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The World's Oldest Tree

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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are probably hundreds of <i><b>famous living trees</b></i> in the world. They are mostly known because of its location, age, size, unusual appearance, connections with some historical events or because of strange uses by humans. Most of these trees are visited by tens of thousands of tourists from around the world each year.</span></div>
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<a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="more" style="color: #105cb6;"></a><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Teapot Baobab takes the form of bottle and also looks like teapot, which is why its name has teapot in it. This tree and the trees similar like this are located in <i><b>Ifaty</b></i>, Madagascar.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The famed Teapot Baobab is around 1200 years old and has the capacity of storing more than 31,000 US gallons (117.000 litres)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> of water. It can show the endurance for severe drought conditions. </span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="font-size: medium;">2. Chandelier Tree, USA</span></b></i></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Chandelier Tree in Drive Thru Tree Park is a 315 foot (96 metre) tall coast redwood tree in Leggett, <b><i>California</i></b> with a 6 ft (1.83 m) wide by 6 ft 9 inch (2.06 m) high hole cut through its base to allow a car to drive through.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <i><b>Chandelier Tree</b></i> is a giant redwood located 175 mi (280 km) north of San Francisco on US 101. The massive tree had the ignoble fate of having a tunnel carved through its base more than 60 years ago and is now the centerpiece of a 200-acre grove of redwoods.</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>For $3</b></i>, you can drive your car through the tree - unless you are driving a Winnebago </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(a type of recreational vehicle)</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> - and set up a picnic at its base.</span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Boab Prison Tree, Australia</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Boab Prison Tree is a large hollow Adansonia gregorii (Boab) tree just south of Derby,<i><b>Western Australia</b></i>. It is reputed to have been used in the 1890s as a lockup for Indigenous Australian prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is now a tourist attraction. In recent years a fence was erected around the tree to protect it from vandalism. </span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cotton Tree, Sierra Leone</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Cotton Tree is a Ceiba pentandra (tropical tree), a historic symbol of <i><b>Freetown</b></i>, the capital city of Sierra Leone. According to legend, the "Cotton Tree" gained importance in 1792 when a group of former African American slaves, who had gained their freedom by fighting for the British during the American War of Independence, settled the site of modern Freetown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to tradition, they landed on the shoreline and walked up to a giant tree just above the bay and held a thanksgiving service there, gathering around the tree in a large group and praying and singing hymns to thank God for their deliverance to a free land.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, a huge Cotton Tree stands in the oldest part of Freetown near the Supreme Court building, music club building and the National Museum. Sierra Leonians believe that this very tree was where the Nova Scotian settlers prayed more than two hundreds years ago, and they regard it as the <i><b>symbol of their capital city</b></i>. Its exact age is unknown, but it is known to have existed in 1787. </span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. </span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lone Cypress Tree, USA</span></span></span></b></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chief among the scenic attractions at <i><b>17-Mile Drive</b></i> (</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">California) is the Lone Cypress Tree, a salt-pruned Monterey cypress (macrocarpa) tree which is the official symbol of Pebble Beach and a frequent fixture of television broadcasts from this area.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 1990 the Monterey Journal reported that Pebble Beach's lawyer, Kerry C. Smith, said "The image of the tree has been trademarked by us," and that it intended to control any display of the cypress for commercial purposes. The company had warned photographers that "they cannot even use existing pictures of the tree for commercial purposes."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other legal commentators have questioned the Pebble Beach Company's ability to invoke intellectual property laws to restrict others' use of such images.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>6. Chêne Chapelle, France</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Chêne chapelle (Oak Chapel) is an oak tree located in <i><b>Allouville-Bellefosse in Seine-Maritime</b></i>, France. The oak tree is between 800 and 1,200 years old. It is 15m (50ft) high and its base has a circumference of 16m (53 ft).</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A staircase spirals around its twisted trunk but neither is this an everyday tree house. Instead of a dwelling place atop or amongst its branches the visitor will discover that the interior holds the secret of this ancient oak.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Within there are two small chapels, which were built there in 1669. How old the tree is exactly is the subject of some debate but it is without doubt the oldest known tree in France. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While it has persevered the centuries, others have come and gone but Chêne chapelle has remained.