Stunning aerial footage of a large tree which has grown on top of a 178-year-old tower in China.

The video, filmed in Changsha, Hunan Province on Saturday, shows the seven-metre high Hackberry Tree emerging from the historical structure.

According to local reports, the tree has been there for more than 100 years.

Aerial footage of a seven-metre-tall hackberry growing on the top of a 178-year-history tower has emerged from China.

The video, captured in Changsha, Hunan Province last Saturday, shows a lush hackberry coming out of the top of a tower.

According to local reports, the tower had 178 years' history and the seven-metre-tall hackberry has grown on the top of it for more than a hundred years.