The world's loneliest tree had no other tree within 400 km across the Sahara Desert and roots over 30 metres deep to reach hidden groundwater, then one drunk truck driver knocked it down after 300 years of survival

The world's loneliest tree had no other tree within 400 km across the Sahara Desert and roots over 30 metres deep to reach hidden groundwater, then one drunk truck driver knocked it down after 300 years of survival

Rest of World News: Deep in Niger's Ténéré Desert once stood what was widely regarded as the world's loneliest tree, an umbrella thorn acacia that survived for around 300.

The world's loneliest tree has no other tree for 400 kilometers across the Sahara Desert and has roots more than 30 meters deep to reach hidden groundwater, then was knocked down by a drunk truck driver and survived for 300 years | World News - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES

Deep in the Tenere Desert of Niger once stood what was widely regarded as the world’s loneliest tree, the Acacia parasol, which survived for some 300 years despite the fact that there were no other trees within a radius of about 400 kilometers. Hidden beneath the scorching Sahara Desert, its roots extend more than 30 […] The post The world’s loneliest tree has no other tree for 400 kilometers across the Sahara Desert and has roots more than 30 m…