10 of the Most Wonderful Trees in the World
Trees are an important part of our global ecological system. They absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and release oxygen. Trees are one of the most beautiful creations of God. Even common trees are amazing enough, but some trees are just magnificent, whether by their sheer size, age or shape or through mysterious properties they seem to possess. There are hundreds of spacious and spectacular trees in the world of these, some are particularly special.
Here we present 10 of the Most Wonderful Trees in the World:
Eucalyptus Deglupta
Eucalyptus deglupta is commonly known as the rainbow eucalyptus, rainbow gum or Mindanao gum. It is the only Eucalyptus species found naturally in the Northern Hemisphere. The species is native to New Britain, New Guinea, Sulawesi and Mindanao.
The rainbow eucalyptus has a unique multi-hued bark. This is the most distinctive feature of the tree. It’s not often that you see a tree that has natural blue, purple or orange colors on its trunk. Patches of outer bark are shed annually at different times, showing a bright green inner bark. This then darkens and matures to give blue, purple, orange and then maroon tones. It can reach a height of over 200 ft. or 61 meters.
Methuselah Tree
Methuselah is a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine tree growing high in the White Mountains of Inyo County in eastern California. It was seeded in 2833 BC. It is approximately 4,850 Year old tree. That is why Methuselah is one of the oldest trees in the world. For many years it was thought to be the oldest living tree, but another tree located in the same grove was found to be over 5,065 years old in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains, California.
Dragon Blood Tree
Dracaena cinnabari is also known as Socotra dragon tree and commonly known as dragon blood tree. Native to the Socotra archipelago, part of Yemen, located in the Arabian Sea, the dragon blood tree earned its fearsome name due to its crimson red sap, which is used as a dye and was used as a violin varnish. It is so called due to the red sap that the trees produce. The fruits of the tree are small fleshy berries which exude a deep red resin, known as dragon’s blood.
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Angel Oak
The Angel Oak Tree is a Southern live oak located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, South Carolina. The Angel Oak Tree is estimated to be 300-400 years old, stands 66.5 ft. tall measures 25.5 ft. in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,000 square feet. The largest branch is 89 feet long and 11.5 feet in circumference.
Árbol del Tule
Árbol del Tule is a tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 9 km east of the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. It has the stoutest trunk of any tree in the world. In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites. This is still slightly larger than the next stoutest tree known, a Giant Sequoia. The age is unknown, with estimates ranging between 1,200 and 3,000 years, and even one claim of 6,000 years.
Deodar
Deodar got derived from Sanskrit term devadāru, which means “wood of the gods”. Cedrus deodara or Deodar is a species of cedar native to the western Himalayas in eastern Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, Kashmir, northern India (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand), southwesternmost Tibet and western Nepal, occurring at 1,500–3,200 m (4,921–10,499 ft) altitude. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching 40–60 m (131–197 ft) tall with a trunk up to 3 m (10 ft) in diameter. It has a conic crown with level branches and drooping branchlets.
Silk Floss Tree
The silk floss tree is a species of deciduous tree native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. It has a host of local common names, such as palo borracho. It belongs to the same family as the baobab and the kapok. Another tree of the Ceiba genus, C. chodatii, often receives the same common names. The beautiful Silk Floss tree (Ceiba speciosa) is one of the many members of the mallow family. Endemic to tropical and subtropical forests of South America (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina etc.), this tree sometimes reaches more than 81 feet in height. Its trunk and branches are studded with sharp conical prickles (giant spines), which help it to conserve water for subsequent dry periods.
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Axel Erlandson’s Circus Trees
Axel Erlandson was an American ‘arborsculptor’ who planted trees in specified patterns and pruned, bent and grafted them into shapes as a hobby. He opened a horticultural attraction in 1947 advertised as "See the World's Strangest Trees Here," and named “The Tree Circus” near Santa Cruz, California, and people flocked in from all over the country to view his unusual and striking creations. After the land changed hands several times, 24 of Erlandson’s trees ended up in the Gilroy Gardens in 1985.
Avenue of the Baobabs
The Avenue of the Baobabs is a group of big baobab trees lining a dirt road in western Madagascar. In Madagascar, you can see differently shaped and different sized baobabs in one place. This amazing and unique landscape draws many tourists from all around the world, making the Avenue of the Baobabs one of the most popular attractions in the area and one of the most famous landmarks in Africa. You can meet the Teapot tree in Ifaty, Southwestern Madagascar especially. The tree is estimated to be about 1000 years old. The Baobab can store more than 31,000 US gallons of water (120,000 liters) to endure the severe drought conditions.
General Sherman
General Sherman is the name of a giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in Tulare County, in the U.S. state of California. General Sherman is the world’s largest tree by volumeWhile it’s not the tallest or widest, it certainly is among the tallest and widest trees in the world, and has the best height by width value (meaning volume). The magnificent tree is estimated to be around 2,300 to 2,700 years old. Its height is 83.8 meters (275 ft) and its diameter is 7.7 m (25 ft).
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