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The following is a list of individual 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 and religions.

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AfricaEdit

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Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Arbreperdu2003 (cropped).jpg Lost Tree Acacia Sahara desert
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Isolated acacia tree, a landmark on the route across the Sahara.
File:Wonderboom wiki.jpg Wonderboom tree in Pretoria Wonderboom (Ficus salicifolia) Pretoria, South Africa
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A sprawling fig tree in Pretoria, South Africa.
File:Dracaena draco.jpg El Drago Milenario Dragon tree (Dracaena draco) Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife
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Local tourist attraction for more than a hundred years.
File:Baobab Tree.jpg Sunland Baobab Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Limpopo Province, South Africa
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1060 A giant and ancient baobab tree, with a pub in the hollow.
File:Sagole Baobab.jpg Sagole Baobab Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Near Tshipise, in Vendaland, Limpopo Province, South Africa
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Largest baobab in South Africa.
File:SAbaobab.jpg Glencoe Baobab Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Hoedspruit, South Africa
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1835 Stoutest and second largest baobab in South Africa
File:Ombalantu Baobab Tree.jpg Ombalantu baobab tree Baobab (Adansonia digitata) Outapi, Namibia
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800 Has served as a chapel, post office, house, and place of hiding.
File:The Post Office Tree.JPG Post Office Tree White milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme) Mosselbay, South Africa
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c. 600 Acted as a "post office" in earlier times and now has a boot shaped postbox.
File:Photo 5 Treaty Tree. Cnr Treaty and Spring St, Woodstock. Cape Town..JPG Treaty Tree White milkwood (Sideroxylon inerme) Woodstock, Cape Town, South Africa
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c. 500 Site of a peace treaty in 1806.
Big Tree in Chirinda Forest Nyasa redwood (Khaya anthotheca ) Chirinda Forest, Zimbabwe
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1000+ A National Monument of Zimbabwe. The tree is currently in the process of dying.

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Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Arbre-du-tenere-1961 (cropped).jpg Tree of Ténéré Acacia Sahara desert
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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.<ref>Adrian Patrut et al. (2018) The demise of the largest and oldest African baobabs. Nature Plants 4: 423–426. {{#invoke:doi|main}}</ref>
File:Chapman's baobab (4954708191).jpg Chapman's Baobab African baobab (Adansonia digitata) Botswana Found and named after James Chapman and marked by explorer David Livingstone. Tree fell in 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:Cotton Tree (Sierra Leone).jpg The Cotton Tree Kapok (Ceiba pentandra) Freetown, Sierra Leone
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~400 Historic symbol of Freetown. The tree fell during a rainstorm on May 24, 2023.

AsiaEdit

LivingEdit

Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Cypress of Abarqu.JPG Cypress of Abarkuh Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens) Abarkuh, Yazd Province, Iran 4,500 The second oldest living tree in the world.
File:Thimmamma Marrimanu Anantapur dt Andhra JEG9125 (cropped).JPG 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

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Wonder Balete Balete tree OISCA Farm in Canlaon, 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.<ref>"The Oldest Tree – Canlaon – Negros Oriental – Philippines" Template:Webarchive. Dumaguete Info. Retrieved on 28 April 2011.</ref>
File:$5 tree.JPG Five-Dollar Tree Tembusu (Cyrtophyllum fragrans) Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore Over 200 The tree is pictured on the back of the Singaporean five-dollar bill, and is one of the Heritage trees in Singapore. It has a unique lower lateral branch, which makes it easily recognisable.
File:Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi.jpg Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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File:Jomon Sugi Panorama.jpg Jōmon Sugi Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) Yakushima island, Japan
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Ancient specimen; one of the oldest trees on Yakushima.
File:Kayano Ōsugi 20070814.jpg Great sugi of Kayano Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) Kaga, Ishikawa, Japan
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2,300 -
File:Dod alada mara.jpg Big Banyan Tree Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) Ramohalli, Bangalore, India
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400 -
File:Tree of Life Bahrain.jpg Tree of Life Mesquite (Prosopis cineraria) Bahrain
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400 -
File:Rahmat tree.jpg Rahmat tree Oriental plane (Platanus orientalis) Kermanshah, Kermanshahan Province, Iran 700 Located in the historical area of Taq Bostan.
File:Huangshan pic 2.jpg The Ying Ke Pine, Yingkesong Huangshan pine (Pinus hwangshanensis) Huangshan, China Thought to be 1,500 citation CitationClass=web

