Saturday, August 8, 2009

King Cypress

King Cypress is the oldest tree in Tibet. It stands near the village of Bajie. The Tibetans call in "the God of Tree." It is 2,600 years old and 50 meters high and 5.8 meters in diameter.

That's a big tree.


Many cypresses were killed to make these wedding invitations.
Photo: Sarah Parrott via Flickr (CC)

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