Tuesday, January 17, 2012

It's a Jungle out there

Books. Books. More Books. It's a jungle out there!
I go. Yeah? Really-really? I go.
SIGNING THEIR RIGHTS AWAY, Kiernan, Denise, D'Agnese, Joseph, Philadelphia, Quirk Books 2011
FILTH. FILTH. More Filth. It's a Jungle, Oops, Dump out there!
I am so angry. So very angry that I would cut a tree down, make it an ancient Cypress, Circus, or any other famous tree, say a Banyan tree under which one Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) found an enlightenment. Better a dead tree than a bad book, I say.
...and I am Sid Harth@topcogitoergosum.com

The End

The book business as we know it will not be living happily ever after. With sales stagnating, CEO heads rolling, big-name authors playing musical chairs, and Amazon looming as the new boogeyman, publishing might have to look for its future outside the corporate world.

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By Boris Kachka
Published Sep 14, 2008

(Photo: Cara Barer)

HarperCollins occupies floors 1 through 22 of a giant steel-and-glass box on 53rd Street. But up on 26, the receptionist for a tiny offshoot of the company sits alone, gatekeeper to a few drab rows of empty cubicles. A glass container on a table holds a mysterious pile of bright-yellow lightbulbs.
“Welcome to our temporary home,” says 51-year-old publisher Bob Miller, ushering me into a colleague’s more inviting office. Inside, he and his staffers prepare to impart a cheery message: They’re going to fix publishing!
But first, a horror story. Debbie Stier, Miller’s No. 2 at HarperStudio (as this little imprint is called), has been collecting videos for their blog. “You want to see what happens to books after they go to book heaven?” she asks. On the screen of her MacBook, a giant steel shredder disgorges a ragged mess of paper and cardboard onto a conveyor belt. This is the fate of up to 25 percent of the product churned out by New York’s publishing machine.
Everyone’s eyes widen, as though watching some viral YouTube gross-out. “It’s like Wall-E,” says marketing director Sarah Burningham. “It’s depressing,” Miller adds. They had sent in a Flip camera with a warehouse worker. “You can see our books go through there,” says Stier. “The Crichton, the Ann Patchett.”
Miller recently left Hyperion, which he founded seventeen years ago, to start his own imprint at the urging of HarperCollins’s then-CEO, Jane Friedman. She was replaced in June, but HarperStudio lives on. For all its ambitions, it’s a modest outfit: Miller and three women, two of them in their twenties, hope to publish two books a month starting next May, having convinced 25 authors to forgo big advances in return for half of their books’ eventual profit. The books they’ll be doing aren’t particularly outré—Emeril Lagasse on grilling, 50 Cent is collaborating with The 48 Laws of Power author Robert Greene—but they’re hoping that their process will be revolutionary.
Over the past few weeks, Stier has turned her own Flip camera on friends and colleagues, asking them to hold up those yellow lightbulbs and share their “bright ideas” on publishing. She plays us a few of the clips, including one of a publicist who delivers Stier’s intended punch line, tentatively: “Have fewer authors and sell more books?” But the suggestion that gets the biggest laugh in the office is from Stier’s 12-year-old son, who says, “So maybe you have to turn all the books into movies so nobody has to waste their time.”
“It is a very trying time. I’m kind of down about it myself.” —JONATHAN GALASSI, PRESIDENT OF FARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX
The demise of publishing has been predicted since the days of Gutenberg. But for most of the past century—through wars and depressions—the business of books has jogged along at a steady pace. It’s one of the main (some would say only) advantages of working in a “mature” industry: no unsustainable highs, no devastating lows. A stoic calm, peppered with a bit of gallows humor, prevailed in the industry.
Survey New York’s oldest culture industry this season, however, and you won’t find many stoics. What you will find are prophets of doom, Cassandras in blazers and black dresses arguing at elegant lunches over What Is to Be Done. Even best-selling publishers and agents fresh from seven-figure deals worry about what’s coming next. Two, five years from now—who knows? Life moves fast in the waning era of print; publishing doesn’t.
So what’s causing this, exactly—this inchoate dread that’s suddenly turned “choate,” as one insider puts it? The anxiety would be endurable if it was just a function of the late-Bush economy: Sales at the five big publishers were up 0.5 percent in the first half of this year, bookstore sales tanked in June, and a full-year decline is expected. But pretty much every aspect of the business seems to be in turmoil. There’s the floundering of the few remaining semi-independent midsize publishers; the ouster of two powerful CEOs—one who inspired editors and one who at least let them be; the desperate race to evolve into e-book producers; the dire state of Borders, the only real competitor to Barnes & Noble; the feeling that outrageous money is being wasted on mediocre books; and Amazon .com, which many publishers look upon as a power-hungry monster bent on cornering the whole business.
One by one, these would be difficult problems to solve. But as a series of interrelated challenges, they constitute a full-blown crisis—a climate change as unpredictable as it is inevitable. And like global warming, it elicits reactions ranging from denial to Darwinian survivalism to determined stabs at warding off disaster—attempts not to recapture some long-lost era but to harness new, untapped sources of power. That is, if it’s not too late.

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Basket Tree (Image credit: jpeepz [flickr])

The two-legged tree (Image credit: Vladi22, Wikipedia)

Ladder tree (Image credit: Arborsmith)

Axel Erlandson underneath one of his arborsculpture (Image credit: Wilma Erlandson, Cabinet Magazine)

Erlandson was very secretive and refused to reveal his methods on how to grow the Circus Trees (he even carried out his graftings behind screens to protect against spies!) and carried the secrets to his grave.
The trees were later bought by millionaire Michael Bonfante, who transplanted them to his amusement park Bonfante Gardens in Gilroy in 1985.

8. Giant Sequoias: General Sherman

(Image credit: Humpalumpa [flickr])

Giant Sequoias [wiki] (Sequoiadendron giganteum), which only grow in Sierra Nevada, California, are the world’s biggest trees (in terms of volume). The biggest is General Sherman [wiki] in the Sequoia National Park – one behemoth of a tree at 275 feet (83.8 m), over 52,500 cubic feet of volume (1,486 m³), and over 6000 tons in weight.

General Sherman is approximately 2,200 years old – and each year, the tree adds enough wood to make a regular 60-foot tall tree. It’s no wonder that naturalist John Muir said "The Big Tree is Nature’s forest masterpiece, and so far as I know, the greatest of living things."

For over a century there was a fierce competition for the title of the largest tree: besides General Sherman, there is General Grant [wiki] at King’s Canyon National Park, which actually has a
larger circumference (107.5 feet / 32.77 m vs. Sherman’s 102.6 feet / 31.27 m).

In 1921, a team of surveyors carefully measured the two
giants – with their data, and according to the complex American Forestry Association system of judging a tree, General Grant should have been award the title of largest tree – however, to simplify the matter, it was later determined that in this case, volume, not point system, should be the determining factor.

7. Coast Redwood: Hyperion and Drive-Thru Trees

There is another sequoia species (not to be confused with Giant Sequoia) that is quite remarkable: the Coast Redwood [wiki] (Sequoia sempervirens), the tallest trees in the world.
The reigning champion is a tree called Hyperion in the Redwood National Park, identified by researcher Chris Atkins and amateur naturalist Michael Taylor in 2006. Measuring over 379 feet (~~155.6~~ 115 m) tall, Hyperion beat out the previous record holder Stratosphere Giant [wiki] in the Humboldt Redwoods State Park (at 370 feet / 112.8 m).
The scientists aren’t talking about the exact location of Hyperion: the terrain is difficult, and they don’t want a rush of visitors to come and trample the tree’s root system.
[Image: The Stratosphere Giant - still an impressive specimen, previously the world's tallest tree until dethroned by Hyperion in 2006.]
That’s not all that’s amazing about the Coast Redwood: there are four giant California redwoods big enough that you can drive your car through them!

The most famous of the drive-through trees is the Chandelier Tree [wiki] in Leggett, California. It’s a 315 foot tall redwood tree, with a 6 foot wide by 9 foot tall hole cut through its base in the 1930s.

Chandelier Tree. (Image credit: hlh-abg [flickr])

6. Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse

Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse (Image credit: Old trees in Netherlands & Europe)

(Image credit: dm1795 [flickr])

(Image credit: Luc Doudet)

The Chêne-Chapelle (Chapel-Oak) of Allouville-Bellefosse is the most famous tree in France – actually, it’s more than just a tree: it’s a building and a religious monument all in one.
In 1669, l’Abbe du Detroit and du Cerceau decided to build a chapel in (at that time) a 500 years old or so oak (Quercus robur) tree made hollow by a lightning bolt. The priests built a small altar to the Virgin Mary. Later on, a second chapel and a staircase were added.
Now, parts of the tree are dead, the crown keeps becoming smaller and smaller every year, and parts of the tree’s bark, which fell off due to old age, are covered by protective oak shingles. Poles and cables support the aging tree, which in fact, may not live much longer. As a symbol, however, it seems that the Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse may live on forever.

5. Quaking Aspen: Pando (The Trembling Giant)

Quaking Aspen (Image: Wikipedia)

Aspen grove (Image credit: scottks1 [flickr])

Quaking Aspen in winter (Image credit: darkmatter [flickr])

Pando [wiki] or the Trembling Giant in Utah is actually a colony of a single Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree. All of the trees (technically, "stems") in this colony are genetically identical (meaning, they’re exact clones of one another). In fact, they are all a part of a single living organism with an enormous underground root system.

Pando, which is Latin for "I Spread," is composed of about 47,000 stems spread throughout 107 acres of land. It estimated to weigh 6,600 tons, making it the heaviest known organism. Although the average age of the individual stems are 130 years, the entire organism is estimated to be about 80,000 years old!

4. Montezuma Cypress: The Tule Tree

The Tule Tree Towers over a church next to it (Image credit: jubilohaku [flickr])

Full width of the Tule Tree (Image credit: Gengiskanhg, Wikipedia)

Close-up of the tree’s gnarled trunk. Local legends say that you can make out animals like jaguars and elephants in the trunk, giving the tree the nickname of "the Tree of Life" (Image credit: jvcluis [flickr])

El Árbol del Tule [wiki] ("The Tule Tree") is an especially large Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) near the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. This tree has the largest trunk girth at 190 feet (58 m) and trunk diameter at 37 feet (11.3 m). The Tule tree is so thick that people say you don’t hug this tree, it hugs you instead!
For a while, detractors argued that it was actually three trees masquerading as one – however, careful DNA analysis confirmed that it is indeed one magnificent tree.
In 1994, the tree (and Mexican pride) were in jeopardy: the leaves were sickly yellow and there were dead branches everywhere- the tree appeared to be dying. When tree "doctors" were called in, they diagnosed the problem as dying of thirst. The prescription? Give it water. Sure enough, the tree soon recovered after a careful watering program was followed.

3. Banyan Tree: Sri Maha Bodhi Tree

The Banyan tree is named after "banians" or Hindu traders who carry out their business under the tree. Even if you have never heard of a Banyan tree (it was the tree used by Robinson Crusoe for his treehouse), you’d still recognize it. The shape of the giant tree is unmistakable: it has a majestic canopy with aerial roots running from the branches to the ground.

Banyan tree (Image credit: Diorama Sky [flickr])

Closer view of the Banyan aerial root structure (Image credit: BillyCrafton [flickr])

If you were thinking that the Banyan tree looks like the trees whose roots snake through the ruins of the Ta Prohm temple like tentacles of the jungle (Lara Croft, anyone?) at Ankor, Cambodia , you’d be right!

Banyan tree (or is it silk-cotton tree?) in the ruins of Ta Prohm, Ankor, Cambodia
(Image Credit: Casual Chin [flickr])

One of the most famous species of Banyan, called the Sacred Fig [wiki] or Bo tree, is the Sri Maha Bodhi [wiki] tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is said that the tree was grown from a cutting from the original tree under which Buddha became enlightened in the 6th century BC.
Planted in 288 BC, it is the oldest living human-planted tree in the world, with a definitive planting date!

(Image credit: Images of Ceylon)

(Image credit: Wikipedia)

2. Bristlecone Pine: Methuselah and Prometheus, the Oldest Trees in the World.

Methuselah Grove (Image Credit: NOVA Online)

Bristlecone pine grove in which Prometheus grew (Image credit: James R. Bouldin, Wikipedia)

The oldest living tree in the world is a White Mountains, California, bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) named Methuselah [wiki], after the Biblical figure who lived to 969 years old. The Methuselah tree, found at 11,000 feet above sea level, is 4,838 years old – it is not only the oldest tree but also the oldest living non-clonal organism in the world.
Before Methuselah was identified as the world’s oldest tree by Edmund Schulman in 1957, people thought that the Giant Sequoias were the world’s oldest trees at about 2,000 years old. Schulman used a borer to obtain a core sample to count the growth rings of various bristlecone pines, and found over a dozen trees over 4,000 years old.
The story of Prometheus [wiki] is even more interesting: in 1964, Donald R. Currey [wiki], then a graduate student, was taking core samples from a tree named Prometheus. His boring tool broke inside the tree, so he asked for permission from the US Forest Service to cut it down and examine the full cross section of the wood. Surprisingly the Forest Service agreed! When they examined the tree, Prometheus turned out to be about 5,000 years old, which would have made it the world’s oldest tree when the scientist unwittingly killed it!

Stump of the Prometheus Tree. (Image Credit: James R. Bouldin, Wikipedia)

Today, to protect the trees from the inquisitive traveler, the authorities are keeping their location secret (indeed, there are no photos identifying Methuselah for fear of vandalism).

1. Baobab

The amazing baobab [wiki] (Adansonia) or monkey bread tree can grow up to nearly 100 feet (30 m) tall and 35 feet (11 m) wide. Their defining characteristic: their swollen trunk are actually water storage – the baobab tree can store as much as 31,700 gallon (120,000 l) of water to endure harsh drought conditions.
Baobab trees are native to Madagascar (it’s the country’s national tree!), mainland Africa, and Australia. A cluster of "the grandest of all" baobab trees (Adansonia grandidieri) can be found in the Baobab Avenue, near Morondava, in Madagascar:

(Image credit: Fox-Talbot, Wikipedia)

(Image credit: plizzba [flickr])

(Image credit: Daniel Montesino [flickr])

In Ifaty, southwestern Madagascar, other baobabs take the form of bottles, skulls, and even teapots:

Teapot baobab (Image credit: Gilles Croissant)

The baobab trees in Africa are amazing as well:

Baobab in Tanzania (Image credit: telethon [flickr])

Baobab near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Image credit: ironmanix [flickr])

There are many practical uses of baobab trees, like for a toilet:

A toilet built inside a baobab tree in the Kayila Lodge, Zambia
(Image credit: Steve Makin [flickr])

… and even for a prison:

A "Prison Baob" tree in Western Australia (Image credit: yewenyi [flickr])

Bonus: Tree That Owns Itself

Son of the Tree That Owns Itself (Image Credit: Bloodofox, Wikipedia)

Legend has it that the Tree That Owns Itself [wiki], a white oak in Athens, Georgia was given ownership of itself and the surrounding land by Dr. William Henry Jackson in 1820! The original tree had died long ago, but a new tree (Son of The Tree That Owns Itself) was planted at the same location from one of its acorns.