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Template:Age<ref name="Kaplan-2022" /> The formerly extinct tree was sprouted from a 2,000-year-old seed.
File:Blessed tree in Jordan.jpg Sahabi Tree Atlantic Pistachio (Pistacia atlantica) Safawi, Jordan 1500 Pistachio tree under which the Islamic prophet Muhammad supposedly sat.
File:金城武樹 (14545001530).jpg Takeshi Kaneshiro Tree
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Bishop wood (Bischofia javanica) Chihshang, Taitung, Taiwan About 40 Made famous by advertisements for EVA Air with Takeshi Kaneshiro made in June 2013 under this tree.
File:King Cypress Tree.jpg King Cypress Cypress (Cupressus gigantea) Bayi District, Tibet 2600 Estimated to be ~2,600 years old.
Midh Ranjha Tree Banyan (Ficus benghalensis Sargodha District, Punjab, Pakistan 600 Oldest known tree in Pakistan, associated with folk legend of Heer Ranjha.
File:Climbing on Shora faguetiana to verify its height and diameter.jpg Menara Yellow meranti Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Malaysia on northern Borneo island - The tree is on a slope, and the reported Template:Convert height. The world's tallest tropical tree.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

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Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Bodhgaya 3639641913 f4c5f73689 t.jpg The Bodhi Tree Sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) Bodh Gaya, India
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The tree under which Buddha obtained enlightenment. The current tree at the site is a replacement.
File:Guilty Chinese Scholar Tree.jpg Zuihuai Pagoda tree (Styphnolobium japonicum) Jingshan park
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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.
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Singapore A historical visual landmark located in Singapore. Thought to be a specimen of Sindora wallichii, with an estimated height of Template:Convert, it was filled with explosive charges during the Second World War to prevent its use as a ranging aide by the approaching Japanese artillery.
Dry tree Platanus orientalis 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

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According to a legend, it has sprung from a branch brought by Zoroaster from Paradise.
File:Lone Pine - Gallipoli.b.jpg The Lone Pine Turkish pine (Pinus brutia) Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey
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A solitary tree which marked the site of the Battle of Lone Pine in 1915.
File:Siarjf.JPG 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. Template:Interlanguage link; Don Pablo Tecson, a legislator; Padre Mariano Sevilla, a nationalist leader of the church and Doña Basilia Tantoco, a woman freedom fighter.<ref>"Beneath the Shade of the Kalayaan Tree" Template:Webarchive. Traveler on Foot. Retrieved on 27 April 2011.</ref><ref>"Basilica Minore de Immaculada Concepcion" Template:Webarchive. Experience Bulacan. Retrieved on 28 April 2011.</ref>
File:DMZ incident tree.jpg DMZ incident tree ? 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.Template:Citation needed

EuropeEdit

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Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Defynnog Yew trunk, Powys, Wales.jpg Defynnog Yew Yew (Taxus baccata) Defynnog, Wales Template:Circa A landmark tree in St Cynog's Church, Defynnog churchyard.
File:Bicycle tree, brig oturk.jpg Bicycle Tree Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Brig o' Turk, Scotland Template:Circa A landmark tree with a bicycle embedded within it.
File:Brimmon Oak (geograph 5958816).jpg Brimmon Oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Newtown, Powys, Wales Template:Circa A campaign to save it forced the diversion of the A483 Newtown Bypass.
File:Tree in Csík seat.JPG Lime in Leliceni Lime (Tilia cordata) Leliceni, Romania Template:Circa citation CitationClass=web

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File:2012 The Old Lime Tree of Felsőmocsolád HU.jpg Old Lime Tree of Felsőmocsolád Lime (Tilia sp.) Felsőmocsolád, Hungary 400 citation CitationClass=web

