ScienceInterestingOak trees produce 2,200 acorns in a season, but each acorn only has a 1 in 10,000 chance of becoming an oak tree.4586k
ScienceFunnyIt is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them!1781k
HistoryInterestingElectric lights for Christmas trees were first used in 1882, when Thomas Edison's business partner Edward H. Johnson hand-wired 80 red, white, and blue bulbs and strung them around a rotating tree in his New York City home.1333k
ScienceMind-BlowingThe bark of an older redwood tree can be up to 12 inches thick and is remarkably fire-resistant.761k
PlacesInterestingAbout 20% of the world's forests are located in Siberia, making it the largest forested region on Earth.741k
ScienceMind-BlowingIn one day, a full grown redwood tree expels more than 2 tons of water through its leaves.711k
PlacesInterestingIn 1981, the Chinese government passed a resolution making it a duty for every citizen aged 11 and older to plant at least three trees per year, creating the world's largest reforestation program.694k
TechnologyInspiringEcosia is a search engine that plants trees with its profits, having funded over 200 million trees worldwide since 2009.416k
PlacesDarkApproximately 68 million trees are used each year in the U.S. to produce paper and paper products.271k
TechnologyFunnyPornHub planted 15,473 trees in honor of their "PornHub Gives America Wood" environmental campaign.274k
ScienceWeirdThe 'Bicycle Tree', found near Brig o' Turk in Scotland, has consumed an entire bike that now hangs out of its bark.244k
TechnologyInterestingAfter noticing the wind rustling and turning the leaves on trees, French entrepreneur Jérôme Michaud-Larivière designed wind turbine trees that could provide clean energy for urban settings.214k
ScienceDarkThe Manchineel Tree is so poisonous, rainwater dripping off it’s leaves will burn your skin.183k
ScienceMind-BlowingThere is a “Fruit Salad Tree” which can grow up to 6 different types of fruit.172k
ScienceInterestingThe United States has more trees today than it did 100 years ago. Forest regrowth has exceeded harvesting since the early 20th century, with the country gaining approximately 7.1% of its forest cover since 1920.152k
ScienceInteresting‘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.71k
HistoryMind-BlowingVenice Island was built on a foundation of tree trunks. 1200 years later, those same trunks still support almost all of central Venice.62k