For around 300 years, the Tree of Ténéré was fabled to be the most isolated tree on the planet. The acacia was the only tree for 250 miles in Niger’s Sahara desert, and was used as a ...

The Tree of Ténéré was, for decades, the most isolated tree on Earth. The tree was located along a fairly busy salt caravan route, but it managed to thrive. None of its branches were ever cut ...