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 trees located throughout the world, as well as trees from myths.

Real forests and individual trees

Africa

Living

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Lost Tree	Acacia	Sahara desert 20.645°N 11.249°E / 20.645; 11.249 (Lost Tree)	–	A very isolated tree and important landmark
The Cotton Tree	Kapok (Ceiba pentandra)	Freetown, Sierra Leone 8.4872°N 13.2356°W / 8.4872; -13.2356 (The Cotton Tree)	–	Historic symbol of Freetown.
Wonderboom tree in Pretoria	Wonderboom (Ficus salicifolia)	Pretoria, South Africa 25.6870°S 28.1918°E / -25.6870; 28.1918 (Wonderboom tree)	–	A sprawling fig tree in Pretoria, South Africa.
El Drago Milenario	Dragon tree (Dracaena draco)	Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife 28.3666°N 16.72222°W / 28.3666; -16.72222 (El Drago Milenario)	–	Has been a local tourist attraction for more than a hundred years (mentioned by Alexander von Humboldt, for instance).
Sunland Baobab	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Limpopo Province, South Africa 23°37′16″S 30°11′53″E	1060	A giant and ancient baobab tree, with a pub in the hollow.
Sagole Baobab	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Near Tshipise, in Vendaland, Limpopo Province, South Africa 22°30′00″S 30°38′00″E		Largest baobab in South Africa
Glencoe Baobab	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Hoedspruit, South Africa 24°22′25″S 30°51′24″E	1835	Stoutest and second largest baobab in South Africa
Ombalantu baobab tree	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Outapi, Namibia 17°30′43″S 14°59′16″E	800	Has served as a chapel, post office, house, and place of hiding.
Omukwiyugwemanya	Fig tree (Ficus)	Oshigambo, Namibia 17.7870°S 16.0740°E / -17.7870; 16.0740 (Omukwiyugwemanya)		Tourist attraction
Post Office Tree	White milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme)	Mosselbay, South Africa 34.180363°S 22.141382°E / -34.180363; 22.141382 (Post Office Tree)	c. 600	Acted as a "post office" in earlier times and now has a boot shaped postbox.
Treaty Tree	White milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme)	Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa 33.92626°S 18.45130°E / -33.92626; 18.45130 (Treaty Tree)	c. 500	Site of a peace treaty in 1806.
Big Tree in Chirinda Forest	Nyasa redwood (Khaya anthotheca )	Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe 20°26′29″S 32°42′15″E	1000+	Declared a National Monument

Historical

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Tree of Ténéré	Acacia	Sahara desert 17°45′00″N 10°04′00″E		A very isolated tree in the Sahara desert, notable before 1934, in Niger, destroyed in 1973.
Panke Baobab	African baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Zimbabwe	2,419	Oldest documented non-clonal angiosperm. Tree fell in 2011.[1]
Chapman's Baobab	African baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Botswana		Found and named after James Chapman and marked by explorer David Livingstone. Tree fell in 2016.[2]

Asia

Living

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Cypress of Abarkuh	Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens)	Abarkuh, Yazd Province, Iran	4,500	The second oldest living tree in the world.
Sisters Olive Trees of Noah	Olive 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 God	Lebanon cedar (Cedrus libani)	Lebanon 34°14′37″N 36°02′54″E	–	A small forest (approximately 400,000 square feet (37,000 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.
Thimmamma Marrimanu	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)	Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India	800	A clonal colony of Indian banyan with a crown area of over 11 acres. This is the largest tree in the world by crown area.
Osmania Lifesaver	Tamarind (Tamarindus indica)	Hyderabad, Telangana, India 17.361719°N 78.475166°E	300	A large tamarind tree near the river Musi in Hyderabad. In 1908 150 people hung on to this tree for two full days amidst a severe flood. The tree stood strong and continues to do so after 110 years. The tree is currently over 300 years old.[7]
Wonder Balete	Balete tree	OISCA Farm in Canlaon City, Philippines	1,300	The over 1,300-year-old balete tree (related to banyan trees) is probably the oldest known tree in the country as estimated by botanists from Silliman University.[8]
Hibakujumoku	Various	Hiroshima, Japan	Various	170 trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi	Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)	Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka 8°20′41″N 80°23′48″E	2300	A sacred fig propagated from the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC.[9]
Jōmon Sugi	Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)	Yakushima island, Japan 30°21′40.76″N 130°31′55.81″E	–	Ancient specimen
Great sugi of Kayano	Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)	Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan 36°13′39″N 136°21′36″E	2,300
Ginkgo Tree of the Confucian Shrine of Seoul	Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)	Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea	500	A pair of ginkgo trees
Big Banyan Tree	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)	Ramohalli, Bangalore, India 12°54′34″N 77°23′44″E	400
Tree of Life	Mesquite (Prosopis cineraria)	Bahrain 25.994073°N 50.583235°E / 25.994073; 50.583235 (Tree of Life)	400
Chankiri Tree (Killing tree)	Samanea saman/Albizzia saman[10]	Cambodian Killing Fields	–	A tree in the Killing Fields against which children and infants were slung to kill them.
Rahmat tree	Plane tree (Platanus)	Kermanshah, Kermanshahan Province, Iran	700	Located in the historical area of Taq Bostan.
The Ying Ke Pine, Yingkesong	Huangshan pine (Pinus hwangshanensis)	Huangshan, China	Thought to be 1,500	Ying Ke, meaning "Welcoming-Guests" pine on Huangshan.[11]
	Tembusu (Fagraea fragrans)	Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore	100	The tree is featured on the reverse of a $5 Singapore note.
Methuselah	Judean date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)	Israel[12]	About 12	The formerly extinct tree was sprouted from a 2,000-year-old seed.
Hathi ka pedh	Baobab (Adansonia digitata)	Purana Qila, Hyderabad, Telangana, India	320	A gift from African traders, this huge tree is an iconic landmark of the erstwhile Qutb Shahi era.
Midh Ranjha Tree	Banyan	Midh Ranjha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan	700	A gift from Sufi.
Sahabi Tree Blessed Tree	Atlantic Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica)	Safawi, Jordan	1400	Pistachio tree under which Prophet Muhammad sat.
Takeshi Kaneshiro Tree (金城武樹)	Bishop wood (Bischofia javanica)	Chishang, Taitung, Taiwan	About 40	Made famous by advertisements for EVA Air with Takeshi Kaneshiro made in June 2013 under this tree.