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File:Old-Tjikko-2011-07-19-001.jpg Old Tjikko Norway spruce (Picea abies) Dalarna, Sweden
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Template:Age nts<ref name="bbc">Template:Cite news</ref> The oldest known individual clonal tree in the world.
File:Oliveira de Mouchão.jpg Oliveira do Mouchão Olive tree (Olea europaea) Mouriscas, Portugal
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The oldest known olive tree in the world (with an estimate age precision of 2%).
File:Oliva in Bar.jpg Stara Maslina Olive tree (Olea europaea) Bar, Montenegro
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2,240
File:Craigends Yew grove, Houston, Renfrewshire - view from the old ice house.jpg Craigends Yew Yew (Taxus baccata) Grounds of the old Craigends estate, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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>700 Largest layering yew tree in Scotland, with a 100-metre circumference of the crown.
File:2011 Schotland venijnboom Fortingall ommuurd 6-06-2011 18-43-30.jpg Fortingall Yew European yew (Taxus baccata) Churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland
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2,000–5,000 Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years.
File:Yewspread1.jpg Florence Court Yew Irish yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata') Florence Court estate near Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Template:Age 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.
File:Texu.jpg Bermiego Yew European yew (Taxus baccata) Bermiego, Asturias, Spain
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c. 2000 Considered one of the oldest yews in Europe.
File:Lo - Caesarsboom.jpg Caesarsboom (Caesar's Tree) European yew (Taxus baccata) Lo, Belgium
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Noted for the legend that Julius Caesar tethered his horse to it during his conquest of the region.
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File:Quercus robur in Granit, Bulgaria 02.JPG Granit Oak English oak (Quercus robur) Granit village near Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
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Template:Age nts 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.
File:2020 The Allerton Oak UKE.jpg Allerton Oak Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) Calderstones Park, Liverpool, UK
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1000 English Tree of the Year in 2019.
File:Dab Bartek.jpg Bartek Oak Zagnańsk, Świętokrzyskie, Poland
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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 studiesTemplate:Citation needed). It is 30 m tall, 13.5 m in girth near the ground, with a crown spread of 40 m.
File:Dąb Sobieskiego 7.JPG Sobieski Oak Pedunculate oak Racibórz, Rudy Landscape Park, Poland

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Over 400 It is the thickest and oldest tree in Racibórz, the Łężczok nature reserve, and one of the three oldest and most magnificent trees in the Rudy Landscape Park.
File:P5393 Guernica Gernikako Arbola Tregenza.jpg Gernikako Arbola Oak Guernica, Basque Country, Spain
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File:Queen Elizabeth oak, Cowdray Park, near Lodsworth - geograph.org.uk - 970020.jpg Queen Elizabeth Oak Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) Cowdray Park, West Sussex, England 800–1000
File:Darley Oak 2020.jpg Darley Oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Darleyford, Cornwall, England
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1000+ Folk tradition attributes healing properties to the tree.
File:Kongeegen.jpg Kongeegen (the King Oak) Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Jægerspris Nordskov, Sjælland, Denmark
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1,200 The oldest tree in Denmark.
File:Chnedallouville6.jpg Chêne chapelle Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Allouville-Bellefosse, Normandy, France
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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.
File:Major Oak.JPG Major Oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England
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File:Miraculous mulberry from Dinoša.jpg Dinoša mulberry tree Mulberry tree

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Mulberry tree in Dinoša that spouts water following heavy rainfall.
File:Gilwell Oak (5948293396).jpg Gilwell Oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Gilwell Park, Epping Forest, Essex, United Kingdom
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circa 500 Oak tree associated with the early history of the Scout Association
File:Oak Ivenack 08 2015.JPG Ivenack Oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany 800 citation CitationClass=web

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File:Bajkusheva mura1.jpg 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.
File:Stelmužė oak.jpg Stelmužė Oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Stelmužė, Zarasai district, Lithuania
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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.
File:Castagno dei Cento Cavalli.jpg Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) Sant'Alfio, the eastern slope of Mount Etna, Sicily
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2000–4000 Probably the world's oldest and largest chestnut.
File:Bialbero di Casorzo.jpg Bialbero de Casorzo (Grana Double Tree) Outer: Mulberry

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File:Olive tree of Vouves.jpg The Olive tree of Vouves Olive tree (Olea europaea) Ano Vouves, Kolymvari, Crete, Greece
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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.
File:Hungry tree, Dublin.jpg The Hungry Tree London plane (Platanus × hispanica). 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.
File:Quercus robur at Flower Square, Belgrade.jpg Flower Square oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Belgrade, Serbia ~200 Around two centuries old, the last remaining of the forest that covered the area.
File:The Oak At The Gate Of The Dead.jpg 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
File:Midland Oak.jpg Midland Oak Oak Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England
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File:NajevskaLipa1.JPG 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.
File:Tamme-Lauri Tamm suvel.jpg Tamme-Lauri oak Oak Urvaste Parish, Võru County, Estonia

