Australian Oak can grow to over 300 feet in height. It is a fast-growing tree and can be dominant in tall, wet forest, where it can grow to be a massive tree. Its flowers attract bees and are used in honey production while its leaves are food for the Koala.
Antarctic Beech
An Antarctic Beech Tree draped in hanging moss. This phenomenal image was clicked by Australian Photographer Drew Hopper while strolling though the Oregon forests in USA.
Amaltas
Amaltas or the Golden Shower tree is a beautiful tree native to Southeast Asia. It is a deciduous tree growing to around 70 feet in height and its flowers are attractive to bees and butterflies. It is a state flower of the Indian state Kerala and the national flower of Thailand. People celebrate Holi by […]
Alexandrian Laurel
Alexandrian Laurel is native to parts of Africa and Asia. It is a slow-growing evergreen tree and can reach a height of around 60 feet. Its flowers and fruits can often be found often all year round. Its seeds release an oil that is used as a hair oil and also in the making of […]
Reborn – A Giant Tree felled as a result of a bar-room wager
The Fieldbrook Redwood would have been the biggest tree alive today had it not been felled in 1890 reputedly to satisfy a drunken bet about making a table big enough to seat 40 guests from a single slice of tree-trunk. After a century of being left for dead, a giant redwood that grew as tall […]
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Amla
Amla or Indian Gooseberry is a deciduous tree that can grow to around 60 feet in height. All parts of the plant including the fruit, seed, leaves, root, bark and flowers are used in traditional Indian medicine. Maharashtra, a state in India is the largest producer and supplier of its fruits. People smear each other […]
American Tulip
American Tulip Tree is native to North America. It is a fast-growing tree and can reach around 160 feet in height. The flowers are pale green or yellow in colour with an orange band on the tepals and bloom in May and June Birds and bees are attracted to its flowers as they yield large […]
American Sycamore
American Sycamore is a fast-growing tree. It can reach around 40 meters or 130 feet in height and is found in the eastern forests of USA. An ornamental feature of this tree is its brown bark which exfoliates in irregular pieces to reveal a creamy white inner bark. It can be found at the edges […]
Reintroducing American Chestnut trees in the wild!
Images of vendors selling chestnuts in Manhattan, USA are common, but they are European chestnuts. The American chestnut that once dominated the forests of Eastern United States from Maine to Georgia was virtually wiped out by a disease that was accidentally introduced from Asia. Luckily, in July 2015, a 115-foot tree, the tallest chestnut tree […]
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Amberley Castle Treehouse is a real fairytale hideaway!
Emerging from the foliage and tall flowers, it is built at branch height of the tree that supports it. This gives the impression that it were a hidden tower from a fairytale storybook. It can be found on the grounds of the enchanting Amberley Castle Country Hotel in Sussex, UK. It captures and enhances the […]
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