Today we want to bring to your attention the most unusual trees growing on our earth. As you know, the most common plant on our planet that deserves a special place in our lives is a tree. There are more than 100,000 species of them growing on our land. Where and how a person just does not use it, but we pay attention to the trees around us only if they differ in some way from their neighbors either in size or in bizarre shapes or flowers and fruits.
- Dragon tree (Dracaenacinnabari) or more precisely cinnabar-red dracaena. It grows on the island of Socotra. Outwardly, this miracle of nature resembles an umbrella turned inside out with a green hat of foliage and a massive trunk. The height of an adult tree is 10 m. The dragon tree got its name because of the resinous red juice. Flowers near the tree appear during the monsoon rains in the form of branched panicles.
- Australian baobab - "Bottle Tree" or Adansonia Gregory (Adansonia Gregorii), named for its resemblance to a glass container - a bottle. It grows in the mountains of Namibia, its milky juice is very poisonous, in ancient times hunters lubricated their arrows with it. During the flowering period, beautiful pink-red flowers appear on the branches of the bottle tree.
- Most a big tree in the world grows in the "Giant Forest" of the Sequoia National Park, California, USA in the Sierra Nevada mountain range (Sierra Nevada, California). The height of the long-lived sequoia "General Sherman" (GeneralSherman), according to various estimates, is about 2800 years old, is 83 meters, the girth of the trunk is more than 24 meters, the circumference of the crown is about 33 meters. But what is the most interesting tree is still growing and increasing its trunk diameter by 1.5 cm per year. But in 2006, due to heavy snowfalls, one of the branches of the tree broke off, the diameter of which is about two meters and the length is more than 30 meters, but this incident did not affect its status as the "Largest Tree in the World" growing in our time. But the most tall tree, growing here in California, is the Hyperion tree, its height reaches 115.5 meters, thereby exceeding the height of the Statue of Liberty. These are the giants on our planet.
- Madagascar baobab or Adansonia Grandidieri (Adansonia Grandidieri), a mighty tree about 80 meters high and about 25 meters in girth, grows on the island of Madagascar. Some specimens of baobabs have been growing for over 1000 years. The even and smooth trunk of the baobab accumulates a large number of water, so it easily tolerates drought. The white flowers of the baobab, although they are short-lived when flowering, having bloomed, live only for a day, but they have been awarded the attention of the treasury of Madagascar. On the 100-franc note they are depicted, the flowers of the Madagascar baobab.
- Baobab Sunland South Africa located near Modjadjiskloof, the tree is hollow inside, so in 1933 it was equipped with a mini bar for 15-20 seats. The tree itself is not tall, about 20 meters, but its age is simply impressive, it is over 6000 years old.
- Tree of Life, Bahrain. In the midst of a large desert, a single green tree 9.75 meters high has been living in extreme conditions for more than 400 years. The locals called this place the Garden of Eden, it is still not known exactly how the tree survives in these conditions, there is an assumption that its roots go deep into the ground, and from there they take life-giving moisture for growth and life. UNESCO has taken this Tree of Life under its protection, including it in the list of "World Heritage Sites".
- Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) with a beautiful multi-colored trunk - a tree, is also a long-liver of our planet and quite tall, sometimes growing up to 100 meters in height or more. The beautiful coloring of the bark comes from the constant peeling off of old strips of bark, exposing bright salad, young bark. Over time, the bark roughens and dulls, turning dark green, then blue and purple, and then changing from orange-red to crimson-brown. These are the constant transformations and updates that occur with the eucalyptus bark, constantly changing its appearance.
- With extraordinary fruits like cannonballs in South America Cannon Tree (Couroupitaguianensis) grows. The tree is very prolific, producing 200-300 kernels with a diameter of 15-25 centimeters. A favorite tree of many subtropical botanical gardens, as it attracts with its original fruits that have stuck around almost the entire trunk of the tree. But getting close to it, and even more so standing under it, is dangerous, there is a risk of being hit by an impressive core.
