What's your favorite tree to work on / look at?

[showoffsummer]

As title suggests whats your favourite tree to work on/ look at? And why?

 

I will get the ball rolling... I like London plane trees, I like the bark, and I like the form

 

What's yours?

 

Cheers ciaran glyde

[tommer9]

I think one of my favourites to look at is a huge cryptomeria japonica in a garden in cornwall that i work in called Carwinion

Cant say I have a fave to work on though.

[big fell!]

I dont like working with em but i love looking at big, old, twisted, gnarly hawthorns... Loads of character and brilliant for making bird tables out of.

[RobArb]

oooo choices, will have to think hard!

[Taupotreeman]

Yew, because it's strong yet supple plus I love the shape, size and colours. Copper or Purple Beech simply for the colour and feel of the bark and the contrast with the foliage. Majestic looking trees. Lancewoods here in NZ. A very simple but graceful tree.

[Rupe]

Beech all day long. If I could work on Beech every day I would be happy. I would only need about 40 big beech take downs a year to make the same money as I do now. Problem is we are running out of big ones in this area!

[armchairarborist]

my faves for working on are any tall straight tree you can run up on spikes skinning them with the 200t on the way up, bash out the top and come back down in 6ft chogs. done before the cuppa goes cold.

my faves for looking at? maybe these beasts..

[twistedhicap]

I like Cedar of lebanon there are some nice ones in Stanmer park Brighton and there is one on the hill side in Lynmouth great looking trees !

[bob]

Ash

Makes nice firewood

or any dead ones

[BenR]

Can't beat a gnarly old oak. Tulip trees are nice to look at in flower. Too many choices