Reply With QuoteWell, the bottom one looks like a Boabab (sp?) from Madagascar...
The others just look ****ed up!
or should that be the wierdest?
http://www.neatorama.com/2007/03/21/...-in-the-world/
Some examples:
Well, the bottom one looks like a Boabab (sp?) from Madagascar...
The others just look ****ed up!
are these legit?
the bottome one (without the branches) looks like some kind of gigantic sex toy for women.
The Penelope Tree:
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Those are cool, Cort.
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There's no way that arch one is real. I'm rather skeptical of the ladder one too.
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That banyan tree in Lahaina is pretty weird.
They've been doctored and fused from two or more trees to grow that way.Originally posted by OzzyKP
There's no way that arch one is real. I'm rather skeptical of the ladder one too.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
Tane Mahuta (The God of the Forest). The largest Kauri tree left in New Zealand. Freakin' HUGE I tell ya.
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Personally I have seen the Lahaina Banyan Tree (and Banyan Drive in Hilo), General Sherman and Tane Mahuta...
The Dragon tree at Icod on Tenerife is also awesome!
Note person in the picture.
I'd love to check out the Baobabs and also check out the Bristlecone pine in the US as well.
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I suppose a petrified tree would be worthy of inclusion here:
http://photo.net/photo/pcd2148/petri...-tree-15.4.jpg
edit - pic was too wide to hotlink
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"Methuselah" looks dead.
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Yeah...apparently they go through periods where they shed all their greenery and then grow new stuff.Originally posted by Dry
"Methuselah" looks dead.
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Cool trees
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ROFL!!The Tree of Tnr or LAbre du Tnr was the worlds most isolated tree - the solitary acacia, which grew in the Sahara desert in Niger, Africa, was the only tree within more than 250 miles (400 km) around.
The tree was the last surviving member of a group of acacias that grew when the desert wasnt as dry. When scientists dug a hole near the tree, they found its roots went down as deep as 120 feet (36 m) below to the water table!
Apparently, being the only tree in that part of the wide-open desert (remember: there wasnt another tree for 250 miles around), wasnt enough to stop a drunk Libyan truck driver from driving his truck into it, knocking it down and killing it!
Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark
Wild guess - you have read rkenjagt.Originally posted by Asmodean
ROFL!!
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I feel a bit of Monty Python coming on...
Actually, noOriginally posted by BlackCat
Wild guess - you have read rkenjagt.I find it to be funny in it's own right
Asmodean
Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark
Number One ....Originally posted by MOBIUS
I feel a bit of Monty Python coming on...
Wollemi Pine
The Wollemi Pine is one of the world's oldest and rarest plants dating back to the time of the dinosaurs. With less than 100 adult trees known to exist in the wild, the Wollemi Pine is now the focus of extensive research to safeguard its survival.
Safer worlds through superior firepower
I guess the best we have come up with is a metal barrier around the base?Originally posted by Snotty
Wollemi Pine
... With less than 100 adult trees known to exist in the wild, the Wollemi Pine is now the focus of extensive research to safeguard its survival.
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You can still easily pee on it through the bars while drunk and kill it that way.
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Originally posted by Cort Haus
They've been doctored and fused from two or more trees to grow that way....as the twig is bent, so grows the tree.
Their real. They're just grafted trees instead of natural trees. By grafting parts of different trees of the same species you can make all sorts of shapes though it can take decades for the trees to finish growing.Originally posted by OzzyKP
There's no way that arch one is real. I'm rather skeptical of the ladder one too.
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Wollemi Pines can now be bought in the US for $99.99 from the National Geographic society. The money raised goes towards research and conservation of the species.
"Our scientific power has out run out spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men." - Martin Luther King Jr.
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Interesting, I heard the exact same story about a tree in Nullarbor Australia.Originally posted by Asmodean
ROFL!!
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