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13 Trees That Will-ow Amaze You

Read about the world's most amazing trees, from one that grows fruit that tastes like sherbet to another featuring a tunnel with a real running railroad!

By Christal Y. April 18, 2015

Your kiddos play beneath their shade all summer long, and you have aspiring dreams of building a fortress among the leaves. No doubt about it, trees are pretty awesome. Living beings that produce over half of the fresh air we breathe, there’s reason to celebrate their lofty reach. In honor of Arbor Day, we’ve complied a gallery of the coolest trees in the world. Read about an ancient bristlecone pine tree in California, a Guinness World Record cashew tree in Brazil and more breathtaking beauties below.

Wind Swept Trees – Slope Point, New Zealand

Hold onto your little lambs because unless they have roots as strong as the trees here, they might take flight à la Mary Poppins. Originally planted by farmers to provide shelter for their sheep, these trees have been twisted and warped by strong winds coming from the Southern Ocean. The mighty gusts loop and loop for 2000 miles before they crash land in sheep-populated Slope Point. See more wind struck photos here.

photo: Louis Vest via flickr