There are so many 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 surprised.
Australian bottle tree
These trees (their second name is Brachychiton rocky) grow in the east of the Australian continent. The trunk of such a tree really resembles the shape of a pot-bellied bottle. The plant reaches a height of 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, and that 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 its seeds: the 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 storage drinking water. It is skillfully extracted from bottle trees by local residents.
Huge sequoia Wawona Tree in the USA
The Wawona tree is a giant sequoiadendron that grew in the American Yosemite National Park and collapsed to the ground in 1969. under the weight of snow on its branches. The age of this giant, according to scientists, reached 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 drive through the tree was made in 1881. - in the place where 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 sequoia fell, debate arose about what to do with it next. As a result, it was decided to leave Wavona 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; there is a sign next to it that says “Fallen Tree Tunnel.”
Cambodian tetrameles holoflora
These picturesque trees, reminiscent of oaks or ancient redwoods, grow on the territory of the Ta Prohm temple in Cambodia, giving the impression that people have not fully 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 whole...
Hyperion in America
This name was given to the tallest (as of 2015) living tree on Earth. Hyperion is an evergreen sequoia native to California's Redwood National Park. The height of this tree is 115.61 m (again as of 2015), the volume is approximately 530 cubic meters, age - 700-800 years.
Every year Hyperion grows by 2.5 centimeters. Compared to other very large trees, this figure is not too high. This fact scientists explain that the upper part of the trunk was damaged by woodpeckers, causing Hyperion’s growth to slow down.
Typically, very tall trees grow in the central part of the valleys, where water is contained in the greatest number(for example, the first tree in terms of mass and volume on the planet is the General Sherman sequoia). Hyperion, in contrast, grows on a slope, which evokes even greater respect for this evergreen giant.
Crooked Forest in Poland
Not far from the Polish town of Gryfino is located in highest degree the extraordinary 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 their trunks at the base. In addition, all crooked pines are bent towards the north and do not grow to a standard height. Despite many versions about the reasons for this phenomenon, scientists today cannot unambiguously interpret the nature of the unique phenomenon...
African baobabs
Baobab, or Adansonia palmata, is the longest-living tree on Earth, which is why it is also called the tree of life. In fact, a plant whose “age” is from 5 to 10 thousand years certainly knows the secret of longevity!
Baobab has other names, one of them is “inverted tree.” Indeed, having dropped its leaves during the dry season, it looks as if some giant stuck the tree into the ground with its crown, and its roots were at the top.
The baobab tree 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 making a tasty drink similar to lemonade from the pulp of its fruits, which is why they call the baobab, among other things, the “lemonade tree.”
Adansonia has one amazing feature: Over time, it becomes hollow inside. The locals know this and use the trees in very original ways. For example, the largest baobab on the planet grows in South Africa, on the Sunland farm. In 1933 The owner of the farm built a small cafe in a tree trunk that could accommodate two dozen people. There is still no end to visitors.
Africans set up food storage and even their own bedrooms in baobab trees. Sometimes, next to the road, you can see a tree with a door and a window - a haven for tired travelers. Residents of Zimbabwe went even further, setting up a bus station in the trunk of a mighty baobab tree, and in Botswana there is a baobab prison.
Tree of Life in Bahrain
This landscape evokes a sense of awe. A ten-meter mesquite tree grows alone in the sultry sandy desert, representing a symbol of love of life and fortitude, for almost 4 centuries! And scientists are still asking the question: where does this long-lived giant “get” water from, if the aquifers in this region located at a depth inaccessible to plants?
Be that as it may, the mesquite tree, having defied the harsh desert conditions of the scorching sun and 50-degree heat, wins this battle by an impressive victory.
Amazing trees of our planet
We are all accustomed to the sight of the trees around us and, passing by, we do not pay much attention to them. But very unusual specimens also grow on our planet. Their appearance will not only surprise us, but will also make us stop in amazement.
On our planet there are many trees of a species unusual to our eyes. But where they grow, local residents take them for granted and do not pay much attention to them.
Dragon Blood Tree is an amazing tree that does not have growth rings - a dragon tree or simply a dragon tree. Due to the red sap that immediately appears at the site of the cut in the bark, it is also sometimes called the dragon's blood tree. The red resin of this tree is used in lipsticks, rituals and alchemy, and can be used as a breath freshener or toothpaste.
For example, not a single European will pass by the Baobab without stopping to look at and touch the giant. The people of Africa will no longer understand this delight. After all, for them it is an ordinary, unremarkable tree.
