Records are set not only by people, but also by trees. Among the trees there are champions in terms of size, danger, and so on. Each tree has its own function or purpose, and there are those that perform their function to the maximum. They must be very fond of life...
From the tallest to the oldest, from the fastest growing to the most dangerous ... All these trees are champions! And since our life literally depends on trees, all trees, large and small, are worthy of attention. But there is such a book in which all the very best trees are collected - this is the Guinness Book of World Records. Started by the managing director of the Guinness Brewery in 1954 as a book of the most interesting facts and figures, today this book is known all over the world. Below we have collected some super-trees that set world records in their category. shance: Seven of the most-very trees
1 Fastest Growing Tree: Imperial Tree
The fastest growing tree in the world is Paulownia tomentosa, also known as the emperor tree or foxglove. This tree can grow 20 feet (6 meters) the first year and then grow up to 1 foot (30 centimeters) every three weeks. This tree is native to western China, now spread across the United States. Remarkably, these trees also produce three to four times more oxygen during photosynthesis than any other known tree species. Respect!
2 Eternal Tree: Sequoia
The oldest and tallest tree in the world, the sequoia stood at 379.1 feet (115.54 meters) when discovered by Chris Atkins and Michael Taylor. This tree grows in California's Redwood National Park and was discovered in 2006. Redwoods used to grow everywhere in coastal forests in the United States - these forests covered an area of 2 million acres on the Pacific coast. But during the gold rush, almost all the forests were cut down: only 5 percent of the original forest volume remained. It's very sad, but fortunately there are tree savers who clone old growth forests and replant them in safe places.
3. A tree growing at a height: tarapacana polylepsis
Polylepis tarapacana (whose official name is now Polylepis tomentella) can live for over 700 years in the Altiplano semi-arid ecosystem of the central Andes. Living at an altitude of 13,000 to 17,000 feet (4,000 and 5,200 meters) above sea level, they claim to be the highest forest in the world. This family includes 28 species of small to medium sized evergreen trees growing at altitude in the tropical and subtropical Andes of South America from Venezuela to northern Argentina.
4The Oldest Tree Ever Documented: Prometheus
A specimen of spiny pine, one of the oldest trees on Earth. But there was an even older tree, named Prometheus, which grew on Mount Wheeler in Nevada. Prometheus was sawn apart by a tree geologist in 1963. Imagine that you are the person who killed the oldest living tree? 4,867 rings have been counted, but given the tree's harsh environment, its actual age is believed to have been closer to 5200.
5 Largest Tree By Volume: General Sherman
This huge sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), known as General Sherman, holds the crown of the largest living tree by volume. Located in California's Sequoia Park, the 2,100-year-old beauty has grown to 271 feet (82.6 meters) tall. Notably, the tree had a volume of 52,508 feet (1,407 m³) in 1980, when it was last officially measured, but by 2004, the volume had increased to nearly 54,000 feet (1,530 m³). The Guinness Book notes that the tree is estimated to contain the equivalent of 630,096 feet of wood, "enough to make over 5 billion matches, and its reddish-brown bark can be up to 61 cm thick. The weight of the tree, as calculated, includes the root system , estimated at 1814 tons.
6 Most Dangerous Tree: Manchineel
The world's most dangerous tree, the manchineel (Hippomane mancinella), grows on the Caribbean coast. The sap of the tree is so poisonous and acidic that simple contact with human skin causes blisters, and contact with the eyes can lead to blindness. The fruits of the tree are poisonous and even the smoke from a fire in which the wood of this tree burns can cause blindness and lead to suffocation.
Source 7The Oldest Tree Planted by Man: The Fig Tree from Sri Lanka
The oldest tree known to have been planted by man is the fig tree or tree ficus (Ficus religiosa), which is known as Sri Maha Bodhiya and grows in Sri Lanka. This tree is the famous Bodhi tree under which Siddhartha Gautama - the Buddha - sat when he attained enlightenment.