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A new tree species, Tessmannia princeps, has been identified in Tanzania's Udzungwa Mountains. Characterized by its massive size and slow growth, some trees are estimated to be up to 3,000 years old.

In the middle of the indoor forest is an 82-foo-tall tree with an artificial trunk. A photo posted by Pradeep Koppal aka "Prada" (@koppal101) Sep 25, 2016 at 1:00pm PDT ...

One study in the Amazon rainforest of Brazil found 487 tree species growing on a single hectare (2.5 acres). In comparison, the United States and Canada combined only have 700 species of trees.