There are many miracles in the world and amazing phenomena nature, among them it is impossible not to note the unique trees that amaze with their size, color and unusual properties. Particular attention is drawn to the following representatives of the plant world.
1. The tallest tree on Earth
The tallest tree on Earth is California evergreen sequoia"Hyperion", growing in national park Redwood in California (USA). The name of the giant was given in honor of the Greek titan Hyperion, since his name is translated from ancient Greek as "very high."
Its height is about 115.5 meters, at a height of 1.4 meters the diameter of the trunk is 4.84 meters, the volume of wood is 502 m³. The giant grows by 2.5 centimeters annually. Hyperion is still very young, his age is supposedly 700-800 years, which is not so much for sequoias, who usually live from three to four thousand years. Photos of Hyperion and its exact location are not published. Park rangers fear that large influx tourists will disrupt the ecosystem in which the sequoia has lived for centuries, in addition, visitors can damage the small roots of the tree, which will lead to its death.
2. The most voluminous tree
The largest tree in terms of volume, the General Sherman sequoiadendron, grows in California in the Sequoia National Park. Sequoiadendrons are also called mammoth trees And giant sequoias. Compared to evergreen sequoias, these trees have a larger trunk diameter and a lower height.
The volume of wood sequoiadendron "General Sherman" is 1486 cubic meters. meters, weight - 1900 tons, height - 83.8 meters, trunk circumference - 31 meters, trunk diameter - 7.7 meters, diameter of the largest branch - 2.1 m. It is considered the largest and heaviest living creature on earth. Estimated scientists age the giant is 2000-2700 years old. The tree continues to grow, annually the diameter of its trunk increases by one and a half centimeters.
3. The thickest tree
The thickest trunk of the Mexican taxodium tree, which grows next to the temple in the Mexican city of Santa Maria del Tule. In honor of this city, the plant is called "Tule Tree". According to measurements taken in 2005, the circumference of its trunk was 36.2 meters, diameter - 11.62 meters, and height - 35.4 meters. It is believed that this plant may be between 1400 and 6000 years old. locals It is believed that 1400 years ago the Thule Tree was planted by the Aztec priest of the wind god Ehecatl.
4. The oldest tree
The title of the oldest tree on Earth belongs to the Eternal God sequoia, which grows in Prairie Creek National Park in California. According to various estimates, the age of the centenarian is from 7 to 12 thousand years. The height of the sequoia is 72.54 meters, the diameter of the trunk is 5.97 meters.
5. The oldest tree planted by man
The oldest tree planted by man grows on the island of Sri Lanka in the city of Anuradhapura and is called Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi. The tree belongs to the species Ficus religious and is revered by the Buddhists of Sri Lanka as great shrine. They believe that this tree was grown from a cutting taken from sacred tree"Bodhi Sri Maha Bodhi", under which the Buddha meditated and achieved enlightenment. The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree was brought to Sri Lanka by the daughter of Emperor Ashoka, Princess Sangamita Thera, and was planted in 288 BC. on a terrace 6.5 meters high.
6. The mutant tree that occupies the largest area
most large area occupies the Piranji cashew tree, planted in 1888. Due to a genetic mutation, all its branches, touching the ground, begin to take root. Thus, one tree formed a whole forest with an area of 8400 sq.m. The size of the mutant is 80 times the size of an ordinary cashew tree. Piranji is very prolific and annually produces about 80 thousand nuts.
7. The tree with the longest roots
The wild fig tree or sycamore growing in Africa has the longest roots. Sycamore roots go as deep as 120 meters.
8. The slowest growing tree
The slowest growing tree in the world is the White Cedar, which grows in Canada in the Great Lakes region. It is believed that he has grown only 10 cm over the past 155 years.
