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  1. Real forests and individual trees

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The following is a list of notable trees from around the world. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as trees from myths and trees from fiction.

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Real forests and individual trees

Africa

Living

NameSpeciesLocationAge (years)Notes
Lost TreeAcacia {{Coord>20.645|N|11.249|E|name=Lost Tree}} -A very isolated tree and important landmark
The Cotton TreeKapok (Ceiba pentandra)Freetown, Sierra Leone - Historic symbol of Freetown.
Wonderboom tree in Pretoria Wonderboom (Ficus salicifolia) Pretoria, South Africa - A sprawling fig tree in Pretoria, South Africa.
El Drago Milenario Dragon Tree (Dracaena draco)Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife - Has been a local tourist attraction for more than a hundred years (mentioned by Alexander von Humboldt, for instance).
Sunland BaobabBaobab (Adansonia digitata){{coord>23|37|16|S|30|11|53|E|name=Sunland Baobab}}1060 A giant and ancient baobab tree, with a pub in the hollow.

Historical

NameSpeciesLocationAge (years)Notes
Arbre du TénéréAcacia{{coord>17|45|00|N|10|04|00|E|name=Arbre du Ténéré}} A very isolated tree in the Sahara desert, notable before 1934, in Niger, destroyed in 1973.
Panke BaobabAfrican BaobabZimbabwe 2,419 Oldest documented non-clonal angiosperm. Tree fell in 2011.[1]
Chapman's BaobabAfrican BaobabBotswana Found and named after James Chapman and marked by explorer David Livingstone. Tree fell in 2016.[2]

Asia

Living

NameSpeciesLocationAge (years)Notes
Cypress of AbarkuhCypress (Cupressus sempervirens)Abarkuh, Yazd Province, Iran4,500 Cypress of Abarkuh is the second oldest living tree in the world.
Sisters Olive Trees of NoahOlive Tree (Olea europaea)Bcheale, Batroun District, Lebanon Claimed to be 5,000 to 6,000 Some claim these are the oldest living trees on earth. Legends refer to these trees as the source of the olive branch in the Genesis flood narrative.[3][4][5][6]
Cedars of GodLebanon Cedar (Cedrus libani){{coord>34|14|37|N|36|02|54|E|name=Cedars of God}} -400000|sqft|m2}}) of about 400 Lebanon cedars at about 2,300 meters above sea level in the mountains of northern Lebanon. The cedars of Lebanon are mentioned in the Bible over 70 times and used as symbols of the Messiah, and they were prized by historical figures such as Herod, Alexander, and Julius Caesar. They also have a mention in the Epic of Gilgamesh
The Great BanyanBanyan (Ficus benghalensis) {{coord>22.5608|88.2868|name=The Great Banyan}} - A clonal colony of Indian Banyan with a crown circumference of over 330 meters.
Balete treeOISCA Farm in Canlaon City, Philippines1,300The over 1,300-year-old balete tree (related to banyan trees) located in is probably the oldest known tree in the country as estimated by botanists from Silliman University.[7]
HibakujumokuVariousHiroshima, JapanVarious170 trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Jaya Sri Maha BodhiSacred fig (Ficus religiosa) {{coord>8|20|41|N|80|23|48|E|name=Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi}}2300 A sacred fig propagated from the Bodhi tree under which Lord Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC.[8]
Jōmon SugiJapanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) {{coord>30|21|40.76|N|130|31|55.81|E|name=Jōmon Sugi}} - Ancient specimen
Great sugi of KayanoJapanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) {{coord>36|13|39|N|136|21|36|E|name=Great sugi of Kayano}}2,300
Ginkgo Tree of the Confucian Shrine of SeoulGinkgo (Ginkgo biloba)Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea500A pair of ginkgo trees
Big Banyan TreeBanyan (Ficus benghalensis) {{coord>12|54|34|N|77|23|44|E|name=Dodda Aladha Mara}}400
Tree of LifeMesquite (Prosopis cineraria) {{coord>25.994073|N|50.583235|E|name=Tree of Life}}400
Chankiri Tree (Killing tree)Cambodian Killing Fields - A tree in the Killing Fields against which children and infants were slung to kill them.
Rahmat treePlane Tree (Platanus)Kermanshah, Kermanshahan Province, Iran700Located in the historical area of Taq Bostan.
The Ying Ke PineHuangshan pine (Pinus hwangshanensis)Huangshan, China Thought to be 1,500 Ying Ke, meaning "Welcoming-Guests" pine on Huangshan.
Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans)Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore100The tree is featured on the reverse of a $5 Singapore note.
MethuselahJudean date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)Israel About 12 The formerly extinct tree was sprouted from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Thimmamma MarrimanuBanyan (Ficus benghalensis) {{coord>14|1|40.80|N|78|19|30.37|E|name=Thimmamma Marrimanu}} - According to Guinness Book of Records (1989), the world's biggest Banyan Tree, spreading over 11 acres (4 hectares).[9]
The Great Tamarind Tree of HyderabadTamarind tree (Tamarindus indica)Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad, India About 200 During the Great Musi Flood of 1908, the lives of an estimated 150 people were saved by climbing this tree.[10][11]

Historical

NameSpeciesLocationAge (years)Notes
Alishan Sacred TreeCypressAlishan train station, Taiwan3,000The tree fell on July 1, 1997.
The Bodhi treeSacred fig (Ficus religiosa){{coord>24|41|45.29|N|84|59|29.29|E|name=Bodhi Tree}} -The tree under which Buddha obtained enlightenment. The current tree at the site is a replacement.
Guilty Chinese ScholartreePagoda Tree (Styphnolobium japonicum){{coord>39|55|23.22|N|116|23|33.64|E|name=Guilty Chinese Scholartree}} The tree on which the Chongzhen Emperor hanged himself shortly after escaping the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The original tree died and was replaced by a replica.
Changi TreeEitherHopea sangal