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today the common oak is showing signs of age and stress. Now held up by poles, part of the 33-foot (10 m) trunk has died and the majority of the tree has been covered over with wooden shingles where the bark has fallen away. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>7. Sunland Baobab, South Africa</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sunland Baobab is a well-known enormous baobab (Adansonia digitata) in South Africa. The tree is located on <i><b>Sunland Farm</b></i> (Platland Farm), near Modjadjiskloof (previously known as Duiwelskloof), Limpopo Province. The Sunland Big Baobab is renowned because in its hollowed trunk there is established a bar and a wine cellar.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The tree has been carbon dated and is estimated to be around 1060 years old.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The trunk of the tree consists of two connected parts. Each of these parts has its own enormous hollow connected with a narrow passage.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Diameter of the tree - 10.64 metres or 35 ft (only Glencoe Baobab up to recent split had larger diameter), height 19 metres (62 ft) and crown diameter - 30.2 metres (99 ft). Circumference of the trunk - 33.4 metres (110 ft).</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Carbon investigations inside the hollows of the tree testify that there have been fires in the hollow in 1650 AD, 1750–1780, 1900, 1955 and 1990. Hollows have been turned into pub in 1993 by the owners of Sunland farm and this unusual landmark since then has turned into<i><b>popular tourist destination</b></i>. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>8. Bartek, Poland</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bartek is an ancient oak tree in Poland. It grows in <i><b>Zagnańsk near Kielce</b></i> in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Its age, previously estimated at up to 1200 years, has recently been established to be 650–670 years, with a corer used to extract a sample for a ring count. An accurate count is impossible, as Bartek's interior has hollowed with age. There are several older trees in Poland, both oaks and yews (some over 1000 years old), yet none of them has matched Bartek's fame.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The 30-metre (98 ft) tall Bartek measures 13.5 metres (44 ft) in girth at its base. Its crown spreads about 40 metres (131 ft). King Casimir III (1310–1370) is known to have held court under Bartek. King Jan III Sobieski rested under the oak on his way back from the Battle of Vienna (1683). He reputedly hid a Turkish sabre, an arquebus and a bottle of wine inside it to commemorate the victory.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The oak is still alive, but is in decline. In 1829 it had 14 main branches, today only 8 are left. In the 1920s the hollow inside the trunk was covered with limestone. The limestone was removed in the 1960s, replaced with resin-based filling and covered with bark. The living sapwood is very thin (5–20 cm or 2-8 inches). The weakened trunk has begun to lean toward the heavy branches. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>9. Basket Tree, USA</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the famous "Basket Tree" authored by <i><b>Axel Erlandson</b></i> (1884-1964), well-known Swedish American farmer, who shaped trees as a hobby, and opened a horticultural attraction in 1947 advertised as "See the World's Strangest Trees Here," and named "The Tree Circus."  Basket tree and all the other masterpieces of Axel Erlandson is located in Gilroy Gardens - a garden-themed family theme park in Gilroy, <i><b>California</b></i>.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To create the "Basket Tree", Erlandson planted six sycamore trees in a circle, topped them all at one foot, then approach-grafted them together one to another to form the diamond patterns. For the first 2.5 meters (8') he left an opening at the top. This specimen today is featured as the <i><b>centerpiece</b></i> of Gilroy Gardens.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>10. Árbol del Tule, Mexico</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">El Árbol del Tule (Spanish for The Tree of Tule) is a tree located in the church grounds in the town center of <i><b>Santa María del Tule</b></i> in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) east of the city of Oaxaca on the road to Mitla. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is a Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum), or ahuehuete (meaning "old man of the water" in the local language). It has the stoutest trunk of any tree in the world. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In 2005, its trunk had a circumference of 36.2 m (119 ft), equating to a diameter of 11.62 m (38.1 ft), a slight increase from a measurement of 11.42 m (37.5 ft) m in 1982.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The tree is occasionally nicknamed the "Tree of Life" from all the <i><b>images of animals</b></i> that are reputedly visible in the tree's gnarled trunk. As part of an official project local schoolchildren give tourists a tour of the tree and show all manners of creatures that the trunk features, including jaguars and elephants.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>11. The Great Banyan, India</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Great Banyan is a banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis) located in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanic Garden, Howrah, <i><b>near Kolkata</b></i>, India. It was the widest tree in the world in terms of the area of the canopy and is estimated to be about 200 to 250 years old.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It became diseased after it was struck by lightning, so in 1925 the middle of the tree was excised to keep the remainder healthy; this has left it as a clonal colony, rather than a single tree. A 330 metre (1,080ft) long road was built around its circumference, but the tree continues to spread beyond it.