Trees unusual shape from all over the world.
There are many talented people whose works are delightful, but still the best artist in the world is undoubtedly nature. She sometimes gives birth to such masterpieces, looking at which you freeze in admiration. In this review, there are photographs of trees, the reality of which is difficult to believe.
1. Rainbow eucalyptus 
The smooth bark of eucalyptus consists of many thin layers that have different colors and change throughout the life of an amazing tree.
2. Serrated cherry 
The shiny reddish brown surface of the trunk looks especially impressive in winter.
3. Cotton tree 
The trunk and branches of the tree are covered with very large prickly thorns.
4. Jaboticakba 
An evergreen tree with caulifloria - the formation of fruits directly on the trunk and main branches.
5. Adenium - the sinister Rose of the Desert 
All parts of the plant are poisonous, and so much so that in ancient times, arrowheads were impregnated with it.
6. Ceiba 
It is one of the largest and tallest trees in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere.
7. Dragon tree (Dracaena dragon) 
Dracaena translated from Greek means "female dragon".
8. Quiver tree (Aloe dichotomous) 
In the past, Bushmen and Hottentots used hollowed-out tree branches as quivers for arrows.
9. Baobab (Adansonia finger) 
The amazing tree is not only the thickest in the world, but also has no growth rings.
10. Chilean pine (Chilean araucaria) 
The tree has such tough and thorny leaves that birds do not perch on its branches.
11. Swirling trees 
Trees that defend their right to live.
12. Joshua tree (Yucca short-leaved) 
The tree was named after a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century.
13. Xantorrea (Grass-tree) 
These slow-growing trees are fire resistant and can live up to 600 years.
14. Bleeding tree (African teak) 
The tree gets its name from the red-scarlet resin that oozes at the slightest cut.
15. Mancinella tree 
It is included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most dangerous tree in the world - all parts of the plant are poisonous and deadly.
16. Spatodea bell-shaped (African tulip tree) 
One of the most beautifully flowering trees in the world is on the list of dangerous invasive species the spread of which threatens biodiversity.
17. Kindioi wax palm 
The tallest palm tree in the world is Colombia's national tree.
18. Sequoia evergreen 
The giant tree Hyperion, 115.61 m high, is the tallest tree on the planet.
19. Bengal ficus 
The Great Banyan tree - the tree with the largest crown area in the world is located in the Indian Botanical Garden in Howrah.
20. Walking palm (Socratea bare-rooted) 
These unusual palms move slowly on the ground, breaking up to 20 meters per year.
21. Candle tree (Parmentiera edible) 
The fruits of this tree contain great amount vegetable oils, thanks to which they are used as candles.
22. Virginia Snowflower 
Unusually beautiful tree originally from the USA.
Trees are part of our life, supplying us with oxygen, food, homes, warmth and building materials... There are about 100,000 different types trees, including a quarter of all living plant species on Earth. Among the billions of trees around the world, there are completely unique amazing representatives.
The homeland of the baobab is Madagascar, it is also common in Africa and Australia.
Baobab trees are the oldest forms of life on the African mainland, and many of those that stand to this day date back to Roman times. The amazing baobab or “monkey breadfruit” can grow up to 30m high and 11m wide. Most for a year they remain without leaves. Characteristic feature the baobab tree is their pot-bellied trunk, which serves as a reservoir of water. The baobab tree can hold up to 120,000 liters of water to survive the harsh drought conditions. Some trunks are so big that people live inside the tree. One of the most beautiful clusters of Adansonia Grandidier baobabs is located on Baobab Avenue in Morondava, Madagascar. Some baobabs take the shape of a bottle, a skull, and even a teapot.
The Dragon Tree in Icod de los Vinos in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, is unique representative... It is believed to be between 650 and 1500 years old, but experts find it difficult to draw precise conclusions, since it does not have one trunk. Rather, it consists of many small trunks that cling to each other as they grow upward. It has a dense canopy of leaves and gets its name from the resin that is released when its bark and leaves are cut. Residents believe that this is dried dragon blood and have been using it since ancient times to treat various ailments.
