I also love the redwood and cedars and I have a japanese maple. Willows and pepper trees have always been a favorite of mine and then the weeping cherry comes in there too! I have some big oaks that are nice and an apple and peach and cherry. I love any tree that BLOOMS. The sugar maples are expecially beautiful in the autumn around here. Redbuds are pretty. I'm leaning toward the Plumeria Tree though. Fragrant, tropical, beautiful, different. I'm getting an indoor avocado this spring. I'm gonna LOVE that! Magnolias are so pretty and the redbuds and flowering plums. My neighbor has a wisteria TREE and it's WAY cool. It's not the vine, it's the tree and it has beautiful lavender blooms trailing down in the spring. That would be my number 2 tree. Then probably the weeping willow and peppertree. They look similar.
Oh I want a Japanese maple so bad so I was out somewhere and they had one that wasn't really expensive so I bought it and put it in my backyard and forgot to put something around it so someone would know where it was. Well, I forgot where it was and ran over it with the lawn mower but it came back and then my brother ran over it with the lawn mower. I think it came back again and I ran over it partially. I saw it but it was too late I cut half of it off. Poor tree didn't come back out after that. I guess it thought if you don't want me here I will just go away and stay there. I want one again. I will mark it this time I swear. LOL. The cherry trees can be really pretty too and I agree with you on the weeping willows. I like the blue spruce pine trees as well. They are so pretty and smell so good.
I've always loved the Mimosa.... It has the most beautiful flowers and they're so unique to my area (Arizona). Around here.... I've only seen one at the local zoo. A small one...
I also love the Magnolia.... Didn't know what it was for many years and when I got to see one for the first time.... I fell in love with it.
I love the Acacia trees in Africa.... They make beautiful silhouettes in a sunset!
If Japanese maples are those ones that bloom pink flowers in spring time....You can add that to the top of my list.
I love the Texas Umbrellas....But hate the little China berries that fall and make a mess every year.