Colombia's Largest Tree Is So Big in Diameter, It Has Grown Pillars to Support Its Branches

Regarded as Columbia's largest tree, the gigantic fig is so huge, in fact, that from a distance you could mistake it for a hill. Indeed, as you approach it, you get the sensation of being dwarfed until you feel really tiny. That's just natural, though, as this giant is allegedly 30 meters high and 75 meters in diameter (we couldn't find decisive proof but the images seem to underline this.) The tree has an incredibly beautiful foliage that looks like a green mountain, with branches that kiss the ground as if paying homage to Mother Earth. And not only do they kiss the earth, but they function as supports that the tree itself has generated, from aerial roots coming from the branches furthest from the trunk. Image credit: Viajar en Verano