It's Love a Tree Day

SoWal Expert

May 16, '10 · 7:12 AM393

When: Always on May 16th

It's Love a Tree Day. So, go out and give a tree a great big hug.

Trees are a good thing. They give us shade, comfort and warmth. They give off oxygen, too. There are many, many benefits provided by trees. So, you have good reason to love a tree or two.

Everyone has a favorite kind of tree. Use today to identify a tree you love, and to pamper it. Give it a trim. Eliminate competitors around it. Feed it a dose of fertilizer. Tree spikes work great. And, give the tree some water, if it is thirsty.

Important Note: On Love a Tree Day, your attention must be turned toward trees. A bush or a shrub just won't do.

What's your favorite tree?

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SoWal Insider

May 16, '10 · 8:05 AM#2

I am priveleged to live in the middle of a grove of scrub oaks (also known as dwarf live oaks). They are the smallish, twisty kind you see throughout Seagrove. They are reminiscent of oversized bonzai plants in that you can chop and trim limbs, and they just keep sprouting new ones. I built my house right amongst them and never realized how much limb trimming I would be doing. They are incredibly resilient to the hurricane force winds we get from time to time, and I feel very protected. I think my trees are smarter than me, because they stay just enough out of my way that I never feel I have to chop a whole tree down just for my selfish convenience. :blush:

SoWal ExpertAuthor

May 16, '10 · 8:49 AM#3

I love the scrub oaks. Little works of art in my book!

SoWal ExpertAuthor

May 16, '10 · 8:58 AM#4

This is my favorite--the Desert Willow. I can't grow them in my yard--too shady, but oh how I love them. They're small and compact, but simply gorgeous when in bloom!

SoWal Insider

May 16, '10 · 10:38 AM#5

That is pretty, DD. I love my giant oak! I will hug it today. I digg the scrub oaks, too. My favorite is the Live Oak with moss in the canopy! We had so much fun climbing them on the farm! I also really like Magnolias!

SoWal Guide

May 16, '10 · 11:16 AM#6

I am priveleged to live in the middle of a grove of scrub oaks (also known as dwarf live oaks). They are the smallish, twisty kind you see throughout Seagrove. They are reminiscent of oversized bonzai plants in that you can chop and trim limbs, and they just keep sprouting new ones. I built my house right amongst them and never realized how much limb trimming I would be doing. They are incredibly resilient to the hurricane force winds we get from time to time, and I feel very protected. I think my trees are smarter than me, because they stay just enough out of my way that I never feel I have to chop a whole tree down just for my selfish convenience.

oh, scrub live oaks in SoWal are magical!!!

My favorite trees are Live Oaks, cypress trees especially cypress groves, big huge ficus trees in south florida are magnificient, magnolia trees. and I do love a big old pine tree!

but I do love the live oak trees most. they have been here for hundreds of years, they are twisted and beautiful, I will never tire of their presence all around us. so lovely they are nature herself standing watch.