Historical

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Alishan Sacred Tree	Cypress	Alishan train station, Taiwan 23°21′N 120°48′E	3,000	The tree fell on 1 July 1997.
The Bodhi Tree	Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa)	Bodh Gaya, India 24°41′45.29″N 84°59′29.29″E	–	The tree under which Buddha obtained enlightenment. The current tree at the site is a replacement.
Guilty Chinese Scholartree	Pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum)	Jingshan park 39°55′23.22″N 116°23′33.64″E		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 Tree	Hopea sangal or Sindora wallichii	Singapore		A 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 tree	Platanus	Northern Persia, possibly Tabriz or somewhere in Khorasan		According 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 Kashmar	Cypress	Kashmar, Khorasan Province, Persia 35°14′18″N 58°27′56″E		According to a legend, it has sprung from a branch brought by Zoroaster from Paradise.
The Lone Pine	Turkish pine (Pinus brutia)	Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey 40°13′49.48″N 26°17′14.74″E		A solitary tree which marked the site of the Battle of Lone Pine in 1915.
The Kalayaan Tree	Copperpod (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.[13][14]
Kannimara Teak	Teak (Tectona grandis)	Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala, India		One of the oldest and largest living teak trees. It had a girth of 6.52 metres (21.4 ft) and a height of 48.25 metres (158.3 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, Japan	1,000	The ancient tree was uprooted in a storm in 2010.