9. The most poisonous tree in the world
It is better not to get close to the manchineel tree, which grows in the countries of Central America and the Caribbean, and even more so not to taste its fruits, which look like apples. The manchineel tree has become famous as the most poisonous tree on a planet all parts of which contain toxic milky juice. The fruits of the manchineel are capable of sending a person to the next world, if it gets into the eyes, its milky juice causes blindness, and leaves burns on the skin. A person can go blind even from the smoke of burning manchineel wood. According to legend, the Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de Leon died from the poison of the manchineel tree. He was hit in the leg by an arrow soaked in manchineel juice, which caused a painful death.
10. Tree - water container
Baobab is a very famous tree, unique in that it is able to store about 120 thousand liters of water and thus survive the drought. A distinctive feature of the baobab is a swollen trunk that resembles a bottle or teapot in shape. Some trees reach 20-25 meters in girth. During a drought, the trunks decrease slightly in diameter, expending the accumulated moisture. Baobabs are also notable for the fact that they do not die when the core is destroyed. In the huge hollows of baobabs, local residents arrange warehouses, bus stops, baths and even prisons.
11. Tree - the owner of the most colorful bark
The most colorful bark belongs to the rainbow eucalyptus, looking at which one gets the impression that some artist painted the tree with paints. This phenomenon is explained by the fact that pieces of bark exfoliate from the tree every year, exposing the green layer, which then turns blue, blue, purple, orange, red, brown and other colors. As the tree loses bits of bark in different time and in different places, its trunk is decorated with bizarre colored stripes. The height of rainbow eucalyptus trees averages 75 meters, the diameter of the trunk is 2.4 m. In the recent past, eucalyptus trees reached even more impressive sizes and even surpassed sequoias in height. So, for example, in 1872, the Australian inspector of state forests, William Ferguson, mentioned in his report a fallen eucalyptus tree, whose height was 150 meters.
12. Wood, invulnerable to bullets
The wood of the Schmidt birch, common in the Primorsky Territory, China and Japan, is distinguished by its extraordinary hardness, exceeding the hardness of cast iron by one and a half times. It is known that bullets even bounce off the trunk of this birch. Schmidt birch wood resists combustion, rotting and acids well. It could well replace metal, but this tree is quite rare in nature. Another difference between this tree and other types of birches is the unusual dark color of the bark. In the bark of Schmidt's birch, there is only 0.01% betulin - a substance that gives White color bark, while in other birches the content of betulin is from 5 to 20 percent.
13. Tree - diesel fuel producer
The Copaifera langsdorffii tree can rightfully be called a motorist's dream, since its composition practically does not differ from diesel fuel. To obtain juice in the bark of a "diesel" tree, a hole is made through which it begins to seep oily liquid. It is collected and used to refuel cars. One such tree produces about 50 liters of diesel fuel per year. This miracle of nature grows in Brazil, and in our northern latitudes it doesn't stick.
14. Trees fused with stone
Trees fused with stone can be seen at Ta Prohm Temple, located in the ancient Cambodian temple complex of Angkor Wat. These fantastic cotton trees, called ceiba, wrap their huge roots around stone buildings, forming a single whole with them. It is not possible to cut down such a tree, since the ancient stone building will collapse along with it.
15. A mysterious tree that can survive in a waterless desert
The most strong will to life is inherent in the mesquite tree growing in the middle of the desert in Bahrain. The tree grows in all alone, the nearest plants are at a distance of hundreds of kilometers. The existence of this tree is a mystery to scientists, as they cannot determine how it gets water in the hot desert. It is believed that its roots go deep into the earth for tens of meters, where they reach the layers containing water. The age of the amazing tree is 400 years, the height is 9.5 meters. For the unbending desire to live, this plant was called the Tree of Life.
There are over 100,000 species of trees in the world. Depending on the nature of the terrain and climate, they grow tall or low, strewn with dense and large foliage or small needles. And there are also specimens that have outlandish edible fruits. Today we will tell you what unusual and rare trees world live on our planet.
bottle tree
This is a native of Namibia. worlds are not always useful and pleasing to the eye. The bottle tree is one of the most poisonous plants on our planet. Its milky juice is extremely dangerous. Previously, the Bushmen used it as the strongest poisonous agent, with which they moistened arrowheads.
