12 incredible tree photos that you won’t believe are real

When you look at the landscapes around you, especially if you visit a remote location, they appear to have been plucked from the pages of a fantasy novel.

The shape and appearance of the trees are one of the most vivid ways in which life around us sometimes assumes an air of otherworldliness. Focus Asia Travel gathered images of some of the world’s most unusual and beautiful trees.

1. A mushroom-shaped tree

These trees are so one-of-a-kind and incredible that you can’t believe your eyes.

2. A tree in Ficus, Philippines

3. Young mango trees underwater

4. The baobab trees of Madagascar

5. Cypress trees, Caddo Lake

6. Wisteria trees, Japan

7. Bottle trees, Socotra Island

8. Rainbow Eucalyptus trees, Hawaii

9. A dragon tree, Socotra Island

10. Bristlecone pine — the oldest trees on Earth

11. A Quiver tree, Namibia

12. A Japanese maple