Bonus 2: The Lonely Tree of Ténéré

The Tree of Ténéré in the 1970s, before a truck crashed into it (Image credit: Peter Krohn)

The Tree of Ténéré or L’Abre du Ténéré was the world’s most isolated tree – the solitary acacia, which grew in the Sahara desert in Niger, Africa, was the only tree within more than 250 miles (400 km) around.

The tree was the last surviving member of a group of acacias that grew when the desert wasn’t as dry. When scientists dug a hole near the tree, they found its roots went down as deep as 120 feet (36 m) below to the water table!

Apparently, being the only tree in that part of the wide-open desert (remember: there wasn’t another tree for 250 miles around), wasn’t enough to stop a drunk Libyan truck driver from driving his truck into it, knocking it down and killing it!

Now, a metal sculpture was placed in its spot to commemorate the Lonely Tree of Ténéré:

(Image credit: Nomad’s Land, main website)

I’ll be the first to acknowledge that this list is far from complete: there are many more magnificent trees in the world (for instance, see the List of Famous Trees [wiki]). If you have any addition of noteworthy tree (and stories about trees), please leave it in the comment section.

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poor spellor
Mar 21st, 2007 at 1:59 am Although your list may not be complete it is magnificant! keep ‘em coming!!
Search Engine WEB
Mar 21st, 2007 at 2:22 am This is breathtaking, will immediately submit it to several social bookmarking sites to share with as many as possible
Dan
Mar 21st, 2007 at 2:33 am Fascinating post!
spinthelights
Mar 21st, 2007 at 3:07 am In keeping with #3 – the massive banyan in the town square at Lahaina, Maui, though I think it’s only 130 years old or so. Still, it has flourished there and must be one of the most incredible trees I’ve ever seen….And of course the old Ponderosa Pine in our back yard my dad built a fort in.
Charlie
Mar 21st, 2007 at 3:22 am Definately very cool and thanks for doing it, but 5/10 of the “World’s Most Magnificent Trees” in California? Maybe a bit of a bias, there. But still, thanks and good work.
Steve Clackson
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:33 am What a wonderful post and absolutely fascinating!
Stiffrook
Mar 21st, 2007 at 5:10 am A really great article, thank you.
birdboot
Mar 21st, 2007 at 5:15 am Brilliant. I love that quaking aspen. For single large trees, Red Tingle trees (Eucalyptus Jacksonii) are pretty amazing too. They’re only found in the Walpole-Nornalup National Park in the southwest of Western Australia. Apparently they are the largest based of all the eucalypts, with a girth of up to 26 metres. They grow up to 75 metres tall and live to well over 400 years old. http://www.southernforests.com.au/product/listing.asp?id=72
Amy
Mar 21st, 2007 at 5:25 am What about those giant trees on Yakushima Island in Japan?
Runa
Mar 21st, 2007 at 5:32 am Great arboreal article. Very beautiful photos.
Ali
Mar 21st, 2007 at 6:13 am That drunk driving story cracked me up…must’ve been some baaaaaaad moonshine for him to drive into a tree…in a barren field!!:p
johnald
Mar 21st, 2007 at 6:17 am it’s known how to make the circus tree (look on the kircher society website).also, i wouldnt say the pacific ocean as a background is more beautiful than the lone cypress (the ocean is just sploshing liquid – whereas the tree is a living thing!)
there’s a quite famous tree near where i live, is supposedly where robin hood lived – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Oak
waschsalon
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:11 am thx for collecting those great images of really magnificent trees. anyway what I was missing are some of those majestic dark firs in black forest, germany.
Sri Lanka
Mar 21st, 2007 at 8:32 am Nice list…but Banyan Tree and Sri Maha Bodhi Tree is different.
last two pictures are of Sri Maha Bodhi Tree.
It’s a tree that comes from a part of the original tree that Lord Budda attended enlightment.
Spike666c
Mar 21st, 2007 at 9:36 am From Wikipedia:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_regnans
Eucalyptus regnans is the tallest of all flowering plants, and possibly once the tallest of all plants. The tallest measured specimen is officially taken as 114.3 metres. The tree, Cornthwaite Tree or Thorpdale Tree, was first measured by theodolite in 1880. Next year it was felled and then measured by tape and there was close agreement. (Ken J. Simpfendorfer. “Big Trees in Victoria”). The stump commemorated with an insignificant plaque that exists today. The tree was about 1 metre shorter than the world’s current tallest living tree, a Coast Redwood, 115.55 metres. The tallest specimens encountered by early European settlers are now dead as a result of bushfires, logging and advanced age. The tallest measured living specimen, Icarus Dream, was rediscovered in Tasmania in January, 2005 and is 97 metres high (Tasmanian Giant Trees Consultative Committee, ref. 1). It was first measured by surveyors at 98.8 metres in 1962 but the documentation had been lost. 15 living trees in Tasmania have been reliably measured in excess of 90 metres (Tasmanian Giant Trees Consultative Committee, ref. 3). Few living specimens in Victoria exceed 90 metres; old records of logged trees make varied claims of extreme heights, but these are difficult to verify today. The famous Ferguson Tree, a specimen in Victoria that fell after a bushfire, was measured by tape by a government surveyor, William Ferguson, on 21 February 1872, at 133 metres (436 feet), though this figure is not now generally accepted. Its crown had broken off and the diameter of the trunk at that point was still one metre, leading to claims that when it was intact the tree would have exceeded 150 metres (500 feet); this however presupposes that the break occurred in a hitherto undamaged tree. A more realistic scenario is of a shorter tree with several episodes of breakage and regrowth building up a stout stem without at any time attaining the claimed height.
cnx
Mar 21st, 2007 at 10:02 am Sai Ngam, another amazing tree (ONE tree spanning 15,000 sqm or 49,200 sq ft!) in Phimai, close to where I’ve lived for a few years in Isaan, the north eastern part of Thailand. There are also wonderful ancient Khmer temples similar (yet smaller) to Angkor Wat.(text and images from http://www.blurrytravel.com/sea2003/journal/01282003/01282003.html, browse down to Sai Ngam) or search Sai Ngam:
“One of the unexpected delights of Phimai was a visit to the nearby Sai Ngam (meaning “Beautiful Banyan”), Thailand’s oldest and largest banyan tree. Sai Ngam covers 15,000 square meters (49,200 square feet). At first glance, it looks like a collection of many trees, but on closer inspection, you realize that each “tree” is in fact connected, creating one massive banyan tree. This tree is so large that it has become a popular picnic spot for Thais and a small temple has even been built within its complex system of branches.”
cnx
Mar 21st, 2007 at 10:06 am sorry, link doesn’t work because of the comma at the end, try this one: http://www.blurrytravel.com/sea2003/journal/01282003/01282003.html
maps
Mar 21st, 2007 at 11:36 am and another giant, ancient tree near where i live:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak
CB
Mar 21st, 2007 at 12:15 pm I first remember the lone cypress in Monterey from the Monterey Home Videos logo before various Grateful Dead movies.http://www.montereymedia.com
brazilian
Mar 21st, 2007 at 12:32 pm Unfortunately I couldn’t find a lot of information about it on the Internet, but in Brazil we have the world’s largest Cashew ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew), which is a single tree that covers a 7500m2 area.http://www.natal-brazil.com/portugues/entretenimentos/cajueiro-pirangi .html
Check the last picture in the page. That huge green area? That’s one single tree.
Dizzley
Mar 21st, 2007 at 12:59 pm A fascinating entry which I will link from my blog at http://madworldblog.tkDon’t forget the Fortingall Yew which is not spectacular to view now after decay and vandalism (souvenir trade), but it is magnificent to comprehend it as the oldest tree in Europe – conservatively aged at 2000 years. It once had a girth of 52 feet. One thing in this tree’s favour is that it is relatively easy to access via road.
ninomu
Mar 21st, 2007 at 1:15 pm In Canary Islands (Spain):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_draco
There is one in “Icod de los Vinos” that is called the millenary Draco, but it’s *only* about 650 years old
General Townsend
Mar 21st, 2007 at 1:15 pm Speaking of old growth, I wonder what Europe’s last primevil forests have for old trees, like Bialowieza National Park. Not too far from there I think is Bartek, an oak, which has an interesting history.
Jacob
Mar 21st, 2007 at 1:16 pm The Tule tree is truly spectacular in person. Those pictures you posted don’t do it justice.
BillyG
Mar 21st, 2007 at 2:02 pm The ‘Angel Oak’ tree from back home dates back 1400 years.Nice collection.
http://www.angeloaktree.org/angel17.jpg
Joshua Powell
Mar 21st, 2007 at 2:36 pm Do you HAVE to include the entire post in the RSS feed? When they’re this large it is a pain in the tooshy.
roy
Mar 21st, 2007 at 2:42 pm Seriously… how do you hit a tree in a desert?1?!? You almost have to be trying, but even then…. cmon!
Shashank
Mar 21st, 2007 at 2:50 pm There is a tree called ‘Timmamma marrimaanu” literally translated to Timamma’s banyan tree. it is supposed to be largest banyan tree ever. If you are interested i will try to find out a few pictures and more details about it.
Thanks,
Shashank
Mar 21st, 2007 at 2:56 pm “Thimamma Marri Maru, the largest banyan tree in the world covering over 5 acres. It is easily accessible from Ananthapur, and is located in Gootybailu village near Kadiri. The tree is named after Thimamma, believed to be a local saintly woman.”That is in Andhra Pradesh, India. Sorry I couldn’t find the pictures off hand. i will try to post them
Sabrina
Mar 21st, 2007 at 3:32 pm i have visited the tree that owns itself. it’s in a very shaded, quaint area of athens, and it’s quite amusing to see it here.
XtermPest
Mar 21st, 2007 at 3:34 pm Absolutely amazing!
eric
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:02 pm Where’s the Treaty OAK??????????????????http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_Oak,_Austin
jeremy
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:11 pm if you’re gonna talk famous trees i think you cannot forget about Major Oak in Sherwood Forest England which is purportedly the tree that Robin Hood and his merry men would hide in.http://www.eyemead.com/majoroak.htm
Ahmad Lafi
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:15 pm Wonderful. I never thought such trees exist!
Omar
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:21 pm What about the Cedar of Lebanon its on the lebanese flag and its a beautiful tree
bryan saxton
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:25 pm Hi. I really enjoyed your photo piece on the 10 Most Magnificent Trees. I hope you’ll visit my blog and see the photo I took of another interesting tree during a visit to Bryce Canyon National Park in the US state of Utah.Kind regards,
Bryan
kiwitree
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:32 pm The New Zealand kauri tree is very impressive.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis
Teacher
Mar 21st, 2007 at 4:57 pm I loved your list and the photos were beautiful.However, it would have been nice if the information was free of spelling and grammatical errors.
Thank you.
Easton Ellsworth
Mar 21st, 2007 at 5:02 pm Came ‘cuz the headline, stayed for the pics and stories. Great stuff here!
v.dog
Mar 21st, 2007 at 5:17 pm And then there was the tree on One Tree Hill
Alex
Mar 21st, 2007 at 5:21 pm Thank you for the suggestion of Major Oak – that’s definitely one amazing tree! The agathis isn’t bad either… Please keep the suggestions coming!Joshua Powell – sorry, I don’t use RSS much so I don’t know how it works for you. Your complaint is actually the first I’ve received for long articles (there had been many on Neatorama).
Sri Lanka – Bo tree is a species of banyan.
Teacher – thank you. I’m a bad spelor and even am worsening a grammarian. If you point out the mistakes, I’ll be happy to edit the post.
Matt
Mar 21st, 2007 at 6:04 pm Native Americans used to shape Spruce trees in the north west to eventually hold canoes with their dead.Link
the original Mike
Mar 21st, 2007 at 6:18 pm There was a tree in Tracy, MN that looked like a giant had taken it and wringed all the sap out of it. It was left in it’s mangled state after an F5 tornado pounded Tracy, resulting in a lot of devestation and 11 people dead. It stood as a monument for several years until it rotted away, and then was replaced by a steel sculpture that mimicked it’s twisted form. It’s kind of a city landmark
Charles
Mar 21st, 2007 at 6:18 pm Nice,,belive in trees,live in peace
dogu4
Mar 21st, 2007 at 6:33 pm I was interested to see you told the basic story of the Prometheus bristlecone tree in Great Basin National Park, Nevada. There is a bit of local story that one might find interesting. The forest service sawyer who “sectioned” the tree died of heart attack on his return back down from the cirque in which the tree was growing. He complained of heartburn due to his wife’s spicey spaghetti sauce. The date of approximately 5,000 years was achieved by counting tree’s nearly microscopic rings from the center but there is speculation that the original center of the tree had actually eroded away (not unheard of in this species when it grows exposed to the abrasive load of grit and snow carried in the winds)leaving the dendrochronologists to estimate the date conservatively. It is a beautiful place, Great Basin in general and Wheeler Peak’s glacial cirque in particular. Summers are cool there up above the basin, and the crowds associated with westeren parks in the summer are very rare. Well worth the visit.
Austin
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:00 pm You Should Of put in The Huge ass tree in Santa Barbara Claifornia that was that planted over 100 years ago and now is a landmark
Chris
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:07 pm I would check out SUNY Geneseo’s “Seuss Spruce” for a memorable tree. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_University_of_New_York_at_Geneseo#T he_Seuss_Spruce
brian
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:14 pm wow, great collection! i love those photos
Trevor Lowing
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:34 pm Copper Canyon, Mexico:http://lowing.org/mexico/IMG_4711.JPG
Batopilas, Shepherd’s Castle, Silver Canyon Mexico:
http://lowing.org/mexico/IMG_0624.JPG
Tree of Life, Bahrain:
http://k43.pbase.com/u37/bmcmorrow/upload/32346375.bahrain470.JPG
Mark
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:56 pm Fantastic collection,but a true list would have to include the mighty Tane Mahuta (Kauri Tree)here in our beloved New Zealand .
Mark
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:58 pm Check it out here http://www.waipoua.org.nz/kauri.htm
hi
Mar 21st, 2007 at 7:59 pm According to my Lonely Planet Hiking in Japan book, the largest of the giant cedar trees on Yakushima Island is reportedly 7,200 years old and has a girth of 28 meters.
James
Mar 21st, 2007 at 8:33 pm did anyone notice the conversion mistake on number 7? 379 feet = 115 meters, not 155.other than that, great post.
Brad
Mar 21st, 2007 at 8:45 pm Why so many trees from the US? There are many magnificent hardward forests in Australia that are hard to match, especially in Tasmania.
jerry
Mar 21st, 2007 at 9:24 pm Very nice. But, you need to include the Cedars from Lebanon!
Alex
Mar 21st, 2007 at 9:32 pm Thanks James – I’ve corrected the error.
Steve
