Plants in Sweden

A collection of trees from various corners of the world call Stockholm University home.

A living descendant of the famous tree that helped Isaac Newton develop the theory of gravity.

This collection of Dwarf beech trees were once believed to be enchanted trolls in disguise.

A semi-sterile mutant birch that became Sweden's national tree.

This tree was once used to calculate the decrease of the Baltic Sea.

An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Few remain of these distinctive old trees that once served as natural landmarks for travelers on the road.

Legend says this fabled well held part of a mythical Norse tree.

What looks like a birch tree smushed between two pieces of glass often confounds commuters.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

A forest of immensely tall and unusually straight oak trees planted nearly 200 years ago to build naval ships that never came to be.

One man's fascination with Turkey led to this backyard mini-city.

The scars of a remarkably organized public protest to save 13 elm trees are still visible in this Stockholm park.

The world's oldest individual clonal tree looks like a wimp despite standing tall for 9,550 years.

Bring your hiking shoes, wool socks, and thermal underwear for a stay in these cozy forest huts.