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Basspro69

02/09/2011 08:46PM

My favorite is a Birch Tree, reminds me of the bwca no matter where im at, and when their leaves turn golden in the fall, they are gorgeous.

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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kanoes

02/09/2011 08:52PM

the wind twisted cedars on the shoreline. they have character...survivors.

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schweady

02/09/2011 09:21PM

especially the ones inexplicably growing out of the smallest cracks in the granite.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra

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deepwood

02/09/2011 09:21PM

The tamaracks in the fall.

If at first you don't succeed, you're obiviously not Chuck Norris!

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kanoes

02/09/2011 09:27PM

quote schweady: "especially the ones inexplicably growing out of the smallest cracks in the granite.
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their fingers getting purchase on what ever they can find.

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arctic

02/09/2011 09:39PM

Ancient, super-canopy white pines.

“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” -Edward Abbey

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Boppa

02/09/2011 09:46PM

Now I found this to be a tough question;
1. Cedars
2. White Pines
3. Birches
Would be my top three.
Boppa

"Yesterday is the past, Tomorrow is the future, Today is a GIFT, that is why it is called the present".

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AndySG

02/09/2011 09:47PM

Since none of them grow wild where I live, I love all of them. I wonder if a Northern person would come here and think the same about many varieties of Oak, Hickory, Birch, Maple, cypress, etc.?

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mr.barley

02/09/2011 10:03PM

Big white pines do it for me.

serenity now

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kanoes

02/09/2011 10:07PM

i also love those little trees surviving on mid lake, totally exposed rock islands. no cover yet they still manage to live in the worst of environments.

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mc2mens

02/09/2011 10:15PM

Pinus strobus

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Savage Voyageur

02/09/2011 10:19PM

My favorite is the Cedar tree. Slow growing, old trees that can grow out of the smallest crack in a rock. I like to burn the wood for fires, lots of snap,crackle,pop.

"So many lakes, so little time." WWJD

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snakecharmer

02/09/2011 10:48PM

quote arctic: "Ancient, super-canopy white pines."

Yup. Big, REALLY BIG white pines.

"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after"
~ Henry David Thoreau

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Jeriatric

02/09/2011 11:02PM

White cedar, birch, tamarack, not necessarily in that order.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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Jeriatric

02/09/2011 11:09PM

I have incense cedar in the yard and something some people call tamarack (not related to your tamarack but it obviously reminded someone of the eastern tree) grows at higher elevations.
The incense cedar is not closely related to white cedar and the proper common name for the "tamarack" out here is lodge pole.
Your northern white cedar, also known as Arborvitae, will grow as an ornamental in quite hot climates such as California's Central Valley. We had it in our yard 30 years ago when we lived down in the valley. It sure looks different, and better, growing at the edges of Boundary Waters lakes.

The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that's all there is. ___Mr Carson (Downton Abby)

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wetcanoedog

02/10/2011 12:38AM

i'll take a Red pine grove anyday,thick duff and no underbrush.

it's just a level trail thru the woods.

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tony

02/10/2011 01:10AM

I love the great big white pines

tony

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Unas10

02/10/2011 05:48AM

As you stand on the beach on the north end of Nina Moose count over 7 trees from the west bank of the river; that one is my favorite.

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gutmon

02/10/2011 06:22AM

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Mort

02/10/2011 06:26AM

All Pines, but White are my favorite.

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oldgentleman

02/10/2011 07:02AM

That's not easy. For sheer beauty I like the big white pine. Red pines and white cedar tied for second.

For tenacity and perseverance I like the jack pine, but they sure aren't very pretty.

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bogwalker

Moderator

02/10/2011 07:13AM

Golden Fall Tamaracks on the Kelso River

Ancient Cedars of Singing Brook Portage

The Tall Pines on the Dahlgren Portage from Stuart Lake

Large stand of Birch on the hills and near the shoreline next to the Tuscarora to Missing Link Portage

"When a man is part of his canoe, he is part of all that canoes have ever known." Sigurd F. Olson WWJD

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missmolly

02/10/2011 07:26AM

White pines. I love those guys.