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690 Thickest and oldest tree in Estonia.
File:Orissaare staadioni tamm.JPG Orissaare Stadium oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Orissaare, Saare County, Estonia
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Grows in the middle of Orissaare stadium. European Tree of the Year 2015
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File:2018 winner ¨Whistler Cork Oak¨, Portugal.jpg Sobreiro Monumental Cork oak (Quercus suber) Águas de Moura, Portugal
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File:The Suffragette Oak (geograph 6240478).jpg The Suffrage Oak Hungarian Oak (Quercus frainetto) Glasgow, Scotland Template:Age<ref name="suffrage">Template:Cite news</ref> Oak tree planted by Scottish suffragist groups to mark the beginning of the right to vote for some women.<ref name="suffrage" />

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Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
Merlin's Oak Oak Carmarthen, Wales
File:Annefranktree edit1.jpg Anne Frank Tree Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) City center of Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The tree was destroyed in a gale in the late summer of 2010.
File:Glastonbury Thorn.jpg Glastonbury Thorn Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea.
Donar'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.
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.
File:Takovski grm 01.jpg Template:Ill Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Takovo, Serbia Tree under which Miloš Obrenović started the Second Serbian Uprising.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Pine of Tsar Dušan Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) Uroševac, Serbia Template:Age Planted in 1336 by Tsar Dušan, destroyed by Albanian extremists in 1999.Template:Citation needed
File:Pi de les Tres Branques 1905.jpg Pi de les Tres Branques Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) Catalonia, Spain Regarded as symbolising the unity of the Catalan countries.
File:Topola užasa Gradina.JPG Poplar of Horror Poplar Gradina Donja, Bosnia and Herzegovina Used for mass executions of inmates of the Jasenovac concentration camp.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Buttington Oak Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) Buttington, Powys, Wales Said to have been planted to commemorate the Battle of Buttington in 893. Fell in February 2018.
File:Robin hoods larder 1880.jpg Robin Hood's Larder Oak Sherwood Forest Reputed to have been used by Robin Hood to store food. It was badly burnt by fire in the late 19th century and again in 1913. It finally fell in a gale in 1961 and no trace of it remains.
File:2018-06-07 Sycamore Gap Tree (Acer pseudoplatanus), next to Hadrian’s Wall UK.jpg Sycamore Gap Tree Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Northumberland, England Circa 150 Standing next to Hadrian's Wall in a dramatic dip in the landscape, it was a popular photographic subject and featured in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. It was illegally felled on 28 September 2023 in what Northumbria Police described as "an act of vandalism".
File:Medieval steps and ancient oak, Caton (geograph 1927727).jpg Caton Oak Oak Caton, England Reputed to have been a sacred tree for druids, the tree declined during the 20th century, so an acorn from it was planted in 2007 to grow a replacement. The original tree fell on 20 June 2016.
File:The Happy Man Tree, Hackney, London, England (August 2020).png The Happy Man Tree London Plane (Platanus × hispanica) Hackney, London, England
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File:Sequoiadesdeabajo.jpg Sequoia of Vitoria-Gasteiz Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
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North AmericaEdit

