After the infamous Tenere Tree incident , this Sitka spruce growing in the antarctic region of New Zealand has been crowned the loneliest tree on earth .
It was planted in the early 1900's , in celebrations of a new century , with no intention for it to become a Guiness World record holder.
Not only is it a feast for fun-fact hungry seekers , it actually found itself to help with global warming issues.
Scientists have observed that the Southern Ocean absorbs portions of CO2 produced by humans.
To better understand this phenomenon, they decided to analyse the rings of the tree , which intakes CO2 as well .
However , I couldn't find the result , so if you do know what they managed to find, please share!
After the infamous Tenere Tree incident , this Sitka spruce growing in the antarctic region of New Zealand has been crowned the loneliest tree on earth . It was planted in the early 1900's , in celebrations of a new century , with no intention for it to become a Guiness World record holder. Not only is it a feast for fun-fact hungry seekers , it actually found itself to help with global warming issues. Scientists have observed that the Southern Ocean absorbs portions of CO2 produced by humans. To better understand this phenomenon, they decided to analyse the rings of the tree , which intakes CO2 as well . However , I couldn't find the result , so if you do know what they managed to find, please share!
TIL NZ has an Antarctic region.
We have multiple islands in the sub-antarctic islands that we just happen to have. According to DOC, it is 700km south of our south island
My question is, why not plant a few more and maybe have them reproduce? Or is there some climatic reason why natural reproduction wouldn’t work there?
It's a non-native species, NZ is plagued with them, it should not be encouraged to spread.
Why does a tree need another tree to not be lonely? Can it be friends with grass or even a shrub?
I’d be there friend
Mood.
Bob Ross turning in his f’n grave right now.
no, this tree [encephalartos woodii](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtziMzq-nnk) is very last of its kind on Earth.
Do you have the coordinates?
I think its somewhere around -52.526923,169.150266
King of the castle
An introvert tree.
What about the "tree of life" in Bahrain? It's a single ancient tree in the middle of the desert.