The strangest trees in the world

We are all used to the sight of the trees around us and, passing by, do not pay much attention to them. But very unusual specimens also grow on our planet. Their appearance will not only surprise us, but also make us stop in amazement.

On our planet, there are many trees of an unusual kind for our eyes. But where they grow, the locals take them for granted and do not pay much attention to them.

For example, not a single European will pass by a baobab, so as not to stop to examine and touch the giant. The people of Africa will no longer understand this delight. After all, for them it is an ordinary, unremarkable tree.

Baobabs growing in Madagascar can take the form of a bottle or a teapot. Scientists do not know exactly what this is due to, but they assume that such a strange appearance allows better moisture retention.

The appearance of rainbow eucalyptus trees, found only in the northern hemisphere, seems to have been worked on by an unknown master abstractionist. But in fact, the multicolored bark is the work of Mother Nature.

In addition to their bright appearance, the trees became famous for their colossal growth. It can reach seventy meters in height.

Another unique representative of the flora is the dragon tree. It has no annual rings, and in place of a fresh cut, a red juice appears, resembling blood in color.

The oldest Angkor Wat temple palace in Cambodia and centuries-old cotton trees have long become one.

Cotton trees are also called "sabes". In addition to the unique symbiosis with ancient ruins, trees have another outstanding feature. Their trunk and branches are densely dotted with thorns. Such a "prickly outfit" allows you to better retain valuable moisture.

A 1500-year-old oak tree grows in South Carolina (USA). The height of the centuries-old giant is twenty meters, the diameter is 2.7 meters. The last owners of the land on which the oak grows were the Angel family, so the tree was named "Angel Oak".

Near the church in Santa Maria del Tula grows the thickest tree on our planet - the Thule Tree.

It belongs to the family of taxodiums and is found only in Mexico. Scientists believe that the tree is more than one and a half thousand years old. Its diameter is 11.62 meters, its height is thirty—five meters.

After visiting the island of Crete, you can see the most ancient olive tree. Its age is about four thousand years. Surprisingly, the tree is still bearing fruit.

A unique four-hundred-year-old tree grows in the desert near the city of Jebel Dukhan (Bahrain). It's amazing how practically without water the tree was able to survive for so long. For such a persistent temper, scientists named it the "Tree of Life".