Europe

Living

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Old Tjikko	Norway spruce (Picea abies)	Dalarna, Sweden 61°35′N 12°40′E	9,564[15]	The oldest known individual clonal tree in the world.
Oliveira do Mouchão	Olive tree (Olea europaea)	Mouriscas, Portugal 39.473217°N 8.080930°W / 39.473217; -8.080930 (Oliveira do Mouchão)	3,350[16][17]	The oldest known olive tree in the world (with an estimate age precision of 2%).
Stara Maslina	Olive tree (Olea europaea)	Bar, Montenegro 42°04′48″N 19°07′46″E	2,240
Ballyconnell Yew	Yew	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 Yew	Yew (Taxus baccata)	Grounds of the old Craigends estate, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland 55.862413°N 4.5262771°W / 55.862413; -4.5262771 (Craigends Yew)	>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	770	Considered one of the oldest trees in Finland. Probably the oldest Scots pine in the world.
Fortingall Yew	European yew (Taxus baccata)	Churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland 56.598158°N 4.051007°W / 56.598158; -4.051007 (Fortingall Yew)	2,000–5,000	Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years.
Florence Court Yew	Irish yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata')	Florence Court estate near Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland 54.261004°N 7.727313°W / 54.261004; -7.727313 (Florencecourt Yew)	255	The survivor of the original pair of Irish yew saplings discovered on Cuilcagh mountain in 1767, this specimen was transplanted to the gardens at Florence Court in the same year. Almost all Irish yews worldwide are believed to derive from this tree following its commercial propagation after 1820.
Bermiego Yew	European yew (Taxus baccata)	Bermiego, Asturias, Spain 43.200930°N 5.984258°W / 43.200930; -5.984258 (Bermiego Yew)	c. 2000	Considered one of the oldest yews in Europe.
Caesarsboom (Caesar's Tree)	European yew (Taxus baccata)	Lo, Belgium 50.98028°N 2.74554°E / 50.98028; 2.74554 (Caesarsboom)		Noted for the legend that Julius Caesar tethered his horse to it during his conquest of the region.
Estry Yew	Yew	Estry, Normandy, France 48.896988°N 0.734029°W / 48.896988; -0.734029 (Estry Yew)	> 1,600	Considered one of the oldest trees in France. Its hollow trunk can contain 30 people.
La-Haye-de-Routot Yews	Yews	La Haye-de-Routot, Normandy, France 49°24′19.1″N 0°43′41.9″E	~ 1,500	A chapel with a door was designed in one of them.[18]
Forest swastika	Larch	Zernikow, Germany		A patch of carefully arranged larch trees covering a 60-yard (55 m) square area of pine forest.
The Old Elm	Field elm (Ulmus minor)	Center of Sliven, Bulgaria	1100	It 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.[19]
Granit Oak	English oak (Quercus robur)	Granit village near Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 42.254067°N 25.136080°E / 42.254067; 25.136080 (Granit oak)	1,650	One 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.
Bartek	Oak	Zagnańsk, Świętokrzyskie, Poland 50°59′N 20°40′E	650–670	A famous tree in Poland, visited by kings, said to be about 1,200 years old (actually 650–670 years according to recent studies[citation needed]). It is 30 m tall, 13.5 m in girth near the ground, with a crown spread of 40 m.
Gernikako Arbola	Oak	Guernica, Basque Country, Spain 43°18′53″N 2°40′47″W		An oak representing the Basque people
The Great Sequoia	Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain 42.846584°N 2.678167°W / 42.846584; -2.678167 (Great Sequoia)	160	Symbol of the city
Queen Elizabeth Oak	English oak (Quercus robur)	Royal Palace of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England 50.99613°N 0.70066°W / 50.99613; -0.70066 (Queen Elizabeth Oak)	800–1000	Said to be the location where Elizabeth I of England was told she was queen in 1558.
Darley Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Darleyford, Cornwall, England 50.53396°N 4.43382°W / 50.53396; -4.43382 (Darley Oak)	1000+	Folk tradition attributes healing properties to the tree
Kongeegen (the King Oak)	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Jægerspris Nordskov, Sjælland, Denmark 55°54′37″N 11°59′21″E	1,200	The oldest tree in Denmark.
Chêne chapelle	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Allouville-Bellefosse, Normandy, France 49°35′47″N 0°40′35″E	1,200	An 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 Oak	Oak	Poltava, Ukraine	600	An oak under which Tsar Peter I rested at the Battle of Poltava in 1709.[citation needed]
Stoke Gabriel Yew	Yew	Stoke Gabriel churchyard Devon, England 50.402854°N 3.621049°W / 50.402854; -3.621049 (Stoke Gabriel Yew)	c. 1000	Said to be the oldest tree in England.[by whom?]
Major Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England 53°12′17″N 1°4′20.80″W	800	The most famous and most visited tree of Great Britain. About 800 years old,[20] with a girth at breast height of 10.5 m.
Miraculous Mulberry from Dinoša	[Mulberry tree (Morus (plant))	Dinoša, Montenegro		Miraculous mulberry from Dinoša spouts water
Gilwell Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Gilwell Park, Epping Forest, Essex, United Kingdom 51°39′1″N 0°0′8″E	circa 500	Oak tree associated with the early history of the Scout Association
Ivenack Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany	800	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.[21]
Baikushev's pine	Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii)	Pirin mountains near Bansko, Bulgaria	1,300	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 Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Stelmužė, Zarasai district, Lithuania 55.8299811°N 26.2175894°E / 55.8299811; 26.2175894 (Stelmužė Oak)	1,500	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 Horses	Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)	Sant'Alfio, the eastern slope of Mount Etna, Sicily 37°45′00.7″N 15°7′49.4″E	2000–4000	Probably the world's oldest and largest chestnut.
Bialbero de Casorzo (Grana Double Tree)	Outer: Mulberry Inner: Cherry tree	Grana, Piedmont, 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 km (9.3 mi) north from Namur, Belgium 50°35′03″N 4°49′40″E	900	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 Rogalin	Oak	Rogalin, Poland	1,000	Thousand-year-old trees named after the three mythic founders of the Slavic nations.
The Olive tree of Vouves	Olive tree (Olea europaea)	Village of Ano Vouves, Kolymvari, Crete, Greece 35°29′12″N 23°47′13″E	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 and 4000 years old.
Mulberry of the Patriarchate of Peć	Mulberry	Peć, Kosovo.	800	One of the oldest verified living trees in Kosovo, 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.[22]
Old Oak	Oak	Exactly 100 km from Belgrade, Serbia, next to E-75 highway.	600
The Hungry Tree	London plane, Platanus × acerifolia.	In the grounds of the King's Inns in Dublin, Ireland.	80 approx	The Hungry Tree is an otherwise unremarkable specimen of the London plane, which has become known for having partially consumed a nearby park bench.
Divljana Oak	Oak	Divljana, Serbia	over 1000
Koča's oak		Near Jagodina, Serbia		Named after Koča Anđelković.
Veliki Popovac oak		Village of Veliki Popovac, Serbia
Plane tree at Miloš's Residence	Plane tree	Belgrade, Serbia		The oldest plane tree in Belgrade.
Flower Square oak	English oak (Quercus robur)	Belgrade, Serbia	~200	Around two centuries old, the last remaining of the forest that covered the area.
Brian Boru's Oak	Oak	Raheen Woods, County Clare, Ireland	1,000	A reputedly 1000-year-old oak tree planted by Brian Boru, Last King of Ireland.[23]
Pi de les Tres Branques	Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)	Catalonia, Spain		Regarded as symbolising the unity of the Catalan countries
Midland Oak	Oak	Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England 52.300062°N 1.529750°W / 52.300062; -1.529750 (Midland Oak)		Reputed to mark the centre of England. grown from an acorn from the original tree.
Najevnik Linden Tree	Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata)	Najevnik Farm in Ludranski Vrh, Črna na Koroškem, northern Slovenia	~700	The 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 oak	Oak	Urvaste Parish, Võru County, Estonia 57°55′ 2″ N, 26° 34′ 36″ E	690	Thickest and oldest tree in Estonia.
Viiralti Oak	Oak	Vana-Võidu village in Viljandi County, Estonia 58°23′26″N 25°39′15″E	400	Known from the graphic work of Eduard Wiiralt from 1943.[24]
Orissaare Stadium oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Orissaare, Saare County, Estonia 58°33′32.2″N 23°4′49″E		Grows in the middle of Orissaare stadium. European Tree of the Year 2015
King's Pine	Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)	Järvselja village, Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia	380	This pine has height of 33 m and volume of 11,5 m3 (1999). 13th place European Tree of the Year, 2022.[25]
Kelchi linden	Linden	Tallinn, Estonia	360	Named after pastor Christian Kelch who was buried under the linden in 1710
Waldtraut vom Mühlenwald	Douglas fir	Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany	107 (in 2017)[26]	Tallest tree in Germany with a height of 66.58 meters in 2017[26][27][28]
Sobreiro Monumental	Cork oak (Quercus suber)	Águas de Moura, Portugal 39.473216°N 8.080946°W / 39.473216; -8.080946 (Sobreiro Monumental)	236[29]	Verified by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest cork oak in the world.[29]
Eucalipto do Vale de Canas	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	Coimbra, Portugal	145[30]	Tallest tree in Europe at 72.9 metres (239 ft).[30]

