The Great banyan tree - Indian Botanic Garden

Great banyan tree, originally uploaded by YamezA.

a sign by this tree reads...

"The Great Banyan Tree is one of the greatest attractions and landmark of Indian Botanic Garden. The tree, Ficus Benghalensis-L. (family Moraceae) is more than 250 years old and spreaded over an area of about 1.5 hectares with about 2880 proproots.
A wonder in the plant kingdom, the tree occupies its possition in the "Guinness Book of World Records" 21.02.05"

The Great Banyan Tree, originally uploaded by Joe Gratz.

Although the main trunk of the is tree was removed in 1925 it continues to grow outward and has spread past the fence that was built around it. The highest branch is 24.5 meters tall and the canopy extends over 420 meters in diameter.

The Great Banyan Tree, originally uploaded by Joe Gratz.

This tree is located in Kolkata (Calcutta) which is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.

Meiji Shrine wishing tree in Japan

Sacred Camphor Tree at Meiji-Jingu Shrine, originally uploaded by Cloganese.

This is a sacred Camphor tree located at the Meiji shrine in Japan. In Japan sacred trees have thick ropes around their trunks. This sacred tree has a special wishing wall surrounding its trunk. The idea is to write a prayer or wish on a small wooden tablet and hang it on one of the pegs on this wall. The Shinto priests then pray for all of the wishes on the tablets.

big_old_other_tree, originally uploaded by Buddha Rhubarb.

Meiji Jingu Shrine Wish Tree, originally uploaded by Stephen Spencer.

Jomon Sugi tree - Largest Cedar in Japan

Jomon Sugi, originally uploaded by Mil.

This large “Yakusugi Cedar” (Cryptomeria japonica) tree was located in 1996 and has since become quite famous. It is said to be the largest Cedar tree in Japan. It is 25 meters tall and estimated to be around 2,200 years old (some claim that it is much older). It is called “Jomon-sugi” (meaning Old Cedar) and is located in the Yakushima World Heritage Area.

Roots II, originally uploaded by antonioperezrio.es.

“In its vicinity, there remains a stump of which age is said to be oldest
by the islanders. They say the tree was cut in 1586 to be used for
construction of a big temple in Kyoto. The age of the tree when cut down
is estimated to be 3000 years.” from www.nyu.edu

Alishan Sacred Tree II - Taiwan

so big, originally uploaded by dchou0123.

About nine years ago the largest and most revered tree in Taiwan - the "Alishan Sacred tree" - fell.

“To pass down the legacy of the now fallen Alishan Sacred Tree, the Forestry Bureau, Chiayi County Government, and the Tourism Bureau co-organized the “Balloting Campaign for Alishan Sacred Tree II,” through which this giant tree received most votes and was thus given the name ‘Alishan Sianglin Sacred Tree’ on January 1, 2007.”

Species: Taiwan Red Cypress
Chamaecyparis formosensis Matsum

Circumference: 12.3m

Height: 45m

Age: About 2,300 years old

Ginkgo Avenue - Tokyo Japan

Ginkgo Trees, originally uploaded by mrhayata.

In Tokyo, near Aoyama there is a street that is lined with large Ginkgo trees. Both sides of the sidewalk on both sides of the street are lined with these magestic trees making for a total of four rows of trees. When the trees are in their full autumn colors it makes for a very dramatic and enchanting scene.

ginkgo trees - at December 9, 2007, originally uploaded by naoK.

travel, originally uploaded by Mori Chan.

Loaded Cannon Ball Tree

Kaman Gola, originally uploaded by dinesh_valke.

This is definitely a very strange tree! I don´t think I would want to we walking under it when one of those "Cannon Balls" decided to let go. On the other hand it would be a rather interesting tree to climb, provided of course that it was not inhabited by biting insects (which most tropical trees usually are!)