These unusual trees, which grow only on the island of Madagascar, can reach an age of 1000 years. Many of the specimens reach a height of 80 meters, and the girth of the trunk at the base can be up to 25 meters! The massive trunk serves as a source of water for local fauna, especially during the dry season. From October to December, the baobab blooms with white flowers with purple stamens. The diameter of the flowers reaches 20 centimeters; they open in the evening and after the night they wither and fall off.
The appearance of the Rainbow Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta), found only in the northern hemisphere, seems to have been created by an unknown abstract artist. But in fact, the multi-colored bark is the work of mother nature. In addition to their bright appearance, the trees are also famous for their colossal growth. It can reach seventy meters in height.
The ancient temple palace of Angkor Wat in Cambodia and the centuries-old Cotton Trees (Ceiba pentandra) have long become one. Cotton trees are also called “ceibs”. Because of this, the temple along with the trees are included in the list world heritage UNESCO (UNESCO World Heritage Site list). In addition to the unique symbiosis with ancient ruins, the trees have another extraordinary feature. Their trunk and branches are densely strewn with thorns. This “prickly outfit” allows you to better retain valuable moisture.
The Inyo National Forest is home to the oldest tree on the planet. This is an intermountain bristlecone pine, given the name "Methuselah". It was discovered by scientists in 1953. Only according to rough calculations, the tree is 4842 years old. The exact location of the amazing pine tree is kept secret in order to avoid acts of vandalism.
The Tree of Tule. It belongs to the Taxodium family and is found only in Mexico. Scientists believe that the tree is more than one and a half thousand years old. Its diameter is 11.62 meters, height - thirty-five meters. It is located in the square next to the church in the city of Santa Maria del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico. In 2001 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Having visited the island of Crete, you can see the most ancient Olive Tree(Olea europaea). Its age is about four thousand years. Surprisingly, the tree still bears fruit.
Hyperion (a specimen of evergreen sequoia ( Sequoia sempervirens)) is the name of a giant redwood tree that grows in California, America. Exactly this tall tree on Earth, its height is 115.5 meters, the diameter of the trunk at the ground is 9 meters. Hyperion is about 1800 years old. Compared to him even giant sequoia doesn't seem very tall...
Jacaranda Mimosifolia. These tall, spreading trees, reaching 15 meters, are one of the favorite decorative elements of streets and squares (where temperature allows). In addition to its decorative value as a living plant, Jacaranda mimofolia and other large trees of the genus have very valuable dense wood, highly valued in the world, and known as rosewood, used for the production of expensive furniture, luxury items in the form of carved and inlaid metal products, as well as making musical instruments.
Prickly palm, Nicaragua. This tree, or rather a special variety of it (Pejibaye), is common in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Its trunk is covered with sharp black needles, organized in wide stripes. The height of the palm tree can reach 20 meters, the length of the leaves can be up to 3 meters. Previously, the aborigines consumed the fruits of this tree after fermentation; now they are also very popular among the residents of Nicaragua.
Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree. Spatodea bellflower is a very beautiful and exotic plant. It is called the “African tulip tree” or “fountain tree” because of its numerous large, bright red flowers that actually resemble tulips in shape.
Banyan Tree in Asia, which is a shrine of Buddhists and Hindus. Its majestic crown is considered one of the largest in the world. The tree is named after the banyan trees or Hindu traders who sold their goods sitting under this tree. The shape of this giant tree cannot be confused with anything: a majestic dome with aerial roots that descend from the branches to the ground.
Schmidt's birch (Betula schmidtii) - An iron tree that grows in the southern part of the Primorsky Territory, it is called Schmidt's birch (named after the Russian botanist F.B. Schmidt). This wood is one and a half times stronger than cast iron; it sinks in water; acids do not take it. A bullet fired from a pistol flies off its barrel. The wood of this tree can easily replace metal. The iron birch lives for about 400 years, it is the most durable birch of all the birches on the planet. You cannot cut down a tree with an ax; it leaves almost no mark on the trunk. If you make a ship's hull from iron birch, you don't have to paint it: it won't risk corrosion. Wood is not destroyed even by acids. The bending properties are not inferior to wrought iron and are 1.5 times stronger than cast iron. If you shoot this tree with a rifle, the bullet will bounce off. Schmidt's birch is very rare; it grows in the Kedrovaya Pad nature reserve.
Cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis) - found mainly in northern South America and the Caribbean, is often accompanied by a sign warning: "Beware of falling cannonballs": The fruit begins to fall after ripening, and since each one reaches 25 centimeters in diameter, they easily can kill a person.