Historical

Name	Species	Location	Age (years)	Notes
Anne Frank Tree	Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum)	City center of Amsterdam, Netherlands 52°22′30.7″N 4°53′4.7″E		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 Oak		Carmarthen, Wales
Glastonbury Thorn	Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)			Reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea.
Thor's Oak	Oak			A tree sacred to the Germanic tribe of the Chatti, ancestors of the Hessians.
Sacred tree at Uppsala		Temple at Uppsala, Sweden		It was a sacred tree venerated by Norse pagans, still extant in the second half of the 11th century.
Royal Oak	Pedunculate 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 has been replaced by a descendant.
Shakespeare's mulberry tree	Mulberry	New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, England		Cut down in the mid-18th century and fashioned into mementos.
Tree of Hippocrates	Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis)	Kos, Greece		The tree under which Hippocrates is supposed to have taught.
Red Forest	Pines	Chernobyl 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 26 April 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, Sweden		The 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.[31]
Danger Tree		Beaumont-Hamel, France		Marks 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 bush	Oak	Takovo, Serbia		Tree under which Miloš Obrenović started the Second Serbian Uprising.[32]
Pine of Tsar Dušan	Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii)	Uroševac, Serbia	663	Planted in 1336 by Tsar Dušan, destroyed by Albanian extremists in 1999.[citation needed]
Poplar of Horror	Poplar	Donja Gradina, Bosnia and Herzegovina		Used for mass executions of inmates of the Jasenovac concentration camp.[33]
Buttington Oak	Oak	Buttington, Powys, Wales		Said to have been planted to commemorate the Battle of Buttington in 893. Fell in February 2018.
Oak at the Gate of the Dead	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Near Wrexham, Wales	Circa 1,000	Sited on the burial ground of the 1165 Battle of Crogen
Brimmon Oak	Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur)	Newtown, Powys, Wales	Circa 500	A campaign to save it forced the diversion of the A483 Newtown Bypass
Bicycle Tree	Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus)	Brig o' Turk, Scotland	Circa 110–150	A landmark tree with a bicycle embedded within it
Robin Hood's Larder	Oak	Sherwood Forest		Reputed to have been used by Robin Hood to store food
Caton Oak	Oak	Caton, England		Reputed sacred tree for druids
The Happy Man Tree	London Plane (Platanus x hispanica)	Hackney, London, England 51.5720179°N 0.0904784°W / 51.5720179; -0.0904784 (The Happy Man Tree)	150[34]	England's Tree of the Year 2020 and subject of a dispute with property developer Berkeley Group Holdings. Cut down in January 2021.[35]

