15 Most Unusual Trees in the World

some trees truly stand out be it the spindly ones that exist in the imagination of tim burton the wise ones that guide link in the legend of zelda or the immense mythical behemoth of norse mythology that is yggdrasil but what if we were to tell you that there are real trees that give these fictional ones a run for their bark these are the most unusual trees in the world number 15 the dragon blood tree the dragon blood tree also known as the drakena sinabari and the socotra dragon tree is not your average tree if it was then well you wouldn't be learning about it would you oddly enough it's not only its appearance that's a bit odd but everything else about it too the dragonblood tree is native to a part of yemen called sakotra in the arabian sea it looks like an upside down crown with a densely packed top just imagine an umbrella and you'll be describing the dragonblood tree it has leaves at the end of its youngest branches only and these are shed every three to four years it also grows small fleshy berries that are eaten by birds it's what the berries secrete that cause the tree to get the name of dragonblood tree they release a deep red resin that looks like blood and is a bit abnormal compared to the berries on other trees even though habitat loss highlights an uncertain future for this tree it still has many uses the gum resin from the roots is used in toothpaste and as a stimulant and the leaves are a carminative the trees are also harvested for the dragon's blood resin which is used in dye like this video smash the subscribe button and click the notification bell right now or slenderman will come from under your bed while you're sleeping number 14 shipworm trees okay so this isn't a tree but once you learn more about shipworms you'll realize why we believe they're worthy of a mention they do relate to trees and they are unusual [Music] shipworms also known as teredo navalis are mollusks that live in salt water and dine on wood they are a type of creature with an identity crisis or they look like a worm but taste like a clam apart from a small hard portion on their head which they use for drilling into wood they are soft and squishy in the trot province of thailand and throughout southeast asia these squirmy little critters are prized food people will go out into the water looking for submerged pieces of wood or trees that may contain shipworms a good sign that they're there is a small hole in the wood you can then gently slice the wood with an axe to reveal the shipworms tucked inside then what do you do with them well you eat them you can eat them raw but you run the risk of waterborne diseases most people cook them in a dish called geyengliang priyang which is a type of curry the worms are cut into small pieces then cooked with a range of other ingredients like banana flour shrimp paste and thai chili number 13 juniper tree the juniper tree doesn't look all that unusual in fact it's made up of around 70 species throughout north america so it's more common than unusual juniper varieties can all be classified as alternating leaf pattern species it has needle-like leaves but some species have scale-like leaves that possess oil glands alongside the leaves the juniper tree has small brown or blue berry-like cones that appear waxy and gray it takes around three seasons of growth for these two mature and have between 1 to 12 seeds in a cluster so that's all standard stuff but there's something unique about this tree and it's the usefulness of it the world has hundreds of thousands of tree species and many of them are of no particular use to us except for timber the juniper tree however is well utilized in many ways the berry-like cones are used for food flavoring and alcohol like gin the oil from the tree is also used in diuretics and perfumes then there's the wood you won't find all too many pencils fence posts or cabinets that don't have fragrant juniper wood used in their making this treat might not be rare or unusual in its looks but it is when you consider how many uses it has number 12 the cashew tree the cashew tree is an evergreen tree that is full of surprises it is most commonly found in central america northern south america brazil and the caribbean islands it grows up to around 46 feet high while the more profitable dwarf cashew trees stop growing at about 20 feet and here i can show you the cashew tree fruits there's far more to this tree than meets the eye even if it's clear by looking at the cashew fruit on it that it's gonna have some weird and wonderful features the cashew seed and cashew apple are both grown on the tree the cashew seed is in fact the cashew nut we all know and love it's proven popular in cashew butter cashew cheese and all manner of other delicious snacks and treats believe it or not even the shell of the seed is useful it has unique derivatives that can be made into waterproofing products paints lubricants and even arms production dating back to world war ii the cashew apple on the other hand is what the nut attaches to it can be eaten fresh fermented made into alcohol or cooked in a hurry people even use it to make jam chutney and preserves number the dinosaur tree okay as you probably guessed the dinosaur tree is not its scientific name but you'll quickly see why it's called that it's actually the wallet pine tree and it's the rarest and oldest species this is a wollomai pine they are one of the world's rarest plants it dates back to around 200 million years ago and was learned about from fossil records rather than the real thing in fact up until 1994 it was presumed extinct that was until a bush walker at walemi national park just outside of sydney australia stumbled across it it was called the botanical find of the century and the tree has become the focus of several studies thanks to its comeback there will be a time when you can grow