The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual
tree
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s located throughout the world, as well as
trees from myths.
Real forests and individual trees
Africa
Living
Historical
Asia
Living
Historical
Europe
Living
Historical
Petrified
North America
Living
Historical
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Other
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Anthem Christmas tree
The Anthem Christmas tree is a Christmas tree erected annually at the Outlets North Phoenix, an outlet mall in Anthem, Arizona, approximately north of downtown Phoenix. The mall's tree is the tallest Christmas tree in the state of Arizona every ...
, the tallest
Christmas tree
A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer, such as a spruce, pine or fir, or an artificial tree of similar appearance, associated with the celebration of Christmas. The custom was further developed in early modern G ...
in the United States, erected annually at the
Outlets at Anthem
The Anthem Christmas tree is a Christmas tree erected annually at the Outlets North Phoenix, an outlet mall in Anthem, Arizona, approximately north of downtown Phoenix. The mall's tree is the tallest Christmas tree in the state of Arizona ever ...
outside
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix ( ; nv, Hoozdo; es, Fénix or , yuf-x-wal, Banyà:nyuwá) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona, with 1,608,139 residents as of 2020. It is the fifth-most populous city in the United States, and the o ...
.
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Boston Christmas Tree. Since 1971, given to Boston by the people of
Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native En ...
in thanks for their assistance during the 1917
Halifax Explosion
On the morning of 6 December 1917, the French cargo ship collided with the Norwegian vessel in the waters of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The ''Mont-Blanc'', laden with high explosives, caught fire and exploded, devastating the Richmond d ...
. Located in the
Boston Common
The Boston Common (also known as the Common) is a public park in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is the oldest city park in the United States. Boston Common consists of of land bounded by Tremont Street (139 Tremont St.), Park Street, ...
.
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Capitol Christmas Tree
The Capitol Christmas Tree (formerly the Capitol Holiday Tree) is the decorated tree that is erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Christmas holiday season. The selection, in ...
, the tree erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol, often called The Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the Seat of government, seat of the Legislature, legislative branch of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government, which is form ...
, in Washington, D.C.
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Chicago Christmas Tree, the annual tree located in
Millennium Park
Millennium Park is a public park located in the Loop community area of Chicago, operated by the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. The park, opened in 2004 and intended to celebrate the third millennium, is a prominent civic center ne ...
in the city of
Chicago
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. Historically, the tree was located in
Grant Park and
Daley Plaza.
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Grove Christmas Tree
The Grove Christmas Tree is an approximately 100-foot Christmas tree that is lit every year at The Grove at Farmer's Market in Los Angeles, California. In 2002, it was the tallest Christmas tree in the Los Angeles area and attracted about 90,00 ...
, a 100-foot tree that is lit every year at
The Grove at Farmer's Market
The Grove is a retail and entertainment complex in Los Angeles, located on parts of the historic Farmers Market.
History
The complex fills space previously occupied by an orchard and nursery, which were the last remains of a dairy farm owned b ...
in
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wo ...
.
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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a
Christmas tree
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on display every December in
Rockefeller Center, New York City
Rockefeller Center is a large complex consisting of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th Street and 51st Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The 14 original Art Deco buildings, commissioned by the Rockefeller family, span th ...
.
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The Tree of Life, a fourteen-story artificial tree in
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is a zoological theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. Owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks, Experiences and Products division, it is the l ...
at
Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, ...
in
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
.
Central America
Living
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Guanacaste tree, focal point of
Guanacaste National Park, Belize.
South America
Living
Historical
Petrified
Oceania
Living
Historical
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El Grande, a
mountain ash Mountain ash may refer to:
* ''Eucalyptus regnans'', the tallest of all flowering plants, native to Australia
* Mountain-ashes or rowans, varieties of trees and shrubs in the genus ''Sorbus''
See also
* Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taf, a town in ...
once regarded as Australia's largest tree by volume, killed by a forestry burnoff in 2003.
*The
Tree of Knowledge at
Barcaldine, Queensland
Barcaldine () is a rural town and locality in the Barcaldine Region in Queensland, Australia. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine Region. Barcaldine played a major role in the Australian labour movement.