Petrified

North America

Living

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Allen Russell	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Balch Park, Tulare County, California, US		The 33rd largest tree worldwide, named in dedication to park ranger Allen I. Russell.
Angel Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Johns Island, South Carolina, near Charleston, South Carolina, US 32°43′4″N 80°4′46″W	400–500	It 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 Oak	White oak (Quercus alba)	Bedford, New York	300–500	In 1987, this tree was officially recognized by the National Arborist Association and International Society of Arboriculture as a significant tree that was alive at the time of the signing of the United States Constitution.[36][37] Its measurements are: circumference 20.5 feet (6.2 m); height 69 feet (21 m); average spread 100 feet (30 m).
Bennett Juniper	Grand juniper (Juniperus grandis)	Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, California US 38°18′32″N 119°47′49.56″W	2,000–6,000 (est.)	The largest known juniper in the United States.
Bicentennial Oak	Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)	Vanderbilt University, Nashville, US	250-300	One of the largest trees on the Vanderbilt campus, and the only one known to predate the university and the Revolutionary War.
The Big Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Thomasville, Georgia, US 30.841114°N 83.981721°W / 30.841114; -83.981721 (The Big Oak)		One of the oldest live oak trees east of the Mississippi river.
The Big Tree – Goose Island	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Rockport, Texas, US 28.15252°N 96.97665°W / 28.15252; -96.97665 (The Big Tree – Goose Island)		Located in Goose Island State Park.
Bogey's Tree		Pacific Palisades, California, US		A tree on the 12th hole at Riviera Country Club, named after Humphrey Bogart.
Boyington Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Mobile, Alabama, US 30.68608°N 88.05153°W / 30.68608; -88.05153 (Boyington Oak)	187	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 20 February 1835. He stated that a tree would spring from his grave as proof of his innocence.[38][39]
Buttonball Tree	American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)	Sunderland, Massachusetts, US 42°28′07.83″N 72°34′42.14″W	350–400 (est.)	Large tourist attraction of the town; the tree is believed to be the largest tree of its kind on the East Coast, or as locals put it, "The widest tree this side of the Mississippi." This tree's measurements are: circumference 25 feet (7.6 m); height 111 feet (34 m); average spread 140 feet (43 m).
Candler Oak Tree	Oak	Savannah, Georgia 32.0676°N 81.0963°W / 32.0676; -81.0963 (Chandler Oak Tree)	~300	A 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 Tree	Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	Leggett, California	~2,000	A coast redwood with a passage for cars cut through. It is 276-foot (84 m) high and 16-foot (4.9 m) ft. in diameter. The name "Chandelier Tree" comes from its unique limbs that resemble a chandelier.
Circus Trees	Various	California		A group of trees shaped into artistic forms by arborist Axel Erlandson.
Comfort Maple	Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)	Pelham, Ontario, Canada	500	A 24.5-metre (80 ft) tall, approximately 500-year-old sugar maple.
Council Oak Tree	Oak	Hollywood, Florida		A historic oak tree on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Creek Council Oak Tree	White oak	Tulsa, Oklahoma, US		A 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 Poplar	Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera)	Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US	300–375	A 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 Tree	Oak	Bernards 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 Oak	White oak (Quercus alba)	Granby, Connecticut, US	250–450	The 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 (6.2 m) height 78 ft (24 m) average spread 129 ft (39 m).
Duffie Oak		Mobile, Alabama, US	300	It is estimated to be at least 300 years old and has a circumference of 30 feet 11 inches (9.42 m), a height of 48 feet (15 m) and a spread of 126 feet (38 m). Scholars consider it to be the oldest living landmark in the city.[40][41]
Emancipation Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Hampton, Virginia, US		On 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 Tree	European pear (Pyrus communis)	Danvers, Massachusetts, US 42°32′54″N 70°55′48″W	about 375	Planted 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 Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Long Beach, Mississippi, US 30.210637°N 89.080994°W / 30.210637; -89.080994	500	A 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 tree	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Kings Canyon National Park, California, US		The "Nation's Christmas Tree" of the United States.
General Sherman tree	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Sequoia National Park, California, US	2300–2700	The world's largest single living tree by volume, with an estimated 52,508 cu ft (1,487 m3) of wood in its trunk.
Goshin	Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)	Washington, D.C.	~65	A bonsai forest planting of eleven junipers donated to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, displayed since at the United States National Arboretum.
Grayson Elm	American elm (Ulmus americana)	Amherst, Massachusetts, US	200	This impressive elm with octopus-like limbs is located near the UMass Amherst campus. Writing under the pseudonym David Grayson, Ray Stannard Baker (1870–1946) penned the book Under My Tree about this elm.[42][43] According to Digital Amherst, a project of the Jones Library (the public library of Amherst, Massachusetts), 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.'"[44] As of 2017, this tree's measurements are: circumference 17 feet (5.2 m); height 80 feet (24 m).
Great Elm at Phillips Academy	American elm (Ulmus americana)	Andover, Massachusetts, US	200+	This American elm tree is located on the Phillips Academy campus in Andover, MA. Phillips Academy was founded in 1778 and the tree is estimated to be 200 to 300 years old.[45] Tree measurements as of November 2019: circumference of 21 feet; spread over 100 feet; height estimated at 65 feet.
Grizzly Giant	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Yosemite National Park, California, US	2,995 (+/-250)	One of the oldest and largest giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park
Hangman's Elm	English elm (Ulmus minor 'Atinia')	Manhattan, New York, 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). 40.7319444444°N 73.9986111111°W / 40.7319444444; -73.9986111111
Hare Krishna Tree	American elm (Ulmus americana)	East Village, Manhattan, New York, US		The founding site of the Hare Krishna movement in the United States.
Harris Creek Sitka Spruce	Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)	Near the creek bed of Harris Creek, off the Pacific Marine Road between Port Renfrew, B.C. and Honeymoon Bay, B.C. on Vancouver Island, British Columbia 48.67921°N 124.21418°W / 48.67921; -124.21418 (Harris Creek Sitka Spruce)		At 4 metres (13 ft) in diameter,[46] it is not the largest Sitka spruce on Vancouver Island, but is easily accessible due to the paving of a former logging road,[47] 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.[48] Logging in this area was permanently restricted by a 2012 vote.[46]
Hyperion	Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	California, US		At 115.5 m tall the tallest tree in the world, found in 2006.
I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree	One-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma)	Yavapai County, Arizona, US		A tree in the median of Interstate 17 annually decorated for Christmas.
