/r/sfwtrees

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Trees. No, actual trees. The tall, green things outside.

This subreddit is for tree- and forestry-related posts. Here are the types of submissions that belong here:

  • Trivia on your favorite specie
  • Photo of a particularly good-looking pine
  • News story on a parasite outbreak
  • Video of your mad tree-climbing skills
  • Question for the arborist hivemind
  • Praise for a rainforest conservation group

All submissions which look like they belong in r/trees will be deleted.

Welcome to SFWTREES

This subreddit is for tree- and forestry-related posts. Here are the types of submissions that belong here:

  • Trivia on your favorite species
  • Photo of a particularly good-looking pine
  • News story on a parasite outbreak
  • Video of your mad tree-climbing skills
  • Question for an arborist
  • Praise for a rainforest conservation group
  • Picture of the trees growing in your basement

All submissions that look like they belong in r/trees will be deleted.

All meme images will be removed. Please, keep those in r/adviceanimals

Check out these other forestry-related subs: r/redditforest

r/forestry

r/rainforest

r/foresthealth

r/rainforest

r/Publiclands

/r/FellingGoneWild


SFWtrees is big on giving back. If you have a charity that you think should be featured in our sidebar, please message the moderators!


Charities and Organizations:

Cotap: COTAP (Carbon Offsets To Alleviate Poverty) empowers individuals to address both climate change and global poverty by connecting their unavoidable carbon footprints with accredited forestry projects in least developed countries which create wages for the world’s poorest people. For more information, please check out there website at cotap.org. This organization has been approved by reddit donate: COTAP Donations

The Wilderness Society: Founded in 1935, and now operating with over 300,000 supporters, the wilderness society is one of Americas leading conservation associations, working to protect our nation’s shared wildlands. From well-known icons to hidden gems. Since 1935, The Wilderness Society has led the effort to permanently protect nearly 110 million acres of wilderness in 44 states. The Wilderness Society's mission is to protect wilderness and inspire Americans to care for our wild places. They contribute to better protection, stewardship and restoration of our public lands, preserving our rich natural legacy for current and future generations. To get involved, see the Wilderness Society site

The Nature Conservancy: a US charitable environmental organization that works to preserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy works in more than 30 countries, including all 50 states of the United States. The Conservancy has over one million members, and has protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide. The Nature Conservancy also operates more than 100 marine conservation projects globally. To get involved please see their site

Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit conservation and education organization. It is the largest membership organization dedicated to tree planting. The Foundation's corporate mission is "to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees."The Foundation programs are supported by members, donors, and corporate sponsors that share the same vision of a healthier and greener world. To get involved please see their site


/r/sfwtrees

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Norfolk pine seeds

Hi, does anyone know where I can find Norfolk pine tree seeds? I’m looking to start my own plants, thanks!

5 Comments
2025/02/01
17:58 UTC

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What type of Tree

Hello, I’m in the process of purchasing a house, and I noticed that this tree is very close to the property. Could you help me identify its species? I’d like to assess how invasive its roots might be and evaluate the potential risks to the foundation or plumbing in the future.

https://preview.redd.it/0gl0ti7kszde1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=66387b816181426c320046b1c6ccd27f798db3cc

8 Comments
2025/01/19
18:17 UTC

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Trivia Questions

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2025/01/19
17:11 UTC

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Urban tree cover of European capitals

1 Comment
2025/01/18
00:27 UTC

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Can I put straps around this tree? Leaning on gutter...

I have a beautiful yaupon holly specimen tree that I've discovered is leaning on our house gutter. As we are replacing roof and gutters, I would like to figure out how to get the tree off my house without cutting any of it off. Can I wrap nylon straps around the branches somehow to get the pressure off the house? It is easy to pull back several inches just with my own middle-aged petite woman strength, so it wouldn't take a lot of pressure to get it back a bit, but I don't want this to hurt the tree. Sorry for the nighttime pics but I seem to only think about it in the evenings!

https://preview.redd.it/g3xlghy91wbe1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=008a917913d0eb8513491044bab5b55fa15aa456

https://preview.redd.it/okcgvfy91wbe1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e446714c55a1ea413dc68ff7411141e0c87286a

https://preview.redd.it/id4htey91wbe1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ae5e5993f23ef4ab1c8ea261fbf33b70f90dff1

9 Comments
2025/01/09
03:30 UTC

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Orange leyland cypress

Does anyone know what might be causing are leyland to turn this color? We have had this tree for about 5 years, and have always been fine. This year we had a company come and fertilize our tree in the fall and we had below freezing temps hit and stay early then normal. It was somewhere in between the two that the tree started to change and gotten worse. Also can I save this tree or others that are starting to do the same?