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <i><b>Great Banyan tree</b></i> is over 250 years old and in spread it is the largest known in India, perhaps in Asia. There is no clear history of the tree, but it is mentioned in some travel books of the nineteenth century. It was damaged by two great cyclones in 1884 and 1886, when some of its main branches were broken and exposed to the attack of a hard fungus. With its large number of aerial roots, The Great Banyan looks more like a forest than an individual tree.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The tree now lives without its main trunk, which decayed and was removed in 1925. The circumference of the original trunk was 1.7 m (5.6ft) and from the ground was 15.7 m (51.5ft). The area occupied by the tree is about 14500 square metres (about 1.5 hectares or 4 acres). The present crown of the tree has a circumference of about 1 kilometre (0.6mi) and the highest branch rises to about 25 m (82ft); it has at present 3300 aerial roots reaching down to the ground. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>12. Angel Oak, USA</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This famous tree is a Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) located in Angel Oak Park on Johns Island near Charleston, <i><b>South Carolina</b></i>.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Angel Oak Tree</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is estimated to be in excess of 500 years old, stands 66.5 ft (20 m) tall, measures 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet (1,600 m2). From tip to tip Its longest branch distance is 187 ft (57 m).</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The <b><i>Angel Oak</i></b> was damaged severely during Hurricane Hugo in 1989 but has since recovered. The City of Charleston has owned the tree and surrounding park since 1991. This tree is one of the most visited oaks in the United States.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Recently, a plan for apartment development nearby the Angel Tree has been scrutinized and fought against by the S.C. Coastal Conservation League. They argue that the development would alter the groundwater flow to the tree and clear the nearby forests whose root systems are intimately related with the Angel Tree. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>13. Dragon Tree at Icod, Spain</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Icod (a municipality on the island of Tenerife, in the <i><b>Canary Islands</b></i>), close to the Church of San Marcos, stands a famous dragon tree (22 m or 72 ft high, lower trunk diameter 10 m or 33 ft, estimated weight 70 t), which is reputed to be a thousand years old. While no study seems to have confirmed such longevity for the tree (dracos do not produce annual rings with which to tell their ages; the tree is more likely to have an age in the hundreds of year), it is the long-time <i><b>symbol of Icod</b></i>. After an abortive attempt by the city council in 2002, another bid to list the Icod Dragon Tree as a UNESCO World Heritage Site was made in 2011. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i><b>14. Gloucester Tree, Australia</b></i></span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Gloucester Tree is a giant karri tree (Eucalyptus) in the Gloucester National Park of<i><b>Western Australia</b></i>. At 72 metres (236 ft) in height, it is the world's second tallest fire-lookout tree, and visitors can climb up to a platform in its upper branches for a spectacular view of the surrounding karri forest.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Built in 1947, the <i><b>Gloucester Tree</b></i> was one of eight karri trees that between 1937 and 1952 were made relatively easy to climb so that they could be used as fire lookout spots. The suitability of the tree as a fire lookout was tested by forester Jack Watson, who climbed the tree using climbing boots and a belt. Another forester, George Reynolds, pegged the ladder and lopped branches to facilitate climbing the tree, and a wooden lookout cabin was built 58 metres (190 ft) above the ground. The Governor-General of Australia, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, visited the site during construction, and the tree and national park are named in his honour.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The wooden lookout cabin was demolished in 1973 for safety reasons, and was replaced with a steel and aluminium cabin and visitors' gallery. Currently the climb is done by stepping on <i><b>153 spikes</b></i> that spiral the tree. Only 20 percent of visitors climb to the top of the tree; most make it only part of the way before turning back. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><b>Welcoming Guest Pine</b></i> (The Ying Ke Pine</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">) is located on the east side of Jade Screen Peak, by Wenshu Cave. It's about 10 meters (33 feet) high. The diameter of its trunk is 64cm (25 inches), and the diameter of its roots is 75 meters (246 feet). Half way up the trunk, two main lateral branchess, which are 7.6 meters (25 feet) long, stretch forwards. It looks like a hospitable host who flings his arms out to warmly welcome guests from China and abroad.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-size: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 4px; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This pine is the representative example of Huangshan's pines, and seems to act as an ambassador for the Yellow Mountains. Being the <i><b>most photographed thing in Huangshan</b></i>, its image appears as decoration in restaurants and homes all over China. It's a treasure of China. A huge iron relief of Welcoming Guest Pine is exhibited in Anhui Hall in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Trying really hard to impress a special woman in your life? Want her to rave about you to her friends? Here`s a lowdown on what to expect from women belonging to the different sun signs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Aries</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Feisty and feminine, the Aries woman has a peculiar charm about her. Slow and steady is not how Aries women like things to be, fast and furious describes their style best, which is why taking your Aries sweetheart out or doing completely crazy stuff is bound to get her in the mood for more.  