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Sindora wallichii		SingaporeA historical visual landmark located in Singapore. Thought to be a specimen of Sindora wallichii, with an estimated height of 75 metres (246 ft), it was felled with explosive charges during the Second World War to prevent its use as a ranging aide by the approaching Japanese artillery.
Dry treePlatanusNorther Persia, possibly Tabriz or somewhere in KhorasanAccording to a legend, the solitary Dry tree marked the spot of a great battle between Alexander the Great and Darius. Later recorded by Marco Polo.
Cypress of KeshmarCypressKashmar, Khorasan, PersiaAccording to a legend, it has sprung from a branch brought by Zoroaster from Paradise.
The Lone PineTurkish Pine (Pinus brutia) {{coord>40|13|49.48|N|26|17|14.74|E|name=Lone Pine}} A solitary tree which marked the site of the Battle of Lone Pine in 1915.
The Kalayaan TreeCopperpod (Peltophorum pterocarpum)Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan, Philippines The Kalayaan Tree (Tree of Freedom), located near the front of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in the historic city of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. The siar tree was planted by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo during a lull in the Malolos Convention. Under the tree is a monument symbolizing the meeting of Filipino revolutionaries represented by statues of Gregorio del Pilar and Gen. Isidoro Torres; Don Pablo Tecson, a legislator; Padre Mariano Sevilla, a nationalist leader of the church and Doña Basilia Tantoco, a woman freedom fighter.[12][13]
Kannimara TeakTeak (Tectona grandis)Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India6.52|m|ft}} and a height of {{convert|48.25|m|ft}} when the measurement was taken in 2003.
Korean DMZ A tree within the Korean DMZ was the focus of the Axe Murder Incident, in which two United States Army officers were killed by North Korean soldiers. The killings led to Operation Paul Bunyan, named for the legendary lumberjack. The tree was eventually cut down under the watch of over 800 soldiers.
Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan1,000 The ancient tree was uprooted in a storm in 2010.

Europe

Living

NameSpeciesLocationAge (years)Notes
Old TjikkoNorway spruce (Picea abies){{coord>61|35|N|12|40|E|name=Old Tjikko (approximate location)}}-7542|04|17}}[14] The oldest known individual clonal tree in the world.
Stara MaslinaOlive Tree (Olea europaea) {{coord>42|04|48|N|19|07|46|E|name=Stara Maslina}}2240
Ballyconnell YewYew Grounds of Ballyconnell House, Annagh townland, County Cavan, Ireland >2,000 Ancient tree reckoned to be well over 2,000 years old with a massive girth.
Craigends YewYew Grounds of the old Craigends estate, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland >700 Largest layering yew tree in Scotland with a 100-metre circumference of the crown
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)Urho Kekkonen National Park, Lapland (Finland), Finland 770 Considered one of the oldest trees in Finland. Probably the oldest Scots pine in the world.
Fortingall YewEuropean yew (Taxus baccata) {{coord>56.598158|N|4.051007|W|name=Fortingall Yew}}2,000–5,000 Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years.
Florencecourt YewIrish Yew (Taxus baccata) {{coord>54.261004|-7.727313|name=Florencecourt Yew}}1740|1|1}}Replanted in 1740 as a sapling. Following commercial propagation of the tree after 1820, it is believed that the majority of Irish Yews outside Ireland are derived from this one tree.
Caesarsboom (Caesar's Tree)European yew (Taxus baccata) {{coord>50.98028|2.74554|name=Caesarsboom}} Noted for the legend that Julius Caesar tethered his horse to it during his conquest of the region.
YewEstry, Normandy, France > 1,600 Considered one of the oldest trees in France. Its hollow trunk can contain 30 people.
YewsLa Haye-de-Routot, Normandy, France ~ 1,500A chapel with a door was designed in one of them.
Forest swastikaLarchZernikow, Germany.60|yd|adj=on}} square area of pine forest.
The Old ElmField Elm (Ulmus minor)Center of Sliven, Bulgaria 1100 The Old Elm won the 2014 European Tree of the Year Award. The tree has sat in the center of Sliven for 1100 years, serving as a gathering point and a historical marker. It is also part of the city coat of arms.[15]
Granit OakEnglish Oak (Quercus robur) {{coord>42.254067|25.136080|name=Granit oak}}1,650One of the oldest trees in Europe, estimated to be about 1,650 years old. Its crown spread covers an area of 1,017 square metres, its girth is 7.45 m, and its height is 23.4 m.
BartekOak {{coord>50|59|N|20|40|E|name=Bartek}}650–670date=February 2013}}). It is 30 m tall, 13.5 m in girth near the ground, with a crown spread of 40 m.
Gernikako ArbolaOak {{coord>43|18|53|N|2|40|47|W|name=Gernikako Arbola }} An oak representing the Basque people
Queen Elizabeth OakEnglish Oak (Quercus robur) {{coord>50.99613|-0.70066|name=Queen Elizabeth Oak}}800–1000 Said to be the location where Elizabeth I of England was told she was queen in 1558.
Kongeegen (the King Oak)Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) {{coord>55|54|37|N|11|59|21|E|name=Kongeegen}}1,200 The oldest tree in Denmark.
Chêne chapelleOakAllouville-Bellefosse, Normandy, France1,200An 800- to 1,200-year-old pedunculate oak, under which William the Conqueror is to have stopped, according to a local legend. There are two chapels inside.
Poltava OakOakPoltava, Ukraine600date=April 2010}}
YewStoke Gabriel churchyard Devon, EnglandSaid to be the oldest tree in England.
Major OakPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England800 The most famous and most visited tree of Great Britain. About 800 years old, with a girth at breast height of 10.5 m.
Gilwell OakPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)Gilwell Park, Epping Forest, Essex, United Kingdomcirca 500Oak tree associated with the early history of the Scout Association
Ivenack OakPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany800 A huge and ancient Pedunculate oak thought to be about 800 years old, 35 m tall, 11 m in girth at breast height and 16.5 m near the ground. The largest oak in Germany and (in wood volume) probably in Europe.
Baikushev's pineBosnian Pine (Pinus heldreichii)Pirin mountains near Bansko, Bulgaria1,300 An ancient tree estimated to be 1,300 years old. It is one of the oldest trees of Bulgaria and stands 24 m tall with a girth of 6.9 m at breast height.
Stelmužė OakPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)Stelmužė, Zarasai district, Lithuania1,500 Measures a girth at breast height of 9.58 m and 13 m near the ground. The oldest tree in Lithuania and the Baltic States.
Chestnut Tree of One Hundred HorsesSweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa)Sant'Alfio, the eastern slope of Mount Etna, Italy Probably the world's oldest and largest chestnut.
Bialbero de Casorzo (Grana Double Tree)Outer: Mulberry