- The Great Banyan or Ficus Bengal, this tree, which has the largest crown area, grows in the Indian Botanical Garden in the city of Khauri. Looking from the side at this green miracle of nature, you will not immediately understand that in fact it is not a grove or a shady oak forest, but one tree. This handsome man has another name "Forest Tree", as it has not one, but several thousand trunks at once. It is about 250 years old and occupies a rather impressive area of 1.5 hectares and has 3300 aerial roots.
Trees of unusual shape from all over the world.
There are many talented people in the world whose work is admired, but still the best artist in the world is undoubtedly nature. She sometimes gives birth to such masterpieces, looking at which you freeze in admiration. In this review, there are photographs of trees, the reality of which is hard to believe.
1 Rainbow Eucalyptus 
The smooth eucalyptus bark consists of many thin layers that have different colors and change throughout the life of an amazing tree.
2. Serrated cherry 
The shiny red-brown surface of the trunk looks especially impressive in winter.
3. Cotton tree 
The trunk and branches of the tree are covered with very large prickly thorns.
4. Jaboticacba 
An evergreen tree with cauliflory - the formation of fruits directly on the trunk and main branches.
5. Adenium - the ominous Desert Rose 
All parts of the plant are poisonous, so much so that in old times they were impregnated with arrowheads.
6. Ceiba 
It is one of the largest and tallest trees in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere.
7. Dragon Tree (Dracaena draconica) 
Dracaena means "female dragon" in Greek.
8. Quiver tree (Aloe dichotomous) 
In the past, the Bushmen and Hottentots used hollowed-out tree branches as arrow quivers.
9. Baobab (Adansonia digitata) 
The amazing tree is not only the thickest in the world, but also has no growth rings.
10. Chilean Pine (Chilean Araucaria) 
The tree has such hard and thorny leaves that birds do not sit on its branches.
11. Twisted Trees 
Trees that stand up for their right to life.
12. Joshua tree (Yucca shortleaf) 
The name of the tree was given by a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century.
13. Xanthorrhoea (Tree Grass) 
These slow growing trees are resistant to fire and live up to 600 years.
14. Bleeding tree (African teak) 
The tree got its name because of the red-scarlet resin that begins to ooze at the slightest incision.
15. Manchineel tree 
Included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most dangerous tree in the world - all parts of the plant are poisonous and deadly.
16. Spatodea bell-shaped (African tulip tree) 
One of the most beautifully flowering trees in the world is on the list of dangerous invasive species, the spread of which threatens biodiversity.
17. Kindioi Wax Palm 
The tallest palm in the world is the national tree of Colombia.
18. Sequoia Evergreen 
Giant tree Hyperion with a height of 115.61 m is the tallest tree on the planet.
19. Bengal ficus 
The Great Banyan is a tree with the largest crown area in the world located in the Indian Botanical Gardens in Howrah.
20. Walking palm tree (Socratea bareroot) 
These unusual palm trees slowly move along the ground, breaking up to 20 meters per year.
21. Candle tree (Parmentiera edible) 
In the fruits of this tree there is a huge amount vegetable oils due to which they are used as candles.
22. Virginian snowflower 
An unusually beautiful tree comes from the USA.
I have detailed about the most incredible trees on the planet. But life does not stand still and it's time for the second part of the story about the most unusual and interesting trees on our planet.
Baobabs in Madagascar
Baobab is the national symbol of the island of Madagascar, and is also painted on the coats of arms of Senegal and the Central African Republic. There are 10 types of baobabs in the world. This is a very amazing tree, which is interesting, no one can accurately state the age of the tree. Since it does not have annual rings, these trees are long-lived and there are trees with an age of about a thousand years. Scientists say that these trees can live up to five thousand years. At first glance, you can understand that this is a very large tree with a solid trunk size and height (the trunk is up to 11 meters wide, up to 25 meters high, and the crown spreads branches up to 40 meters in diameter).
Ficus, Philippines, or we talked about it in sufficient detail in the article.
