I had 2 Bradford Pears in my front yard. Too much shade and break easy unless prunned.
I had 2 Corkscrew Willows. Diiiiirrrttty They do not work near a pool.
The lot across the street has a bunch of River Birches. Also a real Dirty, byut sturdy Tree.
I like the Cherry, Dogwoods, and Crape Murdles because they do none of the above.
I have many favorite trees and I guess I have to break them into categories since not one is a stand alone favorite tree.
Flowering: Weeping Cherry, Dogwood. Come to hate Redbuds
Shade Tree: Legacy sugar maple, 'October Glory' red maple, Purple Ash for it early leaf drop
Corner tree or speciman: Henry Hicks Magnolia 'Evergreen Sweetbay'
Evergreen: Norway spruce and Colorado spruce hate pines all
Wet shady areas: Sweet bay magnolia
Winter color decidious: Crabapple lots of berries
Patio tree: Honeylocost, have one over parents patio and nothing is better that sitting under it in the summer, filters the sun just the right amount.
Least favorites: Easy. Australian Scotch Pine, Bradford Pear, Silver Maple, Redbud 50 of 52 weeks a year, young Pin Oaks.
Peach Tree... 1. customer pays you to plant 2. customer pays you to prune and protect. 3. customer gives you peaches 4. customer pays you to clean up leaves. 5. customer pays you to cut it down when they are fickle and want a pear tree. 6. I then take the wood cut and split it and sell it for firewood.
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