Inner: Cherry Tree

Grana, Piemont, Italy a tree which grows in a hollow tree near Grana, Piemont, Italy  
Le Gros chêne de Liernu (the big oak of Liernu)Oak 15 north from Namur, Belgium900 Known as the oldest oak in Belgium. It is estimated at certainly 800 or 900 years old, maybe more than 1,000 years.
The Oaks of RogalinOakRogalin, Greater Poland1,000 Thousand-year-old trees named after the three mythic founders of the Slavic nations.
The Olive tree of VouvesOlive Tree (Olea europaea)Village of Ano Vouves, Kolymvari, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece.2,000 It is confirmed to be at least 2000 years old based on tree ring analysis, but it is claimed to be between 3000–4000 years old.
Mulberry of the Patriarchate of PećMulberryPeć, Kosovo.800One of the oldest verified living trees in Serbia, located in the courtyard of the church complex of the Patriarchate of Peć. It was brought from the Shām region by Archbishop Saint Sava II during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land and planted between 1263 and 1272.
Old OakOakExactly 100 km from Belgrade, Serbia, next to E-75 highway.600
Divljana OakOakDivljana, Serbiaover 1000
Koča's oak near Jagodina, Serbia Named after Koča Anđelković.
Veliki Popovac oakVillage of Veliki Popovac, Serbia
Plane tree at Miloš's ResidencePlane treeBelgrade, Serbia The oldest plane tree in Belgrade.
Flower Square oakEnglish Oak (Quercus robur)Belgrade, Serbia~200 Around two centuries old, the last remaining of the forest that covered the area.
Brian Boru's OakOakRaheen Woods, County Clare, Ireland1,000A reputedly 1000-year-old oak tree planted by Brian Boru, Last King of Ireland.
Pi de les Tres BranquesScots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)Catalonia, Spain Regarded as symbolising the unity of the Catalan countries
Midland OakOakLeamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Reputed to mark the centre of England
Najevnik Linden TreeSmall-leaved Lime (Tilia cordata)Najevnik Farm in Ludranski Vrh, Municipality of Črna na Koroškem, northern Slovenia~700The tree with the largest girth in Slovenia (10.70 meters; its height is 24 m). Estimated to be 700 years old. The traditional meeting place of Slovene politicians and a cultural venue.
Tamme-Lauri oakOakUrvaste Parish, Võru County690 Thickest and oldest tree in Estonia.
Viiralti OakOakVana-Võidu village in Viljandi Parish400 Known from the graphic work of Eduard Wiiralt from 1943
Orissaare stadium oakPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)Orissaare, Saare County Grows in the middle of Orissaare stadium. European Tree of the Year 2015
King's PineScots Pine (Pinus sylvestris)Järvselja village, Meeksi Parish380 This pine has height of 33 m and volume of 11,5 m3 (1999)
Kelchi lindenLindenTallinn360 Named after pastor Christian Kelch who was buried under the linden in 1710
Waldtraut vom MühlenwaldDouglas firArboretum_Freiburg-Günterstal near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany107 (in 2017)[16] Tallest tree in Germany with a heights of 66.58 meters in 2017[16][17][18]

Historical

NameSpeciesLocationAge (years)Notes
Anne Frank TreeHorse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum){{coord>52|22|30.7|N|4|53|4.7|E|name=Ann Frank Tree (former)}} Featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The tree was destroyed in a gale in the late summer of 2010.
Merlin's OakCarmarthen, Wales
Glastonbury ThornCommon Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea.
Thor's OakOak a tree sacred to the Germanic tribe of the Chatti, ancestors of the Hessians.
Sacred tree at Uppsala Temple at Uppsala, SwedenIt was a sacred tree venerated by Norse pagans, still extant in the second half of the 11th century.
Royal OakPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)Boscobel, England King Charles II hid in the tree to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree deceased and is replaced by a descendant.
Shakespeare's mulberry treeMulberryNew Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, England Cut down in the mid-18th century and fashioned into mementos.
Tree of HippocratesOriental Plane (Platanus orientalis)Kos, GreeceThe tree under which Hippocrates is supposed to have taught.
Red ForestPinesChernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine Formerly the Worm Wood Forest, refers to the trees growing in the 10 km2 surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and is one of several of the Chernobyl disaster effects on April 26, 1986. The name 'Red Forest' comes from the ginger brown colour of the pine trees after they died following the absorption of high levels of radiation.
TV-eken Oak Stockholm, SwedenThe TV-oak or TV-eken was a tree in front of the offices of Sveriges Television. It was felled in 2011 despite a massive campaign to preserve it.[19]
Danger TreeBeaumont-Hamel, FranceMarks the area of highest casualties suffered by the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during their attack at Beaumont Hamel during the Battle of the Somme. The current 'tree' is a concrete replica, however growth around the replica may be from the same root system as the original tree.
Takovo bushOakTakovo, SerbiaTree under which Miloš Obrenović started the Second Serbian Uprising.
Pine of Tsar DušanBosnian Pine (Pinus heldreichii)Uroševac, Serbia1336|6|1|1999|6|1}}date=January 2013}}
Poplar of HorrorPoplarDonja Gradina, Bosnia and HerzegovinaUsed for mass executions of inmates of the Jasenovac concentration camp.
Buttington OakOakButtington, Powys, WalesSaid to have been planted to commemorate the Battle of Buttington in 893, fell in February 2018
Oak at the Gate of the DeadPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)near Wrexham, WalesCirca 1,000 Sited on the burial ground of the 1165 Battle of Crogen
Brimmon OakPedunculate Oak (Quercus robur)Newtown, Powys, WalesCirca 500A campaign to save it forced the diversion of the A483 Newtown Bypass
Bicycle TreeSycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)Brig o' Turk, ScotlandCirca 110–150A landmark tree with a bicycle embedded within it

Petrified

NameSpeciesLocationAgeNotes
Petrified Forest of LesvosLesvos, Greece

North America

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Living

NameSpeciesLocationAgeNotes
Allen RussellGiant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)Balch Park, Tulare County, California, USThe 33rd largest tree worldwide, named in dedication to park ranger Allen I. Russell.
Angel OakSouthern live oak (Quercus virginiana){{coord>32|43|4|N|80|4|46|W|name=Angel Oak}}400–500It stands 66.5 ft (20 m) tall, measures 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and produces shade that covers 17,200 square feet (1,600 m2). Its longest branch distance is 187 ft.The tree and surrounding park have been owned by the neighboring city of Charleston since 1991.
Bedford OakWhite Oak (Quercus alba)Bedford, New York300–500[20][21] Its measurements are: circumference {{convert>20.5|ft|m}}; height {{convert|69|ft|m}}; average spread {{convert|100|ft|m}}.
Bennett JuniperGrand Juniper (Juniperus grandis){{coord>38|18|32|N|119|47|49.56|W|name=Bennett Juniper}}2,000–6,000 (est.)The largest known Juniper in the United States.
The Big OakSouthern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)Thomasville, Georgia, USOne of the oldest Live Oak trees east of the Mississippi river.
The Big Tree - Goose IslandSouthern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)Rockport, Texas, USTexas' largest tree, located in Goose Island State Park.
Bogey's TreePacific Palisades, California, USA tree on the 12th hole at Riviera Country Club, named after Humphrey Bogart.
Boyington OakSouthern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)Mobile, Alabama, US1835|2|20}}Reportedly grew from the grave of Charles Boyington in the potter's field just outside the walls of Church Street Graveyard. Boyington was tried and executed for the murder of his friend, Nathaniel Frost, on February 20, 1835. He stated that a tree would spring from his grave as proof of his innocence.[22][23]
Buttonball TreeAmerican sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)42|28|07.83|N|72|34|42.14|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline}} 350–400 (est.)25|ft|m}}; height {{convert|111|ft|m}}; average spread {{convert|140|ft|m}}.
Candler Oak TreeOak Savannah, Georgia ~300A Georgia Landmark and Historic Tree. It is owned by the Savannah Law School which protects the tree with fences and security surveillance. The tree serves as the law school's logo.
Chandelier TreeCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Leggett, California ~2,000

A Coast redwood with a passage for cars cut through. It is {{convert|276|ft|m|adj = on}} high and {{convert|16|ft|m|adj = on}} ft. in diameter. The name "Chandelier Tree" comes from its unique limbs that resemble a chandelier.

