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Earth has existed for more than 4.5 billion years and during those years our ecosystems have changed numerous times, the earth has experienced at least 5 mass extinctions and the scientists and environmentalists are warning us for a sixth possible one.

The trees are part of our lives here on Earth, they are part of our circle of life and as long as they exist we might be able to exist along with them. It’s estimated that there are around 3 trillion trees in the world today and it’s important that their number is maintained.

Here, you will see 58 instances of trees that have beaten every odds and they have survived regardless of the harshest conditions.

1. DIY tree trunk

No trunk? No problem. This tenacious little tree decided to make one out of a speed limit sign. Who knew trees were so creative?

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Imgur/Swingguitars Source: Imgur/Swingguitars

2. Straight out of a rock

Trees can even grow straight up through the rock, as long as their roots manage to reach nutrients. This tree didn’t just grow but it thrived on top of a boulder.

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Reddit Source: Reddit

3. A sprouting chair

You’d think once a tree is chopped up and turned into furniture, it’d know to stop growing. Well, no one sent a memo to this still-sprouting chair.

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Reddit/MC_Labs15 Source: Reddit/MC_Labs15

4. Concrete isn’t a barrier

This tree was planted in a narrow box of soil and surrounded by pavement. But it refused to stay in its box. Instead, its roots crisscrossed the sidewalk.

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Reddit/worldbeyondyourown Source: Reddit/worldbeyondyourown

5. “I get knocked down, but I get up again”

This palm tree fell over but wasn’t bothered in the slightest. It just curved back up and like a trooper, continued growing.

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Reddit/d416 Source: Reddit/d416

6. Four for one

When this tree fell over, that might’ve been the end of it. But instead, it grew four new trees out of the fallen trunk.

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Reddit/expatriate77 Source: Reddit/expatriate77

7. It’s a tree from another tree

This tree had such a generous bed of moss and nutrients on its branch, it was a perfect place for …another tree. It’s growing tall and strong on the arm of its friend.

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Imgur/Gudjon262 Source: Imgur/Gudjon262

8. Concrete? No problem

You might think a tree couldn’t find nutrients in such a tiny amount of soil. But this tree doesn’t know the word impossible and is determined to grow no matter what.

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Imgur/sehrozsehroz Source: Imgur/sehrozsehroz

9. Guess they’re out of town

We don’t know how long this building’s been abandoned, but judging by that tree, we can only imagine. It’s growing straight through the window.

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Reddit/Willa_Catheter_work Source: Reddit/Willa_Catheter_work

10. A tree with a story

This tree sprouted out of the stump of another tree. When the stump rotted away, the tree continued growing with some impressive roots.

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Reddit/DanbroMongoose Source: Reddit/DanbroMongoose

11. It’s in a perfect spot

It’s winter and all the other trees got the message to start shedding their leaves. But this one has its take on the summer sun to keep its leaves on.

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Reddit/FlyinAjar Source: Reddit/FlyinAjar

12. They have a plan

This tree was on a ledge too far away from adequate nutrients. So, it came up with a plan: grow its roots across to the mainland, where there was plenty of water.

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Reddit/Proteon Source: Reddit/Proteon

13. Don’t mind the skates

Many decades ago, a man hung his ice skates on this tree and forgot about them. He rediscovered them in his old age and was amazed at how the tree adapted.

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Reddit/Dspot16 Source: Reddit/Dspot16

14. Can’t be killed

This tree was chopped down but refused to die. I guess no matter what we do to them, they’re still the ones calling the shots.

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Reddit/P27JB9 Source: Reddit/P27JB9

15. Straight up through a piano

When someone left an old piano in the woods, this tree wasn’t about to be deterred. It just continued to grow — straight up through the keys.

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Deviantart/Crackoala Source: Deviantart/Crackoala

16. Om nom nom nom

This tree was growing alongside a fence. Come to find out, paper beats metal. The result looks similar to a face that’s chowing down on the rail.

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Imgur/Schwingdom Source: Imgur/Schwingdom

17. Winter won’t win

Winter’s arrived, but this tree refuses to accept it. As long as it can, it’s going to keep growing with all its leaves intact.

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Reddit/The_MrShine Source: Reddit/The_MrShine

18. Completely submerged yet still growing

After this tree fell, it was submerged under the water. Pulling all those nutrients from the water, it continued to grow.

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Reddit Source: Reddit

19. Nice try, guy

Someone chopped this tree down thinking that would be the end of it. Little did they know it would keep growing, even from the old stump.

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Reddit/Monsterclip Source: Reddit/Monsterclip

20. It’s all one tree

This might look like two trees, but it’s only one. The trunk split and then grew back together, creating a fascinating pattern.