There can never be a dearth of choices to entice your Aries girl. Take her out to a movie, a short trip or even a pillow fight (its super fun with an Aries girl!). Surprise her with a kiss every now and then and she may just surprise you with more. Aries women have highly sensitive ears, and kissing and biting the lobes is guaranteed to get your Aries diva all ready for a great time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Taurus</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their exotic looks have quite a lot of men swooning over them. With their earthy charm they can get anyone they like to fall for them. Fallen for a Taurus girl? Pamper her with gifts and surprises and let her know you care. Women born under this sun sign are attracted to men who can make them laugh. Don`t worry if you don`t have a very good sense of humour, you can always take her out for a meal and she would be just as happy, if not more.  Anything that stimulates her senses is sure to get you some brownie points. The neck is the erogenous zone of women belonging to this sun sign. Kissing and tenderly stroking the neck can be your passport to their bedroom.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Gemini</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Gemini woman must have talked her way into your heart. Didn`t she? They are so full of information that it`s almost impossible to ignore them when they talk.  Invite her over for a game of scrabble and she will love you for it. Gemini women will not tolerate men who do not match her intelligence levels; she is intelligent and wouldn`t ever settle for someone who is not as intelligent as her. They have very sensitive arms and hands. Hold her hands, kiss them and press them gently. You can also offer her a massage; it will not only relax her shoulders, but also brighten your chances of getting in bed with her.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cancer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Almost anything that she does oozes feminineness, the way she talks, laughs, pouts, smiles, and even the ugly faces that she makes will make you fall for her. Sing a song to your Cancerian woman and she will be ready to fall into your arms. They are incurable romantics and nothing gets them interested than a romantic outing. Delicate as a flower, treat them nicely and she will never leave your side. Here`s letting you on a secret - Cancerians love to kiss, so kiss her and let her know that it is something you share with her. Their breasts are the other erogenous areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Leo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Leo woman is no plain Jane, so it would be anything but stupid to treat her like everybody else. She is a princess and will let you know that from the get go. And yes, you wouldn`t be the only one vying for her attention, so be prepared for some hard work. Compliment her and take her out, give her gifts (remember, no cheap gifts and places, only the fanciest ones). Since Leo women have very sensitive backs, stroking her back with a feather is certain to get her aroused.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Virgo</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Their ethereal charm will cast a spell on you. The best way to entice your Virgo partner is to take her out on a romantic outing, a fancy restaurant, to the beach or even your own house, just remember everything should be absolutely perfect, nothing out of order (double check everything before you invite her). Virgo women like things to be perfect and you will know how perfect you were if you manage to be invited into her bedroom. The abdomen is the erogenous zone; a little stroking on the belly will get your Virgo darling all charged up (again, only if you manage to pass the many tests she will put you through and get invited to her bedroom).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Libra</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most Libran women are aware of their charm and will use it to their advantage. Of course, you wouldn`t mind one bit. A flutter of the eyelashes and you will be mesmerized. They like to flirt, so go ahead and engage her with healthy flirting (no cheesy remarks, she is too intellectual for things like these).  The small of the back and the buttocks are the major erogenous zones of Libra women. A bit of spanking (and whatever comes to your mind) will get your Libra sweetheart raring and ready for more. Don`t say or do anything that is not fair and justifiable; she will never approve of it and will even walk out on you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scorpio</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No she doesn`t sting, not unless you rub her the wrong way. Be nice to your Scorpion sweetheart and she will be a lot nicer to you (in the bedroom of course!). It might be extremely difficult or extremely easy to seduce a Scorpion woman. She can come across as pretty intimidating, but if you are confident, seducing a Scorpion woman will be like a walk in the park. Don`t be afraid just tell her how you feel and she will appreciate your boldness. Their genitals are their most erogenous zones (need we say more, you know what to do to arouse your Scorpion chick)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sagittarius</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Free spirited and daring, Sagittarian women love romantic rendezvous, provided there is an element of surprise and adventure in it. And yes, a good sense of humour is very important. They can be mischievous and a bit naughty also (which is a huge turn on). Stroking her hair will get her in the mood for some action.