Results: Favourite Trees
Published on 05/21/2022
Spring has sprung and trees are in leaf, with some of them blooming. So here is a survey about trees. I can't possibly include all varieties in the questions so I hope I've picked some of the more popular ones that are native to or imported to North America as choices.
QUESTIONS
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1.
1.
What's your favourite deciduous (leaves fall in winter) shade tree? Maple
45%
984 votes
Oak
20%
430 votes
Elm
3%
71 votes
Ash
2%
40 votes
Linden
1%
28 votes
Honey Locust
2%
46 votes
Beech
1%
30 votes
Sweet Gum
1%
21 votes
Horse Chestnut / Buckeye
1%
25 votes
Catalpa
0%
6 votes
Tulip Tree
4%
94 votes
I hate trees
4%
78 votes
Other
9%
189 votes
Other (please specify)
4%
83 votes
Walnut
3%
75 votes
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2.
What is your favourite conifer (produces cones, not flowers) tree? Pine
31%
689 votes
Spruce
16%
361 votes
Fir
6%
127 votes
Cedar
16%
342 votes
Hemlock (the tree, not the poisonous plant)
2%
40 votes
Douglas Fir (which isn't actually a fir)
4%
92 votes
Larch
1%
24 votes
California Redwood
7%
164 votes
Dawn Redwood
2%
37 votes
Sequoia
5%
107 votes
I hate trees
5%
103 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
114 votes
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3.
What's your favourite flowering tree? Cherry
31%
689 votes
Crab Apple / Apple
10%
216 votes
Magnolia
21%
457 votes
Dogwood
14%
312 votes
Jacaranda
3%
59 votes
Gold Chain (laburnum)
1%
21 votes
I hate trees
4%
91 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
115 votes
Orange / Lemon / Citrus
5%
110 votes
Redbud
5%
106 votes
Black Locust (sometimes called Acacia or False Acacia)
1%
24 votes
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4.
Here are some other miscellaneous ones. Which do you like? Birch
31%
671 votes
Aspen
14%
310 votes
Gingko
7%
158 votes
Willow / Weeping Willow
41%
905 votes
Palm / Palmetto
19%
411 votes
Poplar / Cottonwood
10%
214 votes
American sycamore
8%
181 votes
Pecan / Hickory
19%
407 votes
Pear
16%
343 votes
I hate trees
5%
99 votes
Other (please specify)
5%
106 votes
Hornbeam
2%
54 votes
Hawthorn
4%
89 votes
Sassafras
5%
116 votes
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