Young mangrove trees underwater
Mangrove trees are evergreen deciduous plants, settled on tropical and subtropical coasts and adapted to life in conditions of constant ebb and flow. They grow up to 15 meters and have bizarre types of roots: stilted (lifting the tree above the water) and respiratory (pneumatophores), sticking out of the soil, like straws, and absorbing oxygen. Few plants would survive in salt water, but this is not the case with mangroves. They developed filtering mechanisms. The water sucked up by their roots contains less than 0.1% salt. The remaining salt is excreted by the leaves through special leaf glands, forming white crystals on the surface.
Cypresses, Lake Caddo
Lake Caddo is a large lake in the United States, lying in eastern Texas on the border with Louisiana. This is a protected area that contains the largest cypress forests on the planet. The area of the lake is about 106 sq. km.
Wisteria, Japan
Wisteria, or, as it is also called, wisteria (Wisteria), is widely used in decorative floriculture. Looking at the flowing green waterfalls of stems and long feathery leaves, densely covered with large clusters of blue, purple, white or pink delicately scented flowers, it is difficult to imagine that wisteria is the closest relative of peas and beans. But this is true, because this fragrant vine belongs to the legume family, and its fruits are elongated pods with seeds similar to lentils.
Bottle trees of Socotra Island
The bottle tree This impression is correct, for the trunk of the bottle tree is indeed shaped like a pot-bellied bottle. The tree can reach 15 meters in height. As for the diameter of such a tree, it can be three meters. The tree grows in Eastern Australia and is very loved by the local population. When periods of drought come, the leaves of the tree go to feed livestock. But the trunk of the bottle tree is a source of drinking water! In addition, very sweet juice accumulates in special cavities in the upper part of the trunk. This is real nectar! The whole plant is involved. So, the seeds of the bottle tree are roasted or eaten raw. The roots of young trees are very juicy and are eaten as root crops.
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Dragon Tree, Socotra Island
An old Indian legend tells that a long time ago in the Arabian Sea on the island of Socotra, there lived a bloodthirsty dragon who attacked elephants and drank their blood. But one day, one old and strong elephant fell on the dragon and crushed it. Their blood mixed and wetted the ground around. At this place grew trees called dracaena, which means "female dragon". The dragon tree (or Dracaena dragon) grows in
tropics and subtropics of Africa and on the islands South-East Asia. Socotra is one of six islands off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean where this amazing plant grows.
Quiver tree, Namibia
Japanese maple
Japanese maples - exceptionally showy ornamental trees and shrubs. Even in winter, deciduous Japanese maples captivate the eye with an unusual shape of a bare crown, resembling a mushroom or an umbrella, and many thin fan branches. However, the peak of beauty of Japanese maples occurs in autumn, when their leaves are painted in stunning bright colors: red, orange, gold ...
The beauty of the nature of our Earth never ceases to amaze us. Throughout the planet, there are the most incredible trees that do not leave travelers indifferent. And among them there are unique specimens that can only be seen in one particular place. Therefore, it will be interesting to find out what are the most unusual trees in the world (photos of some of them are presented), and what exactly is their uniqueness. But, besides the fact that a plant can be interesting in itself because of its shape or size, people sometimes give it amazing names.
Baobab "Teapot"
An unusual tree grows on the island of Madagascar, which in its shape resembles a huge teapot. This plant is very famous here, and you will not surprise the locals with it. But it impresses all tourists. Scientists claim that this plant is already 1200 years old. In addition, like a kettle, it can hold a large volume of water. According to some estimates, its "capacity" is 117,000 liters!
This baobab has a very thick trunk, in which it accumulates moisture and uses it during the dry season. It is also interesting that its roots are impressive in size and spread over tens of kilometers. They can also collect moisture. During the drought period, this tree sheds all the leaves so as not to waste water on their maintenance. But buds come out instead.
These baobabs have very soft wood. When the elephant is thirsty, he breaks the trunk and eats out the inside to quench his thirst. But the unusual tree does not cease to exist on this. It is very tenacious and tries to take root again in order to continue growing.