It got its name due to the unusual shape of the barrel - its resemblance to a bottle is amazing! The tree grows in the mountainous regions of the country. Its flowers are usually white or pink, which turns into a dark red towards the center.
Wavon tree
What else is there unusual trees peace? There are many of them, and one of them is Wawona (Wawona), which grew in the USA. This is a sequoia from the Mariposa Grove, located in one of national parks country. According to some reports, giant tree about 2100 years old. In 1969, it collapsed, unable to bear the weight of the snow on its crown. The height of the giant was 71.3 meters, the diameter of the trunk at the base was 7.9 meters. For environmental reasons, they decided to leave Uavona in place, since such a whopper is quite capable of creating its own mini-ecosystem for insects, small animals and many plants.
In 1981, a passage was cut out in a huge tree. The tunnel turned out to be quite spacious: 2.1 meters wide, 2.7 meters high and 7.9 meters long. Since then, the amazing tree has become one of the attractions of the United States.
bombbucks
These interesting trees of the world are quite difficult to find. Most often they can be found in Mexico. They are distinctive feature and the attraction of Ta Prohm Temple. Mighty roots twine around the ancient temple, and the height of the bombax grows up to 60-70 meters.
peach palm
These amazing trees of the world grow in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. In addition, they are found in the South and Central America.
Peach palms have rows of sharp black spikes arranged in rings along the entire surface of the trunk - from the roots to the very top.
The plant reaches a height of 20 meters, and the leaves grow up to three meters in length. In the past, the natives used the fruits of this tree for food after they had fermented a little. But even today, fermented remains a favorite delicacy.
milk tree
Such unusual grow in South and Central America. They were named so because of the milky juice, both externally and tasting reminiscent of cow's milk. It is tasty and healthy, contains vegetable wax, water, sugar. But more viscous and thicker than real milk.
To obtain a woody drink, an incision is made on the bark, to which a container is substituted. About 1 liter of juice is collected per hour. Unlike natural cow's milk, milky juice, even in the tropics, does not deteriorate during the week.
Trees of the World: Breadfruit
There are many in Oceania unusual plants. Along with the coconut palm, which gives butter and milk, the amazing breadfruit tree grows in this area. It bears fruit in "buns" weighing up to 12 kg. The pulp of oval fruits accumulates starch, which, as the fruits ripen, turns into dough. Ripe fruits of the tree, having a yellow-brown shell, are baked, and after that their taste resembles a slightly sweet wheat bread. By the way, raw pulp is stored poorly, but crackers do not deteriorate for a long time.
candy tree
Often the trees of the world amaze not only with their unusual view but also amazing results. For example, in Southeast Asia in the forests you can see sweet hovenia - a tree that looks like a linden, more than 15 meters high.
Its juicy and thick stalks are half (47%) sucrose and taste like raisins with a hint of rum. In autumn, it is enough to shake the tree, as these fragrant "candies" fall in whole bunches. More than 35 kilograms are harvested from one Hovenia.
Candleberry
In the Panama Canal area, you can see real candles on the trees. The fruits of these plants contain a large number of fat. Locals insert a wick into their middle and use them to illuminate their homes. It is important that the flame of these "candles" burns brightly and does not smoke at all.
oil tree
Agree, the trees of the world can surprise even the most experienced botanist. Take, for example, the unique oil tree (hanga) that grows in the Philippine Islands.
Soapberry
But the natives of America were able to solve the problem with detergents with the help of soap trees. Sapindus grows on the Florida peninsula. By lightly rubbing its ripe fruits, you will get a rich soapy suds. It should be noted that the locals do not use any other soap.
And quilaya, growing on the western slopes of the Andes, is covered with a bark containing saponin, a substance that creates soap suds. Things washed with this bark do not fade or shed.
