Interesting Trees

Here is one that serves a useful pooperous!

Never knew there were so many interesting trees in the world until I started looking.

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Disneylands Fascinating Tree (not real but looks the part)

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Hey Martin ! somehow got into a do-loop … sort of a double duplicate post.. Anyways hope this works !!

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this could be weird:

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too cool !

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I just got done adding water effect to these 2 trees and posted them on my website. How ironic. This ought to be a really nice thread. I love trees, and have tons of pictures of them. I will be adding a couple every now and again.

Water Effect

Water Effect

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Now that is quite a post Allison.

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The Wollemi Pine
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The Wollemi Pine is one of the world’s oldest and rarest trees. It was discovered just 10 years ago by a bushwalker in a national park only 200km from Sydney, Australia’s biggest city.
A majestic conifer with attractive, unusual dark green foliage and bubbly bark, the Wollemi Pine can grow up to 40 metres high in the wild with a trunk diameter of over one metre.
The Pines can survive temperatures from 23-133°F (-5 to 45°C) and are expected to withstand even cooler temperatures. They are also responding well to low light indoor environments.
http://www.wollemipine.com/aboutwp.php

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these are coooool

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The Huon pine is Australia’s oldest living tree and is one of the oldest living organisms on earth.
Individuals have been known to reach an age of 3,000 years. Fossil records from a tree found
in a boggy area in the south west of Tasmania were dated at 3,462 years! (Carder A., 1995). Only
the bristle-cone pine of North America exceeds it in age.

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Pattern for my haunted forest tile carvings

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Strangler fig. Bird does dropping containg fig seed 20-30 feet up in a tree branch. Seed germinates & throws roots to ground. Tree then grows around the host tree & strangles it. Giant fig tree results with base of tree 20-30 feet above ground & a curtain of tree roots.

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Blast, all these interesting sounding trees and I cannot see them inside the firewall here. I guess just one more reason to read LJs when I get home!

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ODIE, ARE YOU SURE THAT’S NOT BIG FOOT’S LEG

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QUEENSLAND BOTTLE TREE

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BAOBAB TREE
Massive tree, up to 20 meters tall and 12 meters in diameter is probably the best know African tree.
http://www.africantrees.com/details.asp?treeID=1

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PAPERBARK THORN
One of the typical flat-topped or umbrella-shaped acacias found in South Africa. The tree can reach up to 9m in height with a spread of about 15m. The most distinctive feature of this tree is the “corky” yellowish-brown bark which flakes in papery pieces.
http://www.africantrees.com/details.asp?treeID=12

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American Black Walnut

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This one is really amazing!!!

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp147/clef1234/amazing_tree1.jpg

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Very cool.

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Ebony

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TEXAS EBONY

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Alerce Tree (Fitzroya cupressoides) native to the Andes mountains of southern Chile and adjoining Argentina, where it is an important member of the Valdivian temperate rain forests.
A very large evergreen tree, the largest tree species in South America, growing to 40-60 m tall and up to 5 m trunk diameter.
In 1993 a specimen from Chile was dated as 3622 years old. This gives it the third-greatest fully verified age recorded for any living tree, after the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine and the as yet unnamed 9,550 year old spruce tree discovered in Sweden in 2008.
Source Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitzroya

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saw this interesting tree in Bermuda. – St. Georges, if memory serves.

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BANYAN TREE OF HAWAII

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another walnut tree

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http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm225/rbrearey/sonnenburg/016.jpg

have no idea what it is, but its intresting…(and possibly lazy)

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try, try again

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very interesting …

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not sure what this one is … leaves look like oak

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Jarrah Tree. Eucalyptus marginata is one of the most common species of Eucalyptus tree in southwest of Western Australia. The tree and the wood are usually referred to by the Aboriginal name Jarrah. Because of the similar appearance of worked jarrah timber to the Honduras mahogany tree, jarrah was once called Swan River mahogany after the river system that runs through Perth.
Source: Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptus_marginata

Look at those burls

King Jarrah Manjimup Western Australia

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no clue what this tree is … looks interesting though

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Sassafras

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Hi guys, can I play too?

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—interesting trees from my backyard….

....and then after gazing upon the external….

....I decided to look inside….

....some great looking trees here Grumpy; ....and,

Thank you.
GODSPEED,
Frank

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beautiful photos Frank … you live in a nice place.

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This Blue Oak tree fell over but it is still growing.