Jaboticaba
This plant belongs to the Myrtle family. It is called Jaboticaba, or the Brazilian Ono, is fruitful and is cultivated in tropical latitudes. The plant has small leaves that are distinguished by a myrtle aroma. It can grow up to 12 meters, but on plantations it does not exceed five.
These plants differ in that their fruits do not appear at the ends of the branches, but on the trunk itself. Of course, these are not the only unusual trees (photo of the jaboticaba shown above) that bear fruit in this way, these include jackfruit, cocoa and a few other tropical plants. With the advent of spring, the main branches and trunk are covered with a huge number of small white flowers. In one year, a tree can bring more than one crop. Fruit ripening lasts less than a month. Ripe "grapes" have an almost black tint. All fruits are no more than 4 cm in diameter. They are very similar to grapes, their flesh is the same consistency, but inside there is a large seed. The fruits are very juicy and sweet. They make jams and juices.
bottle tree
This tree species grows in Namibia. Each plant not only has an unusual shape, but is also distinguished by its dangerous secretions. Their juice is a poison that can cause death not only to an animal, but also to a person. It looks like milk. These unusual trees (pictured below) have been used as deadly weapons in the past. Bushmen dipped their arrowheads in poisonous wood secretions.
This vegetation can be found in the mountainous regions of Namibia. The strange shape of the trunk, which resembles a bottle with a wide bottom, led to the fact that the tree was called "bottle".
bombbucks
This rare plant can be seen in Cambodia, but not everywhere, but only in some places. These unusual peace trees (see photo below) are also found in Southeast Asia, near the Ta Prohm temple. The amazing thing about plants is that they seem to embrace this old building with their roots. Trees can be very impressive in size, rising up. And not less impressive ficus-stranglers grow not far from the temple. They also extended their roots to the building to envelop it.
peach palm
It is believed that the first representatives of this plant appeared in Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but today they are often found in South and Central America. These are by right the most unusual trees, because they look really strange. The entire trunk, from the roots to the top, is decorated with rows of sharp spikes that resemble large hedgehog needles.
The leaves of the plant are long, oblong. Some of them grow up to three meters in length! The tree itself usually does not exceed 20 meters. The fruits of this plant are edible. Interestingly, among the Native Americans, this “dish” was the basis of the diet. Today, the fermented fruit of this plant is a popular delicacy.
crooked trees
Another curiosity are plants that have curved trunks. They grow in Poland, in the forest near the town of Gryfino. There are a little more than 400 of them. The cause of the curved trunks is not exactly known. There are suggestions that each of these unusually shaped trees was obtained as a result of human intervention, but who needed it and for what remains a mystery.
According to some guesses, these plants were intended for the manufacture of curved wooden furniture, for agricultural implements, or for boat hulls. Because of the Second World War, the owners of these sites were forced to flee in a hurry, and now this story will remain a mystery.
"Burmis"
Also, unusual ones grow on Earth, for example, larch, which takes off its leaves in autumn. And near the city of Alberta (Canada) there is a soft pine, which is called "Burmis". This is the only extraordinary specimen of this genus, which has its own fascinating history. The tree is notable for the fact that it died back in the 1970s, but at the same time it continued to stand, without being subjected to decay and decomposition. Experts say that by the day of its death, the plant was about 600-750 years old.
In 1998, a strong wind hit the city, which knocked down this unusual tree, but caring residents picked it up and put it in its place - to stand in the same position. After a while, someone broke the branch, but people reattached it to the trunk. Today, travelers from all over the world come and take pictures near the Burmis tree.
Tree of Life
Another unusual tree is located in Bahrain. It has about 4 centuries. But it is remarkable not for this at all, but for the fact that it grows in the desert, where there is absolutely no water. There are no other trees within a radius of several kilometers. Its roots are deep in the soil, so some are sure that this is where the plant gets its moisture. But this has not been proven, and people still cannot understand how this tree manages to survive. In order to look at this amazing plant, about 50,000 tourists come to it every year.