Mar 21st, 2007 at 10:09 pm You shouldn’t use ‘wiki’ as an abbreviation for Wikipedia. If you want to abbreviate it, use “WP”.Also, the credit for images found on Wikipedia does not belong to “Wikipedia” – it belongs to the individual photographer. You can find who to credit by clicking on the photo. Thanks.
Hip Hop
Mar 21st, 2007 at 10:18 pm Wow those are really amazing trees !!
William
Mar 21st, 2007 at 10:29 pm Very nice collection of tree pictures. I am partial to the bamboo forests on the bank of the chattahoochie river near my place, and the giant sequoias in the pacific northwest. I wish I could visit all these places.
Ranger X
Mar 21st, 2007 at 11:37 pm “Thatâ€™s not all thatâ€™s amazing about the Coast Redwood: there are four giant California redwoods big enough that you can drive your car through them!”Would you drive your car through the Sistine Chapel? No! Why? Because it’s sacred! Redwoods are (should be) sacred, too. Drive-through trees are a desecration and shouldn’t be celebrated.
Tourists drove to Sequoia National Park looking through a drive-through tree, and when we don’t them there wasn’t one, they freaked out and exclaimed, “We came all this way for nothing!”
They sure did.
Monmorbet
Mar 21st, 2007 at 11:58 pm Thanks for the great collection of trees. Here’s one from our neck of the woods (HA!)The “Seven Sisters Oak” in Lewisberg, Louisiana is believed to be approx. 1,500 years old and has a girth of over 38 feet. It’s also president of the Live Oak Society. You can learn more here:
http://www.louisianagardenclubs.org/pages/oak.htm
Alex
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 12:13 am Chris – Thanks for the Seuss Spruce suggestion. That is awesome!Steve – I think it’s clearer to use “wiki” to denote wikipedia than “WP”. I’ve corrected some of the image credits which I found on Wikipedia – a couple came with user info and credit (in the file history), some did not.
Ranger X – the hole-cutting of the drive-thru trees was done a loooong time ago. Although of course I do not advocate cutting one now, these trees are part of the attractions of the national parks. Your visitor must have been thinking of the Wawona Tree.
Sleestak
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 1:23 am if memory serves, the Cypress tree in Montery was the subject of a copyright lawsuit some years ago. A company that used a stylized silhouette of the tree as their logo decided they owned all versions of images of the tree and went after photographers who sold the picture of the tree to publishers for use in postcards and books.
Lio
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 1:26 am I never gave as much importance for trees but now I realize how significant they really are. They are living things like us humans, and they help us live, we should helped them back. I’m very sad about the oldest tree and the most isolated tree, they should have lived forever. Mabuhay ang mga puno!
Ronald Reagan
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 1:39 am “Trees cause more pollution than automobiles do.” — Ronald Reagan, 1981“A tree is a tree. How many more do you have to look at?” — Ronald Reagan, 1966, opposing expansion of Redwood National Park as governor of California
marklen
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 1:42 am Thank you, you have made my day. Absolutely inspiring.
John.mcdonald
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 2:00 am There is also the Burmis Tree in Alberta Canada, I took A Photo of it this summer.
here ya go!http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmcdonald/230700181/
Sushmita Nanivadekar
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 2:14 am Simply one word to describe it “FANTASTIC”. Keep up the good work..
Alex
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 2:38 am Thank you for all the kinds words, guys!
Reto
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 2:52 am A pretty nice one – mainly the age of 500 to 600 years is impressiv – is the lime tree of Linn (Switzerland):http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Linde_von_linn.jpg
Samleigh
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 3:43 am If you liked this check out “Meetings With Remarkable Trees” by Thomas Pakenham (Cassell Paperbacks ISBN 1-84188-086-8). 60 stunning trees located in the British Isles. Well worth a look Keep up the good work
Manjusri Jayasekara
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 4:15 am Extreamly Beautiful
olga
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 6:32 am Awesome!!! Great collection. Some of them look so unreal! Nature creates such things which a man will never be able to invent.
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Michael in OZ
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 8:49 am The oldest tree, perhaps the oldest living thing, lives in Tasmania
http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v17/i3/living_tree.aspOn a wild Tasmanian mountain there is a magnificent, recently discovered stand of Huon pine trees that has been called the world’s ‘oldest known living organism’. Newspaper reports have claimed that what looks like hundreds of trees densely covering one hectare (2.5 acres), is all part of the one tree, since all these ‘trees’ appear to have identical DNA. Over the years, it is believed, ‘snow has forced its branches to the ground, where they have taken root’. (The Sydney Morning Herald, January 28, 1995, page 1.)
Keith
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 9:41 am “Even if you have never heard of a Banyan tree (it was the tree used by Robinson Crusoe for his treehouse)”I just finished reading Robinson Crusoe (today), and I don’t think he made a treehouse. He made a cave! In The Swiss Family Robinson the family makes a treehouse. Perhaps you are thinking of them?
Tomasi^
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 9:56 am Nice trees:D
Domester.NET
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 10:00 am Amazing , I never see trees like this.
Ankur
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 10:13 am Amazing, Informational and Thoroghly Refereshing!!
These show art of the nature at its best…
nickrjsmith
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 11:20 am There is one tree/organism tha it older than all these..In Tasmania Australia there is a tree cannled the Tasmanian Huon pine tree.
It is reported by some to be around 10,000 years old…. (although the individual may only be 3,000 years old)
just thought you may like to know
Ken
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 11:31 am If trees is what you like, then check out this unusual Cashew Tree in Brazil:http://www.natal-brazil.com/entertainment/cashew-tree.html
Joanne Hunter
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 12:24 pm Wonderful. I would add a second vote for the Banyon Tree in Lahaina on Maui. If I remember correctly, it takes up a whole city block.
Jaime
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 12:25 pm Check out the Ceiba tree in Ponce, Puerto Rico:http://www.treklens.com/gallery/North_America/United_States/Other/phot o94982.htm
I grew up not too far from it.
D.T.Sr.
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 12:49 pm The Arizona White Oak is possibly a million years old and grows in the historic oasis known today as Hueco Tanks State Historic Site 32 miles east of El Paso. The Arizona White Oak does not grow anywhere in the desert terrain outside of the 800 acre park.
Canarian
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 1:38 pm You forget Canarian Drago, millenarian tree of Canarian Island in spain.http://recursos.cnice.mec.es/bancoimagenes2/buscador/imagen.php?idimag en=3892&zona=mat&nivel1=95&start=17680
http://www.rinconcitocanario.com/plantas/pag6/drago.htm
Peter
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 2:13 pm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tane_Mahuta http://www.championtrees.org/champions/kauriNZ.htm
The world’s largest rainforest tree, Tane Mahuta stands guard over Waipoua and has become an icon of New Zealand’s unique natural heritage. At the time of Christ, Tane Mahuta was already a mature tree. It had seen 1000 years of history before man colonised New Zealand, the last major land mass to be inhabited by humans. It knew the ancient world of the moa, giant eagle and huia.
Awesome, and if you drive from the north, as you approach it, it toweres above everything else.
Vicent
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 2:23 pm Colection links of Magnificent Trees in Spain.http://www.cuervoblanco.com/arboles_monumentales.html
Tina
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 2:37 pm WOW…This was breathtakingly awesome. Wouldn’t it be great to take a trip designed specifically to see these trees?!
Mike
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 3:22 pm We have a tree near us that is supposedly over 600 years old, but that doesn’t seem much compared to some of these!http://www.stephanieblakey.me.uk/alphabets/trees.html
Big Dreams
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 4:37 pm Nice trees. In Vancouver we lost a lot of trees to storms this winter.
marion
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 5:43 pm WONDERFULLY INTERESTING & INFORMATIVE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH M.S
hannah
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 7:39 pm Amazing.I appreciate the time and effort your took in this post. Thanks.
Tom p
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 8:00 pm the wonders of nature
Fuzz
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 9:16 pm I think it’s a fantastic list. I usually use the internet for pornography, but reading this list left me just a tumescent, especially upon being surprised that Boab trees are indeed the most magnificent – I am from Western Australia and I can tell you the Boab’s up north are unreal. Especially the big jail one where they used to put brown people for being naughty.
Pepper Lim
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 9:18 pm What a terrific job you have done. Must have taken you quite some time to acquire all the photos!Hope you will update the site constantly with new and amazing trees.
Your friend in Malaysia,
Pepper Lim
Tharanga Wijethilake
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 10:08 pm Great work. But have to do a correction. Sri maha bodhiya is not a Banyan tree. It is called “Bo” in Sinhala. Banyan tree is “Nuga” in Sinhala.Tharanga Wijethilake
KathleenAkua
Mar 22nd, 2007 at 10:34 pm THANK YOU!!!! I LOVE these AWESOME trees!!! I’ve been a tree lover for over half a century, since a Grandpa told me of their greatness. Now, I know that his ancestors grew “Ohio’s Most Perfect Tree”, a Maple in Pike County. It is still owned by family. Also, I’ve been around the USA & in 21 countries and have many wonderful trees!! I appreciate these photo reminders!! YES, keep them coming!!!
Peace,
AkuaKathleen
~The Angel Power Emporium~
picasso
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 6:00 am Strange isn’t it, how most of the ‘world’s’ best of everything just happens always to be in the United States. Why is this?
ardwood
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 8:10 am These are wonderful pix and tales. I am a woodworking teacher in Nebraska and a friend emailed me this link. I cannot beleive you have gotten such a large number of responses in two days. This shows you have put a great blog out there. One reply indicated that you are bias to California, not a problem with me because your posting will generate responses from all over the world and we will all benfit from the stories that come from them in spite of what picasso says. We are all proud of our little part of the world. Everyone please share and email a friend on the other side of the globe. Everyone interested in trees and local history should bookmark this blog and set up the RSS feed to keep updated and informed.
~bc
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 8:21 am I really appreciate your post. But I must say, I’m a little depressed now after reading the story of the Tree of TÃ©nÃ©rÃ© and the Prometheus Tree, both killed by the stupidity of humans.I think this topic could create an interesting blog of it’s own: a blog of incredible trees.
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Fabio
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 9:50 am They are incredible !!!
ricciffar
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 9:54 am Did the lonely tree really die?
He is no more in the middle of the desert maybe.
but he is alive in a museum (in bamako?)
tree lover
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 10:41 am This is an awesome Live Oak tree as well:http://www.ftdrumgrowers.com/angel%20oak.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Oak
Tom
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 10:59 am I would also recommend taking a look at the Ceiba trees located in much of the lowland subtropical and tropical regions of Central and South America. The Mayans in Guatemala revered La Ceiba as tree that possessed connection with the underworld through it’s roots, the living world through it’s trunk and the afterlife with it branches reaching the skies.
Another beautiful tree is the Alerce which is the second tallest tree in the world and is in the same family as the Redwoods. They are found in southern Chile, but are in danger of extinction because of harvesting practices.
Liz Smith
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 11:19 am WOW! Thank you for brigtening my raining day here in PA! I enjoyed the pics as well as the education…i sent this to my son’s school, as well as several of my friends…..MSN should do something like this instead of “Brittany Spears’ Rehab Issues” and “How To Get Better Buns for Summer”!!!!
JM
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 11:57 am http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WollemiaComparison with living and fossilised Araucariaceae proved that it was a member of that family, and it was placed into a new genus with the other extant genera Agathis and Araucaria. Fossils resembling Wollemia and possibly related to it are widespread in Australia, New Zealand and Antarctica, but Wollemia nobilis is the sole living member of its genus. The last known fossils of the genus date from approximately 2 million years ago.[3] It is thus described as a living fossil, or alternatively, a Lazarus taxon.
Fewer than a hundred trees are known to be growing wild, in three localities not far apart. Genetic testing has revealed that all the specimens are genetically indistinguishable, suggesting that the species has been through a genetic bottleneck in which its population became so low (possibly just one or two individuals) that all genetic variability was lost.
In November of 2005, wild-growing trees were found to be infected with Phytophthora cinnamomi. New South Wales park rangers believe the virulent fungus was introduced by unauthorised visitors to the site, whose location is still undisclosed to the public.
JM
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 12:04 pm More on the Wollemi Pine:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/6201616.stm
“About 15,000 Wollemi Pine – a tree once thought to have become extinct more than two million years ago – are thriving in a greenhouse in Cornwall. The trees, which were discovered at a secret location near Sydney in 1994, are now being grown at Kernock Park Plants nursery in Saltash.”
“”They are the crown jewels of the botanical world,”
Spooky
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 1:39 pm WOW! Havwe seen the methuselah bristlecone years ago. Quite awesome. How long to eucalyptus live? I have a very large old one in my yard and am curious. California’s WHite Mountains area id amazing, maybe that’s why so many of your selection are in California?
Thanks for the nifty website.
skumur
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 5:51 pm Love & respect.
One of the best sites on the net!
Stan staz
