Erlend Haarberg / Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) / Norway spruce (Picea abies) forest in mist at sunrise, near Yli-Kitka lake and Tolva village, Finland, July 2006

Erlend Haarberg / Norway spruce (Picea abies) forest covered by packed snow, Riisitunturi National Park, Finland, February 2006

George Sanker / Aspen trees (Populus tremula) in Grand Teton NP, Wyoming, USA, October 2009

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Sunrise through deciduous woodland with beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) casting long shadows. Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, August.

David Noton / Palm trees line the beach at Pigeon Point, Tobago

Sandra Bartocha / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) tree in misty autumn forest, Muritz National Park, Serrahn, Germany UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site November

Sandra Bartocha / Norway Spruce (Picea abies) trees covered with snow, Harz National Park, Brocken, Germany, February 2010

Sandra Bartocha / Trees and rock formations, Elbe Sandstone Mountains, Saxony, Germany, February 2011

Sandra Bartocha / English Oak (Quercus robur) in woodland, Muritz National Park, Germany, May

Sandra Bartocha / European Beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, with sunlight shining between branches, Germany, September

Floris van Breugel / Autumn colors along the shores of Pharaoh Lake in Adirondacks park, New York, USA. October

Bryan and Cherry Alexander / Boreal Forest trees in autumn colour, aspen, birch and willow, reflected in the River Taz, Krasnoselkup, Yamal, Western Siberia, Russia

Niall Benvie / Twin Birch (Betula) trees highlighted snow. Senja, Norway, February.

Jeff Vanuga / Quiver Tree (Aloe dichotoma) near Garas Quiver Tree Forest. Near Keetmashoop, Namibia.

Gavin Hellier / Rubber tree plantation within Pulau Langkawi, Langkawi Island, Malaysia 2008

Gavin Hellier / Magens Bay beach and palm trees, St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, Leeward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean, West Indies 2008

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Hawthorn tree (Crataegus monogyna) and granite outcrop near Saddle Tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK, January 2011.

Denis-Huot / Mount Kilimanjaro from Amboseli National Park, Kenya, May 2005

Denis-Huot / Sunset silhouetting tree, with roosting vultures, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya

Sven Zacek,Sven Zacek / Moonrise over misty bog in Estonia. June 2009.

Floris van Breugel / Mossy beards hang from these big leaf maple trees (Acer macrophyllum) in the Hall of Mosses section of the Hoh Rainforest in Olympic National Park. Washington. USA. November 2012

Juan Carlos Munoz / View of a Mangrove swamp, Sabah, Malaysia, Borneo.

Jouan Rius / Black oaks (Quercus velutina) in autumn, Yosemite valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA, November 2012.

Floris van Breugel / Western Larches (Larix occidentalis) and warm sunshine on fresh snow, with Mount Stewart, Northern Cascades, Washington, USA, October 2013.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Patterns of shadows and light on sand dunes, Sossusvlei, Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia.

Floris van Breugel / Mount Rainier at sunset in winter, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. March 2011.

Floris van Breugel / Ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) in winter snow, near Sisters, Oregon, USA. December 2009.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Pink Ipe tree (Tabebuia ipe / Handroanthus impetiginosus) silhouetted at sunset and reflected in waters of the pantanal, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Western Brazil.

Erlend Haarberg / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) and rainbow in autumn, Aurlandsfjorden, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. September 2012

Erlend Haarberg / Winter landscape with snow covered Norway spruce (Picea abies) trees in forest, Riisitunturi National Park, Lapland, Finland, February 2007

Orsolya Haarberg / Downy birch (Betula pubescens) and view over Aurlandsfjorden in spring. Aurland municipality, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. June 2012

Chris Mattison / Sycamore tree (Acer pseudoplatanus), growing on limestone pavement, Lancashire, UK. May.

Hougaard Malan / Quiver trees on the side of a rocky mountain. Namib Rand, Namibia. March 2012. Non-ex.

Hougaard Malan / Baobab trees against a starry night sky. Kubu Island, Makgadikgadi pans, Botswana. May 2012. Non-ex.

Hougaard Malan / Lone camelthorn tree silhouetted against setting sun in valley. Namib Rand, Namibia. April 2011. Non-ex.

Hougaard Malan / Quiver trees below early night sky. Quiver Tree Forest, Keetmanshoop, Namibia. February 2012. Non-ex.

Ben Cranke / Snow covered conifer trees at sunset, Kuusamo, Finland. February 2011.

Matthew Maran / Oak tree (Quercus robur) in snow, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, January 2013.

Matthew Maran / Common beech (Fagus sylvatica) trees, Hampstead Heath, London, UK, October 2012.

Ben Cranke / Grandidiers baobab (Adansonia grandidieri) trees on starry night, Baobab Alley, Menabe, Madagascar. Honorable Mention in the Landscapes, Waterscapes and Plant Life category of the Big Picture 2014.

Denis-Huot / Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) herd below stormy sky during migration, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya.

Denis-Huot / Rainbow over the Rongai river, Masai-Mara game reserve, Kenya, March 2008.

Jack Dykinga / Cottonwood (Populus fremontii) in autumn, Long Canyon, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Utah, USA. October 2013.

Michael Pitts / English common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) and wild garlic (Allium ursinum), Dorset, England. April 2014.

Enrique Lopez-Tapia / Tropical forest, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar, March 2005.