Trees, too

1000+ year old tree on Greek island of Aegina

144-year-old wisteria in Japan, by tungnam.com.hk

Angel Oak Tree in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island, Southern Carolina

6 Sycamores were shaped, bent, and braided to form this tree

Tree of Tule, over 2000 years old

Tunnel of cherry blossoms, Bonn, Germany in April. Image by Adas Meliauskas

Oak trees, South Carolina by Lee Sosby

Trees

As Patricia Hays suggested in the comments below, if you’re inclined, you can listen to Paul Robeson sing about trees while you meander through this post.  Thanks to Tom Reiter for forwarding the link.

2000 years old tree in South Africa known as tree of life (Baobab)

The oldest tree on earth, great basin bristle cone pine, Oldest trees, over 5000 years old, in California

General Sherman tree, Sequoia Redwood, the largest living single-stem tree and largest living organism on earth in California

Costa Rica

Jabuticaba, a Brazilian grape tree The fruit grows directly from the trunk and branches of the tree.

eucalyptus

Coconut trees , Lombok, Bali, Indonesia

Banyan tree

Toborochi tree

by Hengki Koentjoro via pinterest

Mossy Roots, Sintra, Portugal

Boabab, Also known as the tree of life

Cypress

Cannonball tree, by Douglas Peebles Photography, Alamy, fruit grows directly on the trunk

Jennifer Long, Janus Photo Arts on Flickr

Olive tree

Madagascar’s ancient forest of baobab trees

Spanish moss

Jason Hehir photography

By Patrick Dougherty, made from willows

Moss on oak trees

Thanks to:  9Wows, and Dean.

Tule tree, S. Mexico

This post is a group effort.  Here’s a lovely tree poem/prayer that has been going around the internet with thes