Circus TreesVariousCaliforniaA group of trees shaped into artistic forms by arborist Axel Erlandson.
Comfort MapleSugar maple (Acer saccharum)Pelham, Ontario, Canada50024.5|m|ft|adj = on}} tall, approximately 500-year-old Sugar maple.
Council Oak TreeOakHollywood, FloridaA historic oak tree on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Creek Council Oak TreeWhite oakTulsa, Oklahoma, USA large oak tree marking the founding of Tulsa by the Lochapoka Clan of the Creek Nation in 1836. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Davie PoplarTulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US300–375A large tree on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it was named in honor of Revolutionary War general and founder of the University William Richardson Davie. Many legends are associated with the tree.
Devil's TreeOakBernards Township, New Jersey, US

The tree is said to be cursed. Local legend says those who damage or disrespect the tree will soon thereafter come to some sort of harm, often in the form of a car accident or major breakdown as they leave.

Dewey OakWhite oak (Quercus alba)Granby, Connecticut, US 250–450The Town of Granby, Connecticut uses an outline of this tree as their town seal, and Connecticut's Notable Trees uses a photo of it on their certificates. This tree was damaged in the October 2011 snow storm (Storm Alfred), but it is still alive. This tree's measurements are: circumference 20.5 ft; height 78 ft; average spread 129 ft.
Duffie OakMobile, Alabama, US30030|ft|11|in|m}}, a height of {{convert|48|ft|m}} and a spread of {{convert|126|ft|m}}. Scholars consider it to be the oldest living landmark in the city.[24][25]
Emancipation OakSouthern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)Hampton, Virginia, USOn the campus of Hampton University, it is 98 feet (30 m) in diameter, with branches which extend upward as well as laterally. It is designated one of the 10 Great Trees of the World by the National Geographic Society and is part of the National Historic Landmark district of Hampton University.
Endicott Pear TreeEuropean Pear (Pyrus communis){{coord>42.548238|-70.930013|format=dms}}about 375Planted by Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Endecott in the 1630s or 1640s, this tree is believed to be the oldest cultivated fruit tree in North America.
Friendship OakSouthern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana){{coord>30.210637|N|89.080994|W|}}500A large tree on the Gulf Park campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, 59 feet (18 m) tall with a trunk diameter of 5.75 feet (1.75 m) and circumference of 19.8 feet (6.0 m).
General Grant treeGiant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)Kings Canyon National Park, California, US The "Nation's Christmas Tree" of the United States.
General Sherman treeGiant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)Sequoia National Park, California, US2300–2700The world's largest single living tree by volume, with an estimated 52,508 cu ft (1,487 m3) of wood in its trunk.
GoshinChinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)Washington, D.C.~65A bonsai forest planting of eleven junipers donated to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, displayed since at the United States National Arboretum.
Grayson ElmAmerican elm (Ulmus americana)Amherst, Massachusetts, US 200[26][27] According to Digital Amherst, a project of the Jones Library (the public library of Amherst, MA), Ray Stannard Baker "purchased the meadow [where the elm was located] in order to save the tree. About the elm he wrote, 'It is content. It does not weep with remorse over its past, nor tremble for its future. It flings its loveliness to the sky, it is content with spring; it is glorious in summer, it is patient through the long winter.'"[28] As of 2017, this tree's measurements are: circumference {{convert>17|ft|m}}; height {{convert|80|ft|m}}.
Grizzly GiantGiant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)Yosemite National Park, California, US One of the oldest and largest Giant Sequoias in Yosemite National Park
Hangman's ElmEnglish Elm (Ulmus minor)Manhattan, New York City, NY, US~310

The oldest known tree in Manhattan. Located in Washington Square Park, it stands 110 feet (33.52 m) tall and has a diameter of 56 inches (1.42 m).

