5 Fun Facts About Trees

What would we do without wood and wood by-products? They both feature virtually everywhere in everyday life. From the paper we write on to the coffee table your friends always forget to put a coaster on, wood is everywhere. Here are a few fun facts about trees:

1. The rarest tree in the world is the Pennantia Baylisiana. Only a single tree exists on one of the Three Kings Islands near New Zealand.

2. The species of tree that creates the most heat when burnt is called the Osage Orange.

3. The tallest tree in the world is a Mountain Ash that reaches nearly 100 meters tall.

4. The world’s shortest species of tree is the three-inch Dwarf Willow.

5. The world is home to 23,000 different species of tree.