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Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
100 gecs Tree Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) Des Plaines, USA
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File:ArbordeTuleOaxaca MX.jpg Árbol del Tule Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) Santa María del Tule, Mexico
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1,433–1,600 years (est) The stoutest tree in the world, with a circumference of Template:Convert and a diameter of Template:Convert. In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
Allen Russell Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Balch Park, USA The 33rd largest tree worldwide, named in dedication to park ranger Allen I. Russell.
File:Angel Oak Tree in SC.jpg Angel Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Johns Island, USA
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File:Bennett Juniper south side.jpg Bennett Juniper Grand juniper (Juniperus grandis) Stanislaus National Forest, USA
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2,000–6,000 (est.) The largest known juniper in the United States.
File:Bicentennial Oak.png Bicentennial Oak Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) Vanderbilt University, USA 250–300 One of the largest trees on the Vanderbilt campus, and the only one known to predate the university and the Revolutionary War. Died and fell in 2022.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:The Big Oak.jpg The Big Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Thomasville, USA
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One of the oldest live oak trees east of the Mississippi River.
Central Guanacaste Guanacaste tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) Guanacaste National Park, Belize The focal point of Guanacaste National Park
File:Big tree.jpg The Big Tree – Goose Island Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Rockport, USA
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Located in Goose Island State Park.
File:Boyington Oak in Mobile.jpg Boyington Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Mobile, USA
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Template:Age 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:Buttonball Sycamore - sycamore tree in Sunderland, Massachusetts, May 2012.jpg Buttonball Tree American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Sunderland, USA
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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 Template:Convert; height Template:Convert; average spread Template:Convert.
File:Candler Oak Tree.jpg Candler Oak Tree Oak Savannah, USA
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~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.
File:CarRedwoodLeggett01-05.jpg Chandelier Tree Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Leggett, USA ~2,000 A coast redwood with a passage for cars cut through. It is Template:Convert high and Template:Convert ft. in diameter. The name "Chandelier Tree" comes from its unique limbs that resemble a chandelier.
File:Twolegtree.jpg Circus Trees Various Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy, USA A group of trees shaped into artistic forms by arborist Axel Erlandson.
File:Sugar Maple-Acer saccharum-Comfort Maple Conservation Area-Town of Pelham-Ontario-OHAR5725-20221023 (2).jpg Comfort Maple Sugar maple (Acer saccharum) Pelham, Canada 500 A Template:Convert tall, approximately 500-year-old sugar maple.
File:Council Oak Tree Site on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation 04.JPG Council Oak Tree Oak Hollywood, USA A historic oak tree on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
File:Creek Council Tree Site.jpg Creek Council Oak Tree White oak Tulsa, USA 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.
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File:Davie Poplar.jpg Davie Poplar Tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) Chapel Hill, USA 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.
File:The Devil's Tree.jpg Devil's Tree Oak Bernards Township, USA 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.
File:Dewey Oak Tree - White Oak, Granby, CT - October 17, 2010.jpg Dewey Oak White oak (Quercus alba) Granby, USA 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 Template:Cvt height Template:Cvt average spread Template:Cvt.
File:Doerner Fir (14540554539).jpg Doerner Fir Coast Douglas-fir Coos County. Oregon, USA 350–400 One of tallest non-redwoods. 325.8 feet tall.
File:Duffie Oak in Mobile Alabama.jpg Duffie Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Mobile, USA 300 It is estimated to be at least 300 years old and has a circumference of Template:Convert, a height of Template:Convert and a spread of Template:Convert. Scholars consider it to be the oldest living landmark in the city.<ref name="alforestry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Emancipation Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Hampton On the campus of Hampton University, it is Template:Convert 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 SocietyTemplate:Cn and is part of the National Historic Landmark district of Hampton University.
File:Endicott pear.jpeg Endicott Pear Tree European pear (Pyrus communis) Danvers, USA
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File:FriendshipOak3 2011.jpg Friendship Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Long Beach, USA
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File:General Grant Tree in Kings Canyon National Park.jpg General Grant Tree Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Kings Canyon National Park, USA The "Nation's Christmas Tree" of the United States.
File:General Sherman tree looking up.jpg General Sherman Tree Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Sequoia National Park, USA 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.
Gloomy Night Tree (Template:Interlanguage link) Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum) Tacuba, Mexico An old tree where Hernán Cortés allegedly mourned after being expelled from Tenochtitlan before taking the city by force.
File:Goshin, 2007.jpg Goshin Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis) Washington, D.C., USA ~65 A bonsai forest planting of eleven junipers donated to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, displayed since at the United States National Arboretum.
File:Grayson Elm, Amherst, Massachusetts - August 6, 2017.jpg Grayson Elm American elm (Ulmus americana) Amherst, USA 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:Phillips Academy Elm Tree, Andover, MA - May 2020.jpg Great Elm at Phillips Academy American elm (Ulmus americana) Andover, USA 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Tree measurements as of November 2019: circumference of 21 feet; spread over 100 feet; height estimated at 65 feet.
Great Tree, also known as The Unity Tree and the Grandmother Tree. Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) Isis Oasis Sanctuary, Geyserville, USA 470 (+/- 125) Large anomalous multi-trunked Douglas Fir, aged by naturalist Luther Burbank as being 350–450 years old in 1905. Official Sonoma County Heritage Tree #51. On the grounds of Isis Oasis Sanctuary in Geyserville, California, previously the site of the Baháʼí Summer School. Known to be used as a source of resin for waterproofing local Pomo baskets. Highway 101 was rerouted around Geyserville due to the presence of the tree.<ref>https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=HTES19771020.2.9</ref>
File:070129-SWR009.jpg Hangman's Elm English elm (Ulmus minor 'Atinia') Manhattan, USA ~310 The oldest known tree in Manhattan. Located in Washington Square Park, it stands Template:Convert tall and has a diameter of Template:Convert.