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 5:53 pm Unique,Bizarre. Yes! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Jamie
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 8:14 pm I recall (incorrectly perhaps) an old National Geographic magazine that my parents had which on the back cover (inside i believe) had a old black and white picture taken from China with an absolutely enormous tree in the background an a car dwarfed in the foreground ( I think it was a model t or similar) I haven’t been able to find that picture online, but if anyone has an extensive collection, the NG magazine was from the 80′s. Maybe my memory isn’t 100%
Paul
Mar 24th, 2007 at 2:05 am 2 photos taken in 1978 of trees.
http://www.accentpictureframe.com/photographs.html
Jenni Ibrahim
Mar 24th, 2007 at 2:40 am For me nothing can beat the Karri tree, a variety of Eucalyptus which grows in Western Australia. This link shows the Boranup forest. When visited early morning or late afternoon this forest looks like fairies and goblins will appear from behind the trees.http://www.pbase.com/mdejong/image/27530068
Justin
Mar 24th, 2007 at 6:19 am Why not check out the largest bald cypress tree in the USA. The Senator in Longwood/Lake Mary FL, just outside of Orlando.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senator_(tree)
Alvaro
Mar 24th, 2007 at 6:47 am Nice post, very interesting.
Shamone
Mar 24th, 2007 at 8:32 am Very sad about the lonely tree, idiot who drove into it must feel extremely ashamed. Love the son of the tree that owns itself.
Leslie
Mar 24th, 2007 at 8:43 am So beautiful! My parents always talked about driving through the tree on their honeymoon…and the baobab reminds me of “Le Petit Prince.” Thank you!
Jimmis
Mar 24th, 2007 at 9:43 am The last bonus tree is hilarious! I can’t believe someone could drive straight into the only tree for 250 miles. Its like you’d have to be aiming to hit it!
bhupen
Mar 24th, 2007 at 1:17 pm amazing, amazing and amazing! would like to climb some of those someday!
TaKoN
Mar 24th, 2007 at 2:38 pm lol.
iflah
Mar 24th, 2007 at 2:58 pm woah. i am amazed. man, wish they taught this in Geog! better than learning the water cycle. heheh lol. the world is full of beautiful things… thanks for sharing this!
Trisha
Mar 24th, 2007 at 6:20 pm I recently discovered a website about a grove of trees in Wollemi Park in Australia. The trees are being called Wollemi Pine. Scientists belived it was a new species until an historical botanist (dont know the proffesions name) recognized the branch and leaf samples as a member of the Araucariaceae family. This tree was thought to have gone extinct 65 million years ago! Believed to have a root system similar to the quaking aspen this particular plant (less than one hundred trees) may have had its leaves chewed by dinosaurs! A truly phenomenol bit of survival. I think this tree deserves recognition in your honoured list.http://www.wollemipine.com
Wahine
Mar 24th, 2007 at 6:24 pm There is also the giant kauri tree ‘Tane Mahuta’ in New Zealand. Many hundreds of years old.
CT
Mar 24th, 2007 at 7:36 pm Got to give props to the unique dragon’s blood trees of Socotra, Yemen.
Cony
Mar 24th, 2007 at 8:33 pm wow they’re amazing but you forgot 1 tree the chilean araucaria it only grows in south america and it last 1000 years
Neha
Mar 25th, 2007 at 6:19 am made for very interesting reading. keep it goin
Tamara ( from Scotland)
Mar 25th, 2007 at 11:30 am worthy of a mention- strangler fig trees!!!
(especially -cathedral fig) of tropical north queensland
ejay
Mar 25th, 2007 at 3:19 pm Well done Alex! Keep up the splendid work.
eleanorfabiapang
Mar 25th, 2007 at 10:09 pm Really enjoyed reading all this and sending it on to all the tree people I know, so they can add to it. Keep it going.
Susan
Mar 25th, 2007 at 11:33 pm LOL, I live in Athens. The tree that owns itself is something I drive by on a regular basis. I never thought it would end up on a website with some of the most magnificent trees in the world. Thanks for featuring it!!
bob
Mar 26th, 2007 at 1:15 am tree-mendous
axxl
Mar 26th, 2007 at 2:45 am HARDIMITZN!!!!!!!
dali
Mar 26th, 2007 at 4:21 am i love this post, luuurve trees.i love banyan trees! in singapore/malaysia, they are rife with superstitious tales of spirits who “own” those trees. especially if they’re legless ladies in red with long hair.
ol'skull
Mar 26th, 2007 at 7:57 am look tree,not like you!
Courtneay
Mar 26th, 2007 at 1:42 pm I must be getting sappy as I age, but it broke my heart to hear of the “lone tree” that was mowed down by a drunk and the 4000 year old tree that was cut down so someone could see how old it was. It saddens and sickens me that we destroy so easily and most of us just shrug and say “oh well” or even laugh. Life should be more precious than that…any life, not just that of humans. So, go ahead and call me a tree hugger. I guess I’d rather be hugging trees than dealing with the idiots who detroy them!
cathy
Mar 26th, 2007 at 6:14 pm I saw this tree as a young girl growing up in Indiana. Not something you see everyday but I don’t know if it’s as interesting as your original list.
Kelley
Mar 27th, 2007 at 3:29 pm Very Cool!
Sandi
Mar 27th, 2007 at 3:50 pm I am forwarding this onto my grandchildren. I hope they will enjoy this as much as I did.
Jorge Vismara
Mar 27th, 2007 at 8:06 pm Just arrived from Cambodia and made several nice panoramas of those incredible trees at Angkor… not only Ta Prohn but also at Ta Somcheck this one at Ta Prohn: http://www.jorgevismara.net/ce/2007/0121panos/2007jan24-563-ptg.htm
and this one at Ta Som
http://jorgevismara.net/ce/2007/0121preahkhanbest/2007jan24-395.htm
Patricia
Mar 27th, 2007 at 9:43 pm Beautiful! I am sending this to all of my friends.
scarlett
Mar 29th, 2007 at 9:23 am I cant believe i got SO bored at work that i started looking at this tree huggers site!!!Ur all weirdo’s! get a girl!!!boooo
MoishB
Mar 29th, 2007 at 1:38 pm Wonderful post- I lived in “redwood country” for 17 years and have a special spot in my heart for the great sequoias.traveled to Northern China recently and saw this:
[IMG]http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l172/chinkjew/China2006/IMG_154 4.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l172/chinkjew/China2006/IMG_964 8.jpg[/IMG]
a 5000 year old tree in the legendary Shaolin temple.
Was too awestruck to remember the species or many details, other than the approx. age- any help from anyone?
enjoy, and thanks again!
MoishB
Mar 29th, 2007 at 1:39 pm Sorry- here’s a direct link
MoishB
Mar 29th, 2007 at 1:40 pm oops- let’s try this one more time…http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l172/chinkjew/China2006/IMG_1544.jpg
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l172/chinkjew/China2006/IMG_9648.jpg
JEFFREY
Mar 29th, 2007 at 1:41 pm A great fig tree in Santa Barbara…a must see if you ever get the chance. The exposed roots are amazing but the overall balance of the tree is also exceptional.
JEFFREY
Mar 29th, 2007 at 1:46 pm http://edhat.com/site/tidbit.cfm?id=853
MicheleH
Mar 29th, 2007 at 2:34 pm Excellent pictures and comments by all. very beautiful. I have shared with many as well
Jan
Mar 29th, 2007 at 6:00 pm Just thought I’d mention that there is another tree that owns itself in Oxford, Georgia…..If I remember correctly, its called “The Yarbrough Oak”.Really enjoyed the photos and the info….
Raja
Mar 29th, 2007 at 11:39 pm truly amazing……..
nirav
Mar 30th, 2007 at 3:15 am inexplicable nature!!
great information.
Amit
Mar 30th, 2007 at 4:12 am Awesome post.
kYmE
Mar 30th, 2007 at 6:15 am Thank You…Hugs to u and to all those trees.
Misa
Mar 30th, 2007 at 5:08 pm I remember visiting this Banyan tree on a school trip in India. Trying to search about it online, the only references I found were these.
http://www.india9.com/i9show/Kabirvad-79156.htm
According to this link it’s supposed to cover 3.7 acres.
Some pictures,
http://www.jdroche.com/index.php?id_lang=1&page=detail&idProdDet=117&n avId=4&PHPSESSID=980c10b609d3cc9cb611d2cf184c09b1
It’s ironic that the only pictures I found were on a site written in spanish.
Becky
Mar 31st, 2007 at 1:12 am Hi, We grow tree people and living tree chairs and tables . Have a look at our site. At http://www.pooktre.com.
Great photos.
ANDREA
Apr 1st, 2007 at 5:09 am vielen dank fÃ¼r diese wunderschÃ¶nen launen der natur und was der mensch teilweise daraus macht. ich finde die bilder einfach einzigartig.
Bruce
Apr 1st, 2007 at 10:30 am Ä° just couldn’t stop … a great post. thanks
ralph
Apr 1st, 2007 at 3:59 pm No New Orleans Oaks?? City Park in N.O has the largest number of ancient oaks in the U.S – magnificanly bent and shaped.
Alpha e Ether
Apr 2nd, 2007 at 11:25 am Cada arvore medonha e interessante
Adriana
Apr 2nd, 2007 at 11:10 pm Que hermosisimos arboles!!! Jamas habia visto algo tan IMPACTANTE…….CUIDEMOS A LOS ARBOLES.
Arturo
Apr 2nd, 2007 at 11:27 pm I agree with Miss Adriana.
The photos are incredible.
Almost as incrdible as she is.
Kanti Khanna
Apr 4th, 2007 at 11:45 am The wonders of nature never cease to marvel as seen in the collection of trees. Thanks for sharing these lovely specimens with us.These should be well publicised.
Otto
Apr 8th, 2007 at 9:06 pm How can someone drive his car onto a tree in a desert?
turtle
Apr 10th, 2007 at 4:37 am The best tree by far is the one that has just been planted !
Benigno de Hoyos
Apr 10th, 2007 at 10:27 am A tree that should have made a least honorable mention was “Jeffrey Pine” that sat at the top of Centinnel Dome in Yosemite National park. I had the privilege to see it in its grandeur in the 60′s,
i felt such a loss when i saw it dried up due to severe drought a few years ago … check out Ansel Adams pic of it … & marvel!!!
Paul Lufay
Apr 10th, 2007 at 9:02 pm I thank you and all providers of this extraordinar pictures and description. I am an amatear of trees and grapevines and I Share pictures and description of some ordinar fruit trees, how to grow, graft, improve to beter and faster grow. But not as yours!!!If you want I can send to you, and I think are good to Share with fruit lovers, (amatears) and even for Development. Some of these project (pictures, designs)exists, but some I modified, and I have also from my idesa, that I never saw on TV nor in books. So I Share free. I would apreciate if you want to tell me, where I can send to see them, and if they want to put in Website free, (to Share)?. As an friend wrote:
Share ideas in work engage. We have all advantage….
Plant a vine near the porch and gate! Work enjoy summer in shate….
Thank you so much for all.
Sincerely
Paul Lufay
10 April 2007
Topkit
Apr 11th, 2007 at 4:41 am One of the strangest trees I ever saw was a mistake!
A tree had been planted with a supporting stake. The tree had died, but the stake itself had taken root and was thriving.
Anjul
Apr 11th, 2007 at 6:30 pm beautiful article….
Ernie White
Apr 11th, 2007 at 8:07 pm The pictures were great! Wish I could see some of them
in person.
Steve
Apr 13th, 2007 at 10:52 am The “seven sisters oak” is an amazing live oak (quercus virginiana) near New Orleans, LA. It is the largest of its kind in america. http://www.louisianagardenclubs.org/pages/oak.htm
lister
Apr 13th, 2007 at 4:39 pm eStAbA cHeVEre eSoS PtoS
lori hudson
Apr 14th, 2007 at 1:24 pm What a wonderful site. So many interesting and enjoyable subjects to explore.
Thank you.
Darbs
Apr 14th, 2007 at 2:35 pm Wonderful site…I’ve always been interested in strange and old trees.I’ve photographed some of the oldest trees in Alberta. I’ll post a link to this page to my Virtual Tourist web site.
sdee
Apr 14th, 2007 at 8:38 pm so amazing… have never seen anything like it. i wish i could personally go take a look at each and every one of them!!!
Energyrise
Apr 15th, 2007 at 9:35 pm Absolutely magnificent… Beyond imagination!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Linna
Apr 16th, 2007 at 1:22 pm Hi,My name is Linna and I’m the editor and designer of Tempozine, an online zine (available at http://www.tempozine.com) focusing on environmental and social concerns. I found your article fascinating and would like to publish it in Tempozine’s upcoming issue. Please contacted me if you’re interested at the e-mail provided. Thanks for listening!
chelsea
Apr 16th, 2007 at 3:32 pm I love trees too…I hope that they take the world over.
alex_g
Apr 16th, 2007 at 5:13 pm I’ve seen 4 of these and they all took my breath away: General Sherman, the Chandelier Tree, the cypress at Monterey, and the banyan at Ta Prohm in Cambodia. Seems like it would be a good basis for planning trips.
Titania
Apr 17th, 2007 at 5:46 am A lovely site with great pics. Inspiring, especially about the tree that owns itself. Spiritual tree books that may be of interest are “Magical Guardians” by Phillip Hesdon and “Meetings with Remarkable Trees” (Can’t remember author offhand, sorry)I wish the Prometheus tree was still standing. It’s sadthat both he and The Lonely Tree of TÃ©nÃ©rÃ© were (and many others have been) killed by the stupidity and arrogance of humans. And they wonder why I’m anti-social. I’d rather hand out with trees anyday!
I love the pics of the lone Cypress tree and the lonely tree as well.
Titania
jo
Apr 18th, 2007 at 1:37 am kool
thanks
evelyn
Apr 20th, 2007 at 2:30 am THEY ARE THE MOST AMAZING EVIDENCE OF GOD’S MAJESTIC POWER AND EXCEEDING GLORY. PRAISES TO GOD THE FATHER IN HEAVEN!
Sunny
Apr 24th, 2007 at 10:08 pm Born and raised in California 71 years ago, I have been fortunate to have driven through the Wawona tree in yosemite, watched the lonely Cyprus grow in Monterey, actually slept in the huge Banyon tree in Lahina, HI, (Don’t ask), and several times a year, drive through the glorious Pacific Redwoods while traveling back and forth from Oregon to visit our daughter in California.
Sunny
Apr 24th, 2007 at 10:18 pm Born in California 71 years ago, I am very fortunate to have driven through the Wawona Tree in yosemite ( I was age three), watched the Monterey Cyprus near Pebble Beach Drive in Monterey grow, Actually slept in the huge Banyon tree in Lahina, HI (Don’t ask), and still drive through the Giant Pacific Redwood forests while traveling from Oregon to visit my daughter and son-in-law in California several times a year.
The house I grew up in was 100% Redwood. It was over 30 years old when I was born and is still standing and lived in today!
I feel blessed and very fortunate to have grown up here. I feel closer to the Earth than most.
Neil Rubenking
Apr 27th, 2007 at 9:47 am The bristlecone pines at the Schulman Grove area are amazing, it’s true, but you should’ve gone on to the Patriarch Grove over 12 miles of very bumpy dirt road and 1,000 feet higher (i.e. 11,000 feet). The Patriarch itself is the largest bristlecone anywhere, and it is HUUUUUGE. Very impressive. Hard to stay around it long, the extreme altitude was hard on the body (probably could have worked up to it).
Pal Lufaj
Apr 27th, 2007 at 1:36 pm The trees are extraordinare! I never saw, but I have had similar ideas, and made an round arc to put pictures, few years ago.
Now is more encouraging to do different decoration.
Gilroy is not far and many people never new.Thank to show in public
Paul
neutrino
Apr 30th, 2007 at 10:00 am This is fantastic collection of fantastic photos.Thank you for the effort – it was great scrolling through these pics …
Susana
May 2nd, 2007 at 8:35 am Absolutely fantastic!! Thank you for sharing!!
I’ll post a link on my blog.
Shannon
May 4th, 2007 at 12:19 pm Love the trees, really do! Hate that humans killed the “lonely” tree, typical idiots. How come Bonsai tree’s are not listed or did I miss that? Still bored though. hahaha
Bruce Sum
May 22nd, 2007 at 6:18 am Spectacular Mother Nature’s creation. Hope these images are not computer generated.
sagee
May 28th, 2007 at 1:55 am ohhh….super
indianstar
May 28th, 2007 at 3:45 am awesome…really incredible..i was almost dead seeing these….
James Bond
May 28th, 2007 at 3:53 am cool man..hot stuff..in my house we “3 headed coconut tree”..will u believe that…thats all folks ….