"Banyan"
The national tree of India, which is called or banyan, is also amazing plant. Long time it was considered the widest. But the tree is still growing. A feature of the banyan tree is its roots, which hang from the branches. There are so many of them that it seems that this is not one tree, but a real forest. A tree can grow and occupy an area equal to a city block.
"Walking Tree"
Near Lake Baikal there are also unusual plants that are among the sights of this area. These are ordinary larches and pines, which differ in their roots. They protrude from the sandy soil. Over the years, the wind has blown away the sand, and the roots have been exposed for several meters. But difficult root system helps the tree stay on the surface. From the outside it looks like the plants are standing on stilts. The most famous grove of "walking trees" grows in Peschanaya Bay. At this point, the roots go out more than two meters.
Other Amazing Trees
In addition to the listed 10 unusual trees, there are still a lot of mysterious plants. So, you can hear about which grow in Yemen and the Canary Islands. The plant got its name because of its resin and juice, which have a rich bloody color. The local population is sure that this liquid is a real cure for all diseases.
No less unique is the "iron tree". It can be found in Iran and Azerbaijan. stronger than iron and just as heavy, so it sinks if dipped in water. The plant also impresses with its characteristics, planting from " iron trees”is capable of developing into an impenetrable thicket. Over time, these plants grow together.
Also, many are impressed not only by strange structures, but also by unusual ones. So, on Earth you can meet candy, sausage, cabbage, silk trees. All of them have their own stories, characteristics and features that are interesting to learn and learn. In whatever country you go, everywhere you can find an unusual plant, about which locals ready to talk for hours.
The plant world is striking in its diversity and beauty. For example, trees are so unique that sometimes you can’t even believe that such a thing really exists.
This article will present unusual, unique species trees in the world.
In general, a huge variety of amazing trees grow on the territory of the Earth: fabulously beautiful, centuries-old, huge and very small, with unusual shapes crowns and branches and more. etc. And all of them already represent themselves Interesting Facts occurring in nature.
Blooming and evergreen, dwarf and giant - these are all amazing trees. They are magnificent and attractive with their unusualness, fabulousness. Rainbow eucalyptus, swamp cypress, fiery tree, majestic baobab, dancing pines, Japanese maples ... There are a lot of them, silently standing in one place for decades and even centuries.
Below are some interesting trees peace.
Fig tree and silk
Silk and fig trees grow on the ruins of the temple of Ta Prohm (Cambodia). They attract numerous tourists with their unusual roots. They are large, long and not hidden, as usual, in the ground, but braid the ruins, for which they received the name "stone eaters".
Looking at them, one can imagine the tentacles of giant octopuses clinging to the remains of the ancient temple. Today these plants are protected by UNESCO.
Eucalyptus
At first glance, this is an ordinary eucalyptus that has grown to 75 meters. The trunk has a diameter of 2.4 meters. But there is a feature in it. This is the rainbow eucalyptus, which is the only species given tree growing in the northern hemisphere.
Looking at it, you can understand that this species has an incredibly beautiful color of the bark. Young trees are usually bright green. But as the tree grows, the bark acquires purple, orange, burgundy and blue colors, as a result of which vertical stripes form on the trunk, varying in width, length and shape.
In general, the eucalyptus is the tallest tree in the world of all time, because in an 1872 report there is mention of a fallen tree that reached a height of at least about 150 meters. Modern eucalyptus trees do not grow above 101 meters.
oil tree
There are trees that can surprise even the most experienced botanist. For example, an oil tree (hanga) growing in the Philippine Islands. It is unique in that its fruits contain, one might say, pure oil.
In the Philippines in last years technology is being developed to use its fruits as a source of fuel for the engine.
Baobab
This plant should be included in the list of "unusual trees of the world." This is a baobab. He doesn't even have age rings.
There is one legend in Africa about the appearance of this tree. There was a quarrel between the baobab and God. The second, angry with the tree, tore it out of the ground and stuck it back up with its roots. This is how his bizarre form arose.
