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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Samantha567" data-source="post: 6596794" data-attributes="member: 240281">Matthew Fox once said – “If you  look closely at a tree you’ll notice its knobs and dead branches, just like our  bodies. What we learn is that beauty and imperfection go together  wonderfully.” <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bizarre-tree-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />El Arbol de La Sabina <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8979605@N07/2497541208/" target="_blank"></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8979605@N07/2497541208/" target="_blank"></a>Trees are important components of the natural  landscape and a wonderful living organism  which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. Though  common trees are fascinating immensely but there are some of the more unusual  and amazing tree specimens found in the  world which is weird and spectacular, yet people are hardly aware of their  mysterious properties, strange sizes or  unusual shapes. Here are some which top the list of being the strangest trees  found on the planet. It’s a treat to the eye!  AXEL ERLANDSON’S CIRCUS TREE  <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/1.8circustree.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/axel-erlandson-01.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://articles.mercola.com/ImageServer/public/2008/January/1.8circustree.jpg" target="_blank">Source  </a> Axel Erlandson’s  passion for sculpting trees, also known as arborsculpture, led him to open a  horticulture attraction in 1947 near Santa Cruz, California named The Circus  Tree and people flocked in from all over the country to view his strange and  striking creations which are nothing short of breathtaking! Using a special set  of skills, Erlandson started to sculpt things out of living, growing trees. One  such tree is the famous “Basket Tree”. which is actually six Sycamores grafted  together in 42 different connections to give it its basket shape. PIRANGI CASHEW  TREE,BRAZIL <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/3437462525_3541defdb9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leroc/3437462525/sizes/m/" target="_blank">Source</a> <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2929868925_794e360e99.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jacarephotogallery/2929868925/" target="_blank">Source</a> It’s the largest cashew  tree in the world and more like a root and bush than a tree covering a span of  8,500 square meters alone! This tree is probably 300 feet by 300 feet in total.  It looks like a forest and a bears 8000 fruit in a year .This picture doesn’t do  it justice but should give you an idea of the enormity. TREE OF  LIFE, BAHRAIN<img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/TREE-OF-LIFE-bahrein.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />source The Tree of  Life in Bahrain is one of the mysteries of world which is bound to be  in the list of most unusual trees aroung the globe! This four century old  mesquite tree survives in the midst of desert without availability of water. The  mystery of the survival of the tree has made it a legend and the name “tree of life” is absolutely appropriate for the tree, truly  representing the magic of life. A legend is also attached to the site where the  tree is located. The local inhabitants believe with heart and soul that this was the actual location of the  Garden of Eden. CHAPEL OAK  OF ALLOUVILLE – BELLEFOSSE <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/10-most-magnificent-trees-in-the-world-chapel-oak-of-allouville-bellefosse-5.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/167013046_61fdf484bf_b-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/98185323@N00/167013046/" target="_blank">Source</a> Next is the  Chapel Tree one of the most famous trees 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 tree made hollow by a lightning bolt. 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. As a symbol, however, it seems that the  Chapel-Oak of Allouville-Bellefosse may live on forever.  BAOBAB –  MADAGASCAR <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Baobab_Tree_AlliCooper-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/43.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><a href="http://www.terminalia.org/mad/43.jpg" target="_blank">Source</a> Baobabs, with their distinctive shape,  are one of the most charismatic group of trees in the world. This particular  specimen, located in Madagascar, is referred to as the ‘Teapot  Baobab’. These trees remain leafless for most part of the year, and  their thick, bloated, fire-resistant trunks store water during the dry months.  One would be surprised to find that some baobab trunks are so large that people  actually reside inside them! GERMAN  SHERMAN – (SEQUIA NATIONAL PARK)<img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cali_general_sherman.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Source General  Sherman is about 2500years old tree with a height of 275 feet (83.8  metres), located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia  National Park in the United States. In January 2006 the largest branch on  the tree broke off. The breakage, however, could not  change the General  Sherman’s status as the largest tree! This stunning tree has the base of its  trunk measuring about 102 feet in circumference. Witnesses to this spectacular  creation of nature can only justify its stature! SILK COTTON  TREES OF TA PROHM,CAMBODIA<img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2034725546_971bc471f3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erickeesen/2034725546/" target="_blank">Source</a> <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Ta-Prohm-Temple.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://img2.travelblog.org/Photos/6687/99393/f/792252-Ta-Prohm-temple-Angkor-ruins-4.jpg" target="_blank">Source</a> Ta Prohm  Temple or the Jungle Temple which is located in the  Angkor Thom complex has trees growing here in the most  astounding way. Words cannot describe it until you set foot there and see it for  yourself.Apparently, the place was left as is over the  hundreds of years and the outcome is amazing from what you see now in the place  which is also called Angkor Archaeological Park. On every side,  in fantastic over-scale, the trunks of the silk-cotton trees soar skywards under  a shadowy green canopy, their long spreading skirts trailing the ground and  their endless roots coiling more like reptiles than plants.TULE TREE OF OAXACA,  MEXICO<img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2158044274_571e0f9f3b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kjdrill/2158044274/" target="_blank">source</a> <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/165429905_3d0a76bda6.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/moody75/165429905/" target="_blank">source</a> Mexico’s most famous  tree, the ginormous Tule Tree (Arbol del Tule) grows  near Oaxaca City. It may not be the largest or the oldest tree in the world, but  it has no contenders for widest girth award which is abround 164 feet in  circumference.It’s best not to look at the tree as a single icon. Indeed there  is a family of ancient trees. Rooted in the town of Santa María del Tule, the  Tule Tree and its environs comprise a unique natural monument. DRAGON TREE,  CANARY ISLANDS<a href="http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/dragon%20tree%20icod.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/dragon tree icod.jpg</a><img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/dragon-tree-icod-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.songsouponsea.com/Promenade/dragon%20tree%20icod.jpg" target="_blank">source</a> The Dragon Tree is  found at de los Vinos in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, and is said to be  between 650 and 1,500 years old. This specimen inherited this name from mythical  origins: Hercules had to bring back three golden apples from the garden of the  Hespérides, which is guarded by Landon, the hundred-headed dragon. Hercules  killed Landon and his blood flowed out over the land, which began to sprout  ‘dragon’ trees. The tree exudes ‘dragon’s blood’ – a red sap – when  cut. WOLLEMI  PINE, AUSTRALIA<img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/3409288442_71846ea891.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/3409288442/" target="_blank">source</a> <img src="http://zuzutop.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/563984785_877ec2acee_b-.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tony_rodd/563984785/sizes/l/" target="_blank">Source</a> The unique qualities of  the Wollemi Pine lie not in its looks but in its history. It is a “living  dinosaur”, and was nearly extinct before it was discovered in Sydney, Australia  in 1994. Now called “the crown jewels of the botanical world”, the Wollemi pine  had previously been known only from a 120-million-year-old fossil. Very few  exist in the wild, but conservation efforts have been made in the recent  past. These strange trees  have been molded by Mother Nature into species of their own. Shocking, downright  weird or seemingly beautiful, the trees amassed in this collection will leave  you to ponder on wondrous creation the Almighty! Repost nam Sorry... If You Like My Post Pls Add Rep+ </blockquote>

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