I think I'm legally obligated to say oak on account of being a dryad. I like those massive redwoods, and cherry blossoms are pretty but the fact that the cherries are inedible is just kind of fucked up.
On that note I think I'd have to go with plum trees for the fruits. I like pines just cause their needles smell good.
I really like ginkgo trees. I love how bright and yellow they get in the fall and I enjoy pressing their leaves since they're such a pretty shape. I will also add weeping willow to the list, they're basically dream trees and perfect to nap under. Oh and birch trees cause their trunks have eye motifs and that's cool as hell.
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I like them because of how ridiculously old they are and extinct they should be
i was going to say oak. specifically shumard oak, for all it's resilience and all the services it provides to its neighbors. but i have to admit ginkgos always make me turn my head. the leaf print / profile is enchanting and it's hard to overstate the living fossil thing. trees in general are a window to the past, but the ginko is like a magic portal to another reality.