About Trees

The Generosity of Trees

Incredible Facts About Trees

Oldest: The Eternal God redwood in Prairie Creek RedwoodsState Park, California, is estimated to be between 7,000–12,000 years old, making it potentially the oldest living tree. [Source :https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm]
	Slowest Growing: A White Cedar in Canada has grown less than 4 inches in 155 years, surviving on a cliff with minimal soil. [Source :https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/false-cypress/Atlantic-white-cedar-care.htm]
Tallest: The tallest living tree is a Coast Redwood named the Mendocino Tree, over 367 feet tall and still growing in the Montgomery State Reserve, California. [Source :https://ca.pinterest.com/pin/43558321366207119/]
	Most Massive: General Sherman, a giant sequoia in Sequoia National Park, is 275 feet tall with a girth of 102 feet and 8 inches, making it the largest living tree by volume. [Source :https://californiathroughmylens.com/general-sherman-tree-sequoia-national-park/]
Deepest Roots: A Wild Fig tree near Echo Caves in South Africa has roots that extend 400 feet underground, the deepest known root system. [Source :https://rapidleaks.com/science/deepest-roots-in-the-world/]
	Fastest Growing: In 1974, an Albizzia falcata in Sabah, Malaysia, grew over 35 feet in just 13 months, about 1.1 inches a day. [Source :https://08hachi.blogspot.com/2011/08/albizzia-falcata-backer.html]
Greatest Girth: The Tree of the Hundred Horses, a European Chestnut on Mount Etna, had a circumference of 190 feet in the 18th century. [Source :https://blog.rowleygallery.co.uk/the-chestnut-of-a-hundred-horses/]
	Most Dangerous: The Manchineel Tree of the Caribbean and Florida Everglades produces acidic, toxic sap. Contact can cause blisters, blindness, or severe pain if ingested. [Source :https://southjerseyadventures. wordpress.com/2012/06/09/manchineel-tree-st-john/]

Fascinating Tree Facts

• There are about 20,000 tree species globally. India has one of the largest tree diversities, followed by the U.S.


• Most trees don't die of old age but from disease, insects, or human activity.


• Bristlecone Pines and Giant Sequoias can live over 4,000 to 5,000 years.


• Trees grow from the top, not the bottom, a common misconception.


• Around 90% of a tree’s nutrition comes from the atmosphere; only 10% comes from the soil.


• About half the weight of dry wood is carbon.


• In ancient Mesopotamia, wood was as valuable as gemstones and metals.


• Ancient Rome's silver-based currency relied on massive wood consumption to extract metal.


• Dendrochronology, the science of counting tree rings, can reveal not only a tree’s age but also past volcanic eruptions and climatic conditions.


• Ancient Rome's silver-based currency relied on massive wood consumption to extract metal.


• Dendrochronology, the science of counting tree rings, can reveal not only a tree’s age but also past volcanic eruptions and climatic conditions.