a walemi pine tree in your own backyard and you'll likely want to for their quite spectacular they grow up to around 130 feet high and have beautiful light green and dark green foliage with two types of leaves the best way to bring this tree back from the brink of extinction is by growing as many of them in pots gardens and parks as possible any purchases of this tree then go toward conservation research and protecting its future number 10 tree of truly el arvalde chuli or the tree of chuli is a truly special tree well its species of montezuma cyprus isn't all that special but this one in particular is this special tree is located in the town center of santa maria del chile in oaxaca the mexican state it's fenced off in church grounds and is visited by tens of thousands of people so what makes this tree so special well for starters it has the stoutest tree trunk in the world the trunk measures 137.8 feet in circumference with a diameter of 46.1 feet that's not exactly small because of the tree's crown getting an accurate idea of height is not easy [Music] however it's thought to be around 116 feet tall even when you consider how large its trunk is and how tall this tree is those points still aren't the only reasons why the tree of truly is so special it's thought to be between 1 200 and 3 000 years old with the date of seating based at around 400 to 600 a.d that's old legend has it that it was planted by the priest of the god of the aztecs known as ethical the aztec wind god given that it's on church property that idea does seem to carry some weight number nine general sherman tree you won't find yourself in too many situations where you make a trip just to see a tree but this could be one such situation for the general sherman tree is most certainly worth viewing in person this tree in california is the world's largest tree it is 275 feet tall 36 feet wide at the base and 17.5 feet in diameter imagine trying to cut that down for firewood with a regular chainsaw this tree is truly something special it's accessible by two trails to the north end of the giant forest and there are even park shuttles to get there as the roots of this tree are very shallow there's a fence to protect them and visitors must stick to the paved pathways to get a closer look if you think the general sherman tree looks large far away then getting up close and personal will blow you away the largest branch is 6.8 feet long and the circumference from the ground is 102.6 feet getting your photo with this tree is quite a memorable experience but its dimensions aren't even the most amazing part the tree is still growing every year it adds enough wood to make a 60-foot tree even at 2 200 years old it continues to thrive number eight silk cotton tree the silk cotton tree or k-poc tree is a huge tree that's native to africa the new world and is now in parts of asia it grows up to around 160 feet and will grow as much as 13 feet in a single year this monster of a tree is no small fry that's for sure while its size is of course a noteworthy feature it's what the tree produces that makes it truly unique it's cultivated for its floss and fibers which are quite useful in a variety of industries the k-pop doesn't bloom every year and may even do so once or twice in a decade but when they do they produce thousands of fruit which open and expose the tree's fibers these fibers are called silk cotton and they are in hot demand by manufacturers they can be used for the oils to make soap while the residue is popular as cattle feed and fertilizer each fiber from the silk cotton tree measures around 1.25 inches long and is moisture resistant they dry quickly are resilient and are buoyant as a result they have been commonly used in water safety equipment like life preservers and even as stuffing for pillows upholstery and insulation in saying that the fibers are flammable which means synthetic fibers and foam rubber are slowly becoming the preferred option number seven sabina tree you won't find all too many trees as strong or as noble as the sabina tree even as they battle the elements at high altitudes the sabina tree continues to thrive what's particularly fascinating about this tree which grows up to around 26 feet tall is how it prefers challenging weather conditions to anything remotely normal from salt air to wind rain and the pressures of coastal conditions nothing's a problem instead of dying the tree just forms its trunk shape depending on the way the elements have pushed it it's not uncommon to see them bent almost in two almost like a stooped older man the bark of the sabina tree varies from a gray brown shade to red brown the fruits contain up to 10 seeds and these are spread by raven one of the very few bird species which prefer to eat them this tree has also been around since ancient times and is abundant in ibiza its rough outward appearance and its inner strength are thought to be a metaphor for the people of ibiza that's why it's considered a strong and noble tree number six valbab tree when you think of a succulent you picture a small potted plant in an apartment building for the neglectful planned parent believe it or not a 200 million year old tree that grows to around 100 feet tall is also a succulent and it's called the baobab tree this beautiful tree is the symbol of the african continent it predates the splitting of the continents over 200 million years ago and humanity therefore it's snow spring chicken this beautiful tree thrives in the african savanna even when nothing else does consequently it has become a symbol of positivity given that it's a succulent it will absorb as much water as it can in its trunk during the rainy season then use it to produce fruit in the dry season as a result it's called the tree of life they can live for around 5 000 years and have a circumference of about 165 feet because of its size it is love for