16 Of The Most Magnificent Trees
In The World
125+ Year Old
Rhododendron “Tree” In
Canada
This huge 125-year-old
rhododendron is
technically not a tree – most are considered to be shrubs. You can find out
more about it here. (Image credits: reddit)
144-Year-Old Wisteria In
Japan
At 1,990 square meters
(about half an
acre), this huge wisteria is the largest of its kind in Japan . Read more
about it here. (Image credits: y-fu)
Wind-Swept Trees In New
Zealand
These trees on Slope
Point, the southern
tip of New Zealand , grow at an angle because they’re constantly buffeted by
extreme antarctic winds. Find out more here. (Image credits: Seabird Nz)
Beautiful Japanese Maple
In Portland ,
Oregon
Image credits: falcor88
Image credits: Tom
Schwabel
Antarctic Beech Draped
In Hanging Moss In
Oregon
The antarctic beech is
native to Chile and
Argentina , though this specimen is from the U.S. ’ North Pacific region.
(Image credits: Drew Hopper)
Blooming Cherry Trees in
Bonn ,
Germany
This beautiful tunnel of
cherry blossoms
blooms in Bonn , Germany in April. To see more tunnels like this one, click
here. (Image credits: Adas Meliauskas)
Angel Oak In John’s
Island In South
Carolina
The Angel Oak in South
Carolina stands
66.5 ft (20 m) tall and is estimated to be more than 1400 or 1500 years old.
(Image credits: Daniela Duncan)
Flamboyant Tree , Brazil
The flamboyant tree is
endemic to
Madagascar , but it grows in tropical areas around the world. (Image credits:
Salete T Silva)
Dragonblood Trees, Yemen
The dragonblood tree
earned its fearsome
name due to its crimson red sap, which is used as a dye and was used as a
violin varnish, an alchemical ingredient, and a folk remedy for various
ailments. (Image credits: Csilla Zelko)
The President,
Third-Largest Giant Sequoia
Tree In The World, California
President, located in
Sequoia National
Park in California , stands 241 ft (73m) tall and has a ground circumference
of 93 ft (28m). It is the third largest giant sequoia in the world (second
if you count its branches in addition to its trunk). (Image credits: Michael
Nichols)
Maple Tree Tunnel in
Oregon
Image credits: Ian Sane
Rainbow Eucalyptus In
Kauai ,
Hawaii
Image credits:
jwilsonnorton
The rainbow eucalyptus,
which grows
throughout the South Pacific, is both useful and beautiful. It is prized for
both the colorful patches left by its shedding bark and for its pulpwood,
which is used to make paper. (Image credits: Christopher Martin)
Jacarandas in Cullinan ,
South
Africa
These beautiful
Jacarandas, with their
violet flowers, grow in South Africa . (Image credits: Elizabeth Kendall)
Avenue Of Oaks At Dixie
Plantation In South
Carolina
This avenue of oak trees
was planted some
time in the 1790s on Dixie Plantation in South Carolina . (Image credits:
Lee Sosby)
Baobab Trees In
Madagascar
These baobabs in
Madagascar are excellent
at storing water in their thick trunks to use during droughts. (Image
credits: confitalsurf)
The Dark Hedges In
Northern
Ireland
Image credits: Stephen
Emerson
Ireland’s Dark Hedges
were planted in the
18th century. This stunning beech tree tunnel was featured on Game of
Thrones as well. Read more about it here. (Image credits: Christopher Tait)
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