Because trees are so abundant, it is rare for a single one to
become well-known. Some trees become distinguished due to their
historical significance. The Bodhi Tree in India, for example,
is where Buddha is thought to have gained enlightenment; and the
Liberty Tree in 18th-century Boston was a gathering place for
American colonists who objected to British rule.  A few trees
are also worthy of note due to being record-holders. The state
of California is home to several such trees: the tallest one
known, a 155.5 meter redwood called Hyperion; the largest, the
1,450 cubic meter giant sequoia named General Sherman; and the
oldest, a 4,800-year-old bristlecone pine known as Methuselah.
It's difficult to be certain of which individual tree is the
most remote. For several decades that distinction belonged to
the Tree of Ténéré, an acacia tree standing alone in the vast,
hostile expanse of the Sahara Desert. However, in 1973 this tree
met an exceedingly improbable end.  Also referred to by the
French 'arbre du Ténér