Keppel tree
In India, another amazing tree grows - keppel. Its fruits are so fragrant that the person who has tasted them, the sweat acquires the smell of violets.
These apple-sized fruits are covered with thick skin and have sweet and juicy flesh. They taste like mangoes and grapes. Grow in small groups (several pieces).
The most beautiful trees in the world
The flora of our planet is very diverse, its representatives cannot be counted. Trees, bushes, flowers... Dwarfs and giants, useful and not very useful, beautiful and nondescript in appearance - all of them are certainly interesting and worthy of attention. Now we are most interested beautiful tree in the world. According to experts, it grows in the park of the city of Tochigi (Japan). This is a wisteria planted in 1870.
Its branches are supported so that they form a flower umbrella. From mid-April to mid-May on wisteria you can see an unusual
Albizia
The trees of the world, photos of which you can see in our article, are striking in their diversity. Albizia, or sleeping tree, is a large plant belonging to the legume family. Its height is about 12 meters. The tree has a spreading umbrella-shaped crown. Distributed in Transcaucasia and Central Asia.
rare trees
The oldest tree on earth is the Methuselah pine. Its age is over 4850 years. She got her name in honor of biblical hero, which was considered the main centenarian in the world.
This tree grows in the United States, more precisely, in the White Mountains. The exact place where the pine grows is known only to botanists who monitor it. Such secrecy is explained by the desire to protect this old-timer from vandals. Many tourists go to the mountains to find a relic, but their attempts, as a rule, fail.
This is not just a tree, it is a symbol of eternity. It seems dead, but at the same time, each of its branches is full of life.
"Tree of Life"
Perhaps this is the most lonely tree in the world. And the only one that grows in the sands of the Bahrain desert.
The Tree of Life, or Shajarat al-Hayah, as the locals call it, is 400 years old, but the most interesting thing is not its age or the fact that it is a very rare specimen. Scientists cannot understand how the acacia managed to live for several centuries in the desert, completely without water, while exuding life energy.
dragon tree
This amazing tree grows on one of the Canary Islands. Scientists believe that he is from 650 to 1500 years old. It consists of several trunks that tightly wrap around each other and grow upwards. The dragon tree is crowned with a canopy of dense foliage. It was named so because of the resin that is released when the leaves or bark are cut. Locals believe that this is the blood of a dragon that has dried up. This resin is used to treat various diseases.
tule tree
This is a very large tree belonging to the species Taxodium mexican, which grows in the city of Oaxaca (Mexico). It has the largest girth of the trunk (58 meters). Its age is about 2000 years. Previously, many argued that this is not one tree, but three, fused together. But all doubts disappeared after the analysis. It was found to be one plant. Perhaps this is the most unusual tree in the world. Photos of him can be seen in many teaching aids in biology and, of course, on this page.
In 1994, the leaves of the relic turned yellow, and the branches began to dry out. Scientists decided that the tree was dying, but when experts in wood diseases examined it, it turned out that this giant simply did not have enough moisture.
Shri Maha Bodhi Tree
The Bodhi tree has an unusual structure: it has a huge dome and aerial roots hanging down to the ground. To see it firsthand amazing plant, you will have to go to Sri Lanka and visit the temple in Bodhgaya. This representative of the plant world is allegedly named after the Hindu traders who sold goods while sitting under it, but, according to another version, it was not at all like that. Bodhi is believed to have grown from the sprout of a sacred tree under which the great Buddha attained Enlightenment in the 6th century BC.
The plant world is striking in its diversity and beauty. For example, trees are so unique that sometimes you can’t even believe that such a thing really exists.
This article will present unusual, unique species trees in the world.
In general, a huge variety of amazing trees grow on the territory of the Earth: fabulously beautiful, centuries-old, huge and very small, with unusual shapes crowns and branches and more. etc. And all of them already represent themselves Interesting Facts occurring in nature.
