Laurel tree forest, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sao Vicente, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

Olive grove at Qeparo, Ionian Coast, Albania, Europe

Laurel tree forest, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sao Vicente, Madeira, Portugal, Atlantic, Europe

A gnarled tree trunk among the colourful pinnacles and hoodoos on the Peekaboo Trail in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Fremont's peppergrass (Lepidium fremontii) behind a weathered juniper trunk, Arches National Park, Utah, United States of America, North America

Gnarled old tree trunk in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, United States of America, North America

Snow gum trees in the Snowy Mountains, New South Wales, Australia, Pacific

Gnarled roots of tree at night

Raccoon is looking out of his tree cave in a old oak tree