Visited this giant american sycamore today. This is the largest tree in Massachusetts and it's hard to capture the size of it in photos. Estimated to be around 350-400 years old. It's amazing to think of all the change that has occured around this thing during it's lifetime. When this was seeded it was likely in a forest with a dirt footpath passing by it. Beautiful and awe inspiring tree.

Saw this huge sassafras today in WV. 50ft and maybe 16-18 inches in diameter. They are my favorite tree and I worry that one day they will be impacted by ambrosia beetles in the US as it warms up. I appreciate that I get to see big ones like this and for the unique character they provide.

The Grant Tree is the largest sequoia in diameter when measured at 4.5 feet from the ground. It is estimated to be around 1650 years old.

107.6' circumference at ground (34.3' diameter)

91' circumference at breast height (28.9' diameter)

12.9' diameter at 180' up the trunk

267' tall

46,608 cubic feet trunk volume

I’m pretty new to the bonsai community and bought this start thinking it was a Brazilian rain tree at first. Got home and quickly realized it’s not, however after several hours on Google, I’m having no luck. I’m thinking Lignum Vitae (??) but idek if that’s a species and I can’t find much bonsai info on it if it is. But I’m also leaning away from that because it has these thorns/stipules at the base of the leaves that Lignum Vitae doesn’t have. Any help identifying and or providing photos of yours (because mine is so tall and I’d have no idea where to start shaping) would be helpful!

Screenshots from instagram, I make no claim to the original post or the veracity of the evidence (thanks AI).

Hey guys, in my search for swamp cottonwood in Michigan ive been finding some incredible leaf variation in cottonwood’s, just looking to learn about why that is. Are they similar to oaks with sun and shade leaves or something else?

I planted this Live Oak last year and waited to do any pruning until it was established, but now I think it's time to remove the two lower branches that are growing at a sharp angle. The problem is they make up like half of the tree's canopy, especially the big one on the left. Should I just remove one and then wait until next year? Or is there a better approach to removing them?

Roughly 70 to 80ft tall

Each year this big oak tree only produces tiny little acorns. At first I thought it didn’t have acorns at all until I looked closely at the ground. The tree is located on the sidewalk next to the street, in the California Bay Area. It gets plenty of sun and doesn’t have any other obvious infirmities. It’s about 2 feet in diameter (maybe more).

Is this due to lack of nutrients, or lack of sufficient water? Or is it because there aren’t enough other oaks in the area so it can fertilize? Or just an issue with older trees?

When this ginkgo tree was just a baby, there were two trunks and I twisted them together. The tree looks healthy, but I wonder if me doing that might cause damage down the road?

Hey, i need someone who can identify what this yellow-orange sprinkled things in the bark are. I bought a tree disc to work on it and this goes all round the bark. My question is If its Just Natural or If this is a fungal and can damage the actually Wood in the Long Run.
I wanted to work on it and hang in on the wall so i dont know if this will rot in any way or/and attract insects or stuff like that.

Pictures are around the same point on the trunk. Trying to figure out if this tree is grafted or not (basically not sure if I was sent the right item).