Meet “a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, is believed to be 4,900 years old, whilst its distant neighbourin Sweden nears it's 10,000 year birthday. Others have inspired great events, such as the in Woolhope, Lincolnshire, where the scientist observed the famous apple falling from a tree (which still stands in the family garden). Other flora has withstood historic events such as in Japan, where the still grows, the survivor tree from the Hiroshima bombing. In the American Civil War, the inept Federal General Ambrose Burnside attempted to cross the Antietam Creek; next to the bridge which crosses over it is the that was caught in the heavy crossfire of the battle. There are trees which have been planted to become history themselves or were caught up in its events, such as the planted in Glasgow in 1918, the associated with the Tolpuddle Martyrs in Dorset, or the Many continue to inspire our world today including the long avenue of beech trees in Northern Ireland known as the Dark Hedges, which fans will recognise as the road to Kings Landing, or Robin Hood's oak in the Sherwood Forest. Travel into the pages of fantasy when visiting the J. R. R. Tolkien trees in Avebury, from which he based his tree creatures, the Ents, from. is the ultimate collection of the most historic trees on the planet. Rest a while beside the oldest trunks and witness the enthralling stories nestled within the branches of these gentle giants.