A woodpecker larder in a fallen Digger Pine

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unknownwoodworker, any contributios are welcome.
Frank, those photos are awesome.
Dan, you are the man. I do notice though you like the windy pictures.
Chicko, was that Woody Woodpecker?.

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Redwood

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not my backyard … still a cool tree… amazing really

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—hello Dan;
Yes, a truly cool tree there. One could arrive//get at some good braces for timber framing//ship building…., from both ends of the tree. But then just thinking….hmmm, how about flipping it on it’s side and one has a large (really large) barn door handle. Now how large is that barn door….?

....and then I looked and saw that fall, is in the air of this neck of the woods also.

GODSPEED,
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Thought that this was very cool!

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I asked what kind of tree this was when I first joined L.J.’s (in the wrong place I might add LOL!!!)

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These two are some of my favorites I have found in cyberspace

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Top pics Allison.

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Just curious if anyone knows whether it is dangerous to walk around these parks. I’d imagine a falling branch could easily kill someone (and it wouldn’t need to be a large branch that you could hear breaking off). They are beautiful though.

I never walk under trees … I’m always afraid of falling branches >grin<

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Dan thats to funny!
No thank you on the pumpkin pie…..lol

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Dan, is that your best side??????

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Allison that looks like a Madonna Bra Tree

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Frank.. love your photos. You have such an “eye” for truly seeing

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“the grand ol’ lady” maple tree (right side)... her days are done and she now needs to come down. It is a sad time.

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aw.. either it has its arm wrapped around it as they look lovingly at the scenery or it is a protective arm to make sure the other one doesn’t fall over a cliff or down the hill. Cute pix

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ASH

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LOOKS LIKE DAN’S REAR END HAS WITHERED

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AUSSIE EUCALYPT, APPLE BOX GUM TREE.

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HMMMMMMMMMMM!

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looks like a photoshop

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Topsmead State Park, Connecticut

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Odie, do you have a money tree as well

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Bald Cypress

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Beech

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Birch

White Birch

Paper Birch

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Black Tupelo (Black Gum)

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Dan your photo is of a Live Oak it looks to be about 100 years old there is one in Safety Harbor, Fl that is over 300 years old that has branchs extended some 75 – 100 feet

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Catalpa

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The Cedars
I think Dan might like this one!

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CHINA LANDSCAPE

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very nice postings GRUMP

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FINLAND

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Cherry

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CHERRY!

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Nice trees in the background Chico.

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They grow with extra vigor in the bone yard LOL

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CHESTNUT (This one has a door for Debbies fairies. LOL)

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COFFEE TREE

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Great pics Dan.

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CYPRESS

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MADAGASCAR BAOBOB

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DOGWOOD

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Christmas Tree.

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Good one Dan, good one Dusty.

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Douglas Fir

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Great posts, Grumpy.

That strangler fig is actually a big problem here in Miami. In a lot of places up North a bit, nearly all trees have been infected.

Great page Grumpy!!!!!! I see quite a few trees in my travels, many of them odd.

-- --Chuck

ELM

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Ginkgo biloba (of Eastern China), “Geological evidence of the Ginkgo tree dates back 150 million years. This tree readily adapts to city conditions. The Ginkgo will eventually become a large tree, but is slow growing. Ginkgo is suited for bonsai.”

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HACKBERRY

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HAWTHORN

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Maple

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nice colors

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MOUNTAIN ASH

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OAK

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more oak trees

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OLIVE

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tree in florida

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tree in tennesse

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PECAN

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POPLAR

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Australian Red Gum (Eucalypt)
River Red Gum-700 years old

Reg Gum Table

Forest Red Gum

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Sequoia

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Sycamore

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guess what kind of trees these are ?

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I LOVE my Job!

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DAN, NATIVES OF COURSE. LOL

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WILLOW

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ZELKOVA

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ACACIA

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European Ash

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REDWOOD
A REAL HANGER ON

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OLDEST TREES-The verified oldest measured ages BAOBAB 6,000 YEARS

Great Basin Bristlecone Pine-USA-4,844 Years

Alerce or Patagonian Cypress-3,622 Years (Chile)

Giant Sequoia, Sierra Redwood, or Wellingtonia(USA)-3,266 Years

Huon Pine(Australia)-2,500 Years
Rocky Mountains Bristlecone Pine (USA)-2,435 Years

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GREAT SOURCE DAN.

