23 Most Stunning and Unique Trees Around the World

Our Earth is so beautiful and it has wonderful wonders which is awesome scenic or attractive views. Among them, tree is one of nature’s beautiful creations as well as a very important part of our global ecological system. It is really incredible to realize how many aids trees have and one could not imagine our planet earth without trees. As natural way, they remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and store large amount of carbon in their tissues. Trees provide conserve energy, attract rain, provide habitat to bird and other animals, save water, prevent soil erosion, fuel, medicine many more never ending list.

There are few trees around the world, which are so bizarre and magnificent. Out of that, some of the best and attractive trees like angle oak tree, Rhododendron trees, Japanese maple, Dragon Blood’s trees, Wisteria trees Japan, wind-trees New Zealand, Rainbow trees Hawaii, Baobab trees and many more. These 23 trees are awesome in different ways like unique shapes, attractive flowers, colors, splendid design leaf, their age as well as some of them tallest, old age, thickest and striking in range. All great photographers get lots of inspiration from pictures of trees.

Tree of  Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico – Over 2,000 Yrs. Old

Tree of Tule or Arbo del Tule tree is a Montezuma Cypress tree on the ground of church at 6.2 miles from Santa Maria the city of Oaxaca, Mexico. This world’s single biomass tree is 160 feet at base as not so tall and between 2000 to 3000 years old which becoming one of the oldest living thing at Planet. Tree and its enviros comprise an exceptional natural environment which is attraction for visitors as well as locals. However, this long living tree is still growing, it’s weight is estimated 500 tons, 705 cubic volume and 42 diameters. Also, it does have largest trunk circumference in the world. Every year, local people celebrates a grand fiesta with famous Tule Tree.  There is a nominal entrance fee that will relieve just a few pesos, a sum that also includes an entrance ticket, on the other side people can learn about tree’s huge statics.

Angel Oak, John’s Island - South Carolina

The Angel Oak Tree is one of the oldest living thing in the Country which is estimated 400-500 years in age and this is situated in Johns Island, St. John’s Colleton Parish, Charleston Country and east of the Mississippi River. It’s origin of name is inspired the named for early owners Martha and Justus Angel as well as other names are “The Point” and “Hoopstick”. It stands 65 feet tall, 28 feet diameters and it’s covers 17,200 square feet is shaded by tentacular crown. Its’ largest branch reaches 187 feet long. However, this southern live oak has survived a number of hurricanes, floods and earthquakes and it was damaged by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, but it recovered and continue to grow. Till, today there is considerable debate about the age, some believe that it’s 1500 years old. The city of Charleston now owns the property. This oak tree is growing downward than upward and its branches reach in all directions with some driving underground and then growing back up above the surface. There are no shuttles to the tree park, but it has large parking space as well as free to view and enjoy.

Tree in Middle of An Inhospitable Desert - Jordan

Almost 1400 years old lonely Tree which is situated at Middle of an inhospitable Desert in Jordan. It is surprised to see that all branches of the tree sink down to the caravan that sat down to have a rest under its crown.  Even today till today from 1400 years, tree stand-alone without any other tree around.  

Chapel Tree in Allouville-Bellefosse in Seine-Maritime, France

This 800 to 1200 years old Oak tree located in Allouville-Bellefosse in Seine-Maritime, France. Approx.470 years ago this oak tree was struck by lightning, burning right through its center and hollowing out the trunk. However, part of the 33-foot trunk has died and the majority of the tree has been covered with wooden shingles where the bark has fallen away. It’s look like fairy tale this ancient oak tree’s hollowed out trunk is home of two small chapels which is reached by spiral staircase surrounding the trunk.

Rhododendron “Tree” In Canada

This gigantic 125 years old Rhododendron is technically not a tree.  However, the girth of this tree is not known. This tree is a tree with multiple trunks and the girth can be larger than what would be excepted of the tree of this age. Well, height of this tree still unknown, moreover some people are considered as the shrubs.

Wind-Swept Trees in New Zealand

Slope Point is the southernmost tip of New Zealand’s South Island and it located at 4800 km from South Pole and 5100 km from the equator, so it has unimageable weather conditions. Extreme winds at Slope Point is so strong and consistence that tree that grow molded into strangely and beautifully twisted forms. This point is predominately used for sheep farming and aside from a sheep farming. This amzing steep cliffs drop down to the sea view and this beautiful picturized rocky coastline and surrounding cliffs. No proper road for slope point but through walking distance it can reach there. 

Beautiful Japanese Maple in Portland, Oregon

Stunning the most authentic Japanese Garden Outside of Japan, which is located at Washington Park in the west hills of Portland, Oregon, USA. However, this garden has five distinct garden styles, but it’s most popular inhabitant is surely the spectacular Japanese Maple seen above. Moreover, this garden is a haven of tranquil beauty in all four seasons. Attractive colorful Japanese tree is one species among many at the Portland Japanese Garden.  

Antarctic Beech Tree, Hanging Moss - Oregon

The Antarctic beech is native to Chile and Argentina, though this origin specimen is from the U.S.’ North Pacific region. This tree is very special in many ways as refuse for most rare and incredible biodiversity. Their wide canopy has given a roof over precious communities of other surviving relic plants and animals.

Lapacho Tree – Paraguay

This trumpet tree is from the Bignoniaceous family and this produces showy as well as colorful display of large trumpet shaped blooms in spring. It is native rain forests Latin America and origin include Mexico, Brazil, Northern part of Argentina and also Paraguay. However, it is the national tree of Paraguay. This is 10 to 30 feet tall and equally wide, but some of them reach 90 feet. Tree is naturally resistant to insects and diseases.

