Trees of unusual shape from all over the world.

There are many in the world talented people, whose works cause delight, but still the best artist in the world is, undoubtedly, nature. She sometimes gives birth to such masterpieces, looking at which you freeze in admiration. In this review, there are photographs of trees, the reality of which is hard to believe.

1 Rainbow Eucalyptus


The smooth bark of the eucalyptus tree consists of many thin layers that have different colors and change throughout the life of an amazing tree.

2. Serrated cherry

The shiny red-brown surface of the trunk looks especially impressive in winter.

3. Cotton tree


The trunk and branches of the tree are covered with very large prickly thorns.

4. Jaboticacba


An evergreen tree with cauliflory - the formation of fruits directly on the trunk and main branches.

5. Adenium - the ominous Desert Rose


All parts of the plant are poisonous, so much so that in old times they were impregnated with arrowheads.

6. Ceiba


It is one of the largest and tallest trees in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere.

7. Dragon Tree (Dracaena draconica)


Dracaena means "female dragon" in Greek.

8. Quiver tree (Aloe dichotomous)


In the past, the Bushmen and Hottentots used hollowed-out tree branches as arrow quivers.

9. Baobab (Adansonia digitata)

The amazing tree is not only the thickest in the world, but also has no growth rings.

10. Chilean Pine (Chilean Araucaria)


The tree has such hard and thorny leaves that birds do not sit on its branches.

11. Twisted Trees


Trees that stand up for their right to life.

12. Joshua tree (Yucca shortleaf)


The name of the tree was given by a group of Mormon settlers who crossed the Mojave Desert in the mid-19th century.

13. Xanthorrhoea (Tree Grass)


These slow growing trees are resistant to fire and live up to 600 years.

14. Bleeding tree (African teak)


The tree got its name because of the red-scarlet resin that begins to ooze at the slightest incision.

15. Manchineel tree


Included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most dangerous tree in the world - all parts of the plant are poisonous and deadly.

16. Spatodea bell-shaped (African tulip tree)


One of the most beautifully flowering trees in the world is on the list of dangerous invasive species, the distribution of which threatens biological diversity.

17. Kindioi Wax Palm


The tallest palm in the world is the national tree of Colombia.

18. Sequoia Evergreen


Giant tree Hyperion with a height of 115.61 m is the tallest tree on the planet.

19. Ficus Bengal


The Great Banyan - the tree with the largest crown area in the world is located in the Indian botanical garden in Howr.

20. Walking palm tree (Socratea bareroot)


These unusual palm trees slowly move along the ground, breaking up to 20 meters per year.

21. Candle tree (Parmentiera edible)


The fruits of this tree contain great amount vegetable oils due to which they are used as candles.

22. Virginian snowflower


An unusually beautiful tree comes from the USA.

Today we want to bring to your attention the most unusual trees growing on our Earth. As you know, the most common plant on our planet that deserves a special place in our lives is a tree. There are more than 100,000 species of them growing on our land. Where and how a person just does not use it, but we pay attention to the trees around us only if they differ in some way from their neighbors either in size or in bizarre shapes or flowers and fruits.

  • Dragon tree (Dracaenacinnabari) or more precisely cinnabar-red dracaena. It grows on the island of Socotra. Outwardly, this miracle of nature resembles an umbrella turned inside out with a green hat of foliage and a massive trunk. The height of an adult tree is 10 m. The dragon tree got its name because of the resinous red juice. Flowers near the tree appear during the monsoon rains in the form of branched panicles.

  • Australian baobab - "Bottle tree" or Adansonia Gregory (Adansonia Gregorii), named for its resemblance with glass containers - a bottle. It grows in the mountains of Namibia, its milky juice is very poisonous, in ancient times hunters lubricated their arrows with it. During the flowering period, beautiful pink-red flowers appear on the branches of the bottle tree.


  • Most a big tree in the world grows in the "Giant Forest" of the Sequoia National Park, California, USA in the Sierra Nevada mountain range (Sierra Nevada, California). The height of the long-lived sequoia "General Sherman" (GeneralSherman), according to various estimates, is about 2800 years old, is 83 meters, the girth of the trunk is more than 24 meters, the circumference of the crown is about 33 meters. But what is most interesting is that the tree is still growing and increasing its trunk diameter by 1.5 cm per year. But in 2006, due to heavy snowfalls, one of the branches of the tree broke off, the diameter of which is about two meters and the length is more than 30 meters, but this incident did not affect its status as the "Largest Tree in the World" growing in our time. But the tallest tree growing here in California is the Hyperion tree, its height reaches 115.5 meters, thereby exceeding the height of the Statue of Liberty. These are the giants on our planet.


