11. The Tree Of Life, Bahrain
This tree doesn’t set any world records in terms of height, age, or rate of growth, but some speculate it could be the loneliest or most in need of watering. This tree coils its numerous roots deep down into the sands of the nigh barren Bahrain desert, many, many miles from any obvious source of water. The wondrous tree survives via its life-sustaining tap root which burrows at least 35 meters into the earth to reach an underground aquifer. Local legend has it that this specific tree actually grows on the site of the former Garden of Eden.
12. General Sherman, USA
Regular readers already know that the world-famous General Sherman is an enormous sequoia tree growing in the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park in California. You can take one of the hiking trails to this massive specimen, which is reported to be the largest living single-stem tree by volume known to man. At its base, it is 36 feet in diameter and is a towering 275 feet in height. The General Sherman is more than 2,000 years old and is still growing.
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