Blooming and evergreen, dwarf and giant - these are all amazing trees. They are magnificent and attractive with their unusualness, fabulousness. Rainbow eucalyptus, swamp cypress, fiery tree, majestic baobab, dancing pines, Japanese maples ... There are a lot of them, silently standing in one place for decades and even centuries.
Below are some interesting trees of the world.
Fig tree and silk
Silk and fig trees grow on the ruins of the temple of Ta Prohm (Cambodia). They attract numerous tourists with their unusual roots. They are large, long and not hidden, as usual, in the ground, but braid the ruins, for which they received the name "stone eaters".
Looking at them, one can imagine the tentacles of giant octopuses clinging to the remains of the ancient temple. Today these plants are protected by UNESCO.
Eucalyptus
At first glance, this is an ordinary eucalyptus that has grown to 75 meters. The trunk has a diameter of 2.4 meters. But there is a feature in it. This rainbow eucalyptus, which is the only kind of this tree, growing in the northern hemisphere.
Looking at it, one can understand that this species has an incredibly beautiful color of the bark. Young trees are usually bright green. But as the tree grows, the bark takes on purple, orange, burgundy and blue colors, as a result of which vertical stripes are formed on the trunk, different in width, length and shape.
In general, the eucalyptus is the tallest tree in the world of all time, because in an 1872 report there is mention of a fallen tree that reached a height of at least about 150 meters. Modern eucalyptus trees do not grow above 101 meters.
oil tree
There are trees that can surprise even the most experienced botanist. For example, an oil tree (hanga) growing in the Philippine Islands. It is unique in that its fruits contain, one might say, pure oil.
In the Philippines in last years technology is being developed to use its fruits as a source of fuel for the engine.
Baobab
This plant should be included in the list of "unusual trees of the world." This is a baobab. He doesn't even have age rings.
There is a legend in Africa about the appearance of this tree. There was a quarrel between the baobab and God. The second, angry with the tree, tore it out of the ground and stuck it back up with its roots. This is how his bizarre form arose.
For Africa, this tree is not unusual, because there it grows almost everywhere. One aspect deserves special attention. The baobab-teapot got its name due to its huge trunk, which can hold a large amount of water.
It should be noted that some trees of this species can be called real centenarians, because their age is 1200 years! Perhaps such a long life is explained precisely by the shape of the trunk and its contents. It can store water, the volume of which can reach 120,000 liters! This species is found only on the island of Madagascar.
banyan
Mahabodhi is the Buddha tree. It is named after the Hindu merchants who sold their goods while sitting under this tree. The peculiarity of this tree is in its aerial roots hanging from the branches to the ground.
The most famous type of banyan (sacred ficus) is Mahabodhi in Anuradhapura, which grows in Sri Lanka. According to stories, this tree was grown from the cuttings of the plant under whose crowns Buddha attained enlightenment (sixth century BC). It turns out that the banyan planted BC (288) represents the oldest tree in the world, grown by a man with a well-known exact date landing.
Tule tree
This plant belongs to the list of "most big trees of the world" because of its thickness. The diameter of the thickest tree in the world is 14 meters. For its full girth with outstretched arms, at least 30 people are needed. And its height is rather big - 40 meters, and its mass is 600 tons.
Thule grows in Mexico. Initially, the opinion of scientists was that this miracle of nature is the result of the fusion of several trunks. DNA analysis has proven that this cypress is a single organism.
As for the exact age, not everything is clear yet. Most likely, the tree is one of the oldest.
There is one more interesting point. If you look closely at the bark, then on the patterns located on it you can see the silhouette of a person or animal (such an interesting entertainment was invented by local residents).
giant sequoia
It is the largest tree in the world in terms of volume.
Grows "General Sherman" (its height is 83 meters) in the National Park "Sequoia". Its volume is approximately 1.486 thousand cubic meters. meters, and weight - more than 6 thousand tons.