The fastest growing plant is Japanese madake bamboo (Phyllostachys bambusoides), which can grow more than 1 meter in a day.
The largest leaves are those of the Brazilian raffia taedigera palm, which are more than 22 meters long and almost 12 meters wide.
Chorisia or magnificent chorisia (Chorisia speciosa) is one of the most beautiful trees cultivated in countries with warm climate. Powerful thorns, so characteristic of the trunk of chorisia, begin to appear at the end of the second - in the third year of life, although there are quite a lot of old trees with barely pronounced thorniness. The flowers, which live for about 1 day, are practically odorless.
Madagascar Ravenala (Ravenala madagascariensis). Ravenala is often called the “well” tree. This low tree (4 m) has no branches, and the huge leaves growing from the trunk and rolled into a tube reach a length of 7 meters. In the middle of the tube there is clean and cool water, which the plant receives from the soil. Such a tree can contain up to 25 liters of water.
Kigelia (Kigelia africana). In the territory equatorial Africa On tall trees grow inedible fruits that closely resemble liverwurst. These trees are called kigelia, or “sausage” trees. Their fruits are used to make jewelry, dishes and cups. Sometimes the fruits are painted and hung from the ceiling as amulets.
Wollemi Pine is a tree of the Coniferous genus, Araucariaceae family, native to Australia. One of the most ancient woody plants(\"peer of dinosaurs\"), which was widespread on Earth in Jurassic period. Until recently, it was considered an extinct fossil species. A very rare and valuable plant species listed in the Red Book. Market price one tree is in the region of 5000 thousand Australian dollars. In Russia, this amazing plant can be seen in the Botanical Garden named after Nikolai Vasilyevich Tsitsin.
Puya Raymondii. Puya Raymonda of the Bromeliad family, native to the Bolivian and Peruvian Andes, has the largest inflorescence with a diameter of 2.5 meters and a height of about 12 meters, consisting of approximately 10,000 simple flowers. It is a pity that this amazing plant blooms only when it reaches 150 years of age, and then dies.
Unlike humans, a tree does not suffer from various diseases as it ages - part of the tree may die while other parts will continue to grow, allowing the tree to survive for thousands of years. Trees are one of the most valuable and undervalued resources on the planet. The World Bank estimates that the wood market is worth $270 billion annually. We depend very much on trees, although we do not notice or realize it. Taking trees for granted, we do not realize that one day they may disappear forever.
The natural world amazes us with its diversity. And sometimes any trip to an ordinary forest ends with interesting discoveries for some. However, if for some lindens, oaks or spruces are ordinary trees that grow right next to the house, then for others these trees are a real discovery from the natural world. Sequoias, baobabs or silk trees may also appear to us. Therefore, in order to show all the tree diversity of our planet, the site contains a selection of ten of the most incredible and amazing trees.
Amazing dragon tree
This unusual tree is common in subtropical climatic zone on islands near Africa and in Southeast Asia. This plant is an unusual form of the indoor dracaena known to many. However, unlike its indoor counterparts, it is truly gigantic in size.
Amazing dragon tree
The tree has a characteristic thick trunk unusual shape, due to which it has such an impressive appearance. In appearance it can be described as a hypertrophic cactus. All its branches grow upward and it is at the top of the dragon tree that you can see pointed tufts of leaves. Moreover, their trunk can reach four meters in girth and rise twenty meters in height.
The tree gets its unusual name from the resinous sap released when the bark is damaged. For its unusual properties - at first it has no color, and then acquires a bloody color, due to the large amount of dracorubin and dracocarmine pigments in the resin - it received the name “dragon’s blood”. This resin has medicinal purposes and for a long time, it was the sale of this “blood” that was the main source of income for the inhabitants of the islands on which the tree grew.
Interesting feature. The tree does not have traditional growth rings and its age is determined by its flowering, which occurs approximately once every fifteen years. The oldest dragon tree grows in Tenerife. Its age is about 400 years.
African fat baobab trees
Baobabs are perhaps one of the most famous trees on the African continent. Almost anyone can recognize these fat men. However, most often they have a sloppy and unaesthetic appearance. And only in Madagascar did they acquire original forms and become real symbols of the island, by which it is recognized throughout the world.
Looking at this tree, anyone can understand its unusualness - Madagascar baobabs, like all their representatives, seem to grow with their roots upward. An ordinary tree reaches 20-30 meters in height and up to 10 meters in trunk girth. However, some representatives of this species can reach up to 80 meters.
An interesting feature of these trees is their dryness. The baobab bark is very thick and does not allow moisture to evaporate. And during the rainy season, it produces the opposite effect - it absorbs streams of water like a sponge and then retains them throughout the dry period.
