Tree Quiz compatibility chart
For each of the 8 trees, two that are easy to be with and one that may clash. A clash does not mean either side is wrong — they simply value different things.
Zelkova
- Easy together Evergreen Oak The Evergreen Oak also roots deeply and has hard wood. While the Zelkova drops its leaves and rests, the Oak, green all year, keeps taking the wind at its usual pace, so the Zelkova can rest easy.
- Easy together Japanese Maple The Japanese Maple also drops its leaves in winter and has hard wood. When the Maple, who can act on the spot, tries something out a step ahead, the Zelkova, who prepares before moving, finds it easier to decide when to begin.
- May clash Palm Tree The Palm Tree keeps the same pace all year and fits itself to whatever shape the place calls for. With the Zelkova, which sets its seasons of rest and prepares so it can keep its shape, neither their ways of planning nor their ways of compromising tend to mesh.
Ginkgo
- Easy together Japanese Cedar The Japanese Cedar also roots deeply and, like its soft wood, adapts to what's asked. With the Cedar keeping things going at the same pace all year, the Ginkgo, coming back from a rest, can easily pick up where things left off.
- Easy together Zelkova The Zelkova also rests in winter and roots deeply to prepare. The Zelkova, which holds its own shape, clearly points the way forward, so the Ginkgo, good at adapting, can follow along with peace of mind.
- May clash Bamboo Bamboo keeps the same pace all year, spreads sideways on the spot and springs back to its own shape when bent. With the Ginkgo, which prepares, rests and adapts to others, both the timing of when to move and the way of giving ground tend to drift apart.
Japanese Maple
- Easy together White Birch The White Birch also rests in winter and is among the first to spring up on open ground. The Birch, good at adapting, helps the Maple's firm way of doing things blend in with those around it, so the Maple can keep moving with its core intact.
- Easy together Bamboo Bamboo also acts on the spot and springs back to its own shape when bent. Being around the Bamboo, which keeps spreading at the same pace all year, gives the Maple, with its clear season of rest, a nudge to get moving again.
- May clash Japanese Cedar The Japanese Cedar keeps the same pace all year, prepares ahead and reshapes itself to fit requests. With the Maple, which rests with the seasons, acts on the spot and holds its own shape, the way of getting things done differs on every front, so the two tend to talk past each other.
White Birch
- Easy together Ginkgo The Ginkgo also rests in winter and adapts to others like its soft wood. When the Ginkgo, who prepares ahead, lays the groundwork, the White Birch, who jumps in first, doesn't get stuck without what it needs.
- Easy together Japanese Maple The Japanese Maple also rests in winter and puts down roots wherever it lands. Taking a cue from the Maple, which keeps its core wherever it goes, the Birch, prone to answering every call, finds it easier to stay with one thing for a long time.
- May clash Evergreen Oak The Evergreen Oak keeps the same pace all year, prepares ahead and holds a hard shape. With the White Birch, which rests with the seasons, jumps in on the spot and changes its shape, their ways of moving tend to run in opposite directions at every turn.
Evergreen Oak
- Easy together Zelkova Like the Evergreen Oak, the Zelkova roots deeply and has hard wood, and the two are sometimes planted side by side around homes. While the Zelkova rests through the winter, the Oak, unchanged all year, can carry on at its own pace and see it through that quiet season.
- Easy together Japanese Cedar The Japanese Cedar is also green all year and deep-rooted, a tree grown with an eye to decades ahead. The Cedar takes care of the fine details of what's asked while the Oak holds the overall shape, so with the two of you, the division of work falls into place naturally.
- May clash White Birch The White Birch springs up early on open ground and nimbly changes its shape to suit what's there. With the Evergreen Oak, which wants to prepare ahead and keep its shape, both when to start moving and how to change tend not to line up.
Japanese Cedar
- Easy together Ginkgo The Ginkgo also roots deeply and has soft wood. Watching it drop its leaves in winter and rest properly, the Japanese Cedar, who tends to keep going without a break, finds it easier to make time for a breather too.
- Easy together Palm Tree The Palm Tree is also green all year, and its fruit, leaves and trunk have all been put to everyday use in many forms. Teamed up with the Palm, who moves nimbly in the moment, the Cedar's careful preparations quickly turn into something useful.
- May clash Japanese Maple The Japanese Maple changes its colors with the seasons, puts down roots wherever its seed lands and keeps its own shape with its hard wood. With the Cedar, who prepares ahead, keeps a steady pace and fits in with others, their ways of getting things done tend to clash.
Bamboo
- Easy together Palm Tree The Palm Tree is also green all year and puts down roots right on whatever beach it washes up on. You both act in the moment, and when the Palm, so good at fitting in, steps in between, the Bamboo can return to its own way without ruffling feathers.
- Easy together Japanese Maple The Japanese Maple also puts down roots where it lands and has hard wood. It holds its own shape too, but it rests clearly in winter, which gives the Bamboo, prone to spreading without pause, a cue to take a breather.
- May clash Ginkgo The Ginkgo roots deeply, grows in the same spot for centuries and adapts to others like its soft wood. With the Bamboo, which spreads in the moment and springs back to its own shape when bent, both how they move and how they give ground tend to be opposites.
Palm Tree
- Easy together Bamboo Bamboo is also green all year and, like the shoots that pop up after rain, can act right away. When the Bamboo, which holds to its own shape, sets the direction, the Palm Tree, so good at adapting, can put its energy in without second-guessing.
- Easy together White Birch The White Birch also puts down roots early on open ground, and its soft wood goes into all sorts of things. Alongside the Birch, which rests clearly in winter, even the Palm Tree, always on the go, remembers that resting is an option.
- May clash Zelkova The Zelkova roots deeply to prepare, protects its own shape with hard wood and keeps a clear season of rest. With the Palm Tree, which acts on the spot and fits itself to others, how much to prepare and how to give ground tend to miss each other.
It is more fun once you know which one you are. 18 questions, about 3 minutes.
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