International World War Peace Tree	Linden tree	Darmstadt, Indiana, US	~100	A tree planted 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.
Iluvatar	Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, near Orick, California, US		The third largest known coast redwood.
Jardine Juniper	Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)	Logan Canyon, Cache National Forest in Utah, US	~1500	Notable for its age, it was named after USAC alumnus and former US Secretary of Agriculture William Marion Jardine.
Keeler Oak	White oak (Quercus alba)	Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, US	~300	A 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."[49] It is approximately 22.5 feet in circumference at chest height.
Le Chêne à Papineau	Northern 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 Oak	White oak (Quercus alba)	North Bethesda, Maryland, US	~300	A large tree with a height of 97 feet (30 m) and a crown spread of 132 feet (40 m) as measured in February 2008 by the Maryland Big Tree Program. 39.0227679167°N 77.1022224444°W / 39.0227679167; -77.1022224444
Lone Cypress	Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)	Pebble Beach, California, US	~250	A dramatically situated tree, a western icon, and considered one of the most photographed trees in North America. 36.568748°N 121.965339°W / 36.568748; -121.965339
Lost Monarch	Coast 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.
Luna	Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	Humboldt County, California 40.2618°N 124.3100°W / 40.2618; -124.3100 (Luna (Redwood Tree))	600–1000	A 200 feet (61 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, US	~130	An 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 sequoia	Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	Downtown Seattle		The site of a police standoff with a mentally ill man
Marlboro Tree	Black willow (Salix nigra)	Marlboro Township, New Jersey, US		The tree is about 152 years old and measures 76 feet (23 m) in height and 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m) in circumference. Five grown people must hold hands to fully encircle the tree.
Methuselah	Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)	California, US	4,700	A candidate for the oldest known living organism (approximately 4,700 years).
Moon trees	Various			Grown from seeds taken into orbit around the moon
Oak of the Golden Dream	Live oak	Santa Clarita, California	~180	Location of California's first authenticated gold discovery on 9 March 1842[50]
Old Redwood Highway Palm Trees		Windsor, California, US 38.54374°N 122.80127°W / 38.54374; -122.80127 (Old Redwood Highway Palm Trees)		17 palm trees designated as Windsor historical landmarks
Oldest palm tree in Los Angeles	Californian fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)	Los Angeles, California, US 34°0′50″N 118°16′59″W	~150	Transplanted multiple times throughout its lifespan; moved to current location on Exposition Park Drive on 5 September 1914.
El Palo Alto	Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	Palo Alto, California, US		A landmark that gave the city of Palo Alto its name. It stood up above its surroundings in a wide flat area and thus could be seen from far away in all directions, as far back as 1769 when Spanish explorers camped underneath it. It is no longer as impressive as it once was, having lost more than 50 feet (15 m) since its height was measured at 162.2 feet (49.4 m) in 1814. Since 1975, the unofficial mascot of Stanford University.
Pando (Latin for "I spread")	Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)	Utah, US	<14,000[51]	A quaking aspen colony in Utah, is one of the oldest known clonal colonies at an estimated maximum of 14,000 years, and the heaviest at 6,000 tonnes.
Perryville Tree engravings		Perryville, Maryland, US		Trees carved by mentally ill veterans.
Pinchot Sycamore	American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)	Simsbury, Connecticut, US	300–400+	The largest tree in Connecticut, an ancient sycamore named for Gifford Pinchot. This tree's measurements are: circumference 28 feet (8.5 m); height 100 feet (30 m); average spread 141 feet (43 m).
Queens Giant	Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)	Northeast Queens, New York	350–450	The tree measures 40 metres (130 ft) tall and is 350–450 years old. It is the oldest living organism in the New York metropolitan area.
Sacred Oak	Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)	Oley Valley, Pennsylvania, US	500	Claimed to be more than 500 years old, this oak tree earned its name through Native American legend. Its measurements are: circumference 21 feet (6.4 m); height 73 feet (22 m); average spread 118 feet (36 m).
Santa Barbara's Moreton Bay Fig Tree		Santa Barbara, California, US	~138
Seven Sisters Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Mandeville, Louisiana, US	1,500	Believed to be nearly 1,500 years old. The tree has a girth of over 38 feet (12 m) and is the president of the Live Oak Society.
Stratosphere Giant	Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)	California, US		112.8 m tall, the tallest known tree in the world until displaced by Hyperion.
Survivor Tree	American elm (Ulmus americana)	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US		Incorporated into the Oklahoma City National Memorial. Located across the street from the former Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, it survived the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City on 19 April 1995.
Survivor Tree	Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana)	New York, New York, US		Survived the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 and was incorporated into the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Treaty Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Jacksonville, Florida, US		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.
Treaty Oak	Plateau live oak (Quercus fusiformis)	Austin, Texas, US		A 500-year old plateau live oak (Quercus fusiformis) in Austin, Texas. It is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes prior to European settlement of the area.
The Tree That Owns Itself	White oak (Quercus alba)	Athens, Georgia, US	"Son of..." planted 4 December 1946	According to local folklore, it owns itself and all land within 2.5 m (8 ft) of its base.
The Tree That Owns Itself	Post oak (Quercus stellata)	Eufaula, Alabama, US		Legally given ownership of itself and its land in 1936 by the mayor of Eufaula.
UConn West Hartford Oak	White oak (Quercus alba)	West Hartford, Connecticut, US	250–300	Connecticut co-champion white oak tree.[52] Measurements as of 2020: circumference 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m); height 78 ft (24 m); spread 115 ft (35 m).[53]
Washington Oak	White oak	Princeton, New Jersey, US		Overlooks the Princeton Battlefield State Park; located where British and American forces first saw each other, igniting the Battle of Princeton in 1777.
Washington tree	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	California, US
Witch Tree	Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)	Grand Portage, Minnesota, US	~300	Also 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.
Pechanga Great Oak	Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)	Temecula, California, US	1500–2000	Oldest oak tree in the United States, possibly in the world.
	Black walnut (Juglans nigra)	Longview, Washington, US	161	Marks the location of the Monticello Convention, establishing the Washington Territory in 1852.[54]
Treaty Tree	Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)	Nisqually, Washington		Marks the location of the Treaty of Medicine Creek between the United States and most Pacific Northwest Indian tribes