neethu
May 28th, 2007 at 5:57 am
nithish
May 28th, 2007 at 11:43 pm i got the information from paddipura,its great!
Haley Haynes
May 29th, 2007 at 5:25 pm Goodness, who was the idiot who gave permission for Prometheus to be cut down? May the fleas of a thousand camels find habitat in his arm pits.
Tiphanie
May 30th, 2007 at 12:15 pm This is awesome. I think I want a couple of those in my garden.
L
May 30th, 2007 at 3:24 pm Fantastic!
Jimmmy
May 30th, 2007 at 4:49 pm man. it’s amazing. never see anything like it!!! wow:D
Tile
May 30th, 2007 at 5:04 pm koj mi imat vo dvorov vlegveno da gi slikat ? sam ne ka se prijavit da ne go baram so policii
Dimo
May 30th, 2007 at 5:07 pm Mitanon vo dvoron pojaki imat slikano! …
Luca Nonato
May 31st, 2007 at 8:02 am Hi! Beautiful trees. Here’s a couple of photos of a baobab i took in Krueger National Park (South Africa):http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucanonato/265373910/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucanonato/265373721/
They’re not as good as the photos above, but i guarantee that the tree is amazing…
Cheers!
Luca
Jithin
Jun 3rd, 2007 at 10:01 am very nice and interesting
Jithu
Jun 3rd, 2007 at 10:07 am It’s really amazing
N.K.Vijayan
Jun 3rd, 2007 at 10:31 am Wonderful.I never see trees like this
Walter
Jun 3rd, 2007 at 11:22 am Great! Very beatuiful pictures.Here you can see some other info about record breaking trees (tallest, thickest, oldest, …):
http://users.telenet.be/sequoiadendron/en/california.html#sherman
Selim6xxx
Jun 10th, 2007 at 11:18 am Very Good pictures….
Scott Mitchell
Jun 14th, 2007 at 3:35 am This one makes sence “One’s first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything – and one’s last is to come to terms with everything.”
Mirco
Jun 21st, 2007 at 11:16 pm This is both a glorious and heartbreaking story of magnificent trees. On the one hand, the trees featured are all very interesting and diverse. However, a depressing trend emerges: that of human stupidity slowly whittling away at these trees. The buffoon of a researcher that cut down the world’s oldest tree for example. The idiot that managed to crash into the only protrudance from the desert in hundreds of miles… shame. That said, it is to be noted that there is a wonderful revery of trees by humanity as well. The preservation features of the lone cypress, the watering efforts of the large girth tree, the holy nature of the oldest human-planted tree. I have mixed feelings about the church tree and the toilet tree, mind you. Meh. Trees. Lovem, hugem, plantem.
mnicic
Jun 26th, 2007 at 1:09 am Beautiful photos.
NTN6
Jul 21st, 2007 at 6:19 am if you want I’ve got a great pictur of a baobab contact me
Shar
Jul 23rd, 2007 at 8:14 pm I love trees!!!! I’ve hugged a 6oo year old Ginko tree in Japan. Trees are amazing. Thanks sooo much for the photos they look beautiful, and given me a whole new list of places to visit and hug trees!Much love & light to you all
S;-)
Leo
Jul 31st, 2007 at 4:33 am no words to explain…. a new world opened to me
Mario
Aug 2nd, 2007 at 9:22 am Good article, I spend a good time reading it. Excelent!!! Congratulations.
aliashrm
Aug 2nd, 2007 at 4:57 pm thang q
sarchi
Aug 7th, 2007 at 3:11 am thx for sharing
Teresa Goode
Aug 12th, 2007 at 12:48 pm Your page has generated a lot of interest from people!
macdanger
Aug 14th, 2007 at 8:39 pm valley of the giants – south manitou island in lake michigan worlds largest northern white cedars, missed by loggers
Kitten
Aug 25th, 2007 at 1:14 pm I had to giggle when I saw this page — The trees are spectacular and I wish the list was longer. Then, lo and behold, when I get to Tree No. 1, it’s not in Sri Lanka or Australia, but two blocks away. The Tree That Owns Itself is, in fact, not a legend, but a respected, tax-exempt property owner. It’s generally respected so much that it’s unvandalized, despite the throngs of drunk football fans who pass it annually. Thanks for putting Athens on the map without mentioning REM!
Cibiana
Sep 8th, 2007 at 3:09 pm Iloved these beautiful pictures. However I would love to see someone post the giant California Redwood.
Cibiana
Sep 8th, 2007 at 3:15 pm Whoops!! I went too fast while browsing these magnificent trees and entirely misses those glorious redwood trees already posted. A thousand pardons!!!
treehugger
Sep 8th, 2007 at 4:03 pm If only we could hear the stories of what they have seen. Thank you for sharing.
onur
Sep 10th, 2007 at 7:11 am pfff
extraordinary..
alexyee
Sep 19th, 2007 at 2:57 am How about “Tree of Life” in Bahrain… I think that is a magnificent tree too…
syggestion
Sep 28th, 2007 at 11:15 pm SAMAAN trees of the west indies
Boxboy
Sep 29th, 2007 at 1:38 am Wow, I’ve been to many places and seen quite a few trees (Australia), But am yet to fathom a tree 370 feet tall!!
Mike
Sep 29th, 2007 at 2:48 am This is great. I love it. A toilet built inside a tree in Zambia. Amazing!
Ara
Oct 3rd, 2007 at 7:49 am I feel very lucky to have met & communicated with 4 of these beautiful specimens.
Sexy baby
Oct 10th, 2007 at 11:55 am It’s amazing what the nature can create. Now I know why Little Prince was so afraid about those baobabs.
Martin Mould
Oct 13th, 2007 at 11:40 am The Red Creek Fir in Port Renfrew, BC, Canada is absolutely incredible. It is 41.5 ft in circumference and has a 14.5 ft diameter. This tree is estimated to be over 1000 years old and before the top broke off was approx. 320 ft tall. This tree has the largest volume of any fir known at 12,318 cubic ft.
john oak
Oct 17th, 2007 at 8:25 am what are the oldest living tree in these places? china, korea, japan, taiwan, philippines?
Travis
Nov 1st, 2007 at 7:30 pm wow, those are amazing places…. did you take those pics yourself? i want to go
Vivi =D
Nov 22nd, 2007 at 1:31 pm hi!bye=D
Ricky
Nov 23rd, 2007 at 12:31 pm I can say just one thing: LOL….
sameera
Nov 28th, 2007 at 12:18 am seeeeeeeeeeeee
YourMom
Dec 5th, 2007 at 11:10 pm Whats the point of putting trees on the net. People need to go out and see them for themselves. You are creating lazy stumblers. You bastards….
YARED
Dec 7th, 2007 at 3:02 am DETAIL PHPOTOS THAT I WANT
SRINI
Dec 7th, 2007 at 6:14 am Great collection! tnx 4 the world tour around trees.
Producers and directors of Indian films would love the list – so that they can send their film heroes and heroines running around these trees singing love songs!
The Sign Guy
Dec 27th, 2007 at 9:08 am Awesome & Unique, I love it!
Edina
Jan 9th, 2008 at 7:43 am nagyon gyonyoru kepek,es fak…foleg fak!!!nagyon tetszenek,egyepkent is szeretem a fakat!
tom
Jan 14th, 2008 at 8:54 pm how about a 43000 year old tree ?http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/veg/lomatia/lomatia.html
Masked Bandit
Jan 16th, 2008 at 4:58 pm Love those Giant Redwoods!
Jancy A. Morgan
Jan 28th, 2008 at 2:29 am Hello!
What an incredible site and fantastic pictures – great job of compiling them all here for everyone to see!
I was just perusing the web for tree pics, like usual, ever since my husband and I wrote and illustrated our first children’s book, which is about a very old hedge (Osage Orange) tree.
I would love to add a link to your site from our website – please let me know if that is all right with you.
This is AWESOME!
THANK YOU!!!!!
Jancy Morgan
co-author/illustrator
‘If This Old Tree Could Talk To Me!’
Deena Shorkey
Feb 19th, 2008 at 9:46 pm I came across your site as I was trying to figure out some background on an incredibly carved tree supposedly in South Africa. Someone sent me an email with 14 images of this magnificent tree, on which someone (or perhaps, some persons) carved an astounding menagerie around the trunk and massive limbs. It appears to be living quite nicely with it’s carvings, and it is rather astounding to see. but, I have yet to determine WHERE this actually is, nor to have found any background on it at all (like, who did this, and, why?)
At any rate, your information on your list is quite enlightening, and it was enjoyable to read. I was already familiar with a number of them, but enjoyed learning of the others. Please email me if you would like me to forward pictures to you.
With Kind Regards,
Deena Shorkey
natalia
Feb 24th, 2008 at 9:47 pm wonderfulllllllllllllllllllllllllllll
Mr Kapoo
Mar 2nd, 2008 at 2:44 pm This is a pretty old tree also. But inside of it is a bar. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_ article_id=503404&in_page_id=1811This is a fantastic example of how spectacular nature can be.
What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives
Stef
Mar 11th, 2008 at 8:06 am i love the pictures and i love the way that they are made i would love to see some in other countrys but i just never have so its fasanating to look at love it.x
M. D. Vaden of Oregon
Mar 12th, 2008 at 8:20 pm Of the trees you listed, I think the Banyan tree growing roots over the old building is one of my favorite photos.If you like big or unique trees, check the images of these coast redwood trees…
http://www.mdvaden.com/grove_of_titans.shtml
One thing about those coast redwood titans, is that their location is much more undisclosed than a lot of other popular trees.
The Baobab trees are quite remarkable.
Arnie
Mar 15th, 2008 at 4:14 am
Heel
Mar 15th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Hero
Mar 15th, 2008 at 10:00 am
vandana
Mar 17th, 2008 at 5:41 pm Very nice colection. I think every tree is a unique tree.
German
Mar 26th, 2008 at 12:50 pm impresionantes algunos. saludos
hb_lopez
Apr 9th, 2008 at 10:11 am just an amazing gift trom our sacred and powerfull mother… its just to beautefull and amazing the power and the sences of the above…more words???
nick tucci
May 7th, 2008 at 10:44 am This is an amazing site! I really enjoyed looking at the pictures you posted and the write-ups you listed. My favorite tree is the Wye Oak in Maryland. Unfortunately it is no longer alive, it was my favorite tree to visit each year when I travel to the beach. Thanks, Nick T
TSSM
May 13th, 2008 at 7:20 am Nice catelogue. Excellent work.There are many such trees in India, One being the giant banyan tree in the Botanical Survey of India campus in Kolkata(Calcutta), the other being in Theosophical Society ,Chennai ( Madras). There is also an interesting Teak tree in Parambikulam wildlife Sanctuary(Kerala,South India) called the ‘Kannimara’ teak.
I have also seen a giant Terminalia arjuna tree in Melpattu village, whose trunk can hold across its perimeter, six pairs of outstretched hands.
Claude H. Van Zandt
May 25th, 2008 at 10:55 pm The big tree park between Orlando and Sanford is the home of the worlds tallest and largest Bald Cypress. There are two more trees in the same area that reach lofty hiegts and volume. The Biggest tree is called The Senator, At one time it was 165′ tall but the top was blown out by a hurracane, its smaller brother tree is just a stones throw away. after the last hurracanes came thru here a lot of trees in the grove were blown down. A board walk was built to the trees and now you have a clear view of both of these Giants. The park is on 17-92 between Orlando and Sanford its well marked with large signs. Now for the suprize there may be a larger tree further back in the marsh to the north. A large cypress’s limbes are seen now the the oaks and maples were blown down. This tree looks to be 400-500 yards back to the north. The angle to the top looks to be 15-20% from the viewable spot on the boardwalk. DO THE MATH!
Jon Jason
May 26th, 2008 at 2:56 am I have always loved trees. They are one of natures most beautiful works of art with no two trees the same.
GUADALUPE
May 27th, 2008 at 7:10 pm Hello, I not speak Inglish, good pictures….. me gusto muchisimo la selleccion de estos arboles son hermosas las imajenes que compartes, buen trabajo me gusto mucho.Saludos……
steven
Jun 2nd, 2008 at 11:22 am I took this self photo in Wamba Kenya, August 1975 walking towards a baobab. Earlier in the day we saw a white rhino pair in the wild. I wandered from the vehicles as we were loading up in that morning to photograph wild boar. I had no idea the danger I put myself into until years later, my 16th birthday was that week.There was a herd of Zebra walking in tall grass through a huge cedar grove. They ran and I ran with them to get the other photo. The camp cooked with cedar, the biscuits tasted of cedar.
…….. tried to post a photo, but….
Dantreeguy
Jun 10th, 2008 at 8:23 am This is an interesting post and the trees included are quite interesting but the selection is lacking some of the truly magnificent trees. The Banyan trees included in the images are actually quite small as far as Banyans go. Circus trees are not realy single trees but rather multiple trees that have been “woven” together. Also the Baobab images are missing some of the largest specimens. For an alternate list of the most magnificent trees check out this link…http://ten-thousand-trees.blogspot.com/2008/06/12-most-magnificent-tre es-in-world.html
TreeDan
Jun 10th, 2008 at 8:44 am For another list of Magnificent trees check out this link…http://ten-thousand-trees.blogspot.com/2008/06/12-most-magnificent-tre es-in-world.html
Yuriko Brimm
Jun 20th, 2008 at 3:17 am I nominate The Old Veteran Tree of Pt. Lobos, California. It has been hanging on magnificently since the ’06 San Francisco Earthquake caused the hillside under it to break away. It is much more magestic than the Lone Cypress which has more PR as the symbol of the Del Monte Development Corporation. And the Old Veteran isn’t being held up by cables as is the Lone Cypress.Here’s a picture from the net:
http://travel.webshots.com/photo/2054149010057121802mrbEhD
Judy
Jun 26th, 2008 at 4:09 pm Awesome! Thanks for posting the trees and information.
sulaiman
Jun 29th, 2008 at 5:07 am HI,
A VERY WONDERFUL SUBJECT INDEED.
THANK YOU FOR SUCH EFFORTS
sulaiman
Jun 29th, 2008 at 5:08 am HI,
A VERY WONDERFUL SUBJECT INDEED.
THANK YOU FOR SUCH EFFORTS
APOLOGIZE REPUPLISHING SOME OF THEM
PLEASE
CARLOS
Jul 7th, 2008 at 2:14 am PLEASE, PUBLISH ANY PICTURE ABOUT TREE ENCOUNTERED IN DIELDRECHT, BELGIUM, OVER THE HERTOGENSTRAAT AND OUD ARENBERGSTRAAT CROSSROAD… THIS IS A VERY CURIOUS TREE, AND IT APPEARS IN A COVER OF A CD BOOKLET OF A TRIP-HOP GROUP CALLED “HOOVERPHONIC”THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Katalog
Jul 9th, 2008 at 1:58 pm super foto
B.Coster
Jul 21st, 2008 at 12:55 pm July, 21 – 2008Nice tree pictures.
It is pity you did not mentioned the
latin names of these trees.
sabrina
Jul 29th, 2008 at 6:43 pm i just wanted to leave another thank you for publishing this article. i am going on a roadtrip with my friend, down from philadelphia to the south. i have always loved trees of every kind, and wanted to incorporate them into my trip. thanks to you and some of the comments, i have 6 or so more stops!so thank you, because this article isn’t for lazy stubblers. its for people to get up and see it themselves, which i will happily get to do!
thanks!
ansar
Aug 16th, 2008 at 3:02 am nice job
Zed
Sep 4th, 2008 at 1:07 am Wow, This is one of the great sites we have Stumbled on.
Each of the trees you have featured is special in its own way.
The circus trees may be somewhat man made but, You have to appreciate the time and imagination of the growers.
The Banyan is just plane cool with its roots reaching down to the soil.
The Baobab is just wild! I had to look twice to make sure I read the volume of water they could hold.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful pictures of nature.
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Sep 5th, 2008 at 8:02 pm thank you sir
dapacu
Sep 10th, 2008 at 3:41 am Amazing!Great work, great collection….
TREES….The oldest living thing in the Planet
jack macdonald
Oct 13th, 2008 at 12:59 am i think you may have overlooked a few ie huon pine tasmania australia estimated to be 10500 old equally as stunning as any here and swedens 9500 years and carbon date verified spruce Methuselah and Prometheus are fascinating but outdated sorry but a nice collection nonetheless