Presumably, it is 2300-2700 years old, and annually the sequoia is gaining such a volume of wood as a smaller plant of this species (18 meters in height) contains.
Wollemia
Looks pretty funny conifer tree wollemia ( oldest tree in the world), concealing in itself ancient history. It is located in Australia.
The dinosaur-like tree is 200 million years old. Scientists in 1994 found a living wollemia.
The location of the trees was carefully hidden in order to protect this species from complete destruction. There are only 100 copies left. Now such a tree can be seen in the botanical gardens.
Tree of Life
There are a huge number of long-lived trees, but this 400-year-old is special, magnificent. It grows in the desert with little to no water sources, and it's impressive.
The ancient mesquite tree is another wonder of nature growing near Jebel Dukhan (two kilometers away), Bahrain.
cashew tree piranji
The trees of the world cannot be imagined without one of the most majestic and beautiful trees.
This famous tree-forest is located near the city of Natal in Brazil. He is 177 years old, and this cashew covers almost 2 hectares of land. It was planted by a fisherman in 1888. Due to a genetic mutation, the branches that touch the ground, for some reason, begin to take root. This does not happen with other trees of this species.
As a result, the tree is a whole forest, covering an area of 8,400 thousand square meters. meters. In general, it produces about 80,000 fruits a year.
Dancing Forest of Russia
In the Kaliningrad region in the Curonian Spit reserve (37th kilometer) there is unique place. The pine trees growing here are strangely twisted, bent, and in some places twisted into rings.
Until now, scientists have not been able to explain what is happening here, that even the trees are dancing. Today there are many different theories: biological, geomagnetic, mystical.
In conclusion - an interesting but sad fact
There was once a Tenere tree, which is the loneliest desert tree.
This is a plant that grows in the Sahara Desert (Niger). The age of a single tree growing on a vast territory (radius of 400 km) was 300 years. Once upon a time, a forest grew there, gradually destroyed by winds and desert. The last acacia had very long roots, which allowed them to feed on water from great depths.
In 1973, a drunk driver unique tree Tenere was shot down, after which a metal monument dedicated to the Lonely Plant was erected at this place.
Today we want to bring to your attention the most unusual trees growing on our Earth. As you know, the most common plant on our planet that deserves a special place in our lives is a tree. There are more than 100,000 species of them growing on our land. Where and how a person just does not use it, but we pay attention to the trees around us only if they differ in some way from their neighbors either in size or in bizarre shapes or flowers and fruits.
- dragon tree(Dracaenacinnabari) or more precisely cinnabar-red dracaena. It grows on the island of Socotra. Outwardly, this miracle of nature resembles an umbrella turned inside out with a green hat of foliage and a massive trunk. The height of an adult tree is 10 m. The dragon tree got its name because of the resinous red juice. The flowers of the tree appear during the period monsoon rains in the form of branched panicles.
- Australian baobab - "Bottle Tree" or Adansonia Gregory (Adansonia Gregorii), named for its resemblance to glass containers- a bottle. It grows in the mountains of Namibia, its milky juice is very poisonous, in ancient times hunters lubricated their arrows with it. During the flowering period, beautiful pink-red flowers appear on the branches of the bottle tree.
- The largest tree in the world grows in the "Giant Forest" of the Sequoia National Park, California, USA in the Sierra Nevada mountain range (Sierra Nevada, California). The height of the long-lived sequoia "General Sherman" (GeneralSherman), according to various estimates, is about 2800 years old, is 83 meters, the girth of the trunk is more than 24 meters, the circumference of the crown is about 33 meters. But what is the most interesting tree still growing and increasing its trunk diameter by 1.5 cm per year. But in 2006, due to heavy snowfalls, one of the branches of the tree broke off, the diameter of which is about two meters and the length is more than 30 meters, but this incident did not affect its status as "The Most big tree world" growing in our time. But the tallest tree growing here in California is the Hyperion tree, its height reaches 115.5 meters, thereby exceeding the height of the Statue of Liberty. These are the giants on our planet.