In the , Barcaldine had ...
under which the
Australian Labor Party
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was traditionally founded. In an act of vandalism, the tree was poisoned and was eventually declared dead in October 2006.
*The
pine of One Tree Hill, a
radiata pine which stood alone until 2000 atop One Tree Hill (Maungakiekie), an extinct volcanic cone in
Auckland city, New Zealand.
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The Old Gum Tree,
Glenelg, South Australia
Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of ...
, where the
proclamation
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of the establishment of Government of the province of South Australia was read in 1836.
*The
Explorers Tree, marked by the explorers who crossed the
Blue Mountains (New South Wales)
The Blue Mountains are a mountainous region and a mountain range located in New South Wales, Australia. The region borders on Sydney's metropolitan area, its foothills starting about west of centre of the state capital, close to Penrith ...
in 1813.
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Jacaranda, University of Sydney, famous tree in the main Quadrangle. Planted 1928. Died of old age in 2016, it was replaced by a clone the following year.
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Separation Tree, a famous tree that was a
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...
landmark and is best known as the site where the citizens of the city congregated on 15 November 1850 to celebrate when the news that
Victoria was to separate from the colony of
New South Wales
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Following attacks by vandals it died in 2015.
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Kidman's Tree of Knowledge is a heritage-listed tree at
Glengyle Station in
Bedourie, Queensland, Australia. Associated with
Sidney Kidman
Sir Sidney Kidman (9 May 18572 September 1935), known as Sid Kidman and popularly named "the Cattle King", was an Australian pastoralist and entrepreneur who owned or co-owned large areas of land in Australia in his lifetime.
Early life
Sidne ...
who once camped under the tree and planned the expansion of his pastoral empire.
*The Directions Tree was a sacred tree in the
Birthing Woods, carrying profound cultural importance to the
Djab Wurrung
The Djab Wurrung, also spelt Djabwurrung, Tjapwurrung, Tjap Wurrung, or Djapwarrung, people are Aboriginal Australians whose country is the volcanic plains of central Victoria from the Mount William Range of Gariwerd in the west to the Pyrene ...
people, in
Victoria, Australia
Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...
was bulldozed in 2020 to make way for a highway despite the efforts of many trying to protect it. This event caused significant uproar and was part of a larger legal battle for the protection of the Birthing Woods as being a culturally significant location having been overturned since the 2013 decision.
Mythological and religious trees
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Bodhi Tree, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of
Buddhism
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later known as
Gautama Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in ...
, achieved enlightenment (also called Bodhi).
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World Tree
The world tree is a motif present in several religions and mythologies, particularly Indo-European religions, Siberian religions, and Native American religions. The world tree is represented as a colossal tree which supports the heavens, thereb ...
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Égig érő fa
The égig érő fa ("sky-high tree"), also called életfa ("tree of life"), világfa ("world tree"), or tetejetlen fa ("tree without a top"), is an element of Hungarian shamanism and native faith, and a typical element of Hungarian folk art and f ...
, the "Tree Reaching into the Sky" of Hungarian folk art and a folk tale type
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Irminsul
An Irminsul (Old Saxon 'great pillar') was a sacred, pillar-like object attested as playing an important role in the Germanic paganism of the Saxons. Medieval sources describe how an Irminsul was destroyed by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. ...
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Jievaras
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, the World tree in
Lithuanian mythology
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.
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Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil (from Old Norse ), in Norse cosmology, is an immense and central sacred tree. Around it exists all else, including the Nine Worlds.
Yggdrasil is attested in the '' Poetic Edda'' compiled in the 13th century from earlier tradition ...
, the World Tree in the
Old Norse religion
Old Norse religion, also known as Norse paganism, is the most common name for a branch of Germanic religion which developed during the Proto-Norse period, when the North Germanic peoples separated into a distinct branch of the Germanic peop ...
.
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Cutting of the elm, a legendary event concerning a tree at
Gisors
Gisors () is a commune of Normandy, France. It is located northwest from the centre of Paris.