The giant sequoias that grow in the Sierra Nevada in California are considered the most big trees in terms of volume. The largest tree is "General Sherman" in Sequoia National Park, which reaches a height of 83 m and a volume of about 1.486 cubic meters. m, and the weight is more than 6,000 tons. The tree is estimated to be somewhere between 2,300 and 2,700 years old, and each year the tree picks up as much timber as a typical 18-meter tree. It is a true natural masterpiece and the greatest living organism on Earth.
4. Pando - aspen poplar
Pando or the Shivering Giant, located in Utah, USA, is an amazing massive colony wasp trees, spread over 100 acres of Utah. Almost all trees in this colony are genetically identical, that is, they are clones of each other. Each tree in this area grows from a single organism and is part of a giant underground root system. The Pando consists of 47,000 trunks and has a collective weight of 6,600 tons, making it the heaviest organism in the world. Although average age individual stems are about 130 years old, the whole body is about 80,000 years old.
5. Thule tree
The Thule tree is an especially large Taxodium Mexican tree located near the city of Oaxaca in Mexico. This tree has the largest trunk girth (58 m) and trunk diameter, which is 11.5 m. They say that the Thule tree is so thick that you do not hug it, but it hugs you. It is believed that the tree is already about 2000 years old. For a while, ill-wishers argued that in fact three trees were masked here, but a thorough DNA analysis confirmed that in fact this is one beautiful tree. In 1994, the tree was under threat: the leaves acquired painfully yellow and there were dead branches everywhere. The tree was dying. When the “healers” of the trees were called, it turned out that the problem that caused the Thule tree to suffer was an ordinary thirst and must be treated with water. Naturally, after careful water treatments the tree came to life.
6. Tree of life
The tree of life in Bahrain is the most lonely tree in the world. The mesquite tree is located on the very high point barren desert of Bahrain, hundreds of kilometers from others natural trees... It is believed that its roots stretch for several tens of meters to the aquifers. The exact age of the tree is unknown, but it is believed to be over 400 years old. However, the secret of the Tree of Life is not its size, age or shape, although it is quite large and very beautiful. The most amazing thing is that it stands alone in a barren desert at the highest point of Bahrain, in an area where there is absolutely no water. In a place where nothing seemed to survive, this tree seems to radiate life itself. People come here in droves, as the locals believe that the tree stands on the site of the Garden of Eden.
7. Wollemia
Despite its uniqueness and beauty, interesting qualities Wollemias are hidden not in appearance, but in his history. Wollemia, native to Australia, is a real living dinosaur. The oldest fossil of the Wollemia tree dates back 200 million years ago. When, in 1994, scientists suddenly discovered a living Wollemia tree, they were simply dumbfounded. The exact location of these conifers was carefully hidden in order to protect those remaining trees, of which there are less than 100 left in nature. To save these trees from extinction, a program began in 2006 that allowed the general public to buy Wollemia seedlings and can now be seen in various botanical gardens.
8. Piranji cashew tree
it famous tree located near the city of Natal in Brazil, is a 177-year-old cashew tree that covers almost 2 hectares of land. It was planted in 1888 by a fisherman who was unaware that the tree had a genetic mutation that allowed it to take up so much space. Unlike a regular cashew tree, when the branches of the Piranji tree touch the ground, it takes root and continues to grow. Today this tree serves as a tourist attraction. If you get close to this yourself large tree cashews in the world, it will seem to you that you are entering the forest. In fact, all this is one tree, the size of which reaches 8400 square meters. The tree is 80 times the size of an average cashew tree and covers an area larger than a football field, producing about 80,000 fruits a year.
9. Tenere tree
The Tenere tree is mentioned in this list because it no longer exists. A lonely acacia tree growing in the Sahara Desert of Niger in Africa, which was more than 300 years old, was the only tree within a radius of about 400 km. It was the only tree that remained of a huge forest that was swallowed up by the merciless desert. When scientists dug a hole next to the tree, they found that its roots descend to a depth of 36 m below the level groundwater... In 1973, a Tenere tree was hit by a drunk truck driver, and today a metal monument has been erected on this site in honor of the Lone Tenere tree.
10. Banyan tree: Mahabodhi tree
The banyan tree is named after the banyan or Hindu traders who sold their goods while sitting under the tree. Even if you have never heard of the banyan tree, you will probably recognize it. 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. One of the most famous types of banyan tree called the sacred ficus or Bo tree is the Mahabodhi tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. The tree is said to have been grown from the cutting of a real tree, under which Buddha attained enlightenment in the 6th century BC. Planted in 288 BC, it is the oldest tree in the world planted by a man with exact date landing.