Another one interesting feature These trees are that they are capable of taking root in almost any condition and, after being cut down, can easily “be reborn from the ashes.” Thanks to such vitality, scientists are still unable to accurately determine their life expectancy - some analyzes show only a thousand-year period, while according to others it can reach up to five thousand years.
New version of baobab - bottle tree
bottle tree from Australia
On the Australian continent, which is also known for its arid climate, its analogue of the baobab - the bottle tree - could not help but appear. Here its name sounds more modest - boab. By its very name you can understand that it looks like a pot-bellied bottle. All its varieties, regardless of their height, have a single, similar appearance - a trunk increasing towards the roots.
However, due to its inconspicuousness, it is worth talking about another representative of this genus, bottle trees from the island of Socotra. It is here that endemic trees grow, that is, species that cannot be found anywhere else on earth. The island itself is equidistant from the Arabian Peninsula and the African coast, so it has an arid climate. And just like their baobab counterparts, they retain any liquid in their thick base.
These trees are much lower than their Australian counterparts, but have the same trunk part that lengthens towards the bottom. I would call them “pyramidal” because, unlike African boabs, they have a smoother transition from the bottom of the trunk to the top.
It is especially interesting to watch them during the flowering period - they appear on the branches pink flowers, and the bark is filled with an incredible bronze tan. This period the trees begin to fall in February, so those who want to see this extraordinary picture should fly to the island at the end of winter.
Giant Aloe - Quiver Tree
This tree-like evergreen grows in the Southwest African continent and is a tall thick trunk with branches branched at the end. This relative of the domestic aloe known to us reaches a height of nine meters.
Currently, it is most often seen in Namibia. It is in this country that this funny tree grows among a pile of stone boulders. It acquired its second name, quiver tree, due to the fact that African tribes used its trunks to create quivers for arrows.
The uniqueness of this tree is that only this type of tree can be found only where there are stones and severe drought. And these umbrella-shaped crowns and gnarled trunks have a rather picturesque appearance.
The oldest centenarians on Earth are Bristlecone pines.
Bizarre twists of nature
In California, unusual trees grow that “time itself is afraid of.” It's about about Bristlecone pines. This group of trees whose age older than age any other organism known to scientists on our planet is now listed in the Red Book. According to scientists, these amazing trees are about four thousand years old and they are the same age as the famous pyramid of Cheops.
Finding yourself in such a forest, you understand more than ever how short human life is. After all, even the youngest of these trees is almost a thousand years old. The oldest tree in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest is the Methuselah pine, which is already 4,723 years old.
The amazing beauty of Bristlecone pine
These trees grow in amazing place, which is more than ever suitable for this - at an altitude of more than three thousand meters above sea level and in conditions of poor soil layer and low humidity. Moreover, this type of pine has another rare feature. Due to the very low rate of regeneration and reproduction, the spread of this species is very difficult.
The most positive tree is the rainbow eucalyptus
Positive tree - rainbow eucalyptus
IN large family There is one variety of eucalyptus trees, looking at which you can instantly get a charge of positivity. We are talking about rainbow eucalyptus. This majestic tree, which can rise, like all its fellows, to a height of up to seventy meters, has one undeniable advantage - its bark can play with all the colors of the rainbow from yellow and orange shades to green and purple.
These positive trees grow in the Southeast part of the Asian continent, and their homeland is the Philippine island of Mindanao. Such unusual beauties that nature writes on the trunk rainbow eucalyptus, is explained by the process of peeling of the bark, which occurs at different periods of time. And this variety of colors seems to serve as an indicator of the time scale of bark loss.
For example, the bark that a tree has recently removed will have a bright greenish tint. Over time, the bark begins to gradually darken and change its color, gradually becoming purple, then maroon, and eventually gets an orange camouflage.
The fire tree, surprising with its royal beauty
Royal Delonix has long been considered one of the most beautiful tree species. And this is no coincidence, since this, as it is also called “fire tree” in the world, attracts everyone with its bright colors. This tree, like the baobab, which was already written about above, comes from Madagascar.
Until the 17th century, only lemurs in the wilds could admire it deciduous forests Madagascar. However, the curiosity of botanists led to the fact that it began to be actively developed in America. As a result, it can now be found throughout the American continent, but in Madagascar itself it has practically disappeared. This was due to the fact that, in addition to its unusual yellow-red flowering, it has another valuable property - the crafts of local residents made from its dense wood are especially valuable. And it was they who were responsible for the fact that the Fire Tree is practically unknown in its homeland.