Historical

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Hollow Log (Balch Park)	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Balch Park, Tulare County, California US 36.220404°N 118.679318°W / 36.220404; -118.679318 (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 Oak	White oak	West Boylston, Massachusetts, US		The largest white oak in Massachusetts, with a 31-foot circumference and featured on the seal of the Town of West Boylston.
The Royal Oak[citation needed]	Oak	Royal Oak, Michigan, US		In 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 Tree	Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides)	Balmville, New York, US		Oldest 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 Tree	Cottonwood (Populus sect. Aigeiros)	Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, US		Debunked 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 tree	Limber pine (Pinus flexilis)	Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, Canada		Declared dead in 1979 but still standing on the north side of the Crowsnest Highway.
	Buttonwood (Platanus occidentalis)	Wall Street, New York, New York, US		The 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 Oak	White oak	Connecticut, US 41.75930°N 72.67355°W / 41.75930; -72.67355		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.
Door Tree	Quercus alba	Hamden, Connecticut 41.412°N 77.895°E / 41.412; 77.895 (Door Tree)	200	A white oak tree in which grew to resemble a doorway opening. Tree was vandalized in 2019.[55]
Eisenhower Tree	Loblolly pine (Pinus taeda)	Augusta, Georgia, US	100–125	Loblolly 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 Tree	Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)	Los Angeles, California, US	1,000	A 1,000-year-old tree in the Encino districtof 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 7 February 1998, due to strong winds from an El Niño storm.
Geneseo Big Tree		Geneseo, New York, US		A 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	Elm	Boston, Massachusetts, US		The tree stood at the center of the Boston Common until 15 February 1876. Initially believed to be used for executions, the tree later gained prestige as a centerpiece of the area.
Herbie	American elm (Ulmus americana)	Yarmouth, Maine, US	212	At 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.
The Hippie Tree	Willow	Traverse City, Michigan, US		A huge sprawling willow on the grounds of the former Traverse City State Hospital, this tree has been a landmark to locals to it being covered in paint for many years. Due to being on old hospital grounds, this tree has been considered haunted by spirits, escaped patients fleeing the hospital, as well as Odawa people. The tree has also been considered a portal to Hell.
Hooker Oak	Valley oak (Quercus lobata)	Chico, California, US		At 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 Oak	Live oak	Magnolia Springs, Alabama, US	90	Having a spread of 192 feet, this oak, a landmark on US 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, US		A 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)	Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada		A rare golden Sitka spruce sacred to the Haida, on Haida Gwaii. The tree was illegally felled in 1997.
Liberty Tree	Elm tree	Boston, Massachusetts, US		A 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 Oak	Oak	Bloomington, Illinois, US		Historic tree at which Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln both gave speeches during the 1850s. The tree died in 1976.
Logan Elm	American elm (Ulmus americana)	Pickaway County, Ohio, US		One 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 Oak	White oak	Princeton, New Jersey, US		The 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 Oak	White oak	Mingo County, West Virginia, US		Formerly the oldest and largest white oak in the United States until its felling on 23 September 1938.
Mother of the Forest	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)			A 321-foot (98 m) giant sequoia
National Christmas Tree	Blue spruce (Picea pungens)	President's Park in Washington, D.C., US		It was 9 meters (30 ft) tall when it was transplanted from York, Pennsylvania, in 1978. It was felled by a windstorm on 19 February 2011.
Old Oak Tree	White oak	Churchyard of Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ	600	Nearly 100 feet (30 m) tall with a spread of more than 130 feet (40 m) and 20 feet (6.1 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.[56]
Pioneer Cabin Tree	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Calaveras Big Trees State Park, California	1000 (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 8 January 2017.
Prometheus	Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)		5,000	Was the oldest living non-clonal organism. The age was estimated at 5,000 years. The tree was cut down on 6 August 1964, by a graduate student and US Forest Service personnel for research purposes, though at the time they did not know of its world-record age.
Senator	Pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens)	Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida, US	~3,500	Was 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 Tree		Greenville, Ohio, US
Trout Lake Big Tree	Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)	Mount Adams (Washington), US 46.0588°N 121.5296°W / 46.0588; -121.5296		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 Oak	California live oak (Quercus agrifolia)	Monterey, California		The 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 Oak		Hampton Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, US		When 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 Tree	Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)	Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California, US		Giant sequoia with a tunnel cut through it. Fell in 1969.
Salem Oak	White oak (Quercus alba)	Salem Friends Burial Grounds in Salem, New Jersey, US	500–600	22 ft (6.7 m) circumference. Was estimated between 500 and 600 years old. This tree did not sustain any damage from the Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.[57] Was removed in June 2019 due to complications involving old age.[58]
Shubie Tree / Stewackie Tree	Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)	Along Nova Scotia Highway 102 in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, Canada	approx. 300	A lone red oak standing in a farm field, iconic in Nova Scotia for its size, photogenic appearance, and proximity to Nova Scotia Highway 102. Felled by Hurricane Fiona in 2022.[59][60][61]
Webster Sycamore	American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)	Near Webster Springs in Webster County, West Virginia	approx. 500	The largest American sycamore in the US state of West Virginia until its felling in 2010.
Wye Oak	White oak	Maryland, US		Was the honorary state tree of Maryland, and the largest white oak tree in the United States until a lightning strike.[citation needed]

