I invite you to join in on a discussion helping list some of the most interesting living North American trees (and probably the most visited) that have notoriety and are documented by a site on the Internet. Below is the beginning of a list of famous and unique trees that attract people in large numbers. Do you know of a tree not listed? (Please let us know!)
- The Angel Oak, Charleston, South Carolina
- Arbol del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico
- Avenue of the Giants, California
- The Carmanah Giant, Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Comfort Maple, Pelham, Ontario
- The Edison/Ford Banyan Tree, Fort Myers, Florida
- El Palo Alto, Palo Alto, California
- The General Sherman Tree, Sequoia National Park, California
- The Lone Cypress, Monterey, California
- Methuselah Tree, White Mountains, California
- The Senator Baldcypress, Seminole County, Florida
- The Survivor Tree, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest, Bedford County, Virginia
- Treaty Oak, Austin, Texas
- Treaty Oak, Jacksonville, Florida
- Tree That Owns Itself, Athens, Georgia
The Angel Tree, Charleston South Carolina - Photo by Steve Nix, Licensed to About.com
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