In our
surroundings, there are many amazing and beautiful trees. The majority of the
plants we see in our daily lives as we go about the neighborhood or on our way
to school or work have a variety of values, and there are also old trees on our
planet that are hundreds of years old. People should take the time to admire
these trees as well as the natural environment.
Many of
us are preoccupied with our daily activities. We don't have time to think about
the things that aren't essential to us. Many of us are talking on our phones
while traveling. We get business calls, important messages, and a constant peek
on Facebook, a casual peek through Instagram, and many of us don't even see the
face of the person sitting next to us on the bus or train. As a result, they
rarely see the trees or blooms.
“Stop and
smell the roses” is a saying that may be used on a variety of roads and can be
used to value anything in nature. For example, massive ancient trees.
Beth Moon
is a San Francisco-based photographer. For nearly two decades, she has been
searching for the world's oldest trees. She has traveled the world for a long
time in search of the most beautiful trees that thrive in rural places and
appear to be as old as the earth itself.
“As the
world's largest and oldest living monuments, I hope these symbolic trees will
take on more significance, especially at a time when our focus is geared toward
finding better ways to live with the environment,” Moon writes in her artist
statement.
A book
named "Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time" featured sixty of Beth
Moon's duotone pictures. Here is a review of the book, which is full of the
most exotic and dazzling trees ever.
Road of the Baobabs
The soil
street between Morondava and Belo Tsiribihina in Madagascar is bordered by many
rare and ancient baobab trees, creating a scene so beautiful and unique that it
could become Madagascar's first recognized natural monument.
Credits: Beth Moon
The Bufflesdrift Baobab
This
massive tree near Lephalale, Limpopo, is more than 800 years old and is one of
South Africa's five largest baobab trees.
Credits: Beth Moon
Yews of Wakehurst Place
Some
unusual uncovered tree roots tumble over the stone arrangement in Ardingly,
England, United Kingdom, where ancient Yews are growing along the highest
points of these cliffs.
Credits: Beth Moon
Heart of the Dragon
The
Socotra dragon tree, sometimes known as the dragon blood tree, is a dragon tree
native to Yemen's Socotra Island in the Arabian Sea. It's said to be because of
the red sap produced by the trees.
Credits: Beth Moon
The Ifaty Teapot
The tree
is thought to be around 1200 years old and can contain over 31000 gallons of
water. Madagascar's capital, Toliara.
Credits: Beth Moon
Rilke’s Bayon
The
Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia is a testament to one of man's most awe-inspiring
and painful engineering feats. The temples are currently abandoned and
partially ruined. The religious structures have been preserved in their
original state, as an example of what an uncontrolled tropical forest will do
to an architectural landmark when human hands are removed.
Credits: Beth Moon
For those
who are curious, the oldest clonal tree is Pando, which is
estimated to be at least 80,000 years old, and the most deserted tree that we
think about is a variety of Pinus Longaeva that is 5,062 years
of age.
Visit Beth Moon’s website. For more information on ancient trees.
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