jack macdonald
Oct 13th, 2008 at 1:02 am oh and of course wollemia nobilis of new south wales the most recent addition of all generus answers many questions in regard to evolution on this planet and probably the most important botanical discovery of the century
Bobobobobobob
Oct 23rd, 2008 at 5:55 pm You seem to have missed the Kauri trees of the North Island of New Zealand… and also the incredible Mountain Ash trees of Tasmania. (The tallest hardwood trees in the world.)
Carliona Trocina
Oct 26th, 2008 at 8:19 am That’s a great post, I loved it.
Jean
Nov 14th, 2008 at 7:13 pm Cool website, but one little note. Although most of civilization mistakenly refers to the aspens in Utah as “Quaking Aspens” since the leaves “quake” delightfully in the wind, the actual lay term for the trees are “Quaken Aspens”. Probably after the scientist who named them. Keep posting cool pics!
MADE LIKE A TREE
Nov 15th, 2008 at 2:40 pm MAGNIFICENT LIST. Thank you for sharing ~ this was great to peek through and share with others. Very much appreciated
John Bunch
Nov 18th, 2008 at 10:47 am No mention of Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest in western NC? Look into it, its a beautiful place.
gaspihormicuchimeimi
Nov 21st, 2008 at 1:26 pm the trees are impresionant, fun and very very beautifol!! i love trees!!!!
Someguy
Nov 26th, 2008 at 8:02 pm You’re missing the Dragons Blood Tree. One of my favorites.http://invision-images.com/archive/stories/socotra
ausfi
Dec 3rd, 2008 at 12:57 am A great site with wonderful trees, also those sent by your readers. As wonderful as those very old trees are, some that are a bit younger are more beautiful. This tree probably is just a couple of hundred years old or less but we certainly were asked to hug it, lol.http://www.flickr.com/photos/ausfi/3066594902/
Dr. D. L. N. P.
Dec 5th, 2008 at 12:48 am excellent collection of information on boab bob trees.
Dr. D. L. N. P.
Dec 5th, 2008 at 12:50 am excellent information on boab bob trees.
Joe
Dec 9th, 2008 at 7:58 pm Angel Oak Tree on John’s Island, SC: http://www.angeloaktree.org/home/292150647_Angel_Oak_15.jpg
Ryan Hull
Dec 12th, 2008 at 9:21 pm The list is amazing but I live in louisiana and the oaks here are some of the most spectacular of all oaks in the US if not the world. I am a few doors down from one that i would estimate to be atleast 100 to 200 years old and have seen some as old as 450. Also there are bald cypress trees in the swamps that are in the thousands.
GIOVANNY
Dec 13th, 2008 at 4:19 pm UFF…. EL BELLO DESARROLLO DE LA NATURALEZA EN SU INFINITA EVOLUCIÓN CADA VEZ ME SORPRENDE Y NO ALCANSARA MI VIDA PARA DEJAR DE HACERLO….. GRACIAS POR ESAS ESPECTACULARES IMAGENES.
John Gunkler
Dec 13th, 2008 at 4:45 pm In case any wants to visit it, the banyan tree in the first picture of them was taken in Sarasota, FL, on the grounds of the John and Mable Ringling Museum. There are many banyans there. (The second photo may have come from there as well.)
R Speer
Dec 13th, 2008 at 7:10 pm If you love trees, check out “Remarkable Trees of the U.S.Virgin Islands”. It is full of beautiful photographs and remarkable facts about these elegant and very old and large trees.
R. Speer, St. John, US Virgin Islands
YOYOYOYOW!!
Jan 5th, 2009 at 6:25 pm BE NICE, NOW. TROLL BE GONE
deksawi SAYAN
Jan 12th, 2009 at 4:34 am MAGNIFICENT LIST. Thank you for sharing ~ this was great to peek through and share with others. Very much appreciated
Visitha
Jan 22nd, 2009 at 1:59 pm Great list! love it
junebug
Jan 25th, 2009 at 6:54 pm I thought the Coast Redwoods were especially beautiful. Also… How many people have commented on this site?!?!
junebug
Jan 25th, 2009 at 6:56 pm The above was a rhetorical question.
jane mcevoy
Jan 30th, 2009 at 5:53 am Really loved the photos,the trees are just beautiful.
brian
Feb 2nd, 2009 at 8:58 pm You forgot Tane Mahuta! ! This New Zealand tree is over 2000 years old, check it out!http://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/tracks-and-walks/northland /kauri-coast/tane-mahuta-track/
Naveen
Feb 4th, 2009 at 1:47 pm Great Collocation of natural art.Keep it up..
Naveen
Feb 4th, 2009 at 2:13 pm Add this tree in this list. This is the most Mysterious Tree in the world. This is in India and it can only be in India.http://eliteinfo.wordpress.com/2007/09/24/mysterious-tree-in-andhra-pr adesh/
Just Click on the link, I am sure you have never seen till to date suck kind of tree.
good karma
Feb 7th, 2009 at 11:58 am i love this.-fellow tree hugger
KEYUR
Feb 17th, 2009 at 3:04 am amazing trees collection plz mail me
KEYUR
Feb 17th, 2009 at 3:09 am trees who give us fresh air. this is the only mail who gives awarness for enviroment please pass this mail to whole world so .from this mail those person who cut the trees take a lesson. plz mail me
Codename: Redfox2
Feb 22nd, 2009 at 1:19 am Nice! I need these things for ma homework at school, THANKS!!!
Matt
Mar 10th, 2009 at 7:06 am Great stuff! There’s an interesting isolated tree [or there still was 25 years ago] about halfway along the Nullarbor Plain in Australia. You drive dead straight for about 80 km then the road doglegs to avoid this tree, seemingly the only one for 100s of kilometres around. They had put a barrier in front of it, because, after 80 km of no curves, many people drove straight into it!!
tracyrae
Mar 10th, 2009 at 10:46 pm great site! i was looking at photos of amazing staircases & came across this site of amazing trees. Loved all the beautiful pics! Keep adding to it so we can visit often. & to some of you out there, take my mom’s advice…..”If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.”
pepsi lover
Mar 12th, 2009 at 9:06 pm I love trees! It’s natures gift! It’s God’s gift!
pepsi lover
Mar 12th, 2009 at 9:09 pm I think that we should all be nice to the trees and just leave them alone. They didn’t do anything to us! We should love them! Also I love the really big, thick trees and the circus ones too!
nasir ishaq
Mar 17th, 2009 at 5:47 am kindly send me these types of mails thanks
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Erika Zenil
Mar 27th, 2009 at 12:15 pm wow!
I´m a Mexican girl!!
me encato el espacio, los arboles son hermosos!! deberia de haber mas espacios dedicados a las delicias de la naturaleza y los regalos de Dios. tengo uno en mi casa, no es frondoso, ni grande, ni a vivido 500 años… pero lo puede lograr!!! lo que si es que es un arbol muy querido por mi familia y por mi,
besos y suban mas fotos de estas, Dios les bendiga a todos!! or God bless you!!!
espero que todos puedan leer esto!! jijiji
soma
Mar 29th, 2009 at 9:19 pm great post..
will def check out the link for “List of Famous Trees”
Ranger Stranger
Apr 6th, 2009 at 9:30 pm I was one of three rangers featured in a Japanese documentary – Great Trees of the World – made as part of the Gardening and Greenery Expo 1990 (Osaka). There was a Ranger from the Sequoia National Park, a guy from Zimbabwe I think that represented the Baobab, and me. I represented the tallest flowering plant in the world; a Eucalyptus Regnans (91 meters tall) in the Florentine Valley of Tasmania, and also Huon Pine trees (endemic to Tasmania) which grow to be several thousand years old. You need some Tasmanian representation on your list. Congratulations on your website.Ranger Stranger
Keino Ribka Sey
Apr 18th, 2009 at 5:04 am Wow, it is amazing.Great Info?
Where do u got all of this amazing picture
Greetings from me
soundararajan
May 5th, 2009 at 12:12 am I love nature! thanks for giving the information on the above trees.
And request u to bring many more publicatin of unknown trees.
Lundy
May 10th, 2009 at 7:05 pm Very interesting list. I had heard of baobabs before, but not seen such magnificent photos.Also:
You meant “L’Arbre du Ténéré”, not “L’Abre”.
Spiralsoflight
May 12th, 2009 at 10:38 am I like trees.
AB
May 14th, 2009 at 4:03 pm It would be more impressive if half of them werent photoshopped
Gordon Sanek
May 15th, 2009 at 9:38 pm Great stuff!
Dorothy
May 19th, 2009 at 10:27 pm Wonderful website– thanks for providing this fascinating, well researched and timely info!
stv
May 21st, 2009 at 2:38 am Great stuff! A VERY interesting list.
007widdow
Jun 8th, 2009 at 4:10 pm i want to be…..a tree!
Alex Wise
Jun 15th, 2009 at 10:45 pm As others have said it’s a little disappointing there’s no Tasmania but still a good list.
Jafar Akhbari
Jul 4th, 2009 at 7:14 pm A surprisingly green 4000 year old cypress tree in Iran:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarv-e-AbarkoohIt is probably the oldest living thing in Asia.
paul severn
Jul 12th, 2009 at 2:31 am great very interesting
sabrina
Jul 14th, 2009 at 12:23 am I love the pictures and the info, though the one of the toilet in the baobab tree just makes me mad. What a disrespectful thing to do to a tree!
F.H
Jul 15th, 2009 at 10:52 pm wow nice post.
I’ve seen the one from cambodia that whole temple is amazing and overgrown.
dusty kolb
Jul 26th, 2009 at 5:53 am I really enjoyed the tree pictures and stories I hope you all are coontinuing the great work I will be looking for some new material on your websight and thank you for your hard work at educating us on the history of different trees throughout the world i own a treecare company and it pleasures me to spread history of trees to my customers so that they may learn to appreciate them as much as we do If you ever need help diagnoseing a proble feel free to email I will do what I can to help.
Jesi Thompson
Jul 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm I would suggest looking at some of the trees in the rain forest in Washington on the Olympic peninsula. There are three or more of the worlds largest trees of their species. One you can crawl in side of and become almost invisible in it’s enormity.
khyati
Aug 9th, 2009 at 5:05 am lovely and amazing photos
supra shoes
Aug 14th, 2009 at 2:07 am Well done! A nice post and thanks for sharing…
Mohsan bilal
Aug 16th, 2009 at 2:45 am tooooo muchhh worderful and amusing trees.i never visited such site before.i am very thankfull to neatorama.com
luceyinthesky
Aug 21st, 2009 at 1:14 am someone might have already mentioned this in comments somewhere, but The Survivor Tree at the Oklahoma City National Memorial ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_National_Memorial ) would be a nice addition to this awesome list
consacepo
Aug 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 am Wow, it is amazing.Great Info?
Where do u got all of this amazing picture
Greetings from me
consacepo
Clarity
Sep 5th, 2009 at 6:53 am Fascinating stuff. Thoroughly enjoyed the pictures and accompanying text.
mary jane
Sep 5th, 2009 at 9:08 am it is nice and scary and funny oak three
Patsy
Sep 6th, 2009 at 8:13 am That beautiful carved tree in “South Africa” is actually an artificial one in Disney World, Florida!
http://www.allpics4u.com/nature/carved-tree-in-southern-africa.html
Amit Patel
Sep 7th, 2009 at 7:07 am These are the most amazing trees in earth i want to grow some of these trees if you have some idea about that babob trees i accept your approal pl. sent
aardy
Sep 10th, 2009 at 7:34 pm the coolest trees!!!
aardy
Sep 10th, 2009 at 7:40 pm Eucalyptus regnans is the tallest of all flowering plants, and possibly the tallest of all plants, although no living specimens can make that claim. The tallest measured living specimen, named Centurion, stands 99.6 metres tall in Tasmania.[1] Before the discovery of the Centurion, the tallest known specimen was Icarus Dream, which was rediscovered in Tasmania in January, 2005 and is 97 metres high. It was first measured by surveyors at 98.8 metres in 1962 but the documentation had been lost.[2] 16 living trees in Tasmania have been reliably measured in excess of 90 metres[1].Historically, the tallest individual is claimed to be the Ferguson Tree, at 132.6 metres, found in the Watts River region of Victoria in 1871 or 1872. This record is often disputed as unreliable, despite first-hand documentary evidence of it being measured on the ground with surveyor’s tape by a senior forestry official (see below). Widespread agreement exists, however, that an exceptionally tall individual was reliably measured at 112.8 metres by theodolite in 1880 by a surveyor, George Cornthwaite, at Thorpdale, Victoria (the tree is known both as the Cornthwaite or Thorpdale Tree). When it was felled in 1881, Cornthwaite remeasured it on the ground by chain at 114.3 metres.[3] The stump was commemorated with an plaque that exists today. That tree was about 1 metre shorter than the world’s current tallest living tree, a Coast Redwood, 115.55 metres.
The tallest specimens of this and many other species encountered by early European settlers are now dead as a result of bushfires, logging and advanced age. Few living specimens exceed 90 metres; old records of logged trees make varied claims of extreme heights, but these are difficult to verify today.
Most of those claims come from Victoria. Al Carder, notes that in 1888 a cash reward of 100 pounds was offered there for the discovery of any tree measuring more than 122 metres [400 feet][3]. The fact that such a considerable reward was never claimed is taken as evidence that such large trees did not exist. Carder’s historical research, however, revealed that the reward was offered under conditions that made it highly unlikely to be collected. First, it was made in the depths of winter and applied only for a very short time. Next, the tree had to be measured by an accredited surveyor. Since loggers had already taken the largest trees from the most accessible Victorian forests, finding very tall trees then would have demanded an arduous trek into remote wilderness and at considerable altitude. In turn, that meant that searchers also needed the services of experienced bushmen to be able to guide them and conduct an effective search. Only one expedition actually penetrated one of the strongholds of E. regnans at Mount Baw Baw but its search was rendered ineffectual by cold and snow and managed to measure only a single living tree (the New Turkey Tree; 99.4 metres) before appalling conditions forced a retreat, Carder notes.
In 1911, a previously unknown report was discovered: it was written by a licensed surveyor, G.W. Robinson, who had kept his personal forestry records from six decades earlier during the 1850s in the Dandenong Ranges, near Melbourne. Robinson had arranged with loggers to notify him when they found a very tall tree, and noted that every one he measured exceeded 91 metres, the tallest being 104 metres. Robinson noted that the tallest trees were felled first and had no doubt that “some of the trees felled earlier would have measured quite some 400 feet [122 metres]“.[3]
Victoria’s early State botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller, claimed to have personally measured one tree near the headwaters of the Yarra River at 122 metres. A government surveyor, David Boyle, claimed in 1862 to have measured a fallen tree in a deep gully in the Dandenongs at 119.5 metres, and with a diameter at its broken tip that indicated it might have lost another eight metres of trunk when it broke [128 metres in total].[3]
The tops of the tallest trees are often snapped by wind: allowing for that in estimating an original height, however, presupposes that the break occurred in a hitherto undamaged tree. An alternate, and possibly more realistic scenario, is of a tree with several episodes of breakage and regrowth building up a stout stem without ever attaining the potential maximum height.
Von Mueller’s early records also mention two trees on the nearby Black Spur Range, one alive and measuring 128 metres and another fallen tree said to measure 146 metres, but these were either based on hearsay or uncertain reliability. David Boyle also reported that a tree at Cape Otway measured 158 metres, but this too was based on hearsay.
