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World's 7 most amazing trees

World's 7 most amazing trees

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anonymous
robopotato 02/06/2012 00:02 AM

Hey its those trees from minecraft.

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Quaking aspen: Pando

Pando, or the Trembling Giant, is a remarkable massive colony of a single quaking aspen trees spread over more than 100 acres in Utah. Every tree in the area shoots from a single organism, and they share a giant underground root system. It's estimated that Pando collectively weighs 6,615 tons, making it the heaviest living organism on the planet.
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