Living wonders
Did you know that there are living wonders of our world that exist until today?
Well theirs the oldest living fossil:the maidenhair tree (Ginkgo biloba) still lives on the earth but abundant fossil imprint of this trees leaves have been found in sedimentary rocks between 135 to 210 million years old, dating from when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
The largest thing: a giant sequoia tree named General Sherman is 272 feet tall with the gigantic trunk 35 feet in diameter and 109 feet in circumference at the base. It contains enough timber to build a 120 average size houses.
Tallest tree: another giant sequoia holds the record for the tallest tree. It is 376 feet tall, 62 feet taller than the statue of liberty.
Heaviest and lightest wood: the South African black iron wood tree has the heaviest wood, while the tropical American balsawood tree has the lightest wood.
Smallest fruit: the wolffia plant produces the smallest fruit. Each one seed fruit is about the size of a single grain of ordinary table salt. The wolffia is a tiny water plant.
Smallest seed: certain rain forest orchids produces seed weighing only 35 millionths of an ounces, which are dispersed into the air like minute dust particles.
Largest seed: the coco-de-mer palm tree has a seed up to 12inches long, almost 3 feet in circumference and weighing up
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