  • Madagascar baobab or Adansonia Grandidieri (Adansonia Grandidieri), a mighty tree about 80 meters high and about 25 meters in girth, grows on the island of Madagascar. Some specimens of baobabs have been growing for over 1000 years. The even and smooth trunk of the baobab accumulates a large number of water, so it easily tolerates drought. The white flowers of the baobab, although they are short-lived when flowering, having bloomed, live only for a day, but they have been awarded the attention of the treasury of Madagascar. On the 100-franc note they are depicted, the flowers of the Madagascar baobab.


  • Baobab Sunland South Africa located near Modjadjiskloof, the tree is hollow inside, so in 1933 it was equipped with a mini bar for 15-20 seats. The tree itself is not tall, about 20 meters, but its age is simply impressive, it is over 6000 years old.

  • Tree of Life, Bahrain. In the midst of a large desert, a single green tree 9.75 meters high has been living in extreme conditions for more than 400 years. The locals called this place the Garden of Eden, it is still not known exactly how the tree survives in these conditions, there is an assumption that its roots go deep into the ground, and from there they take life-giving moisture for growth and life. UNESCO has taken this Tree of Life under its protection, including it in the list of "World Heritage Sites".


  • Rainbow eucalyptus (Eucalyptus deglupta) with a beautiful multi-colored trunk - a tree, is also a long-liver of our planet and quite tall, sometimes growing up to 100 meters in height or more. The beautiful coloring of the bark comes from the constant peeling off of old strips of bark, exposing bright salad, young bark. Over time, the bark roughens and dulls, turning dark green, then blue and purple, and then changing from orange-red to crimson-brown. These are the constant transformations and updates that occur with the eucalyptus bark, constantly changing its appearance.

  • With unusual fruits similar to cannonballs, the Cannon Tree (Couroupitaguianensis) grows in South America. The tree is very prolific, producing 200-300 kernels with a diameter of 15-25 centimeters. A favorite tree of many subtropical botanical gardens, as it attracts with its original fruits that have stuck around almost the entire trunk of the tree. But getting close to it, and even more so standing under it, is dangerous, there is a risk of being hit by an impressive core.

  • The Great Banyan or Ficus Bengal, this tree, which has the largest crown area, grows in the Indian Botanical Garden in the city of Khauri. Looking from the side at this green miracle of nature, you will not immediately understand that in fact it is not a grove or a shady oak forest, but one tree. This handsome man has another name "Forest Tree", as it has not one, but several thousand trunks at once. It is about 250 years old and occupies a rather impressive area of ​​1.5 hectares and has 3300 aerial roots.

Myths, traditions, inspiration, culture, religion, history and many other aspects human life- trees always appear in all these spheres. Trees will only get better if people disappear from the face of the Earth, but people without trees will have a hard time. Trees absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, prevent soil erosion, provide shelter on hot days; trees are building materials, energy and even food. Trees are just amazing! Well, your attention is presented with a list of the rarest and most unusual trees of our planet.

Eucalyptus rainbow

The trunks of these trees look like they were painted by a skilled graffiti artist, but in fact, the bold colors of the bark are a completely natural phenomenon. The bark layers of this eucalyptus species fall off into different times year, exposing the "underneath" from bright green to orange. These beauties grow up in tropical forests, and mainly in the southern part Pacific Ocean. The tree reaches a height of 75 meters, and a trunk diameter of up to 2.4 meters. Amazing photogenic stuff!

bodhi tree

In Buddhism, this tree is known for the fact that during meditation about 2500 years ago under it, Prince Gautama achieved enlightenment and became a Buddha. That particular tree has not survived, however, from its seed a tree was grown in Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. Then that tree was destroyed, but a new tree was grown from the sprout, which was cut down again in the 6th century. After that, a tree was again grown from the next sprout, which stood steadfast right up to 1876, but it was also knocked down by a strong storm. A new sprout was planted in the Indian city of Bodh Gaya, and today this tree is the most important of the four Buddhist pilgrimage sites.


