Ten Thousand Trees

Inspired by a similar blog post about 10 Magnificent trees that has been widely propagated around the blogsphere I decided to put together my own list of great trees of renown that I believe is m...

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IMG_7091 , originally uploaded by Jared Zimmerman . The Muir woods is a stand of ancient Sequoia trees located just north of San Fransisco in California. It is probably the Sequoia area that...

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Young and Old , originally uploaded by tomhe . Researchers in Sweden have discovered group of old Spruce trees in dalarna with an 5,000-8,000 year old root system (clonal colony). While the ...

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Sequoia , originally uploaded by 4StringsGood . This Coastal Redwood tree was planted in 1859 and is more than 50 meters tall. It is located in the New Forest of Rhinefield.

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Coastal Redwood Portrait , originally uploaded by KbH . The Coastal Redwood (Sequoia Sempervirens ) is the tallest tree species in the world. The tallest actual tree is the Hyperion tree ...

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Big Sitka Spruce , originally uploaded by Robert Whitlock . Rain Forest Monarch The temperate rain forest is dominated by Sitka spruce, Except where it penetrates valleys such as the Hoh, t...

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The Pando tree is a "clonal colony" which means that this whole grove is one living organism that sends up multiple "stems". Each of what we would consider one "tree" is just a part of this gian...

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Eik Cedar. , originally uploaded by gak . This 800 year old tree is a popular attraction in the small town of Tofino on the west side of Vancouver Island. Local residents and arborists have ...

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Morondava , originally uploaded by Rita Willaert . Grandidier's Baobab is one of only eight species of Baobabs in the world. Of these eight, six are found only in Madagascar, one in Africa a...

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Wat Mahatat, Ayutthaya , originally uploaded by Zimmelino . This tree is famous not in and of itself but rather for the Buddha's head that is rather firmly lodged in it's tangled roots. It i...

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Dave lending a sense of scale , originally uploaded by TATTERH00D . Magnolia Acuminata Commonly called “Cucumber tree” One legend says that Thomas Shore, the owner of violet bank, plan...

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tree_of_tenere_1 , originally uploaded by Alihodza . "The Tree of Ténéré , was a solitary acacia, of either Acacia raddiana or Acacia tortilus, that was once considered the most isolated ...

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CIMG0775.JPG , originally uploaded by alonzoD . An engraving at this tree reads…. “This giant sequoia tree is designated the George Bush Tree in celebration of the President´s action ...

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The Sunland Baobab of Limpopo, South Africa "Big Baobab Tree (Adansonia digitata): This giant and ancient baobab at the Sunland Nursery, between Duiwelskloof and Ga-Kgapane, is the biggest sp...

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photograph courtesy Philip Greenspun In Botswana´s Kalarari Desert near the Makgadikgadi Pans (once a very immense inland lake in Africa) is a very large tree that goes by the name “Chapm...

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ch_20070823_01363 , originally uploaded by chocoadicta . Located on the grounds of a large famouns English country house is a large Monkey Puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana). The estate, locat...

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the Big Tree originally uploaded by Broken Piggy Bank The "Big Tree" at Goose Island State Park was named the State Champion Coastal Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) in 1969, and is thought to b...

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Twisty! , originally uploaded by g-hat . Outside of Phimai, Thailand's is one of the oldest and largest Banyan trees in Southeast Asia. It is called "Sai Ngam " which means beautiful Banyan...

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Java Tree , originally uploaded by Undercover Nerd . This is the Giant Java Fig tree in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Peradeniya, south east of Kandy, Sri Lanka. A sign at the base of this tre...

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Maui - The Road to Hana - return journey , originally uploaded by Gypsy and The Fool . Banyan tree at the Haleakala National Park Kipahulu Headquarters - Oheo Gulch & Seven Sacred Pools

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Joshua Tree , originally uploaded by yathin . Species name - Yucca brevifolia Location – Southwestern United States (Southern California and Arizona) Max. age - up to 250 years. Max. h...

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Nations Xmas Tree General Grant , originally uploaded by papa rotzi . The General Grant tree is the third largest tree in the world and the second largest of the Giant Sequoias . In 1867 it...

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Under the Acacia Tree , originally uploaded by TangoPango . The mounds that can be seen in this picture or terminte hills. the big cats are using this termite hill in front of the Acacia tre...

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Great banyan tree , originally uploaded by YamezA . a sign by this tree reads... "The Great Banyan Tree is one of the greatest attractions and landmark of Indian Botanic Garden. The tree, ...

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General Sherman , originally uploaded by blueph0enix . The General Sherman Tree is the largest tree by volume in the world and one of the fastest growing. It belongs to the species Sequoiade...

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