Unique and Amazing Places and Species
Learn fascinating facts about amazing trees of this world. Have you seen any of them? Share with us your experience in the comments.
Check out all amazing plants in the categories Herbaceous Plants, Woody Shrubs.
Explore further and get inspiration.
St Helena Gumwood Facts The St Helena Gumwood forms one of the ten rarest species of tree on the planet, and evolved as endemic only to the island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean. Even there the St Helena Gumwood grows in only a specific habitat range. At one time, it represented one […]Read More
Bois Dentelle Facts The somewhat poetic term of Bois Dentelle serves as the generally accepted term for an exceedingly beautiful variety of tree. Quite unfortunately, this marvel of Nature also qualifies as one of the rarest known species of tree in the entire world. Also bearing the truly cumbersome scientific name of the Elaeocarpus Bojeri, […]Read More
Monkey Puzzle Tree Facts The eye-catching term of Monkey Puzzle Tree serves as the colloquial name for the Araucaria araucana. And in many ways, the name fits perfectly. This plant species also remains an ancient one that often gets called a living fossil. The completely unique name for the tree also originated in the year […]Read More
Korean Fir Facts Most notably, the magnificent Korean Fir represents a variety of tree with a highly restricted habitat range. Yet, even within that range, it only thrives in a very specific region. Given its rather limited range, the IUCN quite understandably lists the species as Endangered. Fortunately for the species, however, it has become […]
Ackee Tree Facts Perhaps most notably, the amazing Ackee Tree is a species that many people outside of its native habitat remain completely unaware of. Its scientific name, Blighia sapida, actually honors Captain William Bligh, who first introduced the species to science, in England, in 1793. In a rather interesting quirk of Nature, the unripe […]
Jackfruit Tree Facts Firstly, the astonishing Jackfruit Tree constitutes the species of tree that produces the largest known tree-borne fruit on earth. Furthermore, although now extensively cultivated in parts of the world, it evolved as native to a highly restricted habit range. In addition to the many uses for its enormous fruit, the wood of […]
Boojum Tree Facts Firstly, the extremely unique and fascinating variety of flora known as the Boojum Tree possesses a highly distinctive physical nature. Secondly, as a result, the fabulous plant easily stands out from other related species. Furthermore, its rather colorful and quite memorable common name was taken from the famous poem by Lewis Carroll. […]
Jabuticaba Facts Remarkably, the truly unique Jabuticaba constitutes a one-of-a-kind tree that also happens to inhabit a highly restricted range of the world. The most obvious and immediately recognizable feature of this particular species, though, involves its fruit. That statement remains true because of one simple fact. That’s the utterly unparalleled manner in which its […]
Kauri Tree Facts Better known by its common name of the Kauri Tree, the magnificent Agathis australis inhabits a highly restricted habit range. Its common name also derives directly from the language of the indigenous Maori people, who inhabit its native territory. It also represents an extremely long-lived species. Many individual trees have stood for […]
Rainbow Eucalyptus Facts The living kaleidoscope known as the absolutely beautiful Rainbow Eucalyptus forms the only species of eucalyptus tree endemic to the Northern Hemisphere. It can also now be found growing in numerous other parts of the world. This has come about due to its (eminently understandable) popularity as an ornamental tree. Yet beauty […]
Guatemalan Fir Facts The magnificent Guatemalan Fir remains a species of tree endemic to portions of Central America. Its endemic range also extends the furthest south of any species in its genus. This tree lists as Endangered by the IUCN. The primary threats to the continuation of this species remain habitat loss and also unsustainable exploitation […]
Mimosa Facts Perhaps most notably, the term Mimosa serves as the name for a remarkable genus of beautiful flowering plants. Furthermore, this fabulous genus contains about 400 recognized species of flora at this time. However, many more species presently remain under consideration for inclusion. Many of the various species within this genus also now rank […]
Monkey Puzzle Tree Facts The eye-catching term of Monkey Puzzle Tree serves as the colloquial name for the Araucaria araucana. And in many ways, the name fits perfectly. This plant species also remains an ancient one that often gets called a living fossil. The completely unique name for the tree also originated in the year […]
