Royal poinciana

Royal poinciana
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This tree is native to Madagascar and is known for having colourful fern-like leaves – providing the perfect splash of colour for tree pictures.

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Wisteria

Wisteria
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Wisteria trees are mostly native to Asia and North America. Thanks to their ability to bend, a group of Wisteria trees can create large tunnels of blue, pink, purple and white.

Flamboyant tree

Flamboyant tree
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With its vibrant-coloured flowers, this tropical tree is truly deserving of the name ‘flamboyant’.

Magnolia tree

Magnolia tree
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Magnolia trees are one of the prettiest US-native trees you can find around. They grow all around the country and bloom during spring and summertime.

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Banyan tree

Banyan tree
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A Banyan tree can make for a beautiful sight, but the way it grows is not exactly a pretty story. Banyan tree seeds grow in the cracks and crevices on a host tree, or on other structures like buildings and bridges.

Bald Cypress trees

Bald Cypress trees
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The Bald Cypress is the classic tree of southern swamps of the USA. Don’t let the name fool you – the tree isn’t actually bald.

Weeping willow

Weeping willow
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Weeping willow trees have long, dangling branches that give the impression of falling teardrops. Seeing the tree grow frequently around the Euphrates River, the famous botanist Linnaeus believed the tree was the willow of biblical mention and gave it the scientific name of ‘babylonica.’

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The Grizzly Giant

The Grizzly Giant
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The Grizzly Giant is a sequoia tree located in the Yosemite National Park. It is rumoured to be struck by lightning more times than we count.

The Chapel Oak

The Chapel Oak
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This old oak tree truly makes for an interesting sight. Rumoured to be between 800 to 1200 years old, the tree is located in Allouville-Bellefosse, France. The tree was hollowed out by a strike of lightning, and the residents of the town built a chapel inside the hollowed-out trunk.

Methuselah

Methuselah
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This 4849-year-old pine tree is in the White Mountains of eastern California. It is the second-oldest tree in the entire world.

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