What kind of trees do you have on your lawn?

[Stephanie]

I have a Pin Oak and a Maple on my front lawn.

In my backyard I have mostly oaks, a HUGE Holly tree - about 25' high, Maple and a blue spruce.

[Yarrah]

A lawn? Qu'est-ce que c'est?

We don't have lawns in the city centre, but I do have a bonsai tree somewhere outside my house

[Opal storm]

Hurricanes and severe weather over the past 2 years have pretty much wiped out all my trees in my yard,I just have 2 palm trees in the front yard that have somehow managed to survive all the storms.

[Tennesseestorm]

Sorry to hear that. I could not imagine losing my trees. The palms seem to be tough though.

[vbhoutex]

4 Crepe Myrtle, 2 Pines(tall , about 6" trunks), 2 huge live oaks(24" and 30" trunks with about a 50' spread), a nother smaller lilve oak, 3 others along the drive I can't remember the name of, an 18" diameter water oak(getting ready to take it out since it has destroyed the patio area near it), a fig tree. Can barely grow any grass due to the tree coverage even though we have a 90 x 120 lot. Getting ready to bite the bullet and have all of them trimmed before I resod the yard.

[Bobbie Lee]

On my humble acre, I have pines, a sycamore, pecan, and chestnut.

Hurricanes took away two EACH of apples, pears, and figs, as well as an additional pecan tree. Nothing kills the grapevines.

[CajunMama]

4 Crepe Myrtle, 2 Pines(tall , about 6" trunks), 2 huge live oaks(24" and 30" trunks with about a 50' spread), a nother smaller lilve oak, 3 others along the drive I can't remember the name of, an 18" diameter water oak(getting ready to take it out since it has destroyed the patio area near it), a fig tree. Can barely grow any grass due to the tree coverage even though we have a 90 x 120 lot. Getting ready to bite the bullet and have all of them trimmed before I resod the yard.

There's a shade tolerant st. augustine grass that's supposed to do well under trees.

[Lindaloo]

4 Crepe Myrtle, 2 Pines(tall , about 6" trunks), 2 huge live oaks(24" and 30" trunks with about a 50' spread), a nother smaller lilve oak, 3 others along the drive I can't remember the name of, an 18" diameter water oak(getting ready to take it out since it has destroyed the patio area near it), a fig tree. Can barely grow any grass due to the tree coverage even though we have a 90 x 120 lot. Getting ready to bite the bullet and have all of them trimmed before I resod the yard.

I had trouble growing grass under one of my huge oaks. My neighbor told me about a type of grass that grows well in shade. It is called St. Augustine grass. I was at my wits end and it works.

[senorpepr]

Yeah, I'll back the previous two posters with the shade tolerant St. Augustine grass.

Then again... what do I know? Trees aren't allowed in Nebraska...

[vbhoutex]

I believe my grass is St. Augustine, but I doubt that it is shade tolerant. I'll have to check it out. Thanks.

[streetsoldier]

Four maple, one oak, lots of shrubery of unknown origin, and LOTS of sandburrs.

Annabelle (she be a ho') doesn't LIKE sandburrs.

[jasons2k]

Front:
1 huge 100ft+ tall Loblolly Pine
1 Red Oak
1 Sweet Gum
1 Silver Maple
2 Sago palms

Back:
4 Majesty palms
2 Pygmy date palms
2 Mexican fan palms
2 Windmill palms
2 Crape myrtles
A dozen or so banana trees

Sod: St. Augustine

[Lindaloo]

My post disappeared. But anyway, I will type it again.

I miss my banana trees, jschlitz. They were lined against my back privacy fence. When the fence came down, it crushed them. I just haven't replanted them yet.

I had 2 windmill palms and a Majesty palm landscaped around my pool. The palms died due to the surge from Katrina. Storm surge also caused my inground pool to become an above ground.

[vbhoutex]

I think I need Jason to come over and do a makeover on my yard.

BTW, he and I had a nice lunch together a little over a week ago. I look forward to more.

[HurricaneHunter914]

Ever since the Hurricane Season 04' We don't have any Oak Trees left. lol. But we still have our Evergreen Tree. We plan on planting a maple in our front yard and either a maple or oak tree in the back.

[baygirl_1]

There are mostly oaks in the front and back yards. Also, we have a fig tree, a lemon tree, and a tangerine tree. Oh-- I planted a bay tree a couple of years ago. It's coming along nicely. Fortunately, the hurricanes have not taken out any of our trees.

[Tennesseestorm]

Does anyone have any photographs of some of the more unique (or any) trees in their lawn that they are proud of?

[breeze]

Well, I am about to buy a house in a month or two and move out of my rental.
The rental here has ( as Miss Mary previously brought your attention to - HALF
of a Bradford Pear tree in the front yard - bring on the March storms and finish
the poor thing off, please!). Plus, a maple tree and a really old tall hickory tree
in the back. The house that I am moving to has a lovely evergreen magnolia tree
in the front, and, a maple tree to the side of the front yard, and a row of pines
in the back, bordering the neighbor's property line. I've got some serious
landscaping to do! But, I have always wanted a home with a magnolia in the
front yard, and, now, I'll have one.

Tennessee, I'd love to send a pic of the 1/2 Bradford - all busted and broken -
but, for a laugh, of course - as a lesson in "Do NOT plant one of these!"
Of course, now, they have the stronger Cleveland Pears.

~Annette~

[Lindaloo]

Those big ole tall Hickory's are heck when they fall. My Mother in Law had one fall during Katrina and it shook the whole house. I had no idea how huge the root system on those trees are.

[Tennesseestorm]

JS - do you have a photo of your old Loblolly? Any idea of how old it is? I just planted 6 of these last spring. I am getting ready to plant a Slash pine, which I think is close to the same tree.

Breeze- sorry to hear of your busted down tree. We have alot of those around here... I think that is what is planted downtown along the streets between the buildings. Those were the ones that they were talking of cutting down.

Front:
1 huge 100ft+ tall Loblolly Pine