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Hare Krishna TreeAmerican Elm (Ulmus americana)Manhattan's East Village, New York City, NY, USThe founding site of the Hare Krishna movement in the United States.
Harris Creek Sitka SpruceSitka spruce (Picea sitchensis){{coord>48.67921|N|124.21418|W|name=Harris Creek Sitka Spruce}}4|m|ft}} in diameter,[29] it is not the largest sitka spruce on Vancouver Island, but is easily accessible due to the paving of a former logging road,[30] and has become well-known: hikers going by on the Harris Creek Main trail are recommended by trail guide books to make a short detour to visit it. Can be reached by wheel-chair-accessible short trail from Pacific Marine Road, from small sign on right hand side of road going northeast, about 20 km north-east of Port Renfrew, or 8 km past Lizard Lake.[31] Logging in this area was permanently restricted by a 2012 vote.[29]
HyperionCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)California, USAt 115.5 m tall the tallest tree in the world, found in 2006.
International World War Peace TreeLinden treeDarmstadt, Indiana, US~100A tree planted in by German American immigrants, it was dedicated at the end of World War I as a reminder of Germany's armistice with the United States and a sign of loyalty to America.
IluvatarCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, near Orick, California, US An arborist resting next to the coast redwood Iluvatar in the spring of 2008. The third largest known coast redwood.
Jardine JuniperRocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)Logan Canyon, Cache National Forest. Utah, US ~1500 Notable for its age, it was named after USAC alumnus and former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture William Marion Jardine.
Keeler OakWhite Oak (Quercus alba) Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, US ~300A sign posted near the tree states: "This 300 year old tree was witness to the Colonial troops and Hessian soldiers as they marched through Black Horse down to Petticoat Bridge where a famous skirmish took place during the Revolutionary War. The tree is affectionately named for the previous owners of the farm where it now stands and serves as the Mansfield Township logo." It is approximately 22.5 feet in circumference at chest height.
Le Chêne à PapineauNorthern Red Oak (Quercus rubra)Montebello, Quebec, Canada Estimated 300 years old and 20 m tall, it is one of the oldest known trees in Quebec.
Linden OakWhite oakNorth Bethesda, Maryland, US~30097|ft}} and a crown spread of {{convert|132|ft}} as measured in February 2008 by the Maryland Big Tree Program. {{coord|39.0227679167|N|77.1022224444|W}}
Lone CypressMonterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)Pebble Beach, California, US~25036.568748|-121.965339}}
Lost MonarchCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, California, US The world's fifth largest coast redwood in terms of wood volume with a 26 feet (7.9 m) diameter at breast height (with multiple stems included), and 320 feet (98 m) in height.
LunaCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens){{coord>40.2618|N|124.3100|W|name=Luna (Redwood Tree}}600–1000200|ft|m}} tall redwood that became notable when environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill lived on a platform in the tree for 738 days in 1997-1999 to prevent it from being logged. In 2000, it was cut halfway through with a chainsaw but has survived and has been braced for support.
Brooklyn Magnolia Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, US~130An unusually large magnolia grandiflora for the latitude. A New York City designated landmark. The tree was brought as a seedling from North Carolina and planted around 1885.
Man in Tree sequoiaCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Downtown SeattleThe site of a police standoff with a mentally ill man
Marlboro TreeBlack willow (Salix nigra)Marlboro Township, New Jersey, US76|ft|m}} in height and {{convert|19|ft|8|in|m|abbr=on}} in circumference. Five grown people must hold hands to fully encircle the tree.
MethuselahGreat Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)California, US4,700A candidate for the oldest known living organism (approximately 4,700 years).
Moon treesVarious Grown from seeds taken into orbit around the moon
El Palo AltoCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)Palo Alto, California, US50|ft|m}} since its height was measured at {{convert|162.2|ft|m}} in 1814.
Pando (Latin for "I spread")Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)Utah, US~80,000 A Quaking Aspen colony in Utah, is the oldest known clonal colony at possibly 80,000 years, and the heaviest at 6,000 tonnes.
Perryville Tree engravingsPerryville, Maryland, US Trees carved by mentally ill veterans.
Pinchot SycamoreAmerican sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)Simsbury, Connecticut, US 300–400+28|ft|m}}; height {{convert|100|ft|m}}; average spread {{convert|141|ft|m}}.
Queens GiantTulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)Northeast Queens, New York350–45040|m|ft}} tall and is 350–450 years old. It is the oldest living organism in the New York metropolitan area.
Sacred OakChinkapin Oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)Oley Valley, Pennsylvania, US50021|ft|m}}; height {{convert|73|ft|m}}; average spread {{convert|118|ft|m}}.
Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig TreeSanta Barbara, California, US~138
Seven Sisters OakSouthern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)Lewisberg, Louisiana, US1,50038|ft|m}} and is the president of the Live Oak Society.
Stratosphere GiantCoast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)California, US112.8 m tall, the tallest known tree in the world until displaced by Hyperion.
Survivor TreeAmerican Elm (Ulmus americana)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USIncorporated into the Oklahoma City National Memorial. Located across the street from the Murrah Federal Office Building, it survived the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995.
Survivor TreeCallery Pear (Pyrus calleryana)New York, New York, USSurvived the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 and was incorporated into the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Treaty OakSouthern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)Jacksonville, Florida, USThe Treaty Oak is an octopus-like Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) in Jacksonville, Florida. It is estimated to be 250 years old and is located in Treaty Oak Park in the Southbank area of Downtown Jacksonville.
The Tree That Owns ItselfWhite OakAthens, Georgia, US"Son of..." planted Dec, 4, 1946 According to local folklore, owns itself and all land within 2.5 m (8 ft) of its base.
The Tree That Owns Itself (Alabama)Post OakEufaula, Alabama, USLegally given ownership of itself and it's land in 1936 by the mayor of Eufaula.
Washington OakWhite oakPrinceton, New Jersey, USOverlooks the Princeton Battlefield State Park; located where British and American forces first saw each other, igniting the Battle of Princeton in 1777.
Washington treeGiant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)California, US
Witch TreeNorthern White Cedar (Thuja occidentalis)Grand Portage, Minnesota, US~300Also called Manido Giizhigance, or Little Cedar Spirit Tree by the Ojibwe Indian tribe, is a cedar growing on the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior. It is at least 300 years old, possibly twice that, revered by the local Ojibwe Indian tribe, and mentioned by French explorers in 1731.
Salem OakWhite oakSalem friends burial grounds in Salem, New Jersey, US500–60022|ft|m|abbr=on}} circumference. Estimated between 500 and 600 years old. This tree did not sustain any damage from the Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.
Pechanga Great OakCoast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)Temecula, California, US1500–2000Oldest oak tree in the United States, possibly in the world.
Black walnut (Juglans nigra)Longview, Washington, US161Marks the location of the Monticello Convention, establishing the Washington Territory in 1852.[32]
Treaty TreeDouglas FirNisqually, WashingtonMarks the location of the Treaty of Medicine Creek between the United States and most Pacific Northwest Indian tribes

