Friday 7 March 2014

Giant Trees From around the World

Welcome to this astoundingly large collection of astoundingly large tree pictures. Just click on the kind of tree you wish to see.  

Baobab trees  Beech trees  Cedar trees  Chestnut trees  Cotton trees  Cypress trees     Eucalyptus trees  Fir trees  Lime trees  Oak trees  Pine trees  Plane trees  Poplar trees  Redwood trees  Sycamore trees  Various kinds of trees


Tree tapestry
Various trees from this website to scale 
Created by Luc Hubbard


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Monday 3 March 2014

Baobab trees

Trees grow their whole lives
(Our wisdom can become ever greater with age)
Huge Tree
Chapman´s Baobab 4000-6000 years old apparently
(http::/philip.greenspun.com)
Giant Baobab tree


Grandidier's Baobab trees

The ultimate Baobab tree

Lovely Baobab trees


Big Baobab tree

giant baobabs
Giant Baobab in Madagascar

Big Baobab tree
Baobab tree in Malawi
Tall Baobab tree in Malawi
Baobab tree in Malawi
Huge Baobab in Senegal
Baobab in Senegal

Big Baobab in Senegal
Baobab in Senegal

Huge Baobab


Huge  Baobab Tree


Not sure if this is a real picture (probably not)

Big Baobab Tree





Grandidiers baobabs Madagascar
Grandidiers baobab Madagascar (Warwick Sloss at naturepl.com)




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Beech trees

The trees growing from the dark forest floor grow taller to reach the light
The trees with the greatest height, stand in the valley & reach for the light 
(Difficult situations can lead to wisdom if we rise to the challenge)

(If things are bleak, looking down, or you messed up, you don't need to worry about it. You just need to sincerely try to do better from now on. )    
Old Beech tree, Arley Arboretum, West Midlands, UK


Beech tree in Westonbirt Arboretum, UK

The tallest beech trees I've ever seen: probably around 40m. In a park in Blankenese, Hamburg Germany. 
The same beech trees in Hamburg 
The same beech trees in Hamburg 

Beech tree in Sutton park, Birmingham 

Beech tree in Sutton park, Birmingham 
The same Beech tree in Sutton park, Birmingham


Tall Beech trees, Wyre Forest, England
Tall Beech trees, Wyre Forest, England
Wyre Forest, England


Beech tree in Highbury park, Birmingham, UK


The same Beech tree in Highbury park, Birmingham
near to Walton, Wakefield, Great Britain






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Cedar trees

“I have grown taller from walking with the trees...”

Karle Wilson Baker                               




Arley Arboretum, UK
Cedar of Lebanon, Knebworth, UK

Giant tree in San francisco (possibly a cedar)
Cedar incense just over 100 ft high

Cedar in Birmingham, UK

Cedar Tree in the UK




Huge Cedar Tree by van in Tasmania

31 m high 7 m wide girth (as of 2008) Cedar tree in Paris, France

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Chestnut trees


Castaño Santo de Istan - Sacred Chestnut of Istan San Pedro de Alcantara in southern Spain

Castaño Santo de Istan - Sacred Chestnut of Istan San Pedro de Alcantara in southern Spain

Chestnut Sartene in France (bize-bytes.blogspot.com)



Horse chestnut

Chestnut in Cowdray park, UK. Possibly around 26.5 m high.  Reported girth of 1180 cm (as of 2008)
(picture taken from http://bomeninfo.nl/nijenbeek.htm)


Sweet chestnuts in Fredville park, UK
(picture taken from http://bomeninfo.nl/nijenbeek.htm)


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