Ever since the beginning of time, trees have provided us with two necessities for survival: food and oxygen. They supplied us with more needs as we developed, like tools, medicine, and shelter.
As their role grows to meet the needs created by our modern lifestyles, trees’ value is still rising and new benefits are being found.
h/t: vintag.es
“Chandelier Tree,” Underwood Park
“The Flat Iron Tree,” Bull Creek Grove
“The Shrine Tree” at River Vista Lodge, Myers, Calif. Dia. 21 ft. Cir. 64 ft. Age 5000 years, on Redwood Highway
52 feet in circumference – Largest tree in Muir Woods Nat’l. Monument, California
A Fallen Monarch
A Giant Redwood in Bull Creek Flat
Arbol del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico
Arbol del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico
At Richardson Grove State Park. Dia. 13.8 ft. Age 1250 yrs. Height 310 ft. 95000 board ft.
Base of “Big Tree” Ht. 345 ft. Cir. 72 ft. Upper Bull Creek Flat on Redwood Highway
Big Tree 127 Ft Hgt, 47 Ft Cir, 17 1/2 Ft Dia, Over 3500 Yrs. – Seminole County Park, Florida
Big Tree Park. The Oldest and Largest Cypress Tree in U.S.A. 126 ft. 3 in. high. 47 ft. in Circumference. 3500 Years Old. Sanford, Seminole County, Florida
California Tree – King’s Canyon National Park, California
Drive through the Redwood Shrine tree at Myers, Redwood Highway
Drive Thru Tree at Underwood Park on Redwood Highway
Fraternal Monarch “Quadruped Tree,” Cir. 92 ft, Lilley Redwook Park
General Pershing Tree, Big Tree Park
Largest known Myrtle Tree in the world. 97 ft. spread, Coos Co, Ore.
Parte del tronco del Arbol Del Tule. Sta. Maria Del Tule Oax. Mexico
The “Boy Scout Tree” near Crescent City. Cir. 94 ft.
The “Chandelier Tree” at Underwood Park on Redwood Highway
The “Elephant Tree” Trees of Mystery Park – Redwood Highway, California
The “Octopus Tree,” Redwood Highway (a spruce over a redwood)
The Big Birch, East Northfield, Mass.
The Room Tree, Sequoia Nat’l. Park, California
The Witch Tree – 17 Mile Drive, California
Turnip Rock, Point Aux Barques
Undercut of a 12 ft Washington Douglas Fir Tree
Wawona Big Tree – Yosemite