- Madagascar baobab or Adansonia Grandidieri (Adansonia Grandidieri), a mighty tree about 80 meters high and about 25 meters in girth, grows on the island of Madagascar. Some specimens of baobabs have been growing for over 1000 years. The even and smooth trunk of the baobab accumulates a large amount of water, so it easily tolerates drought. The white flowers of the baobab, although they are short-lived when flowering, having bloomed, live only for a day, but they have been awarded the attention of the treasury of Madagascar. On the 100-franc note they are depicted, the flowers of the Madagascar baobab.
- Baobab Sunland South Africa located near Modjadjiskloof, the tree is hollow inside, so in 1933 it was equipped with a mini bar for 15-20 seats. The tree itself is not tall, about 20 meters, but its age is simply impressive, it is over 6000 years old.
- Tree of Life, Bahrain. Among the big desert, one single green tree 9.75 meters high lives just in extreme conditions for over 400 years now. The locals called this place the Garden of Eden, it is still not known exactly how the tree survives in these conditions, there is an assumption that its roots go deep into the ground, and from there they take life-giving moisture for growth and life. UNESCO has taken this Tree of Life under its protection, including it in the list of "World Heritage Sites".
- Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) with a beautiful multi-colored trunk - a tree, is also a long-liver of our planet and quite tall, sometimes growing up to 100 meters in height or more. The beautiful coloring of the bark comes from the constant peeling off of old strips of bark, exposing bright salad, young bark. Over time, the bark roughens and dulls, turning dark green, then blue and purple, and then changing from orange-red to crimson-brown. These are the constant transformations and updates that occur with the eucalyptus bark, constantly changing its appearance.
- With extraordinary fruits like cannonballs in South America Cannon Tree (Couroupitaguianensis) grows. The tree is very prolific, producing 200-300 kernels with a diameter of 15-25 centimeters. favorite tree many subtropical botanical gardens, as it attracts with its original fruits that have stuck around almost the entire tree trunk. But getting close to it, and even more so standing under it, is dangerous, there is a risk of being hit by an impressive core.
- The Great Banyan or Ficus Bengal, this tree, which has the largest crown area, grows in the Indian Botanical Garden in the city of Khauri. Looking from the side at this green miracle of nature, you will not immediately understand that in fact it is not a grove or a shady oak forest, but one tree. This handsome man has another name "Forest Tree", as it has not one, but several thousand trunks at once. It is about 250 years old and occupies a rather impressive area of 1.5 hectares and has 3300 aerial roots.
There are no miracles in the living nature around us! Today we will tell a story about the most, much more fantastic than the most fantasy stories. So, watch, read and be amazed.
Australian bottle tree
These trees (their second name is Brachychiton rock) grow in the east of the Australian continent. The trunk of such a tree really resembles a pot-bellied bottle in shape. In height, the plant reaches 15 meters and can have a diameter of three meters. (website)
Australia is one of the driest places on our planet and its vegetable world adapted to life in harsh conditions. For example, brachychitons accumulate moisture inside themselves, which is why their trunks look like thick bottles, and their branches grow very high.
Local residents use all parts of the bottle tree - from its roots to seeds: dark green succulent leaves are fed to livestock, and the roots and seeds of young plants are eaten. In addition, trees give people very sweet and tasty juice, which accumulates in special cavities in the upper part of the trunks.
In the dry Australian climate, the most important part of the brachychiton is the trunk - a living accumulator drinking water. It is skillfully mined from bottle trees by local residents.
Huge sequoia Wawona Tree in the USA
Wawona tree is a giant sequoia that grew in the American national park Yosemite and collapsed to the ground in 1969. under the weight of snow on their branches. The age of this giant reached, according to scientists, up to 2100 years. The sequoia had simply incredible dimensions: its height was 71.3 m, and the diameter of the base of the trunk was 7.9 m.
