These 10 kinds of trees are considered to be the most unique in the world. Not only do they look strange, some of them can also "save lives"!

10. Sausage Tree

The sausage tree sounds a bit cute, but it is not called this name because it looks like a sausage. The reason is that it can bear fruit, and the fruit looks very much like a sausage. This fruit tastes sweet, which is completely different from a sausage. It lives in the Uganda region of Africa. Its bark is purple-green. It blooms in the evening and emits a scent to attract bats to drink nectar.

9. Baobab

The baobab tree, also known as the tree of life, is mostly distributed in tropical areas and can withstand temperatures over 40 degrees. Even in arid and water-scarce areas such as deserts, it can grow for up to 5,000 years. But why is it called the tree of life? The reason is that when people have no water source in the desert, they can suck juice from the tree to quench their thirst and survive.

8. Electric Tree

When you hear the word electric tree, you probably think of a tree that can conduct electricity. Electric trees are distributed in India. If people accidentally touch its branches, they will feel as uncomfortable as being electrocuted. However, electric trees rely on the sun to conduct electricity. At night, when the sun sets, the current of the electric tree disappears.

7. Vampire Tree

The vampire tree looks very strange. It is about 2 meters tall and its trunk is not too thick. However, even such a harmless-looking tree will stick to people once they touch it until all their blood is sucked out. According to legend, this was discovered by a botanical expedition team while investigating the forests of northern Afghanistan.

6. Iron birch

The iron birch is known as the hardest tree in the world. It is about 20 meters tall and can live up to 300 years. It is mostly distributed in southern Korea. This kind of wood is very hard, twice as hard as steel bars.

5. Bomb Tree

The bomb tree is a tree distributed in South America. It is called the bomb tree because the sap it secretes can be used as fuel. It looks very thick, and the diameter of the trunk can reach 1 meter. If someone walks under this tree with a torch, it might really cause an explosion!

4. Putuo Carpinus

The Putuo hornbeam is the rarest tree in the world, and there is only one such tree in the world. It grows in Putuo Temple in Zhejiang Province, but because of its low reproductive capacity and after being exposed to wind and rain for a long time, it is impossible for it to reproduce, which is why it is precious.

3. Jhomon Sugi Tree

This tree is said to be the oldest tree in the world. It grows on Yakushima Island in Japan. The circumference of its trunk is up to 16.4 meters. It is estimated that it may have lived for 7,200 years.

2. Manchineel

If you come across the manchineel tree while traveling, remember not to get close to it. It is produced on the Caribbean coast of the United States. It exudes an acidic smell all over its body. Blisters will appear on people's skin if they touch it, and the juice can cause blindness if it drips into the eyes.

1. Pyrola

The Pleione cypress is also known as the man-eating tree. It grows on the island of Java in Indonesia. The tree is about 8 meters tall, with long branches hanging down from its body. If a creature accidentally touches the branches, it will wrap around it like a devil's claw, and the wrap will become tighter and tighter until it is completely digested. However, so far the research team has only discovered that it eats some animals, and humans have not discovered it yet.

These 10 types of trees each have their own characteristics, but if you go out to the forest in the future, it is better to be careful, because you don’t know what kind of tree you are touching!