The most magnificient trees in the world

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    125+ Year Old Rhododendron “Tree” In Canada


    This huge 125-year-oldold rhododendron is technically not a tree – most are considered to be shrubs


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    144-Year-Old Wisteria In Japan

    At 1,990 square meters (about half an acre), this huge wisteria is the largest of its kind in Japan


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    Wind-Swept Trees In New Zealand

    These trees on Slope Point, the southern tip of New Zealand, grow at an angle because they’re constantly buffeted by extreme antarctic winds

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    Beautiful Japanese Maple In Portland, Oregon



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    Antarctic Beech Draped In Hanging Moss In Oregon

    The antarctic beech is native to Chile and Argentina, though this specimen is from the U.S.’ North Pacific region


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    Blooming Cherry Trees in Bonn, Germany


    This beautiful tunnel of cherry blossoms blooms in Bonn, Germany in April.

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    Angel Oak In John’s Island In South Carolina

    The Angel Oak in South Carolina stands 66.5 ft (20 m) tall and is estimated to be more than 1400 or 1500 years old


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    Flamboyant Tree, Brazil


    The flamboyant tree is endemic to Madagascar, but it grows in tropical areas around the world


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    Dragonblood Trees, Yemen

    The dragonblood tree earned its fearsome name due to its crimson red sap, which is used as a dye and was used as a violin varnish, an alchemical ignredient, and a folk remedy for various ailments


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    The President, Third-Largest Giant Sequoia Tree In The World, California


    President, located in Sequoia National Park in California, stands 241 ft (73m) tall and has a ground circumference of 93 ft (28m). It is the third largest giant sequoia in the world (second if you count its branches in addition to its trunk)

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    Maple Tree Tunnel in Oregon



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    Rainbow Eucalyptus In Kauai, Hawaii

    The rainbow eucalyptus, which grows throughout the South Pacific, is both useful and beautiful. It is prized for both the colorful patches left by its shedding bark and for its pulpwood, which is used to make paper


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    Jacarandas in Cullinan, South Africa

    These beautiful Jacarandas, with their violet flowers, grow in South Africa.


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    Avenue Of Oaks At Dixie Plantation In South Carolina

    This avenue of oak trees was planted some time in the 1790s on Dixie Plantation in South Carolina

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    Baobab Trees In Madagascar


    These baobabs in Madagascar are excellent at storing water in their thick trunks to use during droughts

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    The Dark Hedges In Northern Ireland

    Ireland’s Dark Hedges were planted in the 18th century. This stunning beech tree tunnel was featured on Game of Thrones as well.


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    Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi (ජය ශ්‍රි මහා බොධිය)

    In the 3rd century BC, it was brought to Sri Lanka by Sangamitta Thera, the daughter of Emperor Asoka and founder of an order of Buddhist nuns in Sri Lanka. In 288 BC it was planted by King Devanampiya Tissa on a high terrace about 6.5 m (21.3 ft) above the ground in the Mahamevnāwa Park in Anuradhapura and surrounded by railings.

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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaya_Sri_Maha_Bodhi
     
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