I will paddle eternal, Kevlar and carbon.

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alpine525

02/10/2011 07:33AM

Another vote for the big white pines - wish there were more of them.

Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama

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solotrek

02/10/2011 08:14AM

I like white pines for their strength and beauty. But my favorite tree of all is something I call toothpick pines. To me they represent true wilderness. Maybe someone knows their real name. The further north one goes, the more prevalent they are.

"It is in solitude, in quiet communication with nature that we reach most deeply into truth." Sam Campbell

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talusman

02/10/2011 08:25AM

The bonzai jackpine holding on to life.

He's a rolling stone, and it's bred in the bone; He's a man who won't fit in.

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2K10

02/10/2011 08:27AM

quote kanoes: "i also love those little trees surviving on mid lake, totally exposed rock islands. no cover yet they still manage to live in the worst of environments."

I agree! When I saw the title of this thread it made me think of a little pine growing out of rock on an island site we stayed on. Thought it was so cute and was amazed that it could survive - I even watered it because I felt bad for the little guy. I'm convinced Ma Nature cooperated with us weather-wise the rest of the trip because of that :-) Looking forward to seeing it grow in years to come!

"Live in the Moment: You can't change yesterday, but you can ruin today worrying about tomorrow"

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ozarkpaddler

02/10/2011 08:30AM

Love the big Red Pines. TW

"Let us live so that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry." Mark Twain

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Freddy

02/10/2011 08:30AM

I too like those big white pines. The smell, the sound of the wind in their branches, and you know a red squirrel is not far away.

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul" John Muir

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SunCatcher

02/10/2011 08:32AM

I am undecided on the my favorite tree...but I like the bear paw print and pine cone around the trees.
SunCatcher

"WWJD"

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canoller

02/10/2011 08:51AM

cedars for their burnability,if you can find a dead one,and large white pines for their beauty

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inspector13

02/10/2011 09:16AM

My first response was going to be White Pine; I’m even trying to restore that forest type on lands in Pine and Lake Counties; but since Serviceberry provides tasty fruit, I’ll say that is my favorite.

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mocha

02/10/2011 09:18AM

quote schweady: "especially the ones inexplicably growing out of the smallest cracks in the granite.
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Pickerel lake pine

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Badgerboy

02/10/2011 09:22AM

quote deepwood: "The tamaracks in the fall."

I am with Deepwood, love the Tamarack's!

Take'm to the Wilderness, introduce them to the wonders of God's creation. They will be better for it.

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Kendra

02/10/2011 09:25AM

The girls and I make a tripping group of four so this '4' tree is our favorite.

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BWPaddler

02/10/2011 09:28AM

quote Unas10: "As you stand on the beach on the north end of Nina Moose count over 7 trees from the west bank of the river; that one is my favorite."

That's exactly what I thought this thread was about! haha

Gotta be birch for me in winter, spring, summer. I could look at the bark patterns and photograph them all day long. Maple come fall for the colors (and sap in spring).

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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BWPaddler

02/10/2011 09:29AM

quote kanoes: "i also love those little trees surviving on mid lake, totally exposed rock islands. no cover yet they still manage to live in the worst of environments."

Agreed, shake my head in wonder over those. Got a good pic of one on a rock (can't even call it an island) on S Hegman I think. Can't find it at the moment.

Wherever there is a channel for water, there is a road for the canoe. -Thoreau

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Lemieux

02/10/2011 10:37AM

The big Eastern Whites are my favorite but a large stand of Norway's (Reds) are a very close second.

“I don’t regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the chance.” – Unknown

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mooseplums

02/10/2011 11:16AM

White Pine- for the grandeur, and beauty
Balsam fir- for the smell...especially after rain

"I am haunted by waters"~Norman Maclean "A River Runs Through It"

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TuscaroraBorealis

02/10/2011 11:36AM

;-)

more trees

TB

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shoreviewswede

02/10/2011 11:51AM

The tamaracks in the fall... followed by cedars.

Be Nice -Swede

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Amok

02/10/2011 12:31PM

Tree huggers! hahaha.

