Trees

A 14th-century abbey founded by a forest-loving order of monks now sits in the center of a pristine nature preserve.

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.

A rusted blade sticks out from the trunk of this tree, left as a memorial to a young man who left to fight in the Civil War but never returned home.

What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.

The curious flowers of this hard-to-find tree are shaped like little hands.

A vaudeville performer mounted this hollowed-out redwood log onto the chassis of a truck, and toured the country spreading a message of conservation.

Twisted trees shaped by coastal winds make this woodland look like something from a spooky story.