There are many reasons to love trees: they convert carbon dioxide into the oxygen we breathe, they provide pleasant, shady coolness on a hot day, and they provide a home for animals. And another reason is how amazing some of them look.
While not all of the plants below are trees (wisteria is a vine, rhododendron is a shrub, and baobab is a member of the grass family), they are impossible to miss simply because they are amazing.
125 year old rhododendron, Canada
Jacaranda (violet tree) in bloom
Silver acacia, Abkhazia
144 year old wisteria, Japan
Wind-bent trees, New Zealand
Japanese maple, Oregon
Moss-covered southern beech, Oregon
Cherry blossoms, Germany
Angel Oak, South Carolina
Royal Delonix, Brazil
Dragon tree, Yemen
Maple Tunnel, Oregon
Rainbow eucalyptus, Hawaii
Jacaranda, South Africa
Oak Alley, South Carolina
Baobabs, Madagascar
Beech Alley Dark Hedges, Northern Ireland
World's third largest sequoia tree, California