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General Sherman Tree (Giant Sequoia)

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The Gloucester Tree is a giant karri tree in the Gloucester National Park of Western Australia. At 61 metres (201 feet) in height, it is the world’s tallest fire-lookout tree, and visitors can climb up to a platform in its upper branches for a spectacular view of the surrounding karri forest

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somewhere a tree-hugger is crying,.. for that big old tree with all the steel spikes driven in its sides

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Australian tree species are unique in their ability to recover from severe busfires like the current event in the State of Victoria. Some will never come back but others will rejuvenate & live to see the next big fire.

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Pehuén or Monkey-puzzle is the hardiest species in the conifer genus. It is native to central Chile and west central Argentina, and is an evergreen tree growing to 40 m tall and 2 m trunk diameter. Because of the species’ great age it is sometimes described as a living fossil. Araucaria araucana is the national tree of Chile. Source Wikipedia.

A cedar in Lebanon

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Ponderosa cones

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Bonsai

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Bonsai

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Bonsai

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WOW, Thanks Grumpy and Dan, and others, for the best blog ever. Moving and funny, very cool. If I could work the computer better I’d add a couple, but no need really, think you guys covered it pretty well. Great idea!

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Boojum Tree

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The Devil’s Tree is a solitary oak, with some dead limbs, growing in an undeveloped field on Mountain Road in the Martinsville section of Bernards Township, New Jersey. It is just opposite Emerald Valley Lane, a recently-constructed subdivision.
Local legend, extensively documented in Weird NJ magazine and the book based on it, has it that the tree is cursed, or the property of the Devil. Allegedly, those who damage or show disrespect to the tree (usually by urinating on it, or making disparaging remarks about it within earshot) will soon thereafter come to some sort of harm, often in the form of a car accident or major breakdown as they leave. [1] Others report being chased after nighttime visits by black phantom vehicles that disappear before reaching a major road. [1] Simply touching the tree is said to cause unexplained effects, such as the hand turning black afterwards. [1]
In winter, the ground beneath the tree is supposedly free from snow, no matter how much has fallen or how recently. [1] A nearby boulder called “Heat Rock” is said to be warm to the touch regardless of the season or time of day, and is believed to be a portal to Hell. [1]
It’s said that rebellious slaves were hanged from the tree in colonial times, or that the Ku Klux Klan used it for lynchings; local legend attributes these murderous acts to the tree itself. [2] The hangings are said to have used the branch that runs almost parallel to the ground. [2]
Despite the dire warnings of the legends, the tree has been damaged to the point that its lower trunk is protected by a covering of chain-link fence around it; there is graffiti above the top of the fencing. Furthermore, the site is now constantly patrolled and nearby homeowners consider the tree an extreme nuisance.[citation needed] The township’s plans to develop the land might’ve required the tree’s removal, but it was decided to protect the tree and keep it as-is. Since early 2007, there is a sign stating when it’s open to the public.

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Why are so many of the pics now just a box with a red “X” in it?

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Possibly because the photo has been moved or deleted from it’s original location & the link has been lost.

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Dan, that is one spooky looking tree

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TREE OF LIFE

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TREE OF KNOWLEDGE
(SOMEONE WARN HIM NOT TO EAT THAT APPLE)

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Three more …Tree of Life titled artworks

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really cool clay tree Grumpy !

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deformed trees

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Great burls kolwdwrkr.

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Dan is that a sculpture of you?. Great likeness. LOL

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wonder what that tree looks like in a rain storm ?

that is a really big … tree

bet that appendage would make a bunch of really cool wood turnings. someone should climb up there and saw it off.

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Very interesting picture Keith.

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KEITH, THATS A VERY GRAVE TREE

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ONE FOR DAN

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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.

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As a hobby, bean farmer Axel Erlandson shaped trees – he pruned, bent, and grafted trees into fantastic shapes and called them “Circus Trees.” For example, to make this “Basket Tree” arborsculpture, Erlandson planted six sycamore trees in a circle and then grafted them together to form the diamond patterns.

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.

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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.

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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

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This one’s a bit freakish

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I googled interesting trees and this blog is number one ! awesome !!!

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Amazing photos. The following is a Norwegian palm tree (very rare) in our garden. I’m not sure what the white stuff is. White BS maybe?

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I THINK IF THIS GUY USED AN AXE HE WOULD HAVE IT DOWN BY NOW.

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Dan, is that for ‘Chair-A-Tree’?

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This tree is in a neighborhood in Chicago.
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This is a real living tree that has been published before in magazines .
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This was home to a famous botanist who created it for his wife in the 40’s she lived here till she was 94 and died a few years ago

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