Historical

NameSpeciesLocationAgeNotes
Hollow Log (Balch Park)Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum){{coord>36.220404|N|118.679318|W|name=Hollow Log}}A naturally hollowed out log of a now fallen giant sequoia that was once an attraction at a private resort before the land was donated as a park in 1930.
Beaman OakWhite oakWest Boylston, Massachusetts, USThe largest white oak in Massachusetts, with a 31-foot circumference and featured on the seal of the Town of West Boylston.
The Royal OakOakRoyal Oak, Michigan, USIn 1819, Michigan Governor Lewis Cass and several companions set out on an exploration of Michigan territory to disprove land surveyors' claims that the territory was swampy and uninhabitable. The beginning of their journey seemed to support those claims until they reached a desirable area of higher ground near the intersections of Main, Rochester and Crooks Roads. Here they encountered a stately oak tree with a trunk considerably wider than most other oaks. Its large branches reminded Cass of the legend of the royal oak tree, under which King Charles II of England took sanctuary from enemy forces in 1660. Cass and his companions christened the tree the "Royal Oak."
Balmville TreeEastern Cottonwood (Populus deltoides)Balmville, New York, USOldest tree of its species in the Eastern United States, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as New York State's smallest state forest.
Black Hawk TreeCottonwoodPrairie du Chien, Wisconsin, USDebunked local lore held that Sauk Chief Black Hawk once hid amongst its branches to escape his pursuers. The tree was destroyed by a storm during the 1920s.
Burmis treeLimber pine (Pinus flexilis)Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, CanadaDeclared dead in 1979 but still standing on the north side of the Crowsnest Highway.
Buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis)Wall Street, New York City, NY, USThe tree which once stood at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. It was under this tree that stock traders once gathered and formed the Buttonwood Agreement which later evolved into the New York Stock Exchange.
Charter OakWhite oak41.75930|-72.67355|region:US-CT|display=inline}}An unusually large tree that was used to hide the Connecticut colonial constitution from English governor-general Sir Edmund Andros. The oak became a symbol of American independence and is commemorated on the Connecticut State Quarter. It fell during a storm in 1856.
Eisenhower TreeLoblolly pine (Pinus taeda)Augusta, Georgia, US100–125Loblolly pine tree on the Augusta National Golf Club course, said to be "among the most famous landmarks in golf", and particularly frustrating to Dwight D. Eisenhower. Removed in 2014 after suffering irreparable damage during an ice storm.
Encino Oak TreeCoast Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia)Los Angeles, California, US1,000A 1,000-year-old tree in the Encino section of Los Angeles. It was also known as the Lang Oak. Once described as "the oldest known tree in the city of Los Angeles," it fell on February 7, 1998, due to strong winds from an El Niño storm.
Geneseo Big TreeGeneseo, New York, USA giant tree on the Genesee River, reported by some as an elm, by others as an oak. It was the site of the 1797 Treaty of Big Tree between Robert Morris and the Seneca tribe to sell most of western New York, also known as The Holland Purchase. It was washed away in a flood in the mid 19th century.
Great Elm (Boston)ElmBoston, Massachusetts, USThe tree stood at the center of the Boston Common until February 15, 1876. Initially believed to be used for executions, the tree later gained prestige as a centerpiece of the area.
HerbieAmerican Elm (Ulmus americana)Yarmouth, Maine, US212At 110 feet in height, it was the oldest and largest of its kind in New England. Having battled Dutch elm disease for years, its condition worsened and it was felled in 2010.
Hooker Oak Valley Oak (Quercus lobata)Chico, California, USAt its discovery in 1872 by Joseph Hooker, it was believed to be the largest of its species in the world and possibly as old as 1,000 years. After it fell in 1977, it was discovered it was actually two 325-year-old oak trees that had long since grown into one.
Inspiration OakLive OakMagnolia Springs, Alabama, US90Having a spread of 192 feet, this oak, a landmark on U.S. Highway 98, was girdled with a chainsaw in October 1990 during an eminent domain dispute with Baldwin County officials. Grafting efforts to save the tree failed, and it died in 1993. Estimated by locals to be around 500 years old, it was discovered to be only 90 years old in a ring count.
"The Joshua Tree"Yucca Palm (Yucca brevifolia)Mojave Desert, USA lone-standing Joshua tree featured in the album art of The Joshua Tree by U2. The tree fell around 2000. A plaque now stands where the tree was, as the site is a popular site for fans to pay tribute to the band.
Kiidk'yaas (The Golden Spruce)Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis)Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, CanadaA rare golden Sitka Spruce sacred to the Haida, on Haida Gwaii. The tree was illegally felled in 1997.
Liberty TreeElm TreeBoston, Massachusetts, USA famous tree near Boston Common where colonists in Boston staged the first act of defiance against the British government at the tree. The tree became a rallying point for the growing resistance to the rule of Britain over the American colonies and for that reason it was felled by British soldiers in 1775.
Lincoln OakOakBloomington, Illinois, US Historic tree at which Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln both gave speeches during the 1850s. The tree died in 1976.
Logan ElmAmerican Elm (Ulmus americana)Pickaway County, Ohio, USOne of the largest American elm trees recorded at 65-foot-tall (20 m) with a trunk circumference of 24 feet (7.3 m) and a crown spread of 180 feet (55 m). Weakened by Dutch Elm Disease, the tree died from storm damage in 1964.
Mercer OakWhite oakPrinceton, New Jersey, USThe tree on which a wounded General Hugh Mercer rested during the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Princeton. Despite its fall in early 2000, it continues to be Princeton's emblem.
Mingo OakWhite oakMingo County, West Virginia, USFormerly the oldest and largest white oak in the United States until its felling on September 23, 1938.
Mother of the ForestGiant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)321|ft|m|adj=on}} giant sequoia
National Christmas TreeBlue spruce (Picea pungens)President's Park in Washington, D.C., USIt was 9 meters (30 ft) tall when it was transplanted from York, Pennsylvania, in 1978. It was felled by a windstorm on February 19, 2011.
Old Oak Tree White oak Churchyard of Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ 600100|ft|m}} tall with a spread of more than {{convert|130|ft|m}} and {{convert|20|ft|m}} in circumference. Evangelical speakers woke up more than 3,000 underneath in 1740. Watched over American Revolutionary War events, survived numerous hurricanes, but died in 2016 and was taken down in 2017.[33]
Pioneer Cabin TreeGiant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California1000 (est.) Also known as The Tunnel Tree, it was one of the US's most famous trees drawing thousands of visitors annually. In the 1880s, a tunnel in its trunk was made so that tourists could pass through it. It fell during a rainstorm and flooding on January 8, 2017.
PrometheusGreat Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva)5,000Was the oldest living non-clonal organism. The age was estimated at 5,000 years. The tree was cut down on August 6, 1964, by a graduate student and U.S. Forest Service personnel for research purposes, though at the time they did not know of its world-record age.
SenatorPond cypress (Taxodium ascendens)Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida, US~3,500Was the oldest Pond Cypress tree in the world. It was 35 meters (115 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of 344 cm and an estimated stem volume of 119.4 m3. It was estimated to be 3,500 years old at the time of its demise in early 2012.
Treaty of Greenville TreeGreenville, Ohio, US
Trout Lake Big TreePonderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa)46.0588 | -121.5296 | type:landmark_region:US-WA_source:USFS_elevation:1097}} At 202 feet (62 m) tall and a diameter of 7 feet (210 cm), it is one of the largest known ponderosa pine trees in the world.
Vizcaíno-Serra OakCalifornia live oak (Quercus agrifolia) Monterey, CaliforniaThe tree was closely associated with the early history of Monterey, California and Junípero Serra. First described in 1602 by Sebastián Vizcaíno, it stood next to a creek in what is now Monterey State Historic Park. It was declared dead in 1904.
The Washington OakHampton Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, USWhen George Washington visited Charleston in 1791, Eliza Lucas Pinckney complained about a live oak that blocked the view. Washington remarked that he liked the tree, so it was saved and has since been known as the Washington Oak.
Wawona TreeGiant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)Giant sequoia with a tunnel cut through it. Fell in 1969.
Webster SycamoreAmerican sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)Near Webster Springs in Webster County, West Virginiaapprox. 500The largest American sycamore in the U.S. state of West Virginia until its felling in 2010.
Wethersfield Elm
Wye OakWhite oakMaryland, USWas the honorary state tree of Maryland, and the largest white oak tree in the United States.