Blooming Cherry Trees in Bonn, Germany

Each year cherry blossom trees start blooming with pink color around mid-April for about two to three weeks. This tree beautiful tunnel blooms in Bonn, it is very interesting destination about its striking attraction. This cherry blossom was first planted in 1980s after it has become a major attraction for the historic city. 

Flamboyant Tree, Brazil

The Flamboyant or Delonix regia is a species of flowering plant in the bean family Fabanceae. This tree is endemic to Madagascar, but it grows in many tropical part of the world as ornamental tree. The flowers of this tree are large with four spreading scarlet or orange-red petals up to 8 cm long and a fifth upright petal called the standard which is somewhat larger and spotted with yellow and white.

Dragon blood Trees, Yemen

The Haggeher mountains of Yemen’s island of Socotra at Indian Ocean where found the Legendry cinnabar trees or Dracaena cinnabar or called Dragon’s Blood Tree on the of slope beneath the mile-high granite cliffs. This tree not only has a typical presence but it also releases a red sap or resin that’s known as dragon’s blood. People used it as a pigment for art, a dye and a medicine.

                                                                                                   

Giant Sequoia Tree, California

President, located in Sequoia National Park in California, it is third largest known living single stem giant sequoia tree on the Earth. This tree stands 241 feet tall and has a ground circumference of 93 feet. This tree is living up to 3,000 years and its branches up to 8 feet in diameter, however it’s Bark grows up to 3 feet thick and it reproduce by seed only. 

Rainbow Eucalyptus in Kauai, Hawaii

The rainbow eucalyptus, which grows at the Keahua Arboretum, Hawaii, South Pacific, is both useful and beautiful species of the trees. This tree get their rainbow colors when patches of Bark shed at different times of the year, after that darken and convert in to shed of Rainbow colors. This tree can grow to over 200 feet tall, moreover, it can grow 8 feet a year reaching 197 feet with a diameter up to 7.9 feet wide. 

Jacarandas in Cullinan, South Africa

These beautiful Jacarandas, with their violet flowers, grow in South Africa in every spring. It is amazing view where purple foliage between building, parks, arches, streets, Roads, gardens, pathways and even cars are often covered in purple “snow”. 

Ponthus Beech Tree in France

The tree is really quite difficult to reach and is technically located in a private part of the forest. Myth says that a knight of the round table named Ponthus had a castle here, but he blasphemed and God punished him by destroying the castle. The tree grew up its ruins.

The Crooked Forest in Poland

The Crooked Forest is a grove of oddly-shaped pine trees located outside Nowe Czarnowo, West Pomerania, Poland, which is science fiction and ecological abnormally, a group of 400 trees that are mysteriously bent. The tree amazingly and dramatically take a sharp turn toward the sky as it is hovering just inches above the ground, it’s like rounding into little J shapes as they make their ascent. The crooked forest is around 80 years old, as there are plenty of trees in the area. Same says that a strong snow storm might have knocked the trees and some say that the gravitational pull in that area might be responsible.  

Baobab Trees in Madagascar

These baobabs in Madagascar are excellent at storing water in their thick trunks to use during droughts. However, there are nine species in the world, among them six species live in drier part of the Madagascar, two in mainland Africa and one in Australia. This tree is national tree of Madagascar. There several names are like “boab”, “boaboa”, “bottle tree”, “the tree of life”, “upside down tree and “monkey bread tree”. There are 20 trees here and each tree is 30 meters tall, diameter of the tree is up to 11 meters and circumference can be up to 50 meter, however these trees are approx. 800 years old. This striking landscape draws travelers from around the world and making it one of the most visited locations in the region.

Boojum Tree in Baja California and Sonora, Mexico

Boojum tree is one of the most bizarre looking plants in the world which is only species of its genus, in the family Fouquierianceae. This unusual tree found only at deserts of Baja California and Sonora, Mexico. It’s shaped like spiny upside down carrots that 50-meter-tall and covered with spiny twigs that bear yellowish flowers in hanging clusters. This is related to Ocotillos, as their wood is soft and easily bruised, it’s epidermis is soft and their leaves are transitory depending on water supply. It’s grow more during cooler weather, when water supply is more. Though, it is survived on little rainfall for years.    

Snow Trees Island in China

The attractive whity ice rimmed trees are at the Wusong Island in northeast China’s Jilin city. The pretty scenery of the island shows in the winter when branches of the willow trees were covered with glitter ice. While the sun shining, whole tree looks like a crystal statue. However, Wusong island is famed for its fabulous ice covered willow and thousands of swans goose in winter. 

144-Year-Old Wisteria in Japan

Wisteria is a tree that grows all over the Japan, and among them 144 years old  and spreads over 600 tatami trellis area as Wisteria is the largest of its kind in Japan. This tree’s flower clusters hang down for the tip of the plant’s long vines and sway beautifully in the wind. People are mesmerized this tree as mysterious beauty and fragrance.

The Dark Hedges in Northern Ireland

This beautiful avenue of beech trees called Ireland’s Dark Hedges were planted in the 18th century by the Stuart family. This amazing wildly popular is located on a quite road near the town of Ballymoney in Country Antrim, Northern Ireland. This stunning beech tree tunnel was featured on Game of Thrones as well. However, want to see stunning sunrise arrive earlier, while sunset is also a good time to visit here plus the best photo capture view from the south end.