El Arbor del Tule

    At over 2000 years old, El Arbol del Tule, which is actually an Ahuehuete Cypress, is amongst the oldest living trees in the world. With a 10 meter (33 feet) diameter trunk it is also considered by many to be the broadest tree in the world. The circumference of the trunk is an amazing 54 meters (178 feet) It is over 40 meters (130 feet) high, boasts a foliage diameter of over 51 meters (170 feet), and weighs over 500 tons.

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    1. green_lover (65 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful tree!

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      planeta added this photo to his favorites. (65 months ago)

    3. planeta (65 months ago | reply)

      Thank you for adding this to Árboles de Oaxaca (Oaxaca Trees)

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      arbol de la vida and marbles333 added this photo to their favorites.

    5. Lake Fred (60 months ago | reply)

      Great tree photo!
      You are invited to post at:

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      Please add tag "TreeSubject".

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      Lake Fred, R Joy Helvie, kvolgin, and handtiful added this photo to their favorites.

    7. This photo was invited and added to the Árboles de Oaxaca (Oaxaca Trees) group.

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