Hear Us Out: 13 Legitimately Interesting Trees
Ah, trees. Yes, trees. The silent sentinels of the natural world, standing tall and proud, providing us with shade and shelter, and telling us stories of the past. For centuries, we’ve looked to them for guidance and inspiration, and they’ve never failed to deliver. Trees rock.
Today, we celebrate the beauty and majesty of trees with this list of 13 of the most remarkable trees in the world. From the Rainbow Gum with its colorful bark, to the 500-year-old Bridegroom’s Oak in Germany, to the 2,000-year-old olive tree in Greece, these trees are truly remarkable.
Let us take a moment to appreciate the beauty of these trees, and to reflect on the history and stories that they tell us. Let us also remember that, while these trees are awe-inspiring, they are also sometimes fragile and need our protection. So, let us take care of them, and continue to marvel at their beauty.
Trees.
A rainbow of beauty.
Tree absorbs gravestones.
"Olive-ing" the past.
Wide tree, old age.
500-year-old matchmaker.
Gruesome evidence in a hollowed-out tree.
Reprobate (via Atlas Obscura)
Legendary tree in La Ceiba Park
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Golf interrupted by nature.
Mark Baker/AP (via CBS News)
Ancient tree, ancient history.
Ancient Octopus Tree: Native American burial site?
Old Tjikko: Still standing after 9,550 years.
Sacred spot for Shamanism.
Max Cortesi/Atlas Obscura
Lonely no more: Tree of Ténéré felled in 1973.