Major Oak

The tale of Robin Hood is associated with this tree, remember? But these are all legends. And the major oak really exists and is located near the English village of Edwinston, in Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire. This tree weighs about 23 tons, it is about 10 meters in girth, and it’s scary to even hint about age - the great oak is about 800-1000 years old! In a 2002 poll, this oak was voted "Britain's Favorite Tree", and in 2014 it was "England's Tree of the Year".

cotton tree

What is the connection between a tree in the capital of Sierra Leone and the American War of Independence? Well, according to legend, this "Cotton Tree" became famous when a group of former African-American slaves who gained freedom during the war arrived in this area in 1792 and founded Freetown, the current capital of Sierra Leone. And what about the tree? And here's the thing: these dark-skinned fighters landed on the shore and immediately next to this giant tree held a thanksgiving service for salvation and freedom. Today a huge tree can be seen in the old part of Freetown near the building Supreme Court- it is still considered a symbol of the capital. To this day, locals pray next to the tree and make offerings in the name of peace and prosperity. This was especially true during the civil war in Sierra Leone in 1991-2002.

Methuselah tree

Methuselah is one of ancient trees on the ground. Scientists suggest that a tree sprout broke through the soil in 2831 BC - that is, the tree is already 4845 years old (as of 2015)! This tree grows in the Inyo National Forest, California, at an altitude of more than 3000 m above sea level, somewhere in the mountain ranges. Why somewhere? Well, it will be extremely difficult for an ordinary tourist to find this tree: the exact location of the tree is not disclosed in order to prevent vandalism.

Tule tree

This tree with a surprisingly thick trunk is located in the square next to the church in the town of Santa Maria del Tule, in Mexican state Oaxaca. So: this Thule has the thickest trunk among all the trees in the world! Can you imagine that the base of the tree is 36.2 meters in circumference and almost 12 meters in diameter? However, this thickness is explained by the fact that the Thule trunk is several trunks of thinner trees fused together. By the way, there are rumors that this is also the oldest tree on Earth, but the exact age of the tree is unknown, so they give it from 1200 to 3000 years, and someone foaming at the mouth assures that the Thule tree is already more than 6 thousand years old!

Tree General Sherman

In terms of volume, General Sherman, a relative of the sequoia, is the largest tree on Earth. Its height is almost 84 meters, and its age is about 2300-2700 years. A tree is the largest and heaviest living organism on our planet. By the way, this is not the most high sequoia. And they named this plant, which grows in California, in honor of General civil war William Tecumseh Sherman.

Baobab

The baobabs look like they were trimmed with their huge scissors by a very creative gardener, however, in this case, only evolution had a “hand in hand”. These large trees can grow up to 15-16 meters tall, and they are the natural equivalent of water towers - not without reason they grow in the driest regions, such as mainland Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Madagascar and Australia. Baobab fruit powder can be used for food, such as making bread, and the leaves are used for medicinal purposes.

The plant world is striking in its diversity and beauty. For example, trees are so unique that sometimes you can’t even believe that such a thing really exists.

This article will present unusual, unique types of trees in the world.

In general, on the territory of the Earth grows a huge variety amazing trees: fabulously beautiful, centuries-old, huge and very small, with unusual shapes crowns and branches and more. etc. And all of them already represent themselves Interesting Facts occurring in nature.

Blooming and evergreen, dwarf and giant - these are all amazing trees. They are magnificent and attractive with their unusualness, fabulousness. Rainbow eucalyptus, swamp cypress, fire tree, majestic baobab, dancing pines, Japanese maples... There are a lot of them, silently standing in one place for decades and even centuries.

Below are some interesting trees peace.

Fig tree and silk

Silk and fig trees grow on the ruins of the temple of Ta Prohm (Cambodia). They attract numerous tourists with their unusual roots. They are large, long and not hidden, as usual, in the ground, but braid the ruins, for which they received the name "stone eaters".

Looking at them, one can imagine the tentacles of giant octopuses clinging to the remains of the ancient temple. Today these plants are protected by UNESCO.

Eucalyptus

At first glance, this is an ordinary eucalyptus that has grown to 75 meters. The trunk has a diameter of 2.4 meters. But there is a feature in it. This rainbow eucalyptus, which is the only species of this tree that grows in the northern hemisphere.

Looking at it, one can understand that this species has an incredibly beautiful color of the bark. Young trees are usually bright green. But as the tree grows, the bark turns purple, orange, burgundy and blue colors, as a result of which vertical stripes are formed on the trunk, different in width, length and shape.