Many prominent botanists and tree enthusiasts have long been sceptical of such claims because they lacked first-hand evidence from a credible source. But Carder notes[3] that nor can all the claims be considered imaginary: “The frequency, the persistence, and the wide occurrence of the reports leads to the belief that there was some basis of fact for the statements made.”
None, however, had been verified by direct documentation until 1982 when Ken Simpendorfer, a Special Projects Officer for the Forests Commission, Victoria, directed a search of official Victorian archives. It unearthed a forgotten report from more than a century earlier, one that had not been referred to in other accounts of the species up to that time. It was written on 21 February 1872, by the Inspector of State Forests, William Ferguson, and was addressed to the Assistant Commissioner of Lands and Surveys, Clement Hodgkinson. Ferguson had been instructed to explore and inspect the watershed of the Watts River and reported trees in great number and exceptional size in areas where loggers had not yet reached. He wrote: “In one instance I measured with a tape line one huge specimen that lay prostrate across a tributary of the Watts, and found it to be 435 feet [132.6 metres] from its root to the top of its trunk. At 5 feet from the ground it measures 18 feet in diameter, and at the extreme end where it has broken in its fall, it is 3 feet in diameter. This tree has been much burnt by fire, and I fully believe that before it fell it must have been more than 500 feet [152.4 metres] high. As it now lies, it forms a complete bridge across a deep ravine.”[3]
Carder concludes that the height limit for E. regnans is “not greatly over 300 feet now, but there is sound evidence that trees very much taller did indeed at one time stand,”.[3]
It is also possible that individual trees will again attain such heights. Author Bob Beale has recorded that the tallest trees in the Black Spur Range now measure about 85 metres but – due to major bushfires in the 1920s and 30s – are less than 80 years old and have been growing consistently at the rate of about one metre a year.[4]
aardy
Sep 10th, 2009 at 7:42 pm aa
Casandra
Sep 11th, 2009 at 4:44 pm why isnt there the famous tree that looks like a person with his or her arms crossed? i cant find it anywere so if anybody finds it please add it on thank you
stephenraymond
Sep 22nd, 2009 at 6:32 pm Wheres the white tree of ministrith?
Lauren
Sep 26th, 2009 at 3:56 pm Bonfante Gardens is now Gilroy Gardens…
cindy lou
Oct 3rd, 2009 at 7:16 pm really cool… loved all the pics… fascinating!!
Tina
Oct 22nd, 2009 at 1:03 pm In Zimbabwe, it’s Jacaranda time:http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/zimbabwe/091015/jacaranda-time-zimb abwe
Although the country has long suffered from economic collapse, crime and grime, its raw beauty never fails to impress. This time of year, the Jacaranda trees are a welcome distraction.
animals zoo guru
Oct 27th, 2009 at 2:41 pm wow…really wonderful, good information.Thank you.
Gardening Express
Oct 30th, 2009 at 5:04 pm Just amazing, I have added this page to my favourites, great information and beautiful pictures. Chris – Gardening Express
Jay
Nov 1st, 2009 at 7:53 pm I don’t know how I came across this, but I am glad. I want to visit some of these, thanks a mill!
TV John
Nov 3rd, 2009 at 5:27 am One I think worthy to be added to your list is the Curtain Fig, which can be found near Yungaburra in Queensland, Australia. There is a photo on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curtain_Fig_Tree) but it really doesn’t do this amazing tree justice.
George Coldywall
Nov 18th, 2009 at 8:43 am Nice trees indeed. Shame there are no propagation methods to double triple quadruple them in places on earth badly needing them. From the rural parts of highlands where vegetation is scarce..or where birds need a resting place too. Shame also on folks in general who don’t take seedlings of bearing trees on their journeys. Where grass may grow..it takes folks to bring in the heavier workers..and our panoramic views of the future…call it nature friendly landscaping. The mighty of these also come in handy for irrigation of flat lands. Hey, trees are essential part of life on earth..they are not only to be looked at..they produce what we call the air that we breathe too. Thanks for the posting..I liked it very much.
Ulla
Nov 28th, 2009 at 12:47 pm Great trees. I thought this tree is worth a mention.
The world’s oldest recorded tree is a 9,550 year old spruce in Dalarna, province of Sweden.
Scott Kelsey
Dec 9th, 2009 at 8:49 am Take a look at this tree, we lived on the same street a few years back.http://www.mysorefigtree.com/
The tree was planted in 1896 by a friend of Thomas Alva Edison with hope of being helpful with the invention of rubber. It was the custom of the time to plant unusual trees to mark the property lines therefore it was planted at the corner of the lot where it still stands today, 113 years later. The tree has grown to a height of over 93′, a crown spread of over 130′, and a circumference of about 40′. Using the National Register of Big Trees Measuring Guide this tree would be given a total of 606 points. The roots which are the main attraction of the tree have grown to over 6′ above ground.
Vernon Jespersen
Dec 9th, 2009 at 3:43 pm I’ve been a “big tree” fan all of my life, starting from a visit to Muir Woods in Marin County, California. I spent time in Tuoumne County, CA., and as I hiked would find some impressive specimens of cedars. Here at home in Castro Valley I observed the felling of a remarkable native Black Walnut–the local squirrel community lost one of their favorite spots when this one came down. I once owned a lot with an oak at least six feet in diameter. It turned out to be in the path of future freeway. We do fortunately have many Redwoods around here which I love. This is a wonderful Website, thanks.
Markus Q.W.S. P. Triblyton
Dec 11th, 2009 at 6:38 pm Amazing, magnificent! It inspired me to do great things in the future!
A_TONIQ
Dec 12th, 2009 at 10:45 am NOW TESE SI AN AKREADEABOLLE
honour chick
Dec 13th, 2009 at 6:00 am very interesting tree thanks for sharing.
Bishop Bohica
Dec 13th, 2009 at 12:56 pm Your trees have inspired me. Thank you.
maury
Dec 13th, 2009 at 2:01 pm Delightful tree knowledge
Angela Nudds
Dec 13th, 2009 at 2:02 pm Wow, I love the toilett in the tree! Where I used to live in Hertfordshire there were some very old woods called Broxbourne Woods, a vert magical place. In later years tracks were added and wooden sculptures. A fave for me and the kids. Trees are one thing I miss in Lanzarote where we now live. There did used to be forests in Haria but many years ago they were used for the wood, not realising that the canopies captured the dew to irrigate the arid land. There is now a reforestation plan in progress.
coreman
Dec 13th, 2009 at 2:11 pm Then there’s the “Octopus Tree”, a rather funky Sitka spruce, in Cape Meares State Park, Oregon…Here’s one reference: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM2527_Octopus_Tree
Alejandro Beas
Dec 13th, 2009 at 2:17 pm Tree that owns itself, nice… In the beautiful heart of ATH, GA. I thought that was kind of on bulldog secret. Great post
Rob
Dec 13th, 2009 at 2:29 pm Maybe it could be of interest that we have a tree that is 9550 years old in Sweden. We have several (around 20) over 8000 years. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080416104320.htm
Manitook
Dec 13th, 2009 at 2:39 pm http://www.flickr.com/photos/12cats/336765221/
(not my picture)This is a fun oak to be around. There is just something about the branches touching the ground again that just makes me think of hobbits.
Bill Jones
Dec 13th, 2009 at 2:56 pm Wow, cool stuffR
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Vincent123
Dec 13th, 2009 at 3:28 pm Tule tree is actually 14.05m in diameter. it’s also more than 2,000 years old, which is sweet!
Hendrik
Dec 13th, 2009 at 4:03 pm When I visited Crete earlier this year, our Hotel was a few kilometers away from a 2000 (some say 3000) year old olive tree, which is located in Vouves, Chania prefecture. Olive branches from this tree are used in the Olympic ceremony. It’s in Wikipedias list of oldest trees (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_oldest_trees) but the Wikipedia page itself discusses very little about it. Nonetheless it’s at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_tree_of_Vouves. Just Google for “Vouves olive tree” and you’ll get some nice hits on this hollow, twisted olive tree.
erap
Dec 13th, 2009 at 6:43 pm Waht is the oldest tree? #5 or #2?
Richard
Dec 13th, 2009 at 6:58 pm I’ve hugged a few trees in my time cos they all wanted to be famous like these…nice fotos and stories
Orlando Website Design
Dec 13th, 2009 at 11:54 pm What a cool post! That Baobab tree definetly deserves to be #1. What a cool looking tree.
victorynick
Dec 14th, 2009 at 12:32 am This was VERY INTERESTING. I didn’t even know most of these trees existed. AMAZING!
N2Trees
Dec 14th, 2009 at 1:29 am Another amazing tree:http://johnnyophoto.com/wordpress/wp-content/gallery/misc/001.jpg
mor
Dec 14th, 2009 at 6:09 am It’s magnificant!
covax
Dec 14th, 2009 at 7:22 am what are the oldest living tree in these places? china, korea, japan, taiwan, philippines??
Louis Dallara
Dec 14th, 2009 at 12:34 pm Here’s one of mine.
This one is 1400 years old..
http://fineartamerica.com/featured/angel-oak-tree-2009-louis-dallara.h tml
Boone
Dec 14th, 2009 at 12:44 pm Beautiful photo’s! I love plants, tree’s, shrubs, fungi more than anything on our Earth besides cats. There is a tree near the Bitterroot Valley of Montana called the Medicine Tree as it has the horns and antlers of various animals sticking out of it all over. Some of the antlers and horns have been there for hundreds of years and are incorporated into the tree almost totally now. Actually, there are a number of these tree’s in Montana but many are not known about still and the locations are kept secret by the First People ( Native American ) tribes. They would also bend the tree’s in certain directions as a pointer or marker showing the way the trail or path went. These can still be found all over the Montana forests up here in the Rocky Mountains mixed with native Aspen, Larch, Crataegus and many other species of fascinating and beautiful tree’s. Thanks for the great site, Alex. Keep up the excellent work. Tree’s are most sacred.
Take care – Boone the Mountain Man – Montana USAPS – Banyan Tree and Silk Cotton Tree are two different species. Banyan and Bo Tree’s are types of Fig while Silk Cotton Tree’s are of the Bombax family, like the Ceiba Tree.
Chuck W.
Dec 14th, 2009 at 4:41 pm Nice job with the article. The Tule tree is supposed to be about 2,000 years old.Save the trees! Legalize Hemp.
Ron Inman
Dec 14th, 2009 at 4:56 pm I love the beauty of trees, these are some of the best,
I do believe
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Joanna Tompkins
Dec 14th, 2009 at 5:15 pm You trees are awesome. I can’t believe the lonely tree was killed. Wow… Hard to believe! Guess it proves, when your time comes, it comes. Thanks for sharing the trees.
juniti
Dec 14th, 2009 at 9:08 pm About four years ago, I sent some giant sequoia seedlings to my brother-in-law, who lives in Lancaster, PA. One of those trees is now about 3 feet tall and very well established. The area where it’s planted gets a lot of water. It will be interesting to see how it does in the future.Thanks for the great article.
Janie Jones
Dec 15th, 2009 at 12:28 am Thanks so much for the wonderful pictures of El Tule near Oaxaca in Mexico. I visited this tree in 1974 and it was amazing! I have often recalled this visit and wondered if it were still alive.
EcoChampion
Dec 15th, 2009 at 9:03 am This just an amazing collection of pictures, Found the link through digg.Please add more pictures
EcoPicofTheDay
Dec 15th, 2009 at 9:04 am Can i piblish some o fthese on Eco Pic Of The Day, with a link back. They are so cool!!!!
Biff
Dec 15th, 2009 at 9:54 am The survivor tree in OKC, OK
Cadet35
Dec 15th, 2009 at 12:10 pm Longfellow had it perfect when he wrote that poem. ” I think I shall never see anything as lovely as a tree”.
Chanter
Dec 16th, 2009 at 9:41 pm Really great pics! I really enjoyed seeing those trees!BTW, The “banyan tree” can also be found in the Philippines and always associated, and believed to be home to fairies, gnomes, hairy giants (kapre), white ladies (kinda like ghost) and many more.
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Marte Chambers
Dec 18th, 2009 at 10:41 pm Joyce Kilmer wrote “Trees”
openware
Dec 19th, 2009 at 10:43 pm nice,thank you..
Eduardo Sanchez
Dec 20th, 2009 at 10:57 am there is a tree in mexico city that is called El árbol de la noche triste (the sad night tree) it marks the spot where Hernan Cortez Cried when he was deafeted and expelled from Tenochtitlan by the Aztecs.the tree is placed in Popotla, Mexico City.
Old Man Jarrad
Dec 22nd, 2009 at 6:52 pm Re:Bonus2
The only tree in a 250 mile radius and a drunken truck driver collides with it!!!???
More proof that humans are a tree’s most epidemic pathogen.
Maddy
Dec 23rd, 2009 at 6:57 pm What about the Curtain Fig Tree in Queensland, Australia? The most amazing tree I have ever seen – photos do not do it justice!
looolo
Dec 30th, 2009 at 7:51 pm ew do you all seriously enjoy trees? weirdos.
JB
Dec 30th, 2009 at 9:33 pm I grew up around Baobabs and They are amazing Trees!!! Their Fruit is a bit odd but delicious.:)
Joris
Jan 5th, 2010 at 3:40 pm Surprising story @ number 5!
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Jan 8th, 2010 at 4:12 pm I seem to recall there being a tree in Kenya where they build a hotel in/on it …. but i could be mistaken.
Big2hands
Jan 15th, 2010 at 8:25 pm On my last visit to Prarie Creek Park, which is part of Redwood National Park, I was speaking to a botanist who was studying the Coastal Redwood. He said that DNA and root samples that he was studying indicated that the young trees tap into the fully developed root systems of their parents and, when the old giants eventually die, the younger trees become the owners of those root systems. He was in the process of trying to identify the age of the roots systems, some of which he believed had connected to and lived with over a dozen generations of trees. He said that these root systems could be the oldest living organisms on Earth.
Ahmed
Jan 18th, 2010 at 2:16 am That some kool trees even the one with the toilet in it
Japanese Words
Jan 18th, 2010 at 2:54 am Great photos. It is very sad that most of the huge trees have been destroyed. Having lived in places like Tokyo, you really learn how important they are.
Miranda??
Jan 26th, 2010 at 11:46 am well, i find trees amazing!
i love them
and some of those trees were just gobsmacking!
u may call me a tree hugger but so be it!
samarpita
Jan 29th, 2010 at 1:02 am ’twas good 2 see “THE BODHI OR THE BANYAN TREE” in the top three list!!!
i feel elated coz im an Indian……
my home town has a banyan tree which has grown since the Britisers ruled us…
its in the city,CUTTACK-state,ORISSA
its prop roots touch the ground………
jasleen
Feb 8th, 2010 at 3:17 am fantastic
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Feb 17th, 2010 at 2:01 pm You know. recently a new power line was constructed through the forest close to my home. It is a disaster. they cut a 500 year old oak which I loved. I tell about this to my friends but nobody cares…
ME
Feb 24th, 2010 at 11:25 am COOL TREES!
Louise.kw
Mar 2nd, 2010 at 4:28 pm its wonderful that u put up these pictures! Thank You very much….i wouldn’t even have a chance to see such amazing trees in my life and i didnt even know that there are such trees in the world!~thank you
sujan
Mar 5th, 2010 at 2:40 am amazing yarrrrrrrrrrr………….
mario
Mar 5th, 2010 at 6:39 am very very very Bless part of the world…what a sweet creature of god
eugen
Mar 5th, 2010 at 6:39 pm very special is the flag tree . I saw some near Ushuaia, Patagonia
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sveinss/4312710464/
