This lonely tree defied the odds to break records Reuters Thursday, December 24th 2020, 9:05 am - On a remote, rugged and windswept island, a lonesome tree battles the elements and breaks records. The spruce is not native to the subantarctic but despite Campbell Island's inclement weather, it is the world’s most remote tree. A pictured provided on 23 December 2020 shows visitors standing in front of a Sitka spruce tree, the world's most remote tree which known as Ranfurly's Sitka, on Campbell Island, some 700 kilometres south of New Zealand. Wellington (dpa) - On Campbell Island, some 700 kilometres south of New Zealand, grows a single Sitka spruce tree.