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chicot60
02-27-2015, 09:10 PM
66.5 Feet Tall John’s Island South Carolina Angel Oak, 1400-1500+ Years Old


http://i.imgur.com/wKqafZR.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/wKqafZR.jpg)




Slope Point, New Zealand: Antarctic Wind-Swept Trees

http://i.imgur.com/87lV3uS.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/87lV3uS.jpg)




Canadian Rhododendron “Tree,” Over 125 Years Old

http://i.imgur.com/3N0BIzt.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/3N0BIzt.jpg)




Although the Rhododendron and the Wisteria are technically not trees (they are a shrub and a vine, respectively), they share similar physical triats to trees and are therefore included in this list.

1,990 Square Meter Japanese Wisteria, 144 Years Old

http://i.imgur.com/mNfjI8j.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/mNfjI8j.jpg)




http://i.imgur.com/XoGt7Yj.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/XoGt7Yj.jpg)




California’s The President, 241 Feet Tall, 3rd Largest Giant Sequoia On The Planet

http://i.imgur.com/C81c8qe.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/C81c8qe.jpg)




Portland, Oregon: Japanese Maple


http://i.imgur.com/CEodOkd.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/CEodOkd.jpg)

chicot60
02-27-2015, 09:12 PM
Oregon Hanging Moss Draped Antarctic Beech, Native To Argentina And Chile
http://i.imgur.com/Yi89Gjq.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/Yi89Gjq.jpg)






Madagascar Baobabs, Which Store Water Within Their Thick Trunkshttp://i.imgur.com/hzIX3yM.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/hzIX3yM.jpg)






Bonn, Germany: Tunnel Of Blooming Cherry Treeshttp://i.imgur.com/KivDsKB.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/KivDsKB.jpg)






Brazil Flamboyant Tree, Endemic To Madagascarhttp://i.imgur.com/zrxVy9c.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/zrxVy9c.jpg)






Kauai, Hawaii: Rainbow Eucalyptus, Pulpwood Used To Make Paperhttp://i.imgur.com/Cqy6NmO.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/Cqy6NmO.jpg)






http://i.imgur.com/C1LIrol.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/C1LIrol.jpg)






Oregon Maple Tree Tunnelhttp://i.imgur.com/u38AWNU.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/u38AWNU.jpg)

chicot60
02-27-2015, 09:15 PM
Northern Ireland Dark Beech Hedges, Featured On “Game Of Thrones”
http://i.imgur.com/ocb3SOC.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/ocb3SOC.jpg)






http://i.imgur.com/VrfW04D.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/VrfW04D.jpg)






Yemen Dragonblood Trees, Known For Their Alchemical Crimson Red Saphttp://i.imgur.com/V54bPXN.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/V54bPXN.jpg)






Cullinan, South Africa: Jacarandas With Violet Flowershttp://i.imgur.com/TaiEfqk.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/TaiEfqk.jpg)






Dixie Plantation, South Carolina Avenue Of Oaks, Planted In The 1790shttp://i.imgur.com/bTk7BQi.jpg (http://i.imgur.com/bTk7BQi.jpg)






Majestic Cat tax treehttp://i.imgur.com/MtOV2Bm.jpg




http://i.imgur.com/CaZayE4.jpg

steveOtoo
02-27-2015, 10:19 PM
The Brazil flamboyant tree is actually a Royal Poinciana. They grow all over So. Fl., have a huge one growing in my back yard, they are truly beautiful.

chicot60
02-28-2015, 03:51 PM
What kind of tree is this......:D

https://scontent-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10009280_832253883493416_1271327800010049668_n.png ?oh=03c98effa331b5f4c1963cde5e143694&oe=55498A5D

steveOtoo
02-28-2015, 05:08 PM
Found a date on Christian Mingle for the abovehttp://www.satfix.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=23667&d=1425300777Might pick up a splinter though

steveOtoo
03-02-2015, 01:02 PM
Commonly known as the peckerwood...............