Plants

Believe it or not, the now-ubiquitous California avocado originated in Guatemala.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

South Africa's postal service began with a letter left in a boot beneath this tree.

Nearly 2 billion seeds from 38,000 species are stored and processed at this visitable facility in a quiet corner of England.

The colony of South Australia was proclaimed on a hot December day under a distinctively arched gum tree.

This scented city oasis was a labor of love.

One thousand trees were planted in Norway to be used to print books a century from now.

Someone loved this song enough to carve all of its lyrics onto a tree trunk in a Berlin park.