# ThatWanakaTree

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# ThatWanakaTree in Lake Wanaka

ThatWanakaTree_at Sunrise

Sunrise on Lake Wanaka and view of That Wanaka Tree

That Wānaka Tree, also known as the That Wānaka Willow, is the nickname of a willow tree located at the southern end of Lake Wānaka in the Otago region of New Zealand. The tree grows alone in the water and is a popular destination for tourists to take Instagram photos.

Popularity

The tree derives its nickname from the hashtag  "#ThatWanakaTree", which is used on Instagram to identify photos of it. The tree has been described as "New Zealand's most famous tree" and called "one of the most photographed trees in all New Zealand."  A photograph of the tree by Dennis Radermacher won the 2014 New Zealand Geographic photo of the year award.

# ThatWanakaTree in Spring

The Lone tree of lake Wanaka the fouth largest lake of New Zealand in spring season. 

  # ThatWanakaTree in Spring in Summer

  # ThatWanakaTree in Spring in Autumn

 #  ThatWanakaTree in Spring in Winter

Human impact

The Wanaka Tree, The most Famous tree in New Zealand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OUe_TdlY6A

Sep 24, 2020

The Wanaka Tree, New Zealand's most famous tree

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That Wanaka Tree after March 2020 vandalism

The tree after it was vandalised in March 2020

As a result of its popularity, the tree has been damaged on several occasions, both intentionally and unintentionally. A branch came off in late 2017 because tourists had climbed it, which led to the local tourism board installing signs discouraging the practice.

The tree was vandalised on 18 March 2020, with multiple limbs being sawn off and left on the shore. Reports noted that the cold water the roots are submerged in would retard the limbs' regrowth. The human impact on the tree has been compared to that at other tourist attractions like Joshua Tree National Park and Uluru.

Cyclops and Pee Wee Formations near Hidden Valley Campground at dawn

Joshua Tree National Park is a US National Park located in southeastern California, straddling north-central Riverside County and part of southern San Bernardino County.

Uluru (/ˌuːləˈruː/; Pitjantjatjara: Uluṟu [ˈʊlʊɻʊ]), also known as Ayers Rock (/ˈɛərz/ AIRS) and officially gazetted as Uluru / Ayers Rock,  is a large sandstone monolith. It crops out near the centre of Australia in the southern part of the Northern Territory, 335 km (208 mi) south-west of Alice Springs.