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  • 10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World.

    or should that be the wierdest?

    "A tree is a wonderful living organism which gives shelter, food, warmth and protection to all living things. It even gives shade to those who wield an axe to cut it down" - Buddha.There are probably hundreds of majestic and magnificent trees in the world - of these, some are particularly special:[singlepost][/singlepost] 10. Lone Cypress in Monterey(Image credit: bdinphoenix [flickr])(Image credit: mikemac29 [flickr])Buffeted by the cold Pacific Ocean wind, the scraggly Lone Cypress [wiki] (Cupressus ma...


    Some examples:








  • #2
    Well, the bottom one looks like a Boabab (sp?) from Madagascar...

    The others just look ****ed up!
    Is it me, or is MOBIUS a horrible person?

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    • #3
      are these legit?

      the bottome one (without the branches) looks like some kind of gigantic sex toy for women.

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      • #4
        The Penelope Tree:
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        Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.

        ...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915

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        • #5
          Those are cool, Cort.
          Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
          "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
          He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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          • #6
            There's no way that arch one is real. I'm rather skeptical of the ladder one too.
            Captain of Team Apolyton - ISDG 2012

            When I was younger I thought curfews were silly, but now as the daughter of a young woman, I appreciate them. - Rah

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            • #7


              That banyan tree in Lahaina is pretty weird.
              Monkey!!!

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              • #8
                Originally posted by OzzyKP
                There's no way that arch one is real. I'm rather skeptical of the ladder one too.
                They've been doctored and fused from two or more trees to grow that way.

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                • #9
                  Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                  "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                  He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                  • #10


                    Tane Mahuta (The God of the Forest). The largest Kauri tree left in New Zealand. Freakin' HUGE I tell ya.

                    -Arrian
                    grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

                    The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

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                    • #11
                      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.
                      Is it me, or is MOBIUS a horrible person?

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                      • #12
                        "Earth's oldest living inhabitant "Methuselah" has reached the age of 4,767 years."
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                        "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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                        • #13
                          I suppose a petrified tree would be worthy of inclusion here:



                          edit - pic was too wide to hotlink
                          Last edited by Cort Haus; May 22, 2007, 11:10.

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                          • #14
                            "Methuselah" looks dead.
                            The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame. Oscar Wilde.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Dry
                              "Methuselah" looks dead.
                              Yeah...apparently they go through periods where they shed all their greenery and then grow new stuff.
                              "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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