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Stellar! I passed it on too.
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Somewhere I have pictures of “The Largest Cashew Tree in Brazil”. It was probably 30’ high or so at its tallest, but sprawled across about half a city block.
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most of the big trees I know have been abused and don’t show their true nature
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Still no clues as to where this one is, are there?
The image is easily found all over the Internet, but never with traces of its origins.
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I guess it’s not a monumental tree, but in Athens, GA there is a tree that owns itself:
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I usually see it attributed to Happy Valley, Hong Kong.
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Huh. Well, that seems to solve that little mystery. Nicely done. 
See also Flickr
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Good call.
GIS: ‘Happy Valley Hong Kong tree roots pavement’
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If you are just looking for the biggest trees, and are in the US, there is also American Forests’ National Register of Champion Trees..
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