Here is a quick selection of trees with interesting forms you might not know about it (I'm assuming baobab and sequoia are familiar enough that I don't need to include them)
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Ngaio Myoporum laetum via |
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Pohutukawa Metrosideros excelsa |
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Port Jackson Fig
Ficus rubiginosa |
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Screw pine, corkscrew palm Pandanus spiralis |
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screw palm Pandanus utilis |
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another screw palm Pandulus utilis
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Hollywood Juniper Juniperus chinensis 'kaizuka' |
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Juniperus chinensis 'Torulosa' |
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Dracaena reflexa
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Dracaena draco |
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Dracaena draco again, but note the phoenix palm for scale. Hint: phoenix palm trunk diameter is about a 50-110 cm on average |
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Swamp cypress Taxodium distichum |
Just my 5 cents from southern Brasil: The brazilian araucaria
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fuck yeah the Araucariaceae is always a good time, look at this knive mass http://www.onlineplantguide.com/Image%20Library/A/1476.jpg
ReplyDeleteand this delicious giant hooked murder ball from the bunya bunya pine
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Yeah, that makes a good spiked whip and that murder ball is indeed delicious. (being there done that)
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More tropical ones...
The Jabuticaba tree. What if I put the fruits on the trunk instead of the branches?
http://ruralpecuaria.com.br/painel/img/noticias/1476/noticias_1415112694.jpg
https://i2.wp.com/static.flickr.com/93/251693640_00ef9a1afa.jpg
The jaca tree and its fruit so large and heavy that it can kill you if a jaca fall in your head.
https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB15Yv0NpXXXXb7XpXXq6xXFXXXO/10pcs-Honey-Jackfruit-Seeds-Tropical-Fruit-Seed-garden-plant-seeds-100-Fresh-Seeds-Germination.jpg_640x640.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/41/01/fe/4101fe8e86f31f4da3a0e9d05e1c4828--exotic-fruit-tropical-fruits.jpg
holy shit those are some big fruit
Deleteand the Jabuticaba tree is delightfully creepy!