Trees have been around for about 370 million years, and as you can from these incredible pictures, there’s a good reason why they’ve survived for so long. Whether they’re growing in the middle of gale-force winds, on the tops of rocky platforms, inside concrete tunnels, or even growing out of each other, these beautiful trees know how to survive in places where no other life finds a way. Which explains why the planet is host to around 3 trillion adult trees that cover an estimated 30% of the earth’s land. Considering that plants produce the vast majority of the oxygen that we breathe, we should all think ourselves very fortunate that these cool trees are as resilient as they are. We wouldn’t even be here if they weren’t.
Now scroll down and check our list filled with unbelievable photos – from old trees clutching to life to big trees growing in desolate places and tree roots finding their way through pavements, the beauty of our Mother Nature is truly stunning. (h/t: twistedsifter)
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A Place Of Enchantment
This Palm Tree Fell Over And Curved Right Back Up
The Only Tree That Survived The Tsunami In Japan Between 70,000 Trees. Today Protected And Restored
This Tree Fell Over And Grew 4 More Trees Out Of Itself
Tree Of Life – Olympic National Park, Washington
A Tree’s Root Spill Over The Sidewalk
Nature FTW
I Found A Tree Growing Through Speed Limit Sign
This Tree Still Has Its Leaves Because Of The Light Shining On It
This Tree That Refuses To Die
Life Finds A Way
Tree Roots Extend Across A Gap To The Mainland For Nutrients
Striving
Ta Promh Temple In Cambodia
Life Finds A Way
My Grandpa Hung His Skates On A Small Tree When He Was Younger. He Forgot He Had Left Them There And Found Them Years Later
A Tree Growing On Another Tree
This Tree Grew Out Of The Stump Of A Dead Tree And Then The Stump Rotted Away
A Tree Grows From Third Floor Window
Life Finds A Way
This Wooden Chair My Parents Bought Started Sprouting Leaves
I Spent Ages Staring At This Tree Before Taking This Pic. I Hope You Find It As Fascinating As I Did
This Floating Island That Grew At The End Of A Partially Sunken Tree
This Tree Is Growing Out Of Another Tree
One Tree On My Street Refused To Accept Winter
My Sister’s Tree Is Eating Her Fence
The Old Piano Tree
Life,Uh… Finds A Way
Trees On A Tree
This Tree Grew Around A Stone Sculpture Of A Face, Making It Appear As If There Is A Green Man Trapped Inside
This Tree Is Tenacious
This Tree Growing Through A Fence
HK Forbes Street Kennedy Town Stone Wall Trees
The Way This Palm Tree Fell And Continued To Grow
A Little Tree On The Sidewalk
20+ Year Old Tree Growing Out The Top Of A Silo
Trees Winning Against Concrete In Hong Kong
The Way This Tree Ate This Bench
This Tree Grew Around A Fire Hydrant
This Tree’s Roots Grew Up Through The Gaps In The Paving Stones
This Tree Is Completely Hollow, Yet Still Very Much Alive
The Famed “Bicycle Eaten By A Tree” Tucked In The Woods Right Off The Vashon Highway On Vashon Island, Washington
There’s A Little Tree Growing On This Telephone Pole
This Tree Refuses To Die
Life Finds Its Way
Ta Prohm, Cambodia
This Tree Branch Spiraled Through The Chain Link Fence
Tree Growing Under Paint
This Tree Grew Inside This Brick Silo And Looks Like A Carrot
Palm Tree Grew Through An Oak Tree
Mildly Interesting Tree I Saw In Philadelphia
The Tree Fell, But The Branches Grew Into Trees
This Pine Tree
This Big Tree Ate Some Wall Bricks
This Tree Fell Over And Grew 7 New Trees
This Tree Is Barely Holding On After The Cliff Eroded Away
Life Finds A Way
Trees Growing On An Abandoned Bridge
Life Always Finds A Way
This Tree Grew Inside This Brick’s Hole
A Tree Is Growing On The Side Of This Building
A Tree Growing On Another Tree
This Tree Fell Over But Continued To Grow
This Tree Grew Through A Rock
“Life, Uh, Finds A Way.”
This Tree
Encapsulated
This Tree Didn’t Quit When It Fell
This Tree Forked, Then Grew Back Together
This Tree Is Growing Out Of The Side Of A House
A New Tree Growing On A Old One Seattle, Wa
Tree Finds A Way
Tree Growing On A Roof In Panama City
Wooden Door
Tree Growing Out Of Gutters On A Roof My Buddy Went To Fix
Scars On A Tree After Growing Through This Fence
Nature Is Strange
This Building Has A Tree Growing Out Of It
Strength
Life Finds A Way
Fallen Tree Refuses To Die And Spouts Three New Trees
This Tree Fell Over And Grew 2 More Trees
This Tree Fell Over But Some Of Its Roots Were Left Intact, So The Branches Have Kept Growing, Acting Like Trunks
This Tree Grew Through The Fence
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