The Manchineel tree, native to Florida is considered the most poisonous tree in the wold. It causes painful blisters if you stand under it during rain, blinds you if the smoke from its burned wood touches your eyes, can poison water with its leaves and will cause death if you eat its fruits.
Nazi's planted trees in the shapes of swastikas during 1930s, the first of which was discovered in 1992 by aerial survey.
On the Indonesian island Tana Toraja, if a baby dies before he starts teething, the family cuts a hole in a tree and places the dead child inside. The tree regrows around the baby and absorbs it.
A tree in Athens, Georgia legally owns itself. Its owner, Professor Jackson, out of love for the great oak, during 1800s deeded to the tree ownership of itself and the land within eight feet of it on all sides.
An average tree made up of 99% dead cells, only around 1% of it is alive at any time, consisting of the leaves, root tips, and phloem.
The locations of the world's tallest and oldest trees are kept top secret to avoid tourist crowds damaging them and their surroundings.
