The biggest and oldest trees

The biggest and oldest trees.
The following is the biggest and oldest trees by the top and the best

In 1997, 24 -year-old girl named Julia Hill set a world record for staying on the tree , climbing on giant mahogany and not going down there 728 days . Thereby , she drew attention to one of the most serious problems of our time - the problem of widespread deforestation. Everything else she also managed to save from destruction of the red giant . Unlike humans , the tree does not suffer from various diseases with age - part of the tree may die , while other parts will continue to grow , allowing the tree to exist for millennia. Trees are one of the most valuable resources and underappreciated people on the planet. According to the World Bank , the annual turnover of the tree is $ 270 billion . We are very much dependent on the trees , even though we do not notice and do not realize it . Taking trees are taken for granted , we do not understand that one day they may disappear for good

In the depths of the Redwood National Park is 700 years Hyperion - the tallest tree in the world at 115.5 meters tall . Redwoods like Hyperion - high , not too thick trees growing in the coastal zone of California. Most instances , protected by the state , is located in Sequoia National Park , including the thickest tree - General Sherman sequoia . Surprising that the trunks of these giants formed their own ecosystems - lichens, animals, plants, and even small trees growing on the upper tiers redwoods

While Hyperion - the tallest tree in the world , the giant General Sherman - the largest in the volume of wood and one of the oldest . 2200 year-old general height of 83 meters weighs more than 6 tons with base 32 meters (diameter)

Montezuma Cypress tree in Mexico is not so high and massive , like the aforementioned redwoods , but surpasses them in circumference with a diameter of 48 meters. With age, more than 2,000 years, it is also one of the oldest trees . It seems that it is growing next few trunks , but DNA analysis showed that this single tree

We now turn to the oldest tree in the world known to science - is called Methuselah pine age in 4842 year. These trees live so long because of the special unpretentiousness and ability to adapt to different conditions . Ancient pine is relatively low , the highest was in the height of 18 meters. The biggest threat is like a tree - people . The location of this pine is kept secret so as not to cause irreparable damage to the tree

Speaking of long-lived trees , aspen may also be mentioned - with its complex root system , it can survive anything, even a powerful wildfire. Burnt out , the roots will still give rise to the new tree. When excavations were discovered living in the roots of aspen age 80,000 years. A second off the subject of giants - the most beautiful rainbow eucalyptus tree is considered

The theme of the biggest trees would not be complete without mention of the banyan tree - the sacred tree in Buddhism and Hinduism . In the wild, banyan trees grow to enormous size, but not in height and diameter. Expands their crown at what sometimes covering an area up to 100 square meters. This is achieved thanks to the root of the branch from the main trunk , which seek to ground thereby creating an incredible picture

These trees are lucky they are protected at the national level , and may stand for more than one century . But not all are so lucky trees , tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate. Currently have only 5 % of the original amount of the redwoods , the forest is cut down everywhere and mankind is not yet realized the threat hanging over him