Zeus, in the form of a bull, brought Europe from the Phoenician seashore to Gortys in Crete where he made love with her under a plane tree (or on the plane tree after assuming the form of another sacred animal, the eagle), since then the plane tree was blessed to never lose its leaves (evergreen).

From their union three sons were born triplets (or two twins). Next, Zeus arranged the marriage of Europe to the Cretan King Asterion (or Asterio), who appointed Europe's and Zeus' sons as his successors

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A Kusu (Cinnamomum camphora) in the center of Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, Northern Kyushu)
The giant camphor tree of Kawago in Takeo City which has been designated as a national natural monument, is ranked the 3rd largest tree in Japan by the national survey,"Survey on Giant Trees and Woods".

It is 25m high, has a deep root circumference of 33m and a root spreading which measures 26m east to west and 33m north to south. The tree, which is known to be more than 3,000 years old, maintains a majestic image with its branches covered with moss and moss.

There is a hollow cavity at the southwestern s ection of the trunk where a small Inari stone shrine has been enshrined. Legend claims that during the Nara era, a noted Buddhist priest by the name of Giyouki, carved a 2.4m tall Goddess of Mercy image in one sectio n of the tree, the surrounding area of which is now designated as Kawago's Giant Camphor Park Reference:http://www.pref.saga.lg.jp/at-contents/gaikoku/english/eibun/ekankou/info100/i073/index.htm

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When measured in 1972, the Dyerville Giant stood 362 feet tall and had a circumference of 52 feet four inches and a crown spread of 74 feet. At 1,010 total points, as measured by the American Forestry Association's scoring system, it was second only to the giant sequoia champion.

The Dyerville Giant's crown is now in pieces, but the tree's final height has been estimated at about 370 feet, certainly within several feet of having been the tallest tree in the world was knocked over by another tree in 1991. .Reference::www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1016/i

The Glencoe Baobab near Hoedspruit is probably the second largest and bears several trunks. It has a stem diameter of 15.9 m, a height of 17 m and a crown spread of 37.05 m. This tree has dates carved on the stem from 1893 and 1896.The Glencoe Baobab is located just outside the town of Hoedspruit.

It over five metres larger than that of the Sagole Baobab, its overall size index is smaller than the Sagole tree, making it the second largest tree in the country. The Glencoe tree is 17m high in comparison to the Sagole's 22m, although their crown diameters are 37m and 38m respectively. Both trees are on their way to becoming prominent tourist attractions in the Limpopo Province. reference::www.plantzafrica.com/

Ivenack Oak, a huge and ancient Pedunculate oak in Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, thought to be about 800 years old,

The largest oak of Germany and (in wood volume) probably of Europe.Some figures: height 35,5 m (117 feet), crown spread 29 m ( 95 feet), circumference (at 1,3 m) 11,25 m ( 37 feet).REFERENCE :www.wikipedia.com & http://82.94.219.20/~jpa/english8.htm

Giant sequoias were first brought into cultivation in 1853 by Scotsman John D. Matthew, who collected a small quantity in the Calaveras Grove, arriving with it in Scotland in August 1853 (Mitchell 1996).

A much larger shipment of seed collected (also in the Calaveras Grove) by William Lobb, acting for the Veitch Nursery, arrived in England in December 1853. Gloucestershire Country: England Reference:www.giant-sequoia.com/

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It was located near Eresburg castle, Paderborn, and was destroyed by Charlemagne in 772.

A Germanic god Irmin based on the name Irminsul and the tribal name Herminones is sometimes postulated as the war god of the Saxons.The Old Norse form of Irmin was J�rmun and interestingly, just like Ygg,

It was one of the names of Odin Yggdrasil was the yew or ash tree from which Odin sacrificed himself, and which connected heaven and earth.

It appears, thus, that Irminsul may have represented a World tree corresponding to Yggdrasil among the Saxon tribes of Germany.REFERENCE:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irminsul

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Usuzumi Sakura in Motosu city is said to have been planted in 487. Usuzumi means light gray.

The name was given to this tree because though the color of the bud is pink after the flower blooms, it changes from white to light gray.Sakura, cherry blossoms, are known as the representative Japanese flower in spring to the world. Usuzumi-zakura is a flowering cherry tree of some 1,500 years old, 17.2 meters in height, and 9.2 meters in circumference, in Neo.

The tree is appointed as the National Natural Monument of Japan.

---------- The tree has been visited by various experts over the years. The earliest expert record is from 1650 when John Aubrey measured the tree as 30ft 5 in. at 5 ft up (the same as a parish record of 1630).

The Gardeners Chronicle of 1874 recorded 30ft 9in at the same height. When Allen Meredith went in 1984 he measured 31ft 6in. The tree has put on 13 inches (33cm) girth in 354 years; that�s less than one millimetre a year.REFERENCE:http://www.woodland-trust.org.uk/
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The "Mendocino Tree" did not rule for tallest. The current tallest tree is the "Stratosphere Giant" which, at 369.5 feet, seems to have been the tallest all along. The "Giant" is located in the Rockefeller Forest of Humboldt Redwoods SP. Where exactly? That is a well-kept secret.

The good news? .All of these trees have been on protected parkland.. It stands 367 feet 6 inches, or five
stories higher than the Statue of Liberty. reference:www.cspra.com/wave04/tree.html

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