If I were a tree, I’d be a...

[evo]

Snakebark maple, Acer penslyvanicum

Rare forest creature

Yum... Better than a cockspur hawthorn...

 

[evo]

You mean one of these? They're freakin awesome and fun to climb! This was near Ft. Lauderdale

yup... Kinda like the parasitic tree version of the blob...

 

[Brando CalPankian]

Much more diverse than people realize. Our lowland climax forest is primarily Sitka spruce (almost all logged off), western red cedar, hemlock. Interestingly enough Doug fir is a sun loving species and more of a pioneer specie. But we have plenty of them in our natural oldgrowth stands.
Red alder, about a dozen willows, vine maple, big leaf maple, cotton wood, cascara, service berry, Garry oak, shore/lodge pole, madrone, grand fir and a speckling of a few other true firs, pacific yew.
That’s about it for the primaries on the Whidbey, but as a correction we have no native vine maple.

The islands and puget sound is very unique and diverse and unique. We have a few niche pockets of plants that don’t occur for hundreds of miles around us. Juniper mariatima (our own very distinct specie with a tiny niche range), a little manzanita, prickly pear cacti.
The Olympic peninsula/mountain are off the hook too.. to many species to count and elevation dependant. It’s really not this extreme but it’s nearly like the mountains rise out of the sea to 14’000 (off the top of my head guess).
Now SW Oregon is where shit gets crazy diverse!

I love it here (tip of the penninsula). Hope to come visit your island!

 

[Brando CalPankian]

yup... Kinda like the parasitic tree version of the blob...

It's eerie when the host dies. There's just a lattice work of fig. Such an interesting species.

 

[oceans]

Let me know when you do, there are some truly magical spots and I can even show you some. The photo in my avatar is a douglas fir. Far from the form most think of. Interestingly enough most of eastern washington and oregon flooded out to the formation of ice dams during the last ice age. I think it was about 11 times the dam formed? Then most of eastern WA, central north to center west was the largest known lava flow which dumped out into the sea. We have our own gingko petrified forest, painted desert, on and on... Certainly home to me.

Simply...WOW! I’ll take you up on that for sure. Thanks!

 

[Dan Cobb]

Bradford pear

That's not the unwanted red headed stepchild. That's the crazy brother-in-law with the crack addiction.

 

[Bendroctanus]

That's not the unwanted red headed stepchild. It's the crazy brother-in-law with the crack addiction.

Ailanthus altissima?

 

[oceans]

Let me know when you do, there are some truly magical spots and I can even show you some. The photo in my avatar is a douglas fir. Far from the form most think of. Interestingly enough most of eastern washington and oregon flooded out to the formation of ice dams during the last ice age. I think it was about 11 times the dam formed? Then most of eastern WA, central north to center west was the largest known lava flow which dumped out into the sea. We have our own gingko petrified forest, painted desert, on and on... Certainly home to me.

I work with a gent (eating lunch together right now) who was stationed in Forks. Left the CG and picked up work with Dahlgren. He’s backing up everything you’ve said. Very small world stuff going on here right now. He knows quite a bit about Whidbey.

 

[evo]

I work with a gent (eating lunch together right now) who was stationed in Forks. Left the CG and picked up work with Dahlgren. He’s backing up everything you’ve said. Very small world stuff going on here right now. He knows quite a bit about Whidbey.

Does he want a job?

 

[oceans]

Does he want a job?

Haha! Heard that. He’s firmly planted here on the east coast now. Sorry, bud.

 

[islandarb]

Does he want a job?

Sniper

 

[evo]

Haha! Heard that. He’s firmly planted here on the east coast now. Sorry, bud.

Damn, and hell yes I am. I'm still looking for Mr Perfect, or Missus

 

[Bendroctanus]

Celtis occidentalis - may seem hollow but strong as brick barn nonetheless. You think they’re the first to fall apart but they’re the last in a storm. They choose when. Abrasive in some ways but mostly agreeable. Lots of options and just an all around fun tree that definitely fills out the space.

 

[Crimsonking]

Black locust- pioneering, focused on making growth easier for the up and coming; though I’m not always easy to be close to, I still blossom beautifully. I also plan to provide resources beyond my lifetime.

 

[Njdelaney]

Celtis occidentalis

Tell us why. That's half the fun!

 

[Bendroctanus]

Celtis occidentalis

Tell us why. That's half the fun!

Honestly, I feel that others should answer this for us and it would be more accurate. But the more I work with hackberry, the more I relate.

 

[Bendroctanus]

Is there an unwanted red-headed stepchild of the tree world?

The Osage Orange, or better know ‘round the Midwest as a Hedge apple tree.

 

[Njdelaney]

Honestly, I feel that others should answer this for us and it would be more accurate. But the more I work with hackberry, the more I relate.

I agree in general but since most of us don't really know or interact with each other in person, this is kind of a fun way to learn about each other, or at least what we value.

 

[Bendroctanus]

I agree in general but since most of us don't really know or interact with each other in person, this is kind of a fun way to learn about each other, or at least what we value.

Agreed.

 

[oceans]

I agree in general but since most of us don't really know or interact with each other in person, this is kind of a fun way to learn about each other, or at least what we value.

So true!