For Africa, this tree is not unusual, because there it grows almost everywhere. Special attention deserves one look. The baobab-teapot got its name due to its huge trunk, which can hold a large amount of water.
It should be noted that some trees of this species can be called real centenarians, because their age is 1200 years! Perhaps such a long life is explained precisely by the shape of the trunk and its contents. It can store water, the volume of which can reach 120,000 liters! This species is found only on the island of Madagascar.
banyan
Mahabodhi is the Buddha tree. It is named after the Hindu merchants who sold their goods while sitting under this tree. The peculiarity of this tree is in its aerial roots hanging from the branches to the ground.
The most famous type of banyan (sacred ficus) is Mahabodhi in Anuradhapura, which grows in Sri Lanka. According to stories, this tree was grown from the cuttings of the plant under whose crowns Buddha attained enlightenment (sixth century BC). It turns out that the banyan planted BC (288) represents the oldest tree in the world grown by man with a known exact date of planting.
Tule tree
This plant belongs to the list of "the largest trees in the world" because of its thickness. The diameter of the thickest tree in the world is 14 meters. At least 30 people are needed to fully embrace it with outstretched arms. And its height is rather big - 40 meters, and its mass is 600 tons.
Thule grows in Mexico. Initially, the opinion of scientists was that this miracle of nature is the result of the fusion of several trunks. DNA analysis has proven that this cypress is a single organism.
As for the exact age, not everything is clear yet. Most likely, the tree is one of the oldest.
There is one more interesting point. If you look closely at the bark, then on the patterns located on it you can see the silhouette of a person or animal (such an interesting entertainment was invented by local residents).
giant sequoia
It is the largest tree in the world in terms of volume.
Growing "General Sherman" (its height is 83 meters) in national park"Sequoia". Its volume is approximately 1.486 thousand cubic meters. meters, and weight - more than 6 thousand tons.
Presumably, it is 2300-2700 years old, and annually the sequoia is gaining such a volume of wood as a smaller plant of this species (18 meters in height) contains.
Wollemia
Looks pretty funny conifer tree wollemia (the oldest tree in the world), fraught with ancient history. It is located in Australia.
The dinosaur-like tree is 200 million years old. Scientists in 1994 found a living wollemia.
The location of the trees was carefully hidden in order to protect this species from complete destruction. There are only 100 copies left. Now such a tree can be seen in the botanical gardens.
Tree of Life
There are a huge number of long-lived trees, but this 400-year-old is special, magnificent. It grows in the desert with little to no water sources, and it's impressive.
The ancient mesquite tree is another wonder of nature growing near Jebel Dukhan (two kilometers away), Bahrain.
cashew tree piranji
The trees of the world cannot be imagined without one of the most majestic and beautiful trees.
This famous tree-forest is located near the city of Natal in Brazil. He is 177 years old, and this cashew covers almost 2 hectares of land. It was planted by a fisherman in 1888. Due to a genetic mutation, the branches that touch the ground, for some reason, begin to take root. This does not happen with other trees of this species.
As a result, the tree is a whole forest, covering an area of 8,400 thousand square meters. meters. In general, it produces about 80,000 fruits a year.
Dancing Forest of Russia
In the Kaliningrad region in the Curonian Spit reserve (37th kilometer) there is one unique place. The pine trees growing here are strangely twisted, bent, and in some places twisted into rings.
Until now, scientists have not been able to explain what is happening here, that even the trees are dancing. Today there are many different theories: biological, geomagnetic, mystical.
In conclusion - an interesting but sad fact
There was once a Tenere tree, which is the loneliest desert tree.
This is a plant that grows in the Sahara Desert (Niger). The age of a single tree growing on a vast territory (radius of 400 km) was 300 years. Once upon a time there grew a forest, gradually destroyed by the winds and the desert. The last acacia had very long roots, which allowed them to feed on water from great depths.
In 1973, a drunk driver unique tree Tenere was shot down, after which a metal monument dedicated to the Lonely Plant was erected at this place.
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