-leaved willow (Salix myrsinifolia)
• Boreal willow (Salix borealis)
• Pyrolavide (Salix pyrolifolia)

Aspen (Populus tremula)

Now you can name one of them :)

Birch trees are pretty, yet I've generally grown to hate trees! I like my pool warm and free of blossoms, leaves, pollen, white fluff, acorns, walnuts, pears, blackberries, Prickly seeds.

This shit is the worst

Got a huge one towering over the pool.

I also have a large horse chestnut tree locking the sun, dumping messy blossoms, sharp seeds that stick in your feet, chestnuts and large leaves in the pool. Fun all season round! Oh so fun stepping on this stuff daily


I've been cutting down some dead and dying scrub trees along the river bank on our property, trying to prevent them from falling the wrong way on their own. The 6th one did just that :/ It's now leaning into another tree, all dead branches intertwined with the healthy tree next to it. If it goes the wrong way it will be in the garden. Not sure how I'm going to fix that. 60ft trees aren't easy to push aside.

My favorite tree is the sound of one falling down :p

Ooh I forgot about conifers. I cleared a whole patch of them a few years ago. That's the go to place for mosquitos to hide out. Get rid of them!

Cedar tree or Ginkgo tree.

Because they are very tall and long life.

I often see they in Shrines or Buddhist temples.

And I also like street trees.

Probably the lignum vitae tree, Jamaica's national flower. I like the color and during certain times of the year caterpillars feed on it turn into these really pretty yellow butterflies. Sometimes there are so many butterflies I end up driving into a whole bunch of them flying in the road.

The Sycamore tree. It's a damn fine tree... damn fine.

Growing up in Germany my favorite trees where cherry and walnut because of their fruit/nut and for climbing purposes it was either chestnut or birch trees. I also liked maple trees. Now that live in Texas my favorite trees are pecan and peach trees. No longer climb trees but the best climbing trees in Texas probably would be oak trees.

Those that actually have fruit are pretty nice though.  Plus they are good for climbing also.  Of course the ones that have sour cherries aren't as nice as the ones that have sweet cherries.  

But don't all trees produce oxygen.