its ability to provide shelter food and water for both animals and humans that is quite often why when you see a baobab tree you see signs of communities and life nearby number five tree of life we may never understand the meaning of life and that's okay it's a pretty big undertaking to ever try and understand it but do you know what's equally as hard to understand how a single tree manages to survive in an unforgiving environment with no water source in sight aptly dubbed the tree of life or shahrajat al-hayat the 32-foot mesquite tree in bahrain is mind-boggling it stands on its own in a harsh climate and has managed to survive in a remote desert for around 400 years of course most people know that this tree and many like it can store water in their root system but in order to store water you need to be able to find it and the desert just doesn't have any because of how strange the tree is there are many legends surrounding it some believe that it's the site of the biblical garden of eden and that's how the tree has managed to survive others believe it has been around since pre-islamic times and that the ancient sumerian god enki protects it we're still no closer to finding the answer number four basket tree the basket tree is a somewhat ominous name for a tree you may not even guess how it got such a name for it's definitely no species we've ever heard of and that's because it's not instead the basket tree is just one of an entire collection of uniquely shaped trees others in the collection include the two leg tree needle and thread tree and the cube tree the trees were shaped in unique shapes by axel orlinsen a swedish american farmer who lived from 1884 until 1964. he opened a horticultural attraction with his trees in the 1940s and advertised it with see the world's strangest trees here he subsequently called it the tree circus his unique trees appeared in the column of ripley's believe it or not no fewer than 12 times before his death he sold them and they were moved to gilroy gardens in the mid-1980s so how does one create a basket tree it's not easy axel planted six sycamore trees in a circle topped them once they were one foot tall then grafted them together to form the shape of a diamond he sold the property in 1963 with the trees for twelve thousand dollars number three cannonball tree if you wanna be wowed by a tree then let it be the cannonball tree this shrub can't help but put a smile on your face it comes from the lesser the daisy family and is a tall soft wooded variety it's also native to northeastern south america and is cultivated in north america's southern regions you might be wondering how it gets its name but it's pretty self-explanatory the round woody fruits on this tree look precisely like rusty cannonballs fortunately they're not as dangerous as them the fruit grows to around 8 inches in diameter and has a hard shell so if you were gonna throw this fruit it would hurt but it wouldn't explode like its very real counterpart often these pulpy fruits which have many seeds are used by locals to make utensils after all we are becoming more environmentally friendly and trying to cut down on our plastic usage the leaves are somewhat special too as they are smooth with showy flowers and grow straight from the trunk the flowers can even grow as long as three feet long number two wisteria ok you caught us the wisteria plant in japan is not a tree technically it's a vine but it's well worth learning more about this particular plant is the largest in japan and is located in the ashikaga flower park while it's not the largest in the world that doesn't mean it's small by any means this vine is half an acre and is thought to date back to around 1870 you'll find the most enormous wisteria in sierra madre california which is about 4 000 square meters its fairytale-like appearance makes it a worthwhile attraction to visit particularly when it's producing its beautiful pink and purple flowers you might be wondering how this half acre vine is holding up given that vines need to climb something vines can become quite heavy especially this one so it's all held up on steel supports these supports allow visitors to walk under the wisteria and admire it from below so while the wisteria in japan at ashikaga flower park is not a tree we're pretty sure we're forgiven after all it's hard to find something as beautiful as wisteria in full bloom number one windswept trees most trees and plants take the elements in their stride after all some trees manage to grow in the desert with no water sources but these trees take the term adapting to a whole new level it doesn't take an expert to know precisely how these trees got their windswept appearance the wind of course they are located at slope point in the south island of new zealand in a place known as the southernmost point much of this area is unpopulated with a lot of land used for sheep farming the wind might have something to do with it strong winds make their way 2 000 miles away from antarctica and burst through the trees it's clearly quite a common issue for the trees have a permanent slant along the rocky coastlines of this region however don't let the wind put you off from visiting this isolated part of the world these magnificent trees are a stone's throw away from beautiful walking tracks and bodies of water around the catlins there are also plenty of areas to go walking on the beach and a quaint little campgrounds to call home for a few days as you can see nature is pretty beautiful there's more to the average tree bush and shrub than meets the eye have you ever seen any of these trees in person did they live up to the expectations also check out our other cool stuff showing up on screen right now see you next time

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Length: 21min 48sec (1308 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 29 2020