Hard To Believe These Are Real!

Trees are great, aren’t they? They give us shade in the summer, wood for our fires in the winter, we can build awesome treehouses in them, and most importantly - they produce oxygen! The great Jungles of the world house a variety flora and fauna that hold potential cures for diseases. Oh, let’s not forget that all of your favorite fruits grow on trees. With this on my mind, I decided to dedicate this post to the world’s most beautiful trees. Enjoy!

1. If you read "The Little Prince" you might remember these - The Baobab Trees. This Photo was taken in Madagascar and the reason for the baobab's unique trunk is that it's used to store water for the dry seasons.

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2. This 144 years old Wisteria Tree located in Japan, its size is about half an acre and it is the biggest of its kind.

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3. Fantastically named, the Dragonblood Tree grows in Yemen, and got its name from its dark, red sap. The sap was highly prized in ancient times as both a dye as well as for its medicinal properties.

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4. The Flamboyant Tree is native to Brazil but can be found in many tropical and sub-tropical locations around the world.

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5. Planted around the 1790's, this is the Avenue of Oaks, located in the Dixie Plantation in South Carolina, U.S.A.

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6. Found on the southern tip of New-Zealand, in a place called Slope Point, these are the Wind Swept Trees. Aptly named as they're constantly beaten by the arctic winds who also cause them to grow this way.

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7. I had a hard time believing this was real, but this is the Rainbow Eucalyptus (Hawaii, U.S.A.) which grows in the South-Pacific area. The amazing color variations are natually formed when the tree sheds bits of it's bark as it grows.

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8. The blossoming of the Cherry Trees in Bonn, Germany.

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9. The 3rd largest Sequoia tree in the world, The President is located in the Sequoia National Park, California, U.S.A., it stands at 410 ft (73m) tall and has a ground circumference of 93 ft (28m).

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10. This beauty hides in Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., it's a Japanese Maple tree and it's simply magnificent!

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11. Estimated to be between 1400 and 1500 years old, the Angel Oak is 66.5 ft (20 m) tall and is located in St. John's Island, South Carolina, U.S.A.

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12. Native to Chile & Argentina, the Antarctic Beech also grows throughout the United States & Britain. This particular specimen, covered in beautiful hanging moss, can be found in Oregon, U.S.A.

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13. Also located in Oregon is this tunnel of Maple Trees.

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14. The Dark Hedges are one of the most photographed avenues of beech trees, located in Northern Ireland, it has been famous for over 200 years, and was even featured in the TV show A Game of Thrones.

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15. These beauties are Jacaranda Trees in the full glory of their violet bloom. They are located in Cullinan, South Africa.

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16. Last but not least, one of the more amazing-looking trees on this list, is this 125 years old Rhododendron. While technically a shrub and not a tree, it gets a free pass into the list for sheer beauty alone.

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