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Reddit/AngularSpecter Source: Reddit/AngularSpecter

21. Becoming one with the fence

When this fence was installed it gave support to the tree. The wood grew up through the chain links, turning it into a spiral.

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Reddit/alikat42 Source: Reddit/alikat42

22. Paper beats rock

You might think these boulders are the most inhospitable place for supporting plant life. But this tree found a way — up between the rocks and toward the sky.

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Reddit/Tokyomaneater69 Source: Reddit/Tokyomaneater69

23. Is this treeception?

Who knew one tree could turn into five? This one just keeps growing and sprouting new trees. It makes you wonder how long it’ll continue.

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Imgur/SurrenderDorothy Source: Imgur/SurrenderDorothy

24. It grew around a statue

This is a little unnerving until you realize what it is: the tree grew around a statue, making it look like a person’s trapped inside. Okay, maybe it’s still unnerving.

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Reddit/Perfectony Source: Reddit/Perfectony

25. It grew right through the fence

This tree might’ve grown beside a fence, but it had no problem forcing its way through. Sometimes, nature is much stronger and more persistent than we think.

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Reddit/andygleason Source: Reddit/andygleason

26. It simply won’t die

This little tree’s growing in the most inhospitable place, but it just keeps trucking along. It’s a nice spot of beauty in a sea of concrete.

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Reddit Source: Reddit

27. Go little tree, go

Who would’ve thought a tree could grow on top of a telephone pole? Eventually, someone might cut it down, but it’s a testament to nature’s tenacity.

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Reddit/northshore12 Source: Reddit/northshore12

28. No foundation? Grow anyway

This tree barely has any ground underneath it — you can see half its roots dangling in the air. You’d think it couldn’t grow at all.

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Reddit/CJ105 Source: Reddit/CJ105

29. Hollow but still thriving

This tree’s completely hollow, but it’s still growing strong. How’s that even possible? I’m the wrong person to ask.

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Reddit/qbande Source: Reddit/qbande

30. This tree looks like a snake

This palm tree fell but it looped around and kept growing. It almost looks like an enormous python instead of a tree.

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Reddit/Mysteryck_386 Source: Reddit/Mysteryck_386

31. Growing through the pavement

This tree doesn’t care that it’s surrounded by concrete. It burst straight up through the concrete and is doing its best to let nature reclaim the city.

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Reddit/poltyy Source: Reddit/poltyy

32. Determined to grow

This little tree’s growing straight up through the pavement. If it’s not taken care of soon, it might very well uproot the whole sidewalk as it gets bigger.

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Reddit/accexd Source: Reddit/accexd

33. Hope there’s never a fire

This tree grew straight up around a fire hydrant. It’s a testament to how safe the neighborhood’s been, I guess. Hopefully, they never need that hydrant.

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Reddit Source: Reddit

34. Goodbye, bench

This tree didn’t necessarily need to grow outward, but it decided it was hungry. Then it ate the entire bench. Now it’s half-tree, half-bench.

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Reddit/burghquay Source: Reddit/burghquay

35. Living in denial

This tree refuses to accept it’s been chopped up into firewood. You call it living in denial; I call it refusing to accept defeat.

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Deviantart/Dori1990 Source: Deviantart/Dori1990

36. Tree on tree

At first glance, this looks like a single tree. Then, when you look more closely, you realize it’s a real tree growing on top of another tree.

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Reddit/SuperCub Source: Reddit/SuperCub

37. “No problem, I’ll grow right here”

This tree decided to somehow grow straight out the side of a building. We have no idea how that’s possible — it seems like a little tree wouldn’t get enough nutrients there.

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Reddit/DrMrPig1i7 Source: Reddit/DrMrPig1i7

38. Just keep growing

This tree might just hold a record for the number of extra trees grown from a single trunk. It fell over and grew seven new trees. Take that, Mother Nature.

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Imgur/Cannot16 Source: Imgur/Cannot16

39. Up through the rock

This little tree’s determined to squeeze itself up through rock to reach the sunlight. And if it’s undisturbed, it’ll probably grow into a full-sized tree.

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500px/Christian Braun Source: 500px/Christian Braun

40. That’s a huge carrot

We’ve learned that trees growing on top of silos is a lot more common than initially thought. This one looks eerily like an enormous carrot, thanks to the color of the silo.

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Reddit/bossyhosen Source: Reddit/bossyhosen

41. It doesn’t even care

Give a seedling a couple of inches and it’ll grow into a full-sized tree. All this one needed…a hole in the middle of a brick.

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