Delonix regalis is a tropical plant and cannot withstand long periods of drought. That is why it became widespread on the tropical islands of the Caribbean and in South American countries. However, if suitable conditions are created for it, it can be grown in other parts of the world. And, for example, in the southern part of China it has already become a symbol of several cities.
Surprisingly bright Wisteria
Wisteria, or wisteria as it is also called, is a woody deciduous vine. This perennial plant reaches a height of 15-20 meters and has profusely flowering shoots with leaves up to thirty centimeters long.
Now the most famous are two types of wisteria - Japanese and Chinese. It is these two species that have the most vibrant deciduous vines, differing in color from each other.
So, if Chinese wisteria has all sorts of lilac shades, then Japanese representatives have white and pink flowers. And it is the latter that, during flowering, form the most vivid and impressive pictures.
Amazing mangrove trees
In the process of evolution, appeared on earth amazing trees, which are very different from all their relatives. The thing is that this type of tree is practically the complete opposite Most of the trees presented above, and unlike the bottle tree or baobab tree, do not need water at all, since they literally live in it.
All these trees may belong to different species, but due to their specific distribution area they were combined into a single species - mangrove forests. This group of forests includes representatives of 24 species tropical plants. They grow in small tropical lagoons, where they stretch for tens of kilometers in a small strip along sea bays.
The beauty of mangrove trees is most clearly visible underwater
Mangrove trees also look original respiratory system. These trees have developed peculiar adventitious roots, through which the plant is supplied with oxygen.
They look especially beautiful during high tides. At this time, on the water, they seem like a single leafy ocean, nomadic on the water. However, the main beauties can only be observed by lovers of underwater diving - it is under water that picturesque pictures appear, proving that it is not for nothing that mangrove forests are included in the list of the most beautiful trees on Earth.
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 uses it, but we pay attention to the trees around us only if they are somehow different from their neighbors, either in size, or in bizarre shapes or flowers and fruits.
- dragon tree(Dracaenacinnabari) or more precisely, Dracaena vermilion. It grows on the island of Socotra. Outwardly, this miracle of nature resembles an umbrella turned inside out with a green cap of foliage and a massive trunk. The height of an adult tree is 10 m. The dragon tree received this name because of its resinous red sap. The flowers of the tree appear during the monsoon rains in the form of branched panicles.
- Australian baobab - “Bottle tree” or Adansonia Gregorii, named for its external resemblance to glass containers- a bottle. Grows in the mountains of Namibia, it milky juice It 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" National Park Sequoia, California, USA in the Sierra Nevada mountain range (SierraNevada, California). The height of the long-lived sequoia "General Sherman", according to various estimates about 2800 years, is 83 meters, the trunk girth is more than 24 meters, the crown circumference is approximately 33 meters. But what's the most interesting tree is still growing and increases 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 was about two meters and the length was more than 30 meters, but this incident did not in any way 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 we have on our planet.
- Madagascar baobab or Adansonia Grandidieri, a mighty tree about 80 meters high and about 25 meters in girth, grows on the island of Madagascar. Some baobab trees have been growing for over 1000 years. The even and smooth trunk of the baobab accumulates a large number of water, so it easily tolerates drought. Although the white flowers of the baobab are short-lived when in bloom, once in bloom they last only a day, but they have received the attention of the treasury of Madagascar. On the 100-franc bill they are depicted, the flowers of the Madagascar baobab.
- Baobab Sunland South Africa The tree located near Modjadjiskloof is hollow inside, so in 1933 it was equipped with a minibar for 15-20 seats. The tree itself is not tall, about 20 meters, but its age is simply impressive, it is more than 6000 years old.
- Tree of Life, Bahrain. Among the large desert, one single green tree 9.75 meters high lives simply in extreme conditions for more than 400 years now. Local residents 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 is a tree that 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 the bright light green, young bark. Over time, the bark hardens and dulls, becoming 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 that look like cannonballs in South America The 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 cling to almost the entire tree trunk. But coming close to it, and even more so standing under it, is dangerous; there is a risk of getting hit by a cannonball of impressive weight.
- The Great Banyan or Ficus Bengali, this tree with the largest crown area, grows in the Indian Botanical Garden in the city of Khauri. Looking from the outside at this green miracle of nature, you will not immediately understand that in fact this is not a grove or a shady oak grove, but one tree. This beauty has another name: “Forest Tree”, since it has not one, but several thousand trunks at once. It is about 250 years old and occupies a fairly impressive area of 1.5 hectares and has 3,300 aerial roots.
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