Dendrology…do you think that’s a word I use in my vocabulary?  Heck no!  I am so glad Google is so knowable 😉.

One thing I really notice when coming back to visit in Minnesota, especially during the summer time, is Minnesota is so much more greener, and bushier than Florida.   Minnesota has more pine trees.

Beautiful pine tree

While Florida has a Norfolk pine.

Norfolk pine

Sure, Minnesota has those too.  We had one in our dining room at our house in Minnesota.  But the ones in Florida grow 80 feet tall!

In Minnesota your trees are so full and bushy and have big green leaves.

Minnesota Oak Tree

Here is a Florida Oak tree

Florida Live Oak Tree

Isn’t that funny that those are both oak trees.  How different can a species be.

Florida has tall skinny palm trees,

Tall and graceful Palm Trees

and Minnesota really doesn’t have anything to compare to the palm trees.

We did see this nicely shaped tree on the way to the cemetery that looks like an open umbrella

That is the first one like that I’ve seen in all the years I lived in Minnesota.  I guess I should have gotten out more.  The only places I’ve seen trees like these are in the more affluent parts of Florida.

Plus Florida has these cool Banyan trees.

Banyan Tree

Of course the biggest difference between Minnesota and Florida dendrology is in the winter

Florida Winter Tree

And Minnesota’s trees.

Minnesota Winter Tree

And the winter trees are why I live in Florida 😉.