In general, the eucalyptus is the tallest tree in the world of all time, because in an 1872 report there are mentions of fallen tree, which reached a height of at least about 150 meters. Modern eucalyptus trees do not grow above 101 meters.

oil tree

There are trees that can surprise even the most experienced botanist. For example, oil tree(hanga), growing in the Philippine Islands. It is unique in that its fruits contain, one might say, pure oil.

In the Philippines in last years technology is being developed to use its fruits as a source of fuel for the engine.

Baobab

This plant should be included in the list of "unusual trees of the world." This is a baobab. He doesn't even have age rings.

There is one legend in Africa about the appearance of this tree. There was a quarrel between the baobab and God. The second, angry with the tree, tore it out of the ground and stuck it back up with its roots. This is how his bizarre form arose.

For Africa, this tree is not unusual, because there it grows almost everywhere. Special attention deserves one look. The baobab-teapot got its name due to its huge trunk, which can hold a large amount of water.

It should be noted that some trees of this species can be called real centenarians, because their age is 1200 years! Perhaps such a long life is explained precisely by the shape of the trunk and its contents. It can store water, the volume of which can reach 120,000 liters! This species is found only on the island of Madagascar.

banyan

Mahabodhi is the Buddha tree. It is named after the Hindu merchants who sold their goods while sitting under this tree. The peculiarity of this tree is in its aerial roots hanging from the branches to the ground.

The most famous type of banyan (sacred ficus) is Mahabodhi in Anuradhapura, which grows in Sri Lanka. According to stories, this tree was grown from the cuttings of the plant under whose crowns Buddha attained enlightenment (sixth century BC). It turns out that the banyan planted BC (288) represents the oldest tree in the world grown by man with a known exact date of planting.

Tule tree

This plant belongs to the list of "the largest trees in the world" because of its thickness. The diameter of the thickest tree in the world is 14 meters. At least 30 people are needed to fully embrace it with outstretched arms. And its height is rather big - 40 meters, and its weight is 600 tons.

Thule grows in Mexico. Initially, the opinion of scientists was that this miracle of nature is the result of the fusion of several trunks. DNA analysis has proven that this cypress is a single organism.

As for the exact age, not everything is clear yet. Most likely, the tree is one of the oldest.

There is another interesting point. If you look closely at the bark, then on the patterns located on it you can see the silhouette of a person or animal (similar to interesting entertainment invented by the locals).

giant sequoia

It is the largest tree in the world in terms of volume.

Growing "General Sherman" (its height is 83 meters) in national park"Sequoia". Its volume is approximately 1.486 thousand cubic meters. meters, and weight - more than 6 thousand tons.

Presumably, it is 2300-2700 years old, and annually the sequoia is gaining such a volume of wood as a smaller plant of this species (18 meters in height) contains.

Wollemia

Looks pretty funny conifer tree wollemia ( oldest tree in the world), concealing in itself ancient history. It is located in Australia.

The dinosaur-like tree is 200 million years old. Scientists in 1994 found a living wollemia.

The location of the trees was carefully hidden in order to protect this species from complete destruction. There are only 100 copies left. Now such a tree can be seen in the botanical gardens.

The tree of Life

There are a huge number of long-lived trees, but this 400-year-old is special, magnificent. It grows in the desert with little or no water source, which is impressive.

The ancient mesquite tree is another wonder of nature growing near Jebel Dukhan (two kilometers away), Bahrain.

cashew tree piranji

The trees of the world cannot be imagined without one of the most majestic and beautiful trees.

This famous tree-forest is located near the city of Natal in Brazil. He is 177 years old, and this cashew covers almost 2 hectares of land. It was planted by a fisherman in 1888. Due to a genetic mutation, the branches that touch the ground, for some reason, begin to take root. This does not happen with other trees of this species.

As a result, the tree is a whole forest, covering an area of ​​8,400 thousand square meters. meters. In general, it produces about 80,000 fruits a year.

Dancing Forest of Russia

In the Kaliningrad region in the Curonian Spit reserve (37th kilometer) there is one unique place. Pine trees growing here in a strange way twisted, bent, and in some places twisted into rings.

Until now, scientists have not been able to explain what is happening here, that even the trees are dancing. Today there are many different theories: biological, geomagnetic, mystical.

In conclusion - an interesting but sad fact

There was once a Tenere tree, which is the loneliest desert tree.

This is a plant that grows in the Sahara Desert (Niger). The age of a single tree growing on a vast territory (radius of 400 km) was 300 years. Once upon a time there grew a forest, gradually destroyed by the winds and the desert. The last acacia had very long roots, which allowed them to feed on water from great depths.