An innumerable number of amazing trees grow on the territory of our planet. We will introduce you to some of them in this article.
We are all accustomed to how the trees that surround us look like in everyday life, so if we see something that is not similar to them, at first we cannot even believe that such unusual trees exist - but they exist, grow beautifully where we are not here and locals take it for granted
Sometimes trees are so unusual that they are given their own names. This happens for a number of reasons - because of the enormous age, unusual appearance or colossal sizes. One of these unusual trees is the intermontane bristlecone pine, Methuselah, discovered in 1953 in the Inio National Forest in eastern California. The uniqueness of this pine is that it is one of the oldest and still living trees in the world - according to experts, this year Methuselah turned 4842 years old. In order to prevent acts of vandalism and protect the pine, its exact location has not been disclosed.
Another ancient tree with given name, located in another North American state - South Carolina... This is a 1500-year-old Angel Oak that grows in the wilderness of John's Island. The height of the oak is 20 meters, the diameter is 2.7 meters, and the most spreading branch reaches 27 meters in length. This oak received such an unusual name from the surname of the last owners of these lands - the Angel family
Also noteworthy is the thickest tree in the world - the Thule Tree, growing next to one of the churches of the Mexican city of Santa Maria del Tule
The tree belongs to the family of taxodiums, found only in Mexico, its trunk girth is 11.62 meters, the trunk circumference is 36.2 meters, the height of the Thule tree reaches 35.4 meters, although earlier it was slightly taller. By different versions he is from one and a half to six thousand years old
Most ancient olive Tree grows on the island of Crete - the Elijah Buibon tree. Despite the fact that it is already about 4 thousand years old, it, surprisingly, still continues to bear fruit.
And finally, I would like to dwell on perhaps the most unique of the currently known trees - a relatively young, in comparison with the above-mentioned centenarians, "only" a 400-year-old Tree of Life that grew in the middle of the desert in Bahrain, not far from the city of Jebel Dukhan ... Sounds amazing. that such a huge tree survived and grew in conditions of extremely scarce water supplies, and it still remains a mystery, how miraculously it succeeded ...
I have detailed about the most incredible trees on the planet. But life does not stand still and it's time for the second part of the story about the most unusual and interesting trees on our planet.
Baobabs of the island of Madagascar 
Baobab is national symbol the islands of Madagascar, and also painted on the coats of arms of Senegal and the Central African Republic. There are 10 types of baobabs in the world. This is very amazing tree Interestingly, no one can tell the exact age of the tree. Since it does not have annual rings, these trees are long-lived and there are trees with an age of about a thousand years. Scientists claim that these trees can live up to five thousand years. At first glance, you can understand that this is a very large tree with a solid trunk size and height (trunk up to 11 meters wide, up to 25 meters high, and the crown spreads branches up to 40 meters in diameter).
Ficus, Philippines, or we talked about it in sufficient detail in the article.
Young mangrove trees underwater
Mangrove trees are evergreen deciduous plants, settled on tropical and subtropical coasts and adapted to life in a constant ebb and flow. They grow up to 15 meters and have bizarre types of roots: stilted (lifting a tree above the water) and respiratory (pneumatophores), sticking out of the soil, like straws, and absorbing oxygen. Few plants would survive in salt water, but this is not the case with mangroves. They have developed filtering mechanisms. The water absorbed by their roots contains less than 0.1% salt. The remaining salt is excreted by the leaves through special leaf glands, forming white crystals on the surface.
Cypresses, Lake Caddo
Lake Caddo - large lake in the United States, lying in eastern Texas on the border with Louisiana. It is a protected area with some of the largest cypress forests on the planet. The lake area is about 106 sq. km.
Wisteria, Japan
Wisteria, or, as it is also called, wisteria (Wisteria), is widely used in decorative floriculture. Looking at the cascading green waterfalls of stems and long feathery leaves, densely covered with large clusters of blue, purple, white or pink delicately scented flowers, it is difficult to imagine that wisteria is the closest relative of peas and beans. But this is really so, because this fragrant vine belongs to the legume family, and its fruits are elongated pods with seeds similar to lentils.