Petrified

NameSpeciesLocationAgeNotes
Callixylon treeArchaeopterisAda, Oklahoma, U.S.250,000,000Discovered on a farm it was the largest example of a petrified tree when it was discovered in 1913. It is estimated to be about 250,000,000 years old. After a 23-year dispute with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the tree's fragments were displayed on the East Central Oklahoma State University in March, 1936.[34]
Ginkgo Petrified ForestVariousWashington, U.S.
Petrified ForestVariousSonoma County, California, U.S.On the List of California Historical Landmarks.
Petrified Forest National ParkVariousArizona, U.S.
Mississippi Petrified ForestVariousNear Flora, Mississippi, U.S.36 million years oldThis forest is believed to have been formed 36 million years ago when fir and maple logs washed down an ancient river channel to the current site where they later became petrified.

Other

  • Anthem Christmas tree, the tallest Christmas tree in the United States, erected annually at the Outlets at Anthem outside Phoenix, Arizona.
  • Boston Christmas Tree. Since 1971, given to Boston by the people of Nova Scotia in thanks for their assistance during the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Located in the Boston Common.
  • Capitol Christmas Tree, the tree erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
  • Chicago Christmas Tree, the annual tree located in Millennium Park in the city of Chicago. Historically, the tree was located in Grant Park and Daley Plaza.
  • Grove Christmas Tree, a 100-foot tree that is lit every year at The Grove at Farmer's Market in Los Angeles, California.
  • Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a Christmas tree on display every December in Rockefeller Center, New York City.
  • The Tree of Life, a fourteen-story artificial tree in Disney's Animal Kingdom at Walt Disney World in Florida.

Central America

Living

  • Guanacaste tree, focal point of Guanacaste National Park, Belize.

South America

Living

NameSpeciesLocationAgeNotes
Árbol del TuleMontezuma Cypress (Taxodium mucronatum){{coord>17|02|47.4|N|96|38|10|W|name=Árbol del Tule}} 1,433–1,600 years (est)42.0|m|ft|abbr=on}}, equating to a diameter of {{convert|14.05|m|ft|abbr=on}}. In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
El Arbolito (The Little Tree)Managua, NicaraguaA traditional landmark used to give directions in Managua.[35]
Gloomy Night Tree (Árbol de la Noche Triste)Tacuba, Mexico City, Mexico An old tree where Hernán Cortés allegedly mourned after being expelled from Tenochtitlan before taking the city by force.
Cashew of PirangiCashew5.978657|S|35.123372|W|name=Cashew of Pirangi}} major tourist attraction in Natal, Brazil. Believed to be the biggest cashew in the world.
Cashew of A PraiaCashew Cajueiro da Praia
Gran Abuelo Fitzroya cupressoides Alerce Costero National Park, Chile ca. 3600[36][37]

Historical

NameSpeciesLocationAgeNotes
Arbol de GuacariSamanea samanGuacarí, Colombia Famous tree engraved in the $500 coin

Oceania

Living

NameSpeciesLocationAgeNotes
The Banyan TreeBanyan (Ficus benghalensis){{coord>20.886111|N|156.674722|W|name=The Banyan Tree}} ~150 Planted in the 1860s, it covers an entire city block in the waterfront in Lahaina.
Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor){{coord>34|29|35|S|115|58|22|E|name=Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree}}Forest fire lookout tree with accessible platform,
Diamond TreeKarri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)10 km from Manjimup, Western AustraliaForest fire lookout tree with accessible wooden platform (52 m high).
Dig TreeCooper Creek, Queensland, AustraliaUsed as a marker by members of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition.
El GrandeAt one time, the world's largest flowering plant.
Lone GumCoolabah (Eucalyptus coolabah)Simpson Desert, South Australia, AustraliaA solitary Coolabah, far from the nearest watercourse, normally grows in heavy clay soils. There is no other tree of its kind in the region and how it came to be there remains a mystery.[38]
Gloucester TreeKarri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)Gloucester National Park Pemberton, Western Australia Western Australia's most famous Karri tree, with accessible aluminium platform, in (61 m high).
Old Jarrah TreeJarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)Perth, Western Australia
King JarrahJarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)Manjimup, Western Australiadate=April 2012}}
Curtain Fig TreeStrangler FigNear Cairns, Australia.One of the largest trees in North Queensland. The roots dangle 15 metres to the ground to create a curtain-like effect.
Cathedral Fig Tree[39][40]Strangler figYungaburra, Tablelands Area, Queensland, Australia500"A gigantic 500 year old strangler tree", like the Curtain Fig Tree. Another massive Ficus virens in the Danbulla Forest.
Tane Mahuta ('Lord of the Forest')KauriNorthland Region, New Zealand1,250–2,500It is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years old.
Te Matua Ngahere ('Father of the Forest')KauriNorthland Region, New Zealand.
Bland OakQuercus virginianaSydney, Australia>170Planted in 1842 by William Bland, it is one of the largest and oldest trees in Sydney. Was the largest in Australia until 1940 when a storm struck parts of it.[41]
Boab Prison Tree, DerbyBoab tree (Adansonia gregorii) South of Derby, Western AustraliaWas used as a prison for Indigenous Australian prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing.
Boab Prison Tree, WyndhamBoab tree (Adansonia gregorii)Wyndham, Western Australia Also used as a prison.
CenturionEucalyptus regnans Tasmania, Australia At 99.6 metres, it is tallest known eucalypt and the tallest known angiosperm in the world, second tallest tree species in the world.
The GrandisEucalyptus Grandis (Flooded Gum) Near Bulahdelah, New South Wales, Australia >400 At 76.2 metres tall though some sources claim that its past height was 84 metres tall. The Grandis is widely regarded as the tallest tree in New South Wales, and one of the oldest, being over 400 years old.

Historical

  • The Tree of Knowledge at Barcaldine, Queensland under which the Australian Labor Party 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.
  • Old Gum Tree, Glenelg, South Australia.
  • The Explorers Tree, marked by the explorers who crossed the Blue Mountains (New South Wales) in 1813.
  • Jacaranda, University of Sydney, famous tree in the main Quadrangle. Planted 1928. Died of old age in 2016.
  • Separation Tree, a famous tree that was a Melbourne 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.[42] Following attacks by vandals it died in 2015.
  • Kidman's Tree of Knowledge is a heritage-listed tree at Glengyle Station, Bedourie, Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. Associated with Sidney Kidman who once camped under the tree and planned the expansion of his pastoral empire.