I don't have a favorite, though I agree with Kanoes --the smaller (or large) twisty ones that are all by themselves on a rock are pretty cool. Doesn't matter what type of tree it is.

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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butthead

02/10/2011 12:47PM

The Jackpine that didn't land on me. Kelso, May 2010.

butthead

"never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups" George Carlin

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removedmember1

Guest Paddler

02/10/2011 01:07PM

Black spruce.

Just because it hasn't been mentioned yet.

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Trix

02/10/2011 02:44PM

Birch trees have always been my favorite. I also love the dead bark which burns great.

C-H-A-L-L-E-N-G-E: Do not let what you cannot do, interfere with what you can do.

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thebotanyguy

02/10/2011 02:48PM

Generally, I like all trees and appreciate them for the shade and oxygen they supply. But every once in a while, you run into a tree that is really hard to get along with and just behaves like a real jerk:

"Said one of these men, long past seventy years of age: 'I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me. Fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs. Have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I should spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life!'"

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Chilly

02/10/2011 03:12PM

Big White Pines, too bad there are few left.

"Now days these kids take out everything: radar, sonar, electric toothbrushs" Quint

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PINETREE

02/10/2011 04:00PM

Big 300-500 year old plus trees especially between Hanson and Knife portage. WORTH A LITTLE EXTRA EFFORT if in that area.

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Amok

02/10/2011 04:05PM

quote thebotanyguy: "Generally, I like all trees and appreciate them for the shade and oxygen they supply. But every once in a while, you run into a tree that is really hard to get along with and just behaves like a real jerk:

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LOL! is that a real tree, or did somebody photoshop that one? If it's real, where is it?

Trust, but verify. The Lord will provide !!!!

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PineKnot

02/10/2011 06:04PM

LMAO 100 fricking times!!!

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -- Teddy Roosevelt

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rlhedlund

02/10/2011 06:11PM

The cedars caught my attention.

Life is Good, Living is Better. Everlasting Life is Best! Pray for Us Amok.

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lean

02/10/2011 07:04PM

white pine,, really all,, that are not chopped on by idiots!

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PineKnot

02/10/2011 07:08PM

quote rlhedlund: "

The cedars caught my attention."

YOU LIE!!!

Do what you can, with what you have, where you are -- Teddy Roosevelt

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pswith5

02/10/2011 08:43PM

My favorite tree would be the one with a long branch just made for hanging my pack from.

Without the bad times, the good times wouldn't seem so good.

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Basspro69

02/10/2011 09:43PM

quote thebotanyguy: "Generally, I like all trees and appreciate them for the shade and oxygen they supply. But every once in a while, you run into a tree that is really hard to get along with and just behaves like a real jerk:

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Thats hilarious

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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Basspro69

02/10/2011 09:45PM

Quote Bogwalker
"Large stand of Birch on the hills and near the shoreline next to the Tuscarora to Missing Link Portage" I love that area in Fall its spectacular .

" I want to know Gods thoughts , The rest are details " Albert Einstein. WWJD

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BigZig

02/10/2011 09:47PM

Big White Pines!

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Rich11

02/10/2011 10:05PM

all the pine trees

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Unas10

02/11/2011 06:06AM

Definitely not my favorite, but the apple trees in The Wizard of Oz always scared the bejeebers out of me.

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Spartan2

02/11/2011 07:45AM

This tree caught my eye when we were staying on Cross Bay Lake a few years ago. (2002). I loved it enough that I have an enlargement of it hanging on the wall upstairs. But when we revisited the site this past summer nothing looked the same, and when I tried to photograph it again, the magic was completely gone.

I love the tall pines. Red pines, white pines, some jackpines. And, as others have said, the ones that are trying so hard to hold on in a crack in the rock seem special somehow.

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Ozarker

02/11/2011 01:52PM

They may not be much good for anything else, but I really like the balsa firs and spruces because of their smell. I love that smell. Takes me back to my youth in north MO, my dad's small grocery store, the Christmas trees that he used to sell.

"Always leave the woodpile higher than when you found it."

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Amok