Where grows the largest tree on earth

Probably, there is no such place on our planet where there would not be a gigantic tree. Mother Nature has always been rich in miracles. And what only is not in its bins! Happens, such a miracle is revealed that one can not even believe the eyes. You start to feel like a small child, who for the first time looks in the treasured old grandmother's chest.

So what is it, the largest tree on Earth? Perhaps there is no exact answer to this question. A large tree - it can be the highest or the widest. Under this definition, there are several species of trees on the globe. Let's consider some of them.

The giant sextoyadrenron is the last of the cypress genus. It is also called a mammoth tree, a giant sequoia, Wellingtonia or Washington. 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, the hero of the Battle of Waterloo. And it is called mammoth, as it has gigantic branches, hanging like mammoth tusks.

This species at the end of the Cretaceous and in the Tertiary periods grew throughout the northern hemisphere. And today there are no more than 30 groves that are located in California, in the fires of the Sierra Nevada. The largest of the sequojadendron have their own names: "Three Sisters", "Father of the Forests", "Thick Tree", "General Grant", "Pioneer's Hut", "General Sherman" and so on. All of them are listed in a special register.

The mammoth tree grows slowly, it can tolerate frosts in 25˚C, but only if it is a short-term cooling. Adult trees grow to 100 meters in height, and in diameter reach up to 12 meters. They have a red-brown bark with large cracks. The needles are also rough, has a gray-green color. Grow small egg-shaped cones on it, which ripen only at the end of the second year.

Baobab - the largest tree in Africa In height, it grows to 30 meters, and the width has more than 10 meters. It is also called a sponge tree, since an adult plant can accumulate about 100,000 liters of water. There is a beautiful African legend: first the creator placed a baobab on the banks of the Congo River, but the tree did not like the dampness. Then he was transferred to the slope of the Lunar Mountains, only there he was uncomfortable. The angry creator pulled out the baobab and threw it on the dry land of Africa. Since then, the largest tree grows roots up. Indeed, the branches of the baobab are very similar to the roots.

Blossoms tree-sponge in large white flowers (up to 20 cm), pollinate their bats. Fruits are edible, and toasted seeds can be used instead of coffee. The flesh of the flesh is saturated with vitamins B and C, to taste it resembles ginger. And if you dry it, grind it, and then dilute it in water, you get a cool drink, something like lemonade. Therefore, baobab is also called a lemonade tree.

Yew. It can not be said that this is the largest tree, but it is very remarkable. His age can reach 3 thousand years. The needles of the tree contain poisonous substances, and when it falls, all the plants under it die. Thus, yew provides itself with food. Very picturesque look in his autumn, when his dark crowns are decorated with bright red berries. By the way, in spite of the fact that the needles are poisonous, the berries at the yew are edible. If you happen to get on a yew mall, then you will never see such fabulous places. You, no doubt, fall into the dense forest of magic heroes.