Comments on: 10 Strangest Trees on Earth

By: Carol Rivas

Carol Rivas — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:55:03 +0000

Just been to Scotland where we saw (and photographed) what is said to be the oldest tree in Britain at up to 5000 years old. Wiki says:
The yew’s once massive trunk (16 metres, or 52 feet in girth in 1769, of unknown original height) is split into several separate stems, giving the impression of several smaller trees. This is a result of the cutting out of pieces of its wood as tourist trinkets in the nineteenth century and the natural decay of the ancient heartwood, which has reduced the centre of the trunk down to ground level. Other than this the tree is still in good health and may last for many more centuries. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortingall_Yew
It is at Fortingall, Perthshire, in a church yard (village itself is very pretty).

By: Nizam Hm

Nizam Hm — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:15:36 +0000

Its relevant to mention here, that presently there is a more than 400 years old BAOBAB Tree is in Mannar Town, Northern Sri Lanka, Asia which was brought by Arab business men before the invasion of Dutch. Though there are so many Baobab trees in this area, this tree is the oldest among them.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:49:51 +0000

I think the ‘dragon tree’ is related to the ‘Dragons blood tree’ from Socotra island in the Arabian Gulf, which if anything is a bit wierder. Check it out here – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_cinnabari

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:22:00 +0000

Ha the headline for General Sherman says German Sherman.
Who knew America’s most famous tree was actually German.

By: Scott R.

Scott R. — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:18:08 +0000

It makes you ponder the wonders of nature and twisted paths of evolution.