Baobab The baobab , also known as " the Tree of Life " for its vitality and longevity , grows in African and Indian savannas . Its height can reach up to 25 meters . Baobabs can live for several thousand years . This tree remains leafless for nine months of the year . Some people describe it like a tree that has been picked out of the ground and stuffed back in upside - down . The secret of the baobab ' s surviving in harsh environments is that it has little wood fibre but a large water storage capacity . It is able to hold up to 300 litres of water . In the wet months water is stored in its thick , corky , fire - resistant trunk for the nine dry months ahead . They produce leaves for only a short time during the rainy season , when they also develop huge pink or white flowers . The trees are pollinated by bats and have a fruit as unique as the tree itself . It has a furry coating around a tough , gourd - like shell that shields a soft pulp inside called ' monkey bread ' and seeds that are rich in citric acid and oil . General Sherman Tree General Sherman is a giant Sequoia , located in Sequoia National Park , California . It is the largest tree in the world . The tree is believed to be approximately 2200 years old . It ' s diameter and height are incredible and unbelievable . It is equal to a a 27 story building . The maximum base diameter of the Sherman tree equals 36 feet . A branch that fell in February , in 1978 , had a diameter over six feet and a length of at least 140 feet . In January of 2006 the largest branch on the tree , which had a diameter of over 2 m ( 6 feet ) and a length of over 30 m ( 100 feet ) , broke off . No one was present for the incident , but the branch smashed part of the enclosing fence and cratered the walkway pavement surrounding the sequoia . Banyan Tree The Banyan Tree is originally from Africa and India . The tree grows to an immense size . It has an ability to spread to a great area . Its aerial roots run from branches to the ground . This enables trees to become very large - up to 200 metres in diameter Just fancy , a single tree can cover many acres with the strength of a forest . In Hindu mythology , the banyan tree represents eternal life because of its expanding branches . By the way , shellac ( which is an important component in French polish ) is produced by insects which parasitise banyan trees . Bristlecone Pine Bristlecone Pine is the Earth ' s oldest living inhabitant . it is remarkable not only for its great age but also for its ability to survive in harsh conditions with cold temperatures , a short growing season , and high winds . Bristlecone pines grow very slowly . Such slow growth makes their wood very dense and resistant to insects , fungi , rot , and erosion . Vegetation is very sparse , limiting the role of fire . The bristlecone pine is a multi - trunked tree , twisted by the elements . Much of the pine is dead wood . As a survival strategy much of the bark and tissue that conduct water dies back after the tree is damaged by fire , drought or storms . The Tree of Tule , Ahuehuete Cypress The Tree of Tule , Ahuehuete Cypress , is one of the biggest and most spectacular trees in the world . It is about 140 feet tall , its trunk measuring more than 50 feet in diameter . It is also incredibly old - possibly as much as 3 , 000 years . Ahuehuete means " old man of the water ". The tree has a broad , spreading crown with strong , horizontal branches . The roots of trees growing in standing water often send up conical projections . The appearance of the massive tree is that of multiple trunks fused together . Recent DNA tests , however , suggest that it is in fact a single individual tree . Pando , or The Trembling Giant Pando , or The Trembling Giant , is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen tree . The quaking aspen gained its name because of the way the tree ’ s leaves tremble in even the slightest breeze . French Canadian woodsmen believed that the trees quaked in fear because the cross on which Jesus was crucified was made of aspen . In Latin Pando stands for “ I spread ” . Pando is a part of a single living organism by identical genetic markers and one massive underground root system , which is claimed to be among the oldest known living organisms in existence at 80 , 000 years of age . Pando was discovered in 1992 and is estimated to be 6 , 000 tonnes which would also make it the heaviest known living organism . The clonal colony encompasses 43 hectares ( 107 acres ) and has around 47 , 000 stems , which continually die and are renewed by its roots . Quaking aspen regularly reproduces . An individual stem can send out lateral roots that , under the right conditions , send up other erect stems ; from all above - ground appearances the new stems look just like individual trees . When a single stem dies , the entire clone feels the effect . Normally each stem sends hormones into the root system that suppress the formation of new ramets . But when a stem dies , its hormone signal dies as well . Chandelier Tree , a Drive - Through Tree Chandelier Tree is a 315 foot ( 96 metre ) tall redwood tree in California . The hole in its base , which 6 foot ( 1 . 83 m ) wide by 9 foot ( 2 . 74 m ) high , allows a car to drive through . The hole was carved in the 1930 s . The Chandelier Tree derives it ' s name from the enormous branches balanced on either side of the trunk . The Chapel - Oak of Allouville - Bellefosse The Chapel - Oak is the biggest , oldest , and the most famous tree of France . The tree is a religious monument and an object of pilgrimage . There are two small chapels built in it . Circus Trees The Circus Trees were originally grown and created by Axel Erlandson , by using intricate techniques . He spent over 40 years growing his experimental tree shapes . As a result - woven wonders made from living wood . 출처 - http : / / mywiki . ws / Exceptional _ Trees