The "tree" was ultimately discovered to be a camouflaged German artillery piece.
In 2002, Australia's most massive tree, nicknamed El Grande, was discovered.
The tree was only recently discovered because it is located in a secondary forest and survived logging and forest fires by lucky coincidence.
A single wild tree was also discovered in the north of the Caldera, approximately 35 km north of the rest of the populations.
The tree was only discovered by chance while the ground on which it stands was being cleared in order to construct the Botanic Gardens.
In America, the world's largest tree, the Wellingtonia gigantea, was discovered growing in a California forest.
The tree was recently discovered in the mountains of northern Vietnam, making that the southernmost extension of its range.
In 1896, a tree buried 10 feet below the surface was discovered.
The tree was first discovered in 1849 at Stone Mountain, Georgia, where several specimens grow along the popular walk-up trail.