Bottle Trees of Socotra Island
The bottle tree This impression is true, for the trunk of the bottle tree does indeed have the shape of a pot-bellied bottle. The tree can be up to 15 meters high. As for the diameter of such a tree, it can be three meters. The tree grows in Eastern Australia and is very loved by the local people. When periods of dryness come, the leaves of the tree go to feed the livestock. But the trunk of the bottle tree is the source drinking water! In addition, very sweet juice accumulates in the upper part of the trunk in special cavities. This is real nectar! The whole plant is used as a whole. For example, the seeds of the bottle tree are roasted or eaten raw. The roots of young trees are very succulent and are eaten as root crops.
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Dragon tree, Socotra island
An old Indian legend tells that a long time ago in the Arabian Sea on the island of Socotra, there lived a bloodthirsty dragon who attacked elephants and drank their blood. But one day one is old and strong elephant fell on the dragon and crushed it. Their blood mixed and moistened the earth around. At this place, trees have grown, called dracaena, which means "female dragon". The dragon tree (or Dracaena dragon tree) grows in
tropics and subtropics of Africa and islands South-East Asia... Socotra is one of six islands off the coast of Somalia in Indian Ocean where this amazing plant grows
Quiver tree, Namibia
Japanese maple
Japanese maples are exceptionally spectacular ornamental trees and shrubs. Even in winter, deciduous Japanese maples captivate the eye with their unusual bare crown shape, reminiscent of a mushroom or umbrella, and many thin fan branches. However, the beauty of Japanese maples peaks in the fall, when their leaves turn into stunning bright colours: red, orange, gold ...
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 life is a tree. More than 100,000 species of them grow on our land. Where and how a person only does not use 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 rather dracaena cinnabar red. It grows on the island of Socotra. Outwardly, this miracle of nature resembles an umbrella turned inside out with a green foliage cap and a massive trunk. The height of an adult tree is 10 m. The dragon tree got its name from the resinous red sap. 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 external resemblance to glass containers- a bottle. Grows in the mountains of Namibia, its milky juice 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 "Gigan 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 old, is 83 meters, the trunk girth is more than 24 meters, the crown circumference is about 33 meters. But what is the most interesting tree it is 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 a tree broke off, the diameter of which is about two meters, and the length is more than 30 meters, but this incident did not in any way affect its status of “Himself big tree the world ”growing in our time. But the most tall tree growing here in California, this tree "Hyperion" (Hyperion), 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, a mighty tree about 80 meters high, and about 25 meters in circumference, grows on the island of Madagascar. Some specimens of baobabs have been growing for over 1000 years. Smooth and smooth trunk of the baobab accumulates in itself a large number of water, therefore easily tolerates drought. White baobab flowers, although short-lived during flowering, blooming only live for a day, but they are awarded the attention of the Treasury of Madagascar. It is they who are depicted on the 100-franc bill, 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 over 6,000 years old.
- The Tree of Life, Bahrain. Among the great desert, one single green tree with a height of 9.75 meters lives simply in extreme conditions for over 400 years. Locals They called this place the Garden of Eden, as it is still not known 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 under its protection this tree of Life, including it in the list of "World Heritage Sites".
- The rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptusdeglupta) with a beautiful multi-colored trunk is a tree that is also a long-liver of our planet and is quite tall, sometimes growing up to 100 meters in height or more. The beautiful color of the bark comes from the constant peeling of old stripes of bark, exposing brightly lettuce, young bark. Over time, the bark coarsens and dulls, becoming dark green, then blue and purple, and then changing from orange-red to crimson brown. Such constant transformations and updates are taking place with the bark of eucalyptus, constantly changing its appearance.
- With extraordinary fruits like cannonballs in South America the "Cannon tree" (Couroupitaguianensis) grows. The tree is very prolific, producing 200-300 kernels, 15-25 centimeters in diameter. Favorite tree many subtropical botanical gardens, as it attracts with its original fruits that have stuck to almost the entire trunk of the tree. But to come close to it, and even more so to stand under it, is dangerous, there is a risk of being hit by an impressive cannonball.
- Great Banyan or Ficus Bengal, this tree that has the largest crown area, it grows in the Indian Botanical Garden in the city of Hauri. 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 forest, but one tree. This handsome man has another name "Wood forest", 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.
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