Where it grows the largest tree on Earth

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Probably there is no place on the planet that doesn't have his giant tree. Mother nature has always been rich in miracles. And what is there in her bins! Sometimes, a miracle open, he did not even believe my eyes. Starting to feel like a small child who first looks into the cherished old grandmother's trunk.the big tree

So what is the biggest tree on Earth? Perhaps the exact answer to this question does not exist. Big tree – it can be the highest or the widest. Under this definition include several species of trees on Earth. Consider some of them.

The giant Sequoia – the last of the family Cupressaceae. Also called Redwood tree, giant Sequoia, or big tree of washingtonia. The last two names came from the names of celebrities. In America, the largest tree is named after the first President, and in England – in honor of the Duke of Wellington, hero of the battle of Waterloo. Mamontov and it is called, as it has a giant branch hanging down like the tusks of a mammoth.

This kind of at the end of the Cretaceous and tertiary periods grew throughout the Northern hemisphere. And today preserved not more than 30 groves, which are located in California, in the West of the Sierra Nevada. The largest of sequoiadendron have their own names: ‘Three sisters”, “Father of forests”, “Fat tree", "General Grant" of the “pioneer Cabin”, “General Sherman" and so on. They are all listed in the special register.the biggest tree on earth

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The mammoth tree Grows slowly, it can tolerate temperatures down to 25C, but only if it's short cold. Mature trees grow to 100 feet in height, and the diameter reach up to 12 meters. The bark red-brown color with large cracks. The needles are too rough, has a gray-green color. Grow small ovate cones, which ripen only at the end of the second year.

Baobab – the largest tree of Africa, big treeAt the height it grows to 30 meters and the width is 10 meters. Also known as tree sponge, so as an adult plant is able to accumulate about 100 thousand liters of water. There is a beautiful African legend: the first, the Creator has put a baobab tree on the banks of the Congo river, but the tree did not like the damp. Then it was moved to the slope of the mountains of the Moon, only there it was uncomfortable. Angering the Creator pulled the baobab tree and threw it on the dry land of Africa. Since then, the big tree grows back up. Indeed, the branches of the baobab is very similar to the roots.blooming baobab

Flowering tree sponge large white flowers (up to 20 cm) pollinate their bats. The fruits are edible, and the roasted seeds can be used instead of coffee. The fruit pulp is full of vitamins b and C, the taste is reminiscent of ginger. And if it is to dry, grind, and then diluted in water, you get a soft drink, something like lemonade. Therefore, the baobab is also called the lemonade tree.tis

yew alleyTis. Not to say that this is the biggest tree, but it is very remarkable. Its age can reach 3 thousand years. The needles of the tree contains toxic substances, and when it falls, all the plants underneath die. Thus, the tis provides a power supply. Very picturesque view of his fall, when his dark crown as if painted bright red berries. By the way, despite the fact that the needles are poisonous, the berries from a yew are edible. If you happen to get to the yew alley, such a fabulous place you'll never find. You, no doubt, find yourself in a dense forest of magical characters.


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