Alyssa Bob
Mar 9th, 2010 at 8:34 am heyyy. i think tht trees are amazinggg. they are soooo beautiful i have a question for yu why do trees sit there…why cant they walk aroundd???? hmmmmmmm…idkkk???? but…ANSWER ME!!!!!! I REALLY NEED TO KNOW THE ANSWER!!!!…..FOR MY SCIENCE PROJECTT..WWELLL II G2G MY MOM IS CALLING ME FOR DINNER WE ARE HAVING FISHY STICKS TONIGHT.
- Alyssa Bob….PEACE LOVE AND PLAID SHIRTS!!!!(:
moti peretz
Mar 10th, 2010 at 5:29 pm wow, most of these trees I have never seen before in my life.
my hobby
Mar 14th, 2010 at 2:44 am Nature is simply amazing. The Baobabs are so impressive.
Gem
Mar 18th, 2010 at 12:04 pm Baobab trees are technically not trees, they’re succulents. However they are truly magnificent to behold. I saw several in South Africa that were believed to be at least a thousand years old, it was humbling to stand next to them.
John Reilly
Mar 18th, 2010 at 11:12 pm There is a poplar tree in the Pipsico scout reservation in Virgina that’s over 300 years old.
lora bishop
Mar 19th, 2010 at 5:32 pm Great Pictures
AIZAZ ASHRAF
Mar 21st, 2010 at 4:29 am THERE IS A POPLAR TREE IN THE OGHI
jenna
Mar 21st, 2010 at 7:47 pm WOW those are some big trees awesome
rokr
Apr 4th, 2010 at 8:48 am u forgot to mention the naripol of thai….
but the list is magnificent
Adeel Fazil
Apr 5th, 2010 at 4:50 pm I like this. i like it very much.i m Adeel Fazil
from Peoples colony
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Panme
Apr 10th, 2010 at 4:20 pm I would like to suggest the Giant Fig Tree in Santa Barbara, California as one of the greatest trees, if no one has posted yet.
imran
Apr 10th, 2010 at 4:37 pm its ammazing i like nature and its also can do a nature not human,and i must say our Great God give as many symbols for us. Bing a Holy Muslim We belive in One God that Allah….. Allah-oAkbarThanks
imran's sister
Apr 13th, 2010 at 3:50 am Subhan Allah…..Allah is the creator of every thing
anonimo
Apr 21st, 2010 at 8:19 am son sensacionales
auque yo tengo una pagina donde todos los arboles son espectaculares
es busque en gogle y pongan donde dise imagenes y ponganle arboles de japon
Wychwood Forestry Tree Surgeons
Apr 23rd, 2010 at 3:18 pm These are fantastic trees that tell such a deep story.
I especially feel in awe when I see those ancient looking roots hang over the temple in Ta Prohm.
A book of folklore should be made out of these photographs of trees! Absolutely fantastic!
bridget
Apr 27th, 2010 at 3:41 pm The banyan trees are beautiful. The monkey trees in Vancouver, British Columbia are pretty interesting also.on another note re: johnald #12
The ocean is a living thing. It is alive just like the tree which keeps it company.
linkwheelsite2
May 1st, 2010 at 6:21 pm Thank for content I read it very useful to me.
Dumil n shah G
May 7th, 2010 at 12:04 pm extra ordinary work which brought bundle of knowledge people like us.Thumb up
Regards n Salute
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May 8th, 2010 at 7:35 am thanks for that ten ..
Andronica K. Gaba
May 9th, 2010 at 3:35 pm Awesome … thy was pretty cool and Thanks very much, i learned so much about the ten magnificent trees especially the basket tree, it was my first time coming across that kinda tree. its so amazing!!!!!
fun-da-mental
May 12th, 2010 at 2:55 am Wonderful trees!
I found the last one especially sad: Killed by a drunken driver, damn!
satyendra naruka
May 14th, 2010 at 9:36 pm i really loves nature,and i see world most beautiful trees that i fleeling very lucky,that everybudy dont know what is it.your work is very nice.i m also want to do same work..thanks
IsabellesTravel
May 24th, 2010 at 7:07 am I stumbled on to this post and it was great to see all those different special trees together in one post. I`m glad I at least saw already a few of them and I look forward to seeing more of these natural wonders on my next adventures. Thanks for putting this great list together.
Tobias an Paul
May 27th, 2010 at 3:28 am Fantastic
Very educational
Informative
We have each done some time in the boab gaol and happy to see it represented. Very musty atmosphere.
Thanks again
Ali Seaza
May 28th, 2010 at 11:42 pm how on earth to you knock down the only tree within 400km?i loved the photos, thankyou so much for doing this list!
Kaylenn Merez
May 28th, 2010 at 11:48 pm I loved the bit at the top with the bit by Buddha! It is so true! i loved the photos. it just goes to show what a wonderful world we live in!
azby
Jun 8th, 2010 at 7:38 am my favorite tree is the Rainbow Eucalyptus http://www.divinecaroline.com/22163/96259-technicolor-tree–rainbow-euc alyptus#1
Thomas
Jun 10th, 2010 at 6:25 pm Well where is the largest tree that I have seen my self? It looks similar to the one in the movie “Avatar” the giant tree when the trucks look like other trees.
Yasir Sahar
Jun 14th, 2010 at 5:02 am I am very much amazed to see all that kind of the
Amazing Trees in the world. there is The God inthe world who make these all kind of amazing. Trees.WE, And I have a strong Believe on God Almighty.
Alhamd-U-lillah
Victor Nunes
Jun 15th, 2010 at 4:18 am I have photos of a Bao Bab tree that I visit in Tzaneen South Africa, where they maide a bar in side the tree.
MINI : )
Jun 19th, 2010 at 12:38 am Very Nice….. I loved the Images & got to know very Educative information ….Thanks for putting this great list together. Hope Others also enjoy this…. THANKS
sindhu
Jun 22nd, 2010 at 4:02 am nice treesthat was great to watch.
Jim Fisher
Jun 28th, 2010 at 1:08 am Terrific, but what about the extraordinary Ficus tree at the botanical gardens in Kandy, Sri Lanka. In spread and canopy, it’s got to be one of the world’s biggest.
Pat
Jul 1st, 2010 at 6:48 pm go to the following sitehttp://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/03/old-tree-gallery/
Genie in a bottle
Jul 13th, 2010 at 4:59 pm It seems that more folks are heading up Redwood Creek to look for the tallest redwood Hyperion (#7). Apparently the gravel bar at the mouth of Bridge Creek is a base camp option. The grapevine in Humboldt county says that a photo was on Google Earth some time ago for that tributary.
sapna rathore
Jul 14th, 2010 at 1:28 am hiiiiii i m so happy bcouse i see a nice fact about a trees and its imp.my reporting and my project and its very nice and thankssss for u
B4
Jul 19th, 2010 at 9:30 am What a wonderful interesting list of tress. It seems everyone has a tree or two to add to the list real or imagined. Thank you for sharing this with everyone, I didn’t believe there were trees left out there that were that old.
Mark donnelly
Jul 30th, 2010 at 9:52 am The guy who wrote this site should check his facts. Although giant redwoods are native to california this is not the only place that they grow, infact since being introduced to scotland in the 1800s some specimens have already exceeded 180ft in height and now constitute some of the tallest trees in europe. Given time the scotish climate will see the scotish redwood outgrow her american ancesters. You are also mistaken with regards to the oldest tree in the world, that claim lies in central scotland with the fortingail yew which is over 5000 years old, also as legend would have it the birth place of pontious pilot. Scotland also has the tallest tree in europe, another american breed, the douglas fir, only 120 years old and already 220ft high this or other similar specimens will also surpass their american ancestors.
Mark donnelly
Jul 30th, 2010 at 10:12 am Sorry, I forgot to mention that scotland also has the highest hedge in the world, located in perthshire, and the oldest foscilized trees in the world, located in the city of glasgow. Stick that on your web site.( once you have varified it of course)
verenddra parekh
Aug 12th, 2010 at 8:39 am Delighted with the contents and want to know more about the WATER COMPUSTION OF EAUCALYPTUS TREEE ???????????
verenddra parekh
Aug 12th, 2010 at 9:36 am Well, this is Verenddra Parekh again, I am working on a burning problem of shortage of water in India despite reasonable rainfall average every year.Is there any one who can help me know the EXACT WATER COMSUMPTION OF EAUCALYPTUS TREEE, as these trees are grown in India tremandeniously and during 1975 to 1990 these trees were planted in huge quantities all around on National Level.
The question:- WHERE HAS THE UNDERGROUND WATER LOST IT’S TABLE IN THE EARTH ??????????????????????CAN ANY SCIENTIST/KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON/ OR ANY DATA BANK HELP ME ????????????
verenddra parekh
Aug 12th, 2010 at 9:40 am Well, this is Verenddra Parekh again, I am working on a burning problem of shortage of water in India despite reasonable rainfall average every year.Is there any one who can help me know the EXACT WATER COMSUMPTION OF EAUCALYPTUS TREEE, as these trees are grown in India tremandeniously and during 1975 to 1990 these trees were planted in huge quantities all around on National Level.
The question:- WHERE HAS THE UNDERGROUND WATER LOST IT’S TABLE IN THE EARTH ??????????????????????CAN ANY SCIENTIST/KNOWLEDGEABLE PERSON/ OR ANY DATA BANK HELP ME ????????????
MY ADDRESS: 76-A, ANOOP NAGAR , INDORE 452 011
verenddra parekh
Aug 12th, 2010 at 9:46 am WHAT ARE THE RAIN CAUSING TREES THAT CAN BE PLANTED TO SAVE WATER CRISIS ? COME TO INDIA, INDORE AND HELP SAVE NATURE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>……THANKING YOU
abhigyna
Aug 19th, 2010 at 10:42 pm hai friendsthe photography is Very Nice….. I loved the Images & got to know very Educative information ….Thanks for putting this great list together. Hope Others also enjoy this…. THANKS
tess r. obrero
Aug 21st, 2010 at 4:46 pm photos are pretty amazing.those i think,were naturally grown….God’s creations, natural wonders.trees that michael jackson featured in his song”EARTHSONG”.(laugh out loud)but, have you ever heard of trees grown by man from the remnants of typhoon?there are some people here in the philippines who hunted trees toppled down by typhoons, save them from being rubbish and firewoods and grow them into miniature trees about a foot to 15 feet high.and turned them into magnificent arts…they are called bonsais.and we have lots them.it’s just like having to take care of forest right in our backyards.wish you all could see them!
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Avocado
Aug 24th, 2010 at 10:12 pm These are really awesome.
The toilet in the tree is a bit of an insult though!
Vanni Linkx
Sep 5th, 2010 at 12:19 pm In spread and canopy, it’s got to be one of the world’s biggest.
Lettuce Face
Sep 5th, 2010 at 12:49 pm i like trees. trees are my friends.
terry rabbitt
Sep 7th, 2010 at 9:25 am just to say I love trees all trees and your site is both enjoyable and educational well done keep it up – keep em comming!!
umair khan
Sep 9th, 2010 at 8:03 am thats rocking it shows that trees are really friend of humans they can modify thierselves as per requirements of humans
Lynn Fisher
Sep 9th, 2010 at 9:29 pm Beautiful exceptions of our trees on this planet… and although I didnt read all comments to know if these were mentioned yet or not. I believe the Giant Red Cedar tree’s of Vancouver Island British Columbia, Canada in ” Cathedral Grove Provincial Park” are amazing, and merit mention here as well. with a span of 12 feet across, and several hundred feet in height, they are magnificent to view.
Pixieluv2105
Sep 20th, 2010 at 12:20 pm Thank you! It was fascinating and extremely delightful.
88
Sep 29th, 2010 at 10:06 pm Wow KEEP IT GOING COOL I VISITED ONE AT THE RICHMOND VA,IT WAS COOL!!!
K. Carrick
Oct 13th, 2010 at 3:59 pm I would suggest you add the Angel Oak tree, just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. It’s estimated to be about 1400 years old and said to be the oldest living thing east of the Mississippi River.
Nenita I. de Vega
Oct 14th, 2010 at 5:33 pm This is a great endeavor! Thanks a lot! I have always been in awe of trees and I revere each tree that I look at! My heart bleeds for every tree that is cut down–no matter how young or old it is. Thhis blog is a great inspiration for nature lovers. Keep up and I will be waiting for more of your outstanding piece on nature.
Cari Uang
Oct 20th, 2010 at 10:06 am It’s a great inpiration by nature
sofia de paoli
Oct 30th, 2010 at 8:59 pm estan muy buenos esos árboles muy raros el que me gusto mas fue Banyan aerial root me gusto muuuuucccchhhhoooo!!!!!!!
Sanju
Nov 2nd, 2010 at 1:16 am Hello friend These photos are amazing and extremely delightful. I really very thankful to you. I got different ideas about this complex world
Monte Petersen
Nov 2nd, 2010 at 12:07 pm The Quipo Tree is also amazing.
I enjoyed this web site.
Thanks!
bryston
Nov 8th, 2010 at 10:43 am that was so cool and amazing check out my videos on youtube
Ernestina Pelley
Nov 11th, 2010 at 12:46 pm Wow! Image hunting the search engines all night for this and i lastly think it is below!
Daniel2
Nov 14th, 2010 at 7:03 pm Why is the Bristlecone Pine listed as the world’s oldest tree if Pando is listed as being 80,000+ years old?
Rebati Man Shrestha
Nov 17th, 2010 at 11:10 pm Very exciting and wonderful pictures of trees. Many(Some) such trees from our part ie Nepal not pictured and published.
Livvy P
Nov 25th, 2010 at 5:12 am Cool I like the one with the toilet in the tree the best.Aren’t they good.
Brenda Starr
Dec 11th, 2010 at 11:54 am Lovely, and so nice to know that I am not the only tree lover in the forest.
iqra
Dec 22nd, 2010 at 11:30 pm veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy beautiful trees…………….. tree colour soooooooo nice I LOVE TREE
iqra
Sanjay
Jan 1st, 2011 at 2:45 am The less said the better – we have to plant more trees and save those we can. To disfigure or carve out of some space of a tree – that too a banyan tree which is sacred and dear to many – to use as a loo is annoying to me especially as it will affect the sanctity of the vibes it was meant to give to everything around. It is indeed sad that what we cannot see or touch or hold – we do not believe.
As a tree lover we can undo nothing but plead with the people to restrain themselves as these “life forms” are silent and do not mean any harm.
To Verenddra Parekh I can only tell him that – “the Euculyptus like Teak trees take away ground water from nearby areas and what can be done is to grow them in areas where rainfall is high and not in dry areas or problems like these will exist. No exact details of water consumption are known except experiences of growers. As far as your concern of water problems I am also one of those concerned so be in touch ” – my email is spchowgule@gmail.com – goodbye
Richard Boyd
Jan 5th, 2011 at 1:55 am Thanks for posting Alex. I was about undertake some research into trees and your article has just provided (probably) most of the links I needed without having to do any work!!!!You have to wonder how anyone managed to drive into the Arbre du Ténéré…
Merci
Michelle
Jan 5th, 2011 at 4:03 pm this pictures are really kool sikee !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!jk im just playing they r and buy {i would buy one if i could} lol 9i went throught one of them before its like a brige)lol IM FOREAL…
chippu.248.ar
Jan 24th, 2011 at 8:29 am subhan allah very nice iam enjoy this world trees
hsudifheuwilahfdjksl
Jan 25th, 2011 at 12:26 pm those trees are freeeeeeky!!!
David McCormick
Feb 3rd, 2011 at 5:09 pm Great trees, always been fascinated by ancient and important trees, have lived beside a 500+ year old pedunculate oak for 17 years and its massive due to growing in open on a hill, very important for wildlife there.What about the Queen Elizabeth Oak for great trees? http://www.gravelroots.net/mapage5.html
I live near a 500+ year old European Ash which has a very wide girth, really wide at the bottom where its roots go into the ground. Also live near 8 huge Scots Pine trees (100ft+ with a very wide top) which I have called the area the giant pine road due to the pines growing on the side of a road beside some fields.

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