7.6 million Christmas trees are sold each year.
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Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees.
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An African Baobab tree in South Africa, known as Big Baobab, has a circumference of 154 feet and even has a bar inside the trunk that can fit 60 people.
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The Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.
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There is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.
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‘Tree shaping’ is the art of growing trees and roots into things like bridges, chairs, “people trees”, ladders, fences, jungle gyms, tunnels, and, theoretically, could even be used to grow homes.
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Oak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.
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