4 Comments
2025/01/08
22:05 UTC

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Longhorned borer found on eucalyptus tree

I have a lemon-scented gum tree (Australia) and found this on it today. Does it mean there’s an infestation, or could it just be the start of one? Will the tree die from it?

For context, the tree was poisoned by a neighbour years ago and repairs were made to the tree (pre me owning it) and the repaired area is where I saw the borer. I can see only one hole on the tree.

0 Comments
2025/01/07
13:52 UTC

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need help starting empress tree seeds

I live in southern oklahoma (zone 7a) for the past 2 months I have been trying to start my paulownia Elongata trees from seed with very little success. I soaked the seeds in water for a month then moved the sprouted seeds into trays, the seeds did great for maybe a week then they all just randomly died. I would love to hear literally any insight or advice on how to start these seeds correctly. thank you.

10 Comments
2024/12/20
23:00 UTC

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Palm trimming

Im 17 and i’ve been trimming my Grandparents palms about 1-2 times a year since I’ve been about 11-12. I’ve noticed a lot of people in their neighborhood turn down palmeros since they do charge a good amount in my area. I’ve been thinking of starting my own little side hustle to trim down trees and i’d like to see if you guys could give me a tip or two when it comes to the best approach of this. Usually only use a pole saw or climb the ladder with a sawzall and occasionally go onto the roof to do this type of work. Obviously i know there’s better approaches to this type of thing and i’m particularly interested in learning to scale up and down these trees but i know that this type of work is dangerous, while i consider myself handy been working on all sorts of mickey mouse projects with my family i’m sure i can handle it i just want to get the proper insight on it.

4 Comments
2024/12/19
18:43 UTC

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How to Identify Black and Honey Locusts

Spotting the difference between black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) can be tricky, as they share some similar features. In this video, I provide background information on these two common tree species and show you how to distinguish one from the other. If you’d like to learn more about identifying black and honey locusts, here is the link: https://youtu.be/QWx1M6lkWgA?si=q7L6-aIUymdq_PuR

0 Comments
2024/12/13
22:21 UTC

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What are mangroves?

1 Comment
2024/12/10
16:59 UTC

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Blue carbon

0 Comments
2024/12/07
14:58 UTC

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Mangroves

0 Comments
2024/12/02
18:19 UTC

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New Parfianka Pomegranate - Question

Zone 9b

I recently purchased and planted a Parfianka Pomegranate. Here's a photo: https://tomk.xyz/images/parfianka/Parfianka.jpg

I cleaned up the roots a bit before planting in an effort to avoid girdling roots. I also planted at an appropriate depth (it was way too deep in the nursery container).

Now that it's planted, my attention is drawn to the branches. Here's a closeup: https://tomk.xyz/images/parfianka/ParfiankaCloseup.jpg

I'm concerned that the center branch that was obviously pruned at the nursery is going to cause problems for branch immediately to the left of it. This, in conjunction with my desire to have a single-stem tree makes me think that I ought to prune off the left branch, as well as trimming the other dead branch back to the collar.

With that in mind, I'm also worried that this might not be a great time to do this kind of pruning, especially since I did remove some roots.

So, what do you all think? How should I proceed?

11 Comments
2024/11/27
21:52 UTC

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Mangroves

2 Comments
2024/11/27
02:11 UTC

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Tree benefits

5 Comments
2024/11/24
17:50 UTC

9

appreciation of trees

hi everyone!! im a graphic design student doing my thesis project right now and was hoping to get some community responses! i'm looking for people to send/reply with photos of their favourite trees, trees that you appreciate, trees you have memories with etc etc!!! any response is appreciated !!! :))))

 

0 Comments
2024/11/22
04:38 UTC

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Why do leaves do this?

As asked in the title, why do leaves stay at the tip of branches, I took this picture about a month ago because I was wondering why this was happening, I'm not sure what type of tree it is, but it's a tree in Wisconsin if that helps narrow it down as to why this happens,

6 Comments
2024/11/21
16:50 UTC

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52 types of wood

9 Comments
2024/11/21
01:42 UTC

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