The World's 13 Most Inspiring Trees

Whether it's the world's most famous Joshua tree or a lonely island palm, the members of travel website Trippy.com have come across some absolutely amazing trees in their travels. As you can see, they definitely found what they were looking for.
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Whether it's the world's most famous Joshua tree or a lonely island palm, the members of travel website Trippy.com have come across some absolutely amazing trees in their travels. As you can see, they definitely found what they were looking for.

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Mojave Desert, California
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!I found and photographed the U2 Joshua Tree (the very tree they used on the album cover) back in the 90s. It took a few days to find it, but I still have one of the shots framed and hanging on my wall.Rick Schulze; Denver, Colorado
Serengeti, Tanzania
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!So many great trees. Hard to choose, but this one I took on safari in the Serengeti is my favorite. Look closely. #roarJillian Geer; Los Angeles, California
Hawaii
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!My favorite photo of trees are the ones taken of the Rainbow (eucalyptus) trees in Hawaii!Dave Davis; Birmingham (Alabama), Alabama
Ayutthaya, Thailand
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!I love this one from Ayutthaya! Thailand has some insanely beautiful trees!Evanne Allen; Chiang Mai, Thailand
Ubud, Bali
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!Love the root system on this tree in the forest of Ubud!Emily Brennan, Chicago, Illinois
Ratnagiri, India
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!This was captured in Ratnagiri India.Arti Shah; Mumbai, India
Iquitos, Peru
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!Love this photo I got in the amazonian flood lands near Iquitos, Peru last May. Not a tree, rather trees :)Matt Foliart; Santa Monica, California
La Miel; Panama Border
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!Nice palm leanin' at playa La Miel on the Panama/Colombia border.Michael Emmanuel; Chicago, Illinois
Tenerife
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!This 1000-year-old dragon tree is one of the main attractions on the island of Tenerife. Impressive, isn't it?Vasilis Meschinis; Helsinki, Finland
Inle Lake, Myanmar
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!I took this picture at the Nyaung Ohak in the Inthein Village in Inle Lake, Myanmar. There are ancient temples, pagodas and stupas everywhere and this tree had taken a life of its own and grew tall and beautiful out of this stupa.Jenifer Duke; Berlin, Germany
Sylhet, Bangladesh
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!This is in a patch of mangrove forest in Sylhet.Samia Ahmed, Bangladesh
Puerto Rico
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!Puerto Rico, ficus treeMadeline Quintana, New Jersey
Waimea Canyon State Park; Waimea, Hawaii
Click here to share your favorite tree picture or to see more of our members' favorites!I took this photo while hiking at Waimea Canyon State Park a few years ago. The silvery-white bark really jumped out against the red sand and green canyon walls.Andrew Werhane; Manhattan Beach, California

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