Buttress roots support the bigger trees in the Amazon Rainforest. Their roots are usually shallow, so the buttress system...
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Photos of Trees from around the world
These photos are closeups of trees rather than forests.
There are thousands of different species of trees found throughout the world, each with its own unique characteristics and adaptations to different environments. Trees can range in size from small shrubs to the tallest living organism on Earth, the coastal redwood. They can also live for many years, with some species living for several hundred years or more.
An emergent is a tree that rises above the forest canopy in order to get more light. The Amazon...
A small clearing in the Amazon rainforest with a home in view. This location is on the banks of...
Coconut palms leaning over the white sand of Manzanillo Bay. One of many bays on Providencia Island, the palms...
This trail through a palms forest eventually leads to the mountainous interior of Providencia Island. The highest peak on...
Manzanillo beach is a long white sand beach located along the southeastern coast of the Caribbean island of Providencia....
View of taller trees piercing the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest in Colombia. Such trees are called ’emergents’.
The Glass House Mountains, located in the Sunshine Coast region, are a national park featuring volcanic plugs that are...
A view of lush beech forest in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand. Due to high rainfall here, moss literally...
The southern point of The Coromandel is located next to Tauranga Harbour. This location is close to Anzac Bay...
Lake Tarawera is one of many lakes in Rotorua, New Zealand. While the lake is serene, it wasn’t always...
Video of Socotra Island, one of four islands in a small archipelago off the coast of Yemen located in...
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