10 Most magnificent trees of the world.

[radhak]

Link here

A bit 'USA / California' centric, but great pictures.

Incredible that there's a tree that's alive since 288 BC!!! !! Must be the oldest living thing!

edit : no, the Methuselah is the oldest, at 4838 years. Now I have heard it all...

[TheRic]

Cool!!!! Some interesting stories with the trees!

[HarmsWay]

I'd never seen #1, the Baobab until, an episode of "Travels to the Edge with Art Wolfe" in Madagascar. Very cool. I too have a collection of tree photos so I can relate (even if there are a few too many California ones in this particular list).

Bob

[gwyneth]

Isn't it neat that our interest is not just in dead trees?

Until recently, the biggest quaking poplar in Wisconsin was on our block...then somebody discovered a bigger one. In the process of researching this, I found out that there are all kinds of Big Tree programs. Kind of like fish records or bird watching, and a great family activity.

Here's the national site that provides more info and lists each state's contact (though to get a web page you may have to search google for 'big tree Arkansas', etc). There's a link to the National Big Tree register, kids' activities and more.

http://www.americanforests.org/resou...ordinators.php
American Forests: Big Tree Coordinators

Wisconsin BT'ers--our state has an especially lively Champion Tree program--this site gives info and has a list of the champion trees by species and location. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/forestry/uf/champion/
WDNR - Wisconsin Champion Trees

[BigguyZ]

They missed one- the Joshua Tree on U2's album