The 10 Most Beautiful Trees in the World

Sometimes when you look at the landscapes around you — especially if you visit a remote place — they seem to have been copied from the pages of a fantasy book. One of the most vivid ways in which life around us sometimes assumes an air of otherworldliness is in the shape and appearance of the trees. Bright Side collected photos of some of the most uniquely strange and beautiful trees on the planet.

A 125-year-old rhododendron, Canada

A mimosa tree, Abkhazia

A banyan tree in Hawaii

The baobab trees of Madagascar

Cypress trees, Italy

Wisteria trees, Japan

Bottle trees, Socotra Island

Rainbow Eucalyptus trees, Hawaii

A dragon tree, Socotra Island

Bristlecone pine — the oldest trees on Earth