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You thought you could seduce a Capricorn woman easily? Oh Really? Not the regular girl next door, Capricorn women are ambitious and would never settle for someone ordinary. But if she really likes you, she will lower down her guards and invite you into her world. If your sweetheart is a Capricorn you would have to work hard to impress her. However, they secretly love being pampered. You can take her out to a candle lit dinner or prepare a meal for her. Gently caressing the area near the knees will make the Capricorn woman want you more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Enraptured by an Aquarian woman? Being with an Aquarian is like a breath of fresh air. You don`t have to behave a particular way; she will love you for who you are. Quirky and unusual, they will be your friend and you would love hanging out with her. But don`t cling onto her; it will only freak her out. Run away from her and she will run after you. A useful tip - when you take her out remember to touch her calves, its sure to get her aroused.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Her fresh and pleasing demeanor often causes men to go weak in the knees. Pisces women are gentle and caring. They will put your needs first and give you unconditional love. Holding hands and going to romantic movies is definitely a hit with the Pisces women. They live in a dreamy world and would want you to be a part of it too. Don`t rush into things, Piscean women like to enjoy every moment. Their feet are their erogenous zones and a foot massage may help you get to the next level in the relationship.</span></div>
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Weddings in India have always been a larger than life saga. Hence, to create this epic, many people opt for exotic locales, like cool beaches, royal palaces and exquisite venues to say ‘I do’.</div>
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In India, several such grand and glorious venue options are available and various wedding planners will vouch in for their ability to hold luxurious weddings with full grandeur. People for whom budget is not a constraint, seek these most expensive wedding venues in India to tie the knot.</div>
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Let us take a sneak peek into a few venues that are known to be the most expensive ones.</div>
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The Leela resorts, Goa</h2>
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Goa, the land of beaches is not just ideal for planning a catholic wedding, but Hindu weddings can also be brightened up here. The Leela resorts in Goa have remained pioneers in planning and arranging grand weddings. The Leela is located on the picturesque and secluded Morbor beach, in south Goa.</div>
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City Palace, Udaipur</h2>
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Wedding in Udaipur’s City palace complex is nothing short of a fairy tale. If at all you plan to have your dream like wedding in here, the organizers will be none other than the royal house of Mewar and the event planners will be HRH group of hotels. In fact, the royal family of Mewar were the ones to think about destination weddings in India and have successfully managed to complete a decade of organizing such weddings.</div>
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Jag Mandir, Udaipur</h2>
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Situated in the middle of the famous lake Pichola, Jag Mandir is the hot favourite in planning weddings, but for other events as well. It is one of the most sought out wedding destinations of Rajasthan. The lake adds to the romantic atmosphere and has a touch of exclusivity about it.</div>
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Umaid Bhavan, Jodhpur</h2>
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The Umaid Bhavan has a beautiful scenic view as it is located on the hilltop location, overlooking the picturesque Jodhpur. Although, they have high budget for planning lavish weddings, but it will be one of memorable ones. They are into the business for the last 15 years.</div>
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Raj Palace, Rambagh Palace and Jai Mahal Palaces, Jaipur</h2>
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Jaipur is a land offering various grand wedding destinations. In fact, based on the preference of the elite section of the society, not one, but three wedding destinations have been approved to hold lavish and royal weddings in India. These are ornate and royal palaces, which now have been transformed into wedding destinations.</div>
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Madhubhan resort and Spa, Anand</h2>
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Gujarat is the land of colours and traditions. Hence, when it comes to arranging weddings, they do not stay behind in creating beautiful and colourful weddings. Madhuban resort and spa in Anand is a wedding destination for the who’s who of business and industrial community. Couples, opting to tie the knot in luxury and tradition, opt for this resort.</div>
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Sainik Farms, New Delhi</h2>
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Remember Band Baja Baraat! Yes, Sainik farms is known for hosting grand and gala weddings for the affluent class of Delhi. There is no doubt that the high class society of Delhi and adjoining regions prefer the place for weddings and several other functions.</div>
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Zuri Kumarakom, Alleppey</h2>
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A quiet and picturesque wedding is all that you want? Then no other place is better than Zuri Kumarakom near Alleppey in Kerala. It is not just luxurious and flamboyant with its wedding arrangements, but offers a wondrous view of a tropical setting along the banks of a lake, fringed with coconut palms. </div>
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Top 10 Expensive Wedding Venues in India

Weddings in India have always been a larger than life saga. Hence, to create this epic, many people opt for exotic locales, like cool beac...