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

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
Árbol del Tule	Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)	Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico 17°02′47.4″N 96°38′10″W	1,433–1,600 years (est)	The stoutest tree in the world. Its trunk has a circumference of 42.0 m (137.8 ft), equating to a diameter of 14.05 m (46.1 ft). In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
El Arbolito (The Little Tree)		Managua, Nicaragua		A traditional landmark used to give directions in Managua.[63]
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.

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

South America

Living

Historical

Petrified

Oceania

Living

Name	Species	Location	Age	Notes
The Banyan Tree	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis)	Lahaina, Hawaii 20.886111°N 156.674722°W / 20.886111; -156.674722 (The Banyan Tree)	~150	Planted in the 1860s, it covers an entire city block in the waterfront in Lahaina.
Cazneaux Tree	River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis)	Near Wilpena Pound, South Australia 31°31′13″S 138°38′14″E		Made famous by photographer Harold Cazneaux in 1937.
Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	Near Pemberton, Western Australia 34°29′35″S 115°58′22″E		Forest fire lookout tree with accessible platform.
Diamond Tree	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	10 km from Manjimup, Western Australia		Forest fire lookout tree with accessible wooden platform (52 m high).
Dig Tree		Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia		Used as a marker by members of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition.
Lone Gum	Coolabah (Eucalyptus coolabah)	Simpson Desert, South Australia, Australia		A 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.[68]
Gloucester Tree	Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor)	Gloucester National Park Pemberton, Western Australia		Western Australia's most famous karri tree, with accessible aluminium platform, in (61 m high).
Most remote tree in the world	Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)	Campbell Island, New Zealand 52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E	~115	Recognised by the Guinness World Records as the "most remote tree in the world".[69]
Old Jarrah Tree	Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)	Perth, Western Australia
King Jarrah	Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata)	Manjimup, Western Australia		Giant jarrah saved by the National Trust upon overhearing two foresters bragging at the pub about a mighty tree they were going to chop down the next morning.[citation needed]
Curtain Fig Tree	Strangler fig	Near 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[70][71]	Strangler fig	Yungaburra, Tablelands Area, Queensland, Australia	500	"A gigantic 500 year old strangler tree", like the Curtain Fig Tree. Another massive Ficus virens in the Danbulla Forest.
Tāne Mahuta ('Lord of the Forest')	Kauri (Agathis australis)	Northland Region, New Zealand	1,250–2,500	It is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years old.
Te Matua Ngahere ('Father of the Forest')	Kauri	Northland Region, New Zealand.
Bland Oak	Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)	Sydney, Australia	>170	Planted 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.[72]
Boab Prison Tree, Derby	Boab tree (Adansonia gregorii)	South of Derby, Western Australia		Was used as a prison for Indigenous Australian prisoners on their way to Derby for sentencing.
Boab Prison Tree, Wyndham	Boab (Adansonia gregorii)	Wyndham, Western Australia		Also used as a prison.
Centurion	Eucalyptus regnans	Tasmania, Australia		At 99.6 metres, it is the tallest known eucalypt and the tallest known angiosperm in the world, second tallest tree species in the world.
Lathamus Keep	Tasmanian blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus subsp. globulus)	Huon Valley, Tasmania, Australia	~500	At 80 metres, the tallest known Tasmanian blue gum in the world.[73]
The Grandis	Flooded gum (Eucalyptus grandis)	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.
That Wanaka Tree	Crack willow (Salix × fragilis)	South of Lake Wānaka, Otago, New Zealand		popular destination for tourists to take Instagram photos, also described as "New Zealand's most famous tree"

Historical

• El Grande, a mountain ash once regarded as Australia's largest tree by volume, killed by a forestry burnoff in 2003.
• 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.
• The Old Gum Tree, Glenelg, South Australia, where the proclamation 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) in 1813.
• 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.[74]
• 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.[75] Following attacks by vandals it died in 2015.
• Kidman's Tree of Knowledge is a heritage-listed tree at Glengyle Station in Bedourie, Queensland, Australia. Associated with Sidney Kidman 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 people, in Victoria, Australia was bulldozed in 2020[76] to make way for a highway despite the efforts of many trying to protect it.[77] 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.[78]

Mythological and religious trees

• Bodhi Tree, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism later known as Gautama Buddha, achieved enlightenment (also called 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

• European Tree of the Year
• Tree of the Year (United Kingdom)
• List of superlative trees
• List of oldest trees
• List of long-living organisms
• List of elm trees
• List of largest giant sequoias
• List of named Eucalyptus trees
• List of banyan trees in India
• List of individual trees in Estonia
• List of Great British Trees
• Gerichtslinde
• List of hanging trees
• List of tallest trees
• List of tree genera
• Veteran tree
• Bonsai
• Capitol Christmas Tree
• National Christmas Tree (United States)
• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
• Vatican Christmas Tree

References

External links

• Map of this list (in progress)
• World’s first tree reconstructed 385 million-year-old tree