Apple Reveals More Images of its 'spaceship' headquarters in the heartof California as plans are finally approved

Among the 7,000 trees that will be planted around the campus, the firm intends to plant species that blossom at different times of the year. This includes apple trees, as well as cherry blossoms, plum trees and other fruit trees and bushes similar to the ones pictured

• Apple founder Steve Jobs originally submitted the application for the Cupertino headquarters back in 2011
• Incredible new computer-generated images suggest what the ring-shaped building will look like when its opened
• The campus will be a mile in circumference, feature glass walls and solar panels and cover 175 acres
• Apple plans to build it in Cupertino in California and it will be surrounded by a man-made forest of 7,000 trees
• The new headquarters were designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster and it is due to be 

• completed in 2016

More photos after the cut...

Inside the third-of-a-mile wide building will be 1,000-seater auditorium where Apple's CEO Tim Cook will present the company's keynotes ahead of product launches, for example. This auditorium will be covered with a circular glass pavilion, pictured, that will also be an access point for employees and gu

This room-sized mock-up of the planned new Apple headquarters in Cupertino was released last month before executives submitted their final plans to the council

During his initial proposals, Apple's co-founder Steve Jobs said he wanted the building to be covered in 40ft floor-to-ceiling panes of curved glass so that all of the building's four storeys would be visible from the outside and offer a large amount of natural light, pictured

Much of the inside of the futuristic building will also be made of glass with stone-coloured walls to add to the building's natural-looking design, pictured. The 175-acre Silicon Valley site near the 280 Highway will house 13,000 staff

This image shows the Apple Campus 2 from above. The site will be surrounded by a man-made forest featuring 7,000 trees. It was previously owned by Hewlett Packard and is currently covered in around 80 per cent asphalt

The new images, pictured, show access roads that lead into tunnels that will take cars into this underground car park

Not all of the parking spaces will be hidden. The parts of the multi-storey car park that will be on show, according to this latest image from Apple, will be covered in plants and greenery to help the concrete structure blend in

The cafeteria will also feature an outside dining and picnic area, pictured. Apple's Campus 2 additionally comes with a fitness centre in the northern part of the building

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