In 1973, a drunk driver unique tree Tenere was shot down, after which a metal monument dedicated to the Lonely Plant was erected at this place.

The world of trees is truly rich and diverse. Looking at some landscape, sometimes it seems that this is just an invention of the artist, drawn, as if for fantasy movie or books. Undoubtedly, each species is unique in its own way, but among over 100,000 varieties there are truly unusual representatives, which cannot be passed by without admiring. In this article, you will learn a lot about these wonderful trees, which differ from their neighbors in size, unusual shapes, flowers or fruits.


Few people know that a tree grows in the jungles of India, forming the most real forest! From the main thick banyan trunk, located in the center, several large branches depart, from which thin shoots stretch down. Then, having reached the ground, they take root and begin to grow in width. Having become the size of the main trunk, these shoots start up their branches. The oldest banyan has been living for more than three thousand years and consists of about 3 thousand thin and 3 thousand wide trunks that reach a height 60 meters.


Walking through the shrouds equatorial Africa, you can come across tall trees with fruits similar to liverwurst. However, contrary to their delicious appearance, you can't eat them. The locals use these useful trees, which are called kigelia, in different ways, but not for food. Fuel is obtained from dried fruits, and after boiling them, a red dye is obtained, the seeds are used in medicine. "Sausages" serve as material for dishes and decorations. Also, a special African soft drink. Aboriginal people soak them in water, adding honey from wild bees, and leave them to ferment.


This unusual tree got its name due to the amazing resemblance to a glass bottle. And this is due primarily to the fact that the plant accumulates water inside itself, adapting to the very dry climate of Australia. You can meet the Australian baobab in the mountains of Namibia. Ancient hunters smeared their arrows with its poisonous juice. If you're lucky, you might see the bottle tree in bloom. During this period, unusual red-pink flowers grow on bizarre branches.

The tree of Life

It has been growing in the Bahrain desert for over 400 years and is the only living plant for miles around. Surprisingly, the mesquite tree does not have direct access to water. Scientists are still puzzling over how it could survive. It is believed that its roots go so deep underground that they reach the unknown underground river, which has not yet been found. According to another version, the Tree of Life receives moisture from bacteria unknown to science, which extract it from the soil. This lone acacia continues to grow despite all the conditions of the desert and has already become one of the popular attractions for tourists.


Also known as cinnabar red dracaena, it grows on the island of Socotra. Together with the other 40 species of her genus, they are the oldest relic trees on the planet. In appearance, the plant resembles a huge unfolded green umbrella. The dragon tree got its name from the blood-red sap of the tree, which is highly prized by the locals. It blooms in early spring, fragrant panicles of white or light green color appear on hooked needle-shaped branches.


An American artist managed to grow more than 40 flowers on one tree. various kinds stone fruits. Undoubtedly, such a miracle will delight any fruit lover! In the spring, you can observe the incredible: the whole tree blooms with pink, lilac, white, raspberry and purple flowers different shades, and in the summer it already bears fruit. All phase changes resemble a kaleidoscope. So far, the trees are small, but they are already bred in personal collections and museums.

rainbow eucalyptus

These unusually tall trees will not leave anyone indifferent. Often, rainbow eucalyptus trees are grown for decoration. The point is multi-colored vertical stripes covering the trunk. They don't appear right away. young tree cannot show off in a pale green outfit. Only after growing up the trunk begins to darken, and then more wonderful stripes appear. It is also interesting that they are updated every year, changing their colors to blue, purple, green, orange and dark red.


One of the most beloved trees in the botanical gardens South America. The name of the plant comes from unusual fruits, similar in appearance to cannonballs. The tree is very prolific: every year the plant produces more than two hundred kernels with a diameter of about 20 centimeters. There are so many of them that they stick around almost the entire trunk.

It is strongly not recommended to come close to the tree, let alone stand under it: the danger of getting swipe on the head with a heavy fruit. When it falls, it shatters, making a deafening roar. A white liquid with seeds flows out of the fruit, which turns blue in the sun and begins to emit a very unpleasant odor. Such an aroma can cause an allergic reaction, and the kernel itself is poisonous. From his shell locals make their own dishes.

Throughout the globe growing innumerable trees. We are accustomed only to those that grow next to us, and those that do not look like them seem a curiosity. Looking at them, none of us can help but be surprised, remain indifferent and pass by. Without any doubt, each tree is a special masterpiece of nature, which a person should admire.