Trees

According to legend it was a nap taken under this tree that kicked off the California Gold Rush.

One of the oldest trees in Britain may have been witness to some of the country's formative moments.

This Minnesota-shaped forest is actually located in the state it is shaped like.

This shack nestled in a 120-acre forest of maple trees in Mont-Rigaud is a wonderland of sugary syrup.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.

The oldest living organism in New York City. Maybe.

Legends surround an ancient tree trunk riddled with nails for good luck.

The world's largest ginkgo tree contains a hollow so large a man once lived in it for two years.

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

This revered mutant tree was felled in an act of ecoterrorism leaving a legacy of myth and possibly murder.

The loneliest plant in the world resides at the Durban Botanic Gardens...mostly.

The atmospheric road was never meant to be so creepy.

Countless stories attempt to explain Poland's mysterious J-shaped trees.

A sculpture that resurrected the only tree standing following the devastating 2011 tsunami.