Mythological and religious

{{Further|Trees in mythology|World tree|Axis mundi}}
  • Bodhi Tree, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism later known as Gautama Buddha, achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi.
  • World Tree
    • Égig érő fa, the "Tree Reaching into the Sky" of Hungarian folk art and a folk tale type
    • Irminsul
    • Jievaras, the World tree in Lithuanian mythology.
    • Yggdrasil, the World Tree in the Old Norse religion.
  • Cutting of the elm, a legendary event concerning a tree at Gisors.
  • Cypress of Kashmar, planted by Zoroaster and felled by Caliph Al Mutawakkil.
  • Man-eating tree
  • Thor's Oak, a sacred tree to the ancient Germanic tribe of the Chatti.
  • Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from Christianity and Judaism.
  • Tree of Life, from Christianity and Judaism.
  • The Lote Tree
  • The Zaqqum Tree

See also

{{portal|Ecology}}
  • List of superlative trees
  • List of oldest trees
  • List of long-living organisms
  • Notable elm trees
  • List of famous Eucalypt trees
  • List of Great British Trees
  • Gerichtslinde
  • List of tree genera
  • Veteran tree
  • Bonsai

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23. ^{{cite web|last=Borland |first=Timothy |title=Mobile Tree Hugger, Part II: The Legend Of The Charles Boyington Oak |publisher=Mobile Bay Magazine |date=June 27, 2011 |url=http://www.mobilebaymag.com/Mobile-Bay/Bay-Buzz/Blog-2011/Mobile-Tree-Hugger-Part-II/ |accessdate=November 9, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512075932/http://www.mobilebaymag.com/Mobile-Bay/Bay-Buzz/Blog-2011/Mobile-Tree-Hugger-Part-II/ |archivedate=May 12, 2014 |df= }}
24. ^{{cite web|title=Alabama’s Famous & Historic Tree Program |work=Alabama Forestry Commission |publisher=State of Alabama |url=http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/famous_and_historic_trees.pdf |accessdate=November 13, 2012 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120154053/http://www.forestry.state.al.us/PDFs/famous_and_historic_trees.pdf |archivedate=November 20, 2008 |df= }}
25. ^{{cite web |title= Live Oak Project, Mobile, AL |work=Native Tree Society |publisher=Eastern Native Tree Society |url=http://www.nativetreesociety.org/fieldtrips/alabama/20090525-mobile/20090525-mobile.htm |accessdate=November 13, 2012 }}
26. ^{{cite book |last1=Grayson |first1=David |title=Under My Elm: Country Discoveries and Reflections |date=1942 |publisher=Doubleday, Doran, and Company}}
27. ^{{cite web |title=The Garden Club of Amherst Celebrates 100 years of Growing: Founding, Early History and Members |url=http://gardenclubofamherst.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pg1-History-Garden-Club-100th-Display.pdf |website=The Garden Club of Amherst |accessdate=1 February 2019}}
28. ^{{cite web |title=David Grayson's elm |url=http://www.digitalamherst.org/exhibits/show/muses/item/753 |website=Digital Amherst |accessdate=1 February 2019}}
29. ^1 {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SILRKv2lkBEC&pg=PT959&dq=harris+creek+spruce&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikh97qlcLNAhUL4GMKHQzeALYQ6AEIJjAC#v=onepage&q=harris%20creek%20spruce&f=false |title=The Rough Guide to Canada |author1=Phil Lee |author2=Sarah Hull |author3=Stephen Keeling |author4=AnneLise Sorensen |author5=Steven Horak |publisher=Penguin |year=2013}}
30. ^{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gVCgy32MVWsC&pg=PA136&dq=harris+creek+spruce&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikh97qlcLNAhUL4GMKHQzeALYQ6AEIIDAB#v=onepage&q=harris%20creek%20spruce&f=false |title=Country Roads of Western BC: From the Fraser Valley to the Islands |author=Liz Bryan |publisher=Heritage House Publishing Co |year=2011|page=136}}
31. ^{{cite web|url=http://vancouverislandbigtrees.blogspot.com/2010/11/harris-creek-sitka-spruce.html |title=Vancouver Island Big Trees: Harris Creek Sitka Spruce |date=2010-11-01 |author=Greg Koep}}
32. ^{{cite news|title='It's had a hard life' -- Longview historic tree in dire {{sic|strai|ghts|hide=y}} from age, decay, railroad|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/11/its_had_a_hard_life_--_longvie.html|agency=Associated Press|accessdate=16 July 2013|date=November 19, 2009}}
33. ^{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Hutchinson |url=http://www.nj.com/somerset/index.ssf/2017/04/600-year-old_new_jersey_is_being_chopped_down.html |title=N.J. community says goodbye to 600-year-old oak tree |website=nj.com |date=April 28, 2017 |orig-year=April 24, 2017 |accessdate=January 20, 2018 }}
34. ^Haunted Oklahoma: PONTOTOC COUNTY
35. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/managua/429925-arbolito-madrono-que-es-referencia-testigo/|title=El Arbolito, un madroño que es referencia y testigo|date=5 June 2017|last1=González|first1=Mauricio|publisher=El Nuevo Diario}}
36. ^{{cite journal|title=A 3620-Year Temperature Record from Fitzroya cupressoides Tree Rings in Southern South America|first1=Antonio|last1=Lara|first2=Ricardo|last2=Villalba|author-link2=Ricardo Villalba|journal=Science |date=21 May 1993 |volume=260|issue=5111|pages=1104–1106|doi=10.1126/science.260.5111.1104|pmid=17806339}}
37. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.conaf.cl/parques/parque-nacional-alerce-costero/|title=Parque Nacional Alerce Costero|last1=|first1=|last2=|first2=|date=|website=Conaf.cl|publisher=National Forest Corporation|accessdate=16 March 2014|language=Spanish|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006104430/http://www.conaf.cl/parques/parque-nacional-alerce-costero/|archivedate=6 October 2014|df=}}
38. ^Attractions - Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR) {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20131008025803/http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks/Find_a_park/Browse_by_region/Flinders_Ranges_Outback/Simpson_Desert_Conservation_Park_and_Regional_Reserve/Attractions |date=2013-10-08 }}
39. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.queensland.com/attraction/cathedral-fig-tree |title=Cathedral Fig Tree |publisher=Queensland}}
40. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/parks/danbulla/about.html |title=About Danbulla|publisher=Queensland}}
41. ^{{cite web |last=Boulous |first=Chris |title=Nothing Bland about our Oak tree |work=Fairfield City Champion|publisher=Fairfax Media|date=April 20, 2018 |url=https://www.fairfieldchampion.com.au/story/5354072/nothing-bland-about-our-oak-tree/#slide=2 |accessdate=August 29, 2018}}
42. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/news/saying-goodbye-to-the-separation-tree|title=Saying goodbye to the Separation Tree|accessdate=23 December 2017|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria|date=5 January 2015}}

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