Gisors, together with the neighbouring communes of Trie-Château and Trie-la-Ville, form an urban area of 13,915 inhabitants (2018). This urban area i ...
.
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Cypress of Kashmar, planted by
Zoroaster
Zoroaster,; fa, زرتشت, Zartosht, label= Modern Persian; ku, زەردەشت, Zerdeşt also known as Zarathustra,, . Also known as Zarathushtra Spitama, or Ashu Zarathushtra is regarded as the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. He is ...
and felled by
Caliph Al Mutawakkil.
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Man-eating tree
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Thor's Oak
Donar's Oak (also Thor's Oak or, via '' interpretatio romana'', Jove's Oak) was a sacred tree of the Germanic pagans located in an unclear location around what is now the region of Hesse, Germany. According to the 8th century ''Vita Bonifatii a ...
, a sacred tree to the ancient
Germanic tribe
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of the
Chatti
The Chatti (also Chatthi or Catti) were an ancient Germanic tribe
whose homeland was near the upper Weser (''Visurgis''). They lived in central and northern Hesse and southern Lower Saxony, along the upper reaches of that river and in the val ...
.
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Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesu ...
and
Judaism
Judaism ( he, ''Yahăḏūṯ'') is an Abrahamic, monotheistic, and ethnic religion comprising the collective religious, cultural, and legal tradition and civilization of the Jewish people. It has its roots as an organized religion in the ...
.
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Tree of Life
The tree of life is a fundamental archetype in many of the world's mythological, religious, and philosophical traditions. It is closely related to the concept of the sacred tree.Giovino, Mariana (2007). ''The Assyrian Sacred Tree: A Histo ...
, from Christianity and Judaism.
*The
Lote Tree
*The
Zaqqum Tree
See also
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European Tree of the Year
The European Tree of the Year is an annual contest held to find the most 'loveable tree' in Europe.
The contest is held by the Environmental Partnership Association (EPA), an organization supported by the European Land Owners Association and the ...
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Tree of the Year (United Kingdom)
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List of superlative trees
The world's superlative trees can be ranked by any factor. Records have been kept for trees with superlative height, trunk diameter or girth, canopy coverage, airspace volume, wood volume, estimated mass, and age.
Tallest
The heights of th ...
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List of oldest trees
This is a list of the oldest-known trees, as reported in reliable sources. Definitions of what constitutes an individual tree vary. In addition, tree ages are derived from a variety of sources, including documented "tree-ring" (dendrochronologica ...
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List of long-living organisms
This is a list of the longest-living biological organisms: the individual(s) (or in some instances, clones) of a species with the longest natural maximum lifespans. For a given species, such a designation may include:
# The oldest known individ ...
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List of elm trees
Many elm (''Ulmus'') trees of various kinds have attained great size or otherwise become particularly noteworthy; among these are the following.
American Elm ''Ulmus americana''
Most of North America's notable elms are '' Ulmus americana'', a fas ...
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List of largest giant sequoias
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List of named ''Eucalyptus'' trees
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List of banyan trees in India
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List of individual trees in Estonia
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List of Great British Trees
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Gerichtslinde
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List of hanging trees
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List of tallest trees
This is a list of the tallest known species of trees, as reflected by measurements of the tallest reliably-measured individual specimen. Although giant trees grow in both tropical and temperate regions, they are very restricted geographically and ...
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List of tree genera
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Veteran tree
A veteran () is a person who has significant experience (and is usually adept and esteemed) and expertise in a particular occupation or field. A military veteran is a person who is no longer serving in a military.
A military veteran that h ...
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Bonsai
Bonsai ( ja, 盆栽, , tray planting, ) is the Japanese art of growing and training miniature trees in pots, developed from the traditional Chinese art form of ''penjing''. Unlike ''penjing'', which utilizes traditional techniques to produce ...
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Capitol Christmas Tree
The Capitol Christmas Tree (formerly the Capitol Holiday Tree) is the decorated tree that is erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the Christmas holiday season. The selection, in ...
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National Christmas Tree (United States)
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Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
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Vatican Christmas Tree
References
External links
Map of this list(in progress)
World’s first tree reconstructed385 million-year-old tree
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