The passage through the tree was made in 1881. - in the place where the lightning once struck. The resulting tunnel quickly became a tourist attraction. With the development of motor transport, photos of people driving through a tree in cars have become especially popular. The amazing tunnel was 2.1m wide, 2.7m high, 7.9m long!
After the fall of the sequoia, disputes broke out about what to do with it next. As a result, it was decided to leave Uavona in the same place: such a massive tree trunk can create its own, albeit small, ecosystem for many plants, as well as insects and small animals.
Interestingly, the Wawona Tree still attracts tourists, next to it there is a sign with the inscription "Fallen Tunnel Tree".
Cambodian tetrameles holoflora
These picturesque trees, reminiscent of oaks or centuries-old redwoods, grow on the grounds of the Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia, giving the impression that people have not completely reclaimed this temple from the jungle. Merging with the towers and walls, they seem to flow around the buildings, hugging them with their roots and branches. It seems that stone and wood mutually penetrate, flow into each other, becoming one…
Hyperion in America
This name was given to the highest (as of 2015) living tree on Earth. Hyperion is an evergreen sequoia that grows in California's Redwood National Park. The height of this tree is 115.61m (again in 2015), the volume is approximately 530 cubic meters, age - 700-800 years.
Each year, Hyperion grows by 2.5 centimeters. Compared to others, very large trees this figure is not very high. This fact scientists explain that top part the trunk was damaged by woodpeckers, causing the growth of Hyperion to slow down.
Usually very tall trees grow in the central part of the valleys, where water is contained in most(for example, the first tree in terms of mass and volume on the planet is the sequoia General Sherman). Hyperion, unlike them, grows on a slope, which causes even greater respect for this evergreen giant.
Crooked forest in Poland
Not far from the Polish city of Gryfino is located in the highest degree unusual crooked forest, which was planted in 1930. The uniqueness of this forest is that about 400 of its trees have a 90-degree bend in the trunks at the base. In addition, all crooked pines are curved towards the north and do not grow to a standard height. Despite the many versions about the causes of such a phenomenon, scientists today cannot unequivocally interpret the nature of a unique phenomenon ...
African baobabs
Baobab, or Adansonia palmate, is the longest-lived tree on Earth, which is why it is also called the tree of life. Indeed, a plant whose "age" is from 5 to 10 thousand years, probably knows the secret of longevity!
The baobab also has other names, one of them is “upside down tree”. Indeed, having shed its leaves during the drought season, it looks as if some giant had stuck a tree into the ground with its crown, and its roots were at the top.
The baobab has edible fruits that resemble small melons in shape. This is a favorite delicacy of monkeys, so the next name for the baobab is "monkey breadfruit."
Africans widely use all parts of this giant, including a delicious drink similar to lemonade, which is why they call the baobab, among other things, the "lemonade tree" from the pulp of its fruits.
Adansonia has one amazing feature: over time, it becomes hollow inside. The locals are aware of this and use the trees very original way. For example, the largest baobab on the planet grows in South Africa, on the Sunland farm. In 1933 the owner of the farm set up a small cafe in the trunk of a tree, capable of accommodating two dozen people. There is still no end to visitors.
Africans arrange food storages and even their own bedrooms in baobabs. Sometimes, next to the road, you can see a tree with a door and a window - a haven for weary travelers. The inhabitants of Zimbabwe went even further, equipping a bus station in the trunk of a mighty baobab, but in Botswana there is a baobab prison.
Tree of life in Bahrain
This landscape evokes a feeling of reverent awe. A ten-meter mesquite tree grows alone in the sultry sandy desert, being a symbol of love of life and fortitude, for almost 4 centuries! And scientists are still wondering: where does this long-lived giant “get” water from, if the aquifers are in this region located at a depth inaccessible to plants?
Be that as it may, the mesquite tree, which has defied the harsh conditions of the desert with a hot sun and 50-degree heat, wins an impressive victory in this battle.
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