On the territory of our planet grows innumerable amazing trees. Baobab - well, who would call such a tree 'ordinary' of us sane? Moreover, he does not even have rings to determine the age.
Baobab - No less interesting is another kind of baobab, the familiar landscapes of Madagascar. It is not a separate species - any one of the six native species in Madagascar baobab may take the form of a kettle or a bottle. What is the reason - is not known, but most likely so the trees take care of moisture, which is not so much in these shirotah.Baobab famous for its unusual proportions. This is one of the most thick trees in the world - with the average circumference of the barrel 9 - 10 m, the height is only 18 -25 m.
Tree growing upside down An unusual form of this tree in Africa, there is a legend. One between God and baobab spat occurred. Angered at the tree, God tore it out of the ground and stuck back up roots. This explains his bizarre form.
Rainbow eucalyptus Another interesting tree - Rainbow eucalyptus. The bark of this tree is literally amazing eye-catcher - it seems as if there "worked" some artist.
By themselves, eucalyptus, not even having a "rainbow" bark, trees are awesome. The uniqueness of them lies in the fact that the highest ever found it were eucalyptus trees. For example, in one report in 1872 referred to the fallen eucalyptus, whose height is more than 150 meters.
Dracaena - Another amazing tree that has no growth rings - dragon tree or just dracaena. Because of the red juice, instantly acting on the notch of the cortex, it is sometimes called dragon's blood tree.
This dragon tree growing in the Canary Islands, but, unfortunately, it has become very rare due to the collection of red gum. The age of the old tree, felled by wind in 1868, was identified in 6000 years.
"Dragon's Blood" - one of the oldest medicinal plant resources on earth. During the archaeological excavations it was found in the caves of prehistoric people; it is successfully used in medical practice, in the magical and religious rituals by the ancient Egyptians. In traditional medicine, the East for thousands of years, it is used to treat wounds and injuries as an antitumor agent and infectious diseases.
Ceiba Individual attention cotton trees (Ceiba), growing on the ruins of ancient Cambodian temple complex of Angkor Wat - their roots have long formed integrally with the ancient stone buildings of the majestic temple.
Ceiba interesting in and of themselves, not only in the context of the picturesque "symbiosis" with the ruins of an ancient temple. The singularity of them is that, as a matter of fact the representatives of the family of the palm trees, they grow mainly in arid regions of the planet, in connection with which all their trunk and branches are covered with a dense layer of the rough, allowing them to retain a necessary moisture for life.
Wood was one of the sacred symbols of Maya mythology.
Thule Also noteworthy is the thickest and the world tree - Tule Tree.
The girth of its trunk is 11.62 meters, trunk circumference - 36.2 meters in height Tule Tree reaches 35.4 meters, although in the past it was a little higher. According to various versions of his one and a half to six thousand years.
Olive Tree The oldest olive tree grows on the island of Crete - Ely Buybon tree. Despite the fact that it has about four thousand years, it has, surprisingly, still continues to bear fruit.
oil tree Agree, the world trees are able to surprise even the most experienced connoisseur of botany. Get at least a unique tree oil (Hang), which grows in the Philippines ostrovah.Ego fruits contain virtually pure oil. In recent years, the country is developing a new technology is the use of the fruits of this tree as a source of fuel for engines.
Pine Methuselah The oldest tree in the world - Methuselah pine. Her age - more than 4850 years. It received its name in honor of the Biblical hero who was considered the main long-lived in the world.
It seems to be dead, but at the same time each of its branch full of life. Growing this tree in the United States, more precisely, in the mountain massif White Mauntis. The exact location where the pine grows, only known to botanists, leading her observation. Such secrecy is due to the desire to keep this old-timer from vandals. Many tourists go to the mountains to find the relic, but their attempts are usually unsuccessful. Pine Methuselah - is not just a tree, a symbol of eternity
Peach tree Peach trees are rows of sharp iron spikes, located across the surface of the trunk rings - from the roots and up to the top.
The plant reaches a height of 20 meters, and the leaves grow to a length of three meters. Once indigenous people ate the fruit of this tree to eat, after they strayed a little. But today fermented fruit trees remains a favorite treat.
Milk wood These unusual trees grow in the world of South and Central America. They were called so because of the latex, both in appearance and taste reminiscent of cow's milk. It is tasty and useful, contains vegetable waxes, water, sugar. But more viscous and dense than the present milk.
For the beverage timber is cut on the bark, which substitutes any capacity. An hour is going to about 1 liter of juice. In does not deteriorate during the week unlike natural cow's milk, a milky juice, even in the tropics.
Source - telegraf.com.ua
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