• quidnunc said on Feb 14, 2008....

  pine tree. i can't fully explain why but pine trees exude a feeling of calm amidst chaos. to me, they symbolize the characteristics of being cool and collected. they look refreshing, too.

• Lucytorial said on Feb 14, 2008....

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  okay I am going to show you what type I am... its endemic to our area (only grows here) its very pretty, and its very hardy but dainty too.
  
  

• Lucytorial said on Feb 15, 2008....

  Its a native Hibiscus Tree, the Daintree Hibiscus! lovely isn't it.

• runningbear said on Feb 15, 2008....

  Oak--strong and tall

• quietone said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I would be a Myrtlewood tree.  I don't know if I spelled it right..but they only grow in 2 places in the world I am told....they have a redish bark, are strong with beautiful grain..they are unique inside and out

• beyondtheveil said on Feb 15, 2008....

  infernal- A Redwood. They grow one place in the world and are to me the most beautiful, strong and mighty and their height commands their magnificence.  

• evil_twin said on Feb 15, 2008....

  Maybe I'd be an elm tree? I can say why for sure, but it's a good strong tree that can weather any storm.
  
  -evil_twin LA
  

• uniquely-ironic said on Feb 15, 2008....

  A magnolia.  I will literally park my car and enjoy the sight of a beautiful magnolia.  I love that in the dead of winter (at least in CA) they bring forth these huge white blooms that are beautiful in their simplicity.

• MyHeartAches said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I, too, would be a weeping willow tree

• Zayda said on Feb 15, 2008....

  Ahh..U-I, but would you be an American Magnolia or a Japanese Magnolia, while both can have white blooms, they are different trees. :)
  
  I would be Weeping Cherry tree. I love them for the way they look, with just the leaves on them, and the shape of them, much like a weeping willow, but I love the blooms they get on them as well, which can range from white to pale-almost-white-pink to soft pink to a brighter pink?
  

• uniquely-ironic said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I didn't realize there was a japanese magnolia.  Both are beautiful, but I like the american better.  It has a romantic look about it that I don't see in the japanese magnolia.

• hidufel said on Feb 15, 2008....

   would be an Oak.
  
  Strong, large and offering shade and shelter to those in need.
  
  
  

• polarheart said on Feb 15, 2008....

  Infernal, before I even opened this post I knew I would say a Willow Tree. . .and then I saw you said you would be one too!  In South Africa we call them weeping willows.

  Willow trees have something intense about them; like you want to be with them. . .I dont really know how to explain it.  What I love about Willows is that you usually find them next to water. . .like they're plugged into the life source.  And they also produce a lovely cool shade in summer :-)

• vipguibin said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I hope that is one of pines, upright, not afraid of the cold ...

• Fallyn said on Feb 15, 2008....

  i don't think i'd want to be a tree.........i think i've already done that before......no proof of course.
  
  but my favorite trees are willow, dogwood, spruce, and craggy old fruit trees.
  

• destinydiva said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I'd be a willow tree too, I have always been drawn to them, i remember my mum and dad looking at houses when I ws about 8 or 9 and I prayed we chose this one house,  because I loved the weeping willow in the back garden..I pictured myself sitting under it talking to myself!! and we did buy that house...and I spent many hours sitting under it.....  I even said goodbye to the tree when we moved...I still miss that tree :-)
  

• vacantmind said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I would be a willow tree. My mother always had us pick a willow branch for switching when were naughty as kids. After she passed it became a reminder of right and wrong for me. The weeping willow is a nurturing tree. It provides lots of shade and seclusion for small creatures. I think I am a nurturing soul.

• wombat said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I love all trees, so it's hard to say--but I like Silverleaf poplars, big old sturdy oaks, dogwoods....But if the question is what kind I would be if I could?  Well, then the biggest and the best--a giant Redwood!

• Suddenrain said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I would be a Willow. I find them peaceful, and sheltering. As a child, I played beneath them.

• skald said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I´ll be an Icelandic birch 
  

• Eilan said on Feb 15, 2008....

  A mighty sequoia, of course, because--
  
  Damn! I thought I was here!
  

• GrapeKoolaid said on Feb 15, 2008....

  A one that walks and talks that doesn't get cut down or burnt, so people could say, "Holy crap!  A talking tree!", but not come after me with pitchforks and torches because I would be an abomination and an affront to God.  An affront to God!!!! {shakes fist in air}

• Mr_Box said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I think I'll be an oak tree. They seem like a wise tree. And they give good shade too.

• seawitch said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I would be a rosewood tree. Very difficult to work with.

• Mamie said on Feb 15, 2008....

  I think I would be a pink dogwood tree...as I love the religious significance of it.

• FaithfulDisciple said on Feb 15, 2008....

  On the subject of trees, here is a masterpiece on A Tree by Joyce Kilmer
  
  I think that I shall never see
  A poem as lovely as a tree.
  A tree whose hungry mouth is pressed
  Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;
  A tree that looks at God all day,
  And lifts her leafy arms to pray;
  A tree that may in Summer wear
  A nest of robins in her hair;
  Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
  Who intimately lives with rain.
  Poems are made by fools like me,
  But only God can make a tree.
  
  *The reason why God made trees for you and me
   His reminder of how best to let nature be!  
  
  *the last two lines are FD's adaptation
  

• moonriver said on Feb 16, 2008....

  some of the time i'd like to be an araucaria pine; at other times, a bamboo grove. don't ask me why... they're both deeply embedded in my childhood. too many reasons to enumerate here... :-)
  
  

• the_infernal_optimist said on Feb 16, 2008....

  Lots of interesting responses (and quite a few willows :))! I'll try to comment individually later, but I wanted to say thanks for all of the replies. There are so many beautiful and interesting trees out there, and I was curious as to what people would identify with and why. Pretty cool!
  
  ~Infernal
  
  
  

• Suddenrain said on Feb 16, 2008....

  Purple plum trees are pretty year round also.

• silverwhisper said on Feb 17, 2008....

  ah, eilan...i'd quite forgotten about that blog entry! :D
  
  
  
  me, i'm thinking some form of maple: i do have a marked tendency towards sappiness... :>
  
  ed

• Beautiful_Wreck said on Feb 17, 2008....

  I'd be a Jane Magnolia, which is a Japanese Magnolia or a Vitex Tree.
  

• solamente_me said on Feb 17, 2008....

  I'd be a Chinese Fringe Tree.
  
  

• Battycat said on Feb 19, 2008....

  I'd be a Silver Birch or an Oak, but Iike all trees.

• Battycat said on Feb 19, 2008....

  I'd be a Silver Birch or an Oak, but Iike all trees.

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