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File:Hare Krishna Tree.jpg Hare Krishna Tree American elm (Ulmus americana) East Village, Manhattan, USA The founding site of the Hare Krishna movement in the United States.
File:Harris Creek Sitka Spruce Tree.jpg Harris Creek Sitka Spruce Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) Port Renfrew, B.C., Canada
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Hyperion Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Redwood National Park, USA The tallest living tree in the world, measured 115.5 m tall when found in 2006. It reached Template:Convert in 2019.<ref name=Ghose>Template:Cite news</ref> The second and third tallest trees, both coastal redwoods, were also found in Redwood National Park in 2006, and named Helios (Template:Convert) and Icarus (Template:Convert).<ref name=Ghose/>
File:I17 mystery treejpg.jpg I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree One-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma) Yavapai County, USA A tree in the median of Interstate 17 annually decorated for Christmas.
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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.
File:Iluvatar redwood 400.jpg Iluvatar Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, USA The third largest known coast redwood.
File:Jardine Juniper.jpg Jardine Juniper Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) Logan Canyon, Cache National Forest, USA ~1500 Notable for its age, it was named after USAC alumnus and former US Secretary of Agriculture William Marion Jardine.
File:Keeler Oak Tree - distance photo, May 2013.jpg Keeler Oak White oak (Quercus alba) Mansfield Township, USA ~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."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Irvington, USA 300–500 Landmark in the historic district of Irvington, and one of the oldest trees in the city of Indianapolis.
Le Chêne à Papineau Northern red oak (Quercus rubra) Montebello, Canada Estimated 300 years old and 20 m tall, it is one of the oldest known trees in Quebec.
File:Linden Oak 1.jpg Linden Oak White oak (Quercus alba) North Bethesda, USA ~300 A large tree with a height of Template:Convert and a crown spread of Template:Convert as measured in February 2008 by the Maryland Big Tree Program. Template:Coord
File:Lone cypress tree Monterey CA photo D Ramey Logan.jpg Lone Cypress Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) Pebble Beach, USA ~250 A dramatically situated tree, a western icon, and considered one of the most photographed trees in North America. Template:Coord
File:Lost Monarch 560.jpg Lost Monarch Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, USA The world's fifth largest coast redwood in terms of wood volume with a Template:Convert diameter at breast height (with multiple stems included), and Template:Convert in height.
Luna Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Humboldt County, USA
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File:Magnolia Tree Center Bk jeh.JPG Brooklyn Magnolia Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Brooklyn, USA ~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.
File:Methuselah Tree.jpg Methuselah Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo County, USA 4,700 A candidate for the oldest known living organism (approximately 4,700 years).
File:MoonTreeArk.jpg Moon trees Various Grown from seeds taken into orbit around the Moon.
File:Oak of the Golden Dream, Placerita Canyon State Park.jpg Oak of the Golden Dream Live oak Santa Clarita, USA ~180 citation CitationClass=web

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Old Redwood Highway Palm Trees Windsor, USA
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File:Palm tree expo park coliseum peristyle.jpg Oldest palm tree in Los Angeles Californian fan palm (Washingtonia filifera) Los Angeles, USA
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File:El Palo Alto Tree August 2004.jpg El Palo Alto Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Palo Alto, USA 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 Template:Convert since its height was measured at Template:Convert in 1814. Since 1975, the unofficial mascot of Stanford University.
File:FallPando02.jpg Pando Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) Fishlake National Forest <14,000<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> 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.
Pechanga Great Oak Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) Temecula, USA 1500–2000 Oldest oak tree in the United States, possibly in the world.
File:Christ said to police there was no second World War.jpg Perryville Tree engravings Various Perryville, USA Trees carved by mentally ill veterans.
File:Peter Lebeck tree.jpg Peter Lebeck Oak Valley oak (Quercus lobata) Fort Tejon, USA 185+ An oak in which a grave marker was carved for an early Californian trapper, Peter Lebeck, killed by a grizzly bear in 1837 and buried underneath the tree.
File:Pinchot Sycamore - sycamore tree in Simsbury, Connecticut, May 2015.jpg Pinchot Sycamore American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Simsbury, USA 300–400+ The largest tree in Connecticut, an ancient sycamore named for Gifford Pinchot. This tree's measurements are: circumference Template:Convert; height Template:Convert; average spread Template:Convert.
File:The Queens Giant in 2013.jpg Queens Giant Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) Northeast Queens, USA 350–450 The tree measures Template:Convert tall and is 350–450 years old. It is the oldest living organism in the New York metropolitan area.
File:Sacred Oak, Pennsylvania (May 2014).jpg Sacred Oak Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) Oley Valley, USA 500 Claimed to be more than 500 years old, this oak tree earned its name through Native American legend. Its measurements are: circumference Template:Convert; height Template:Convert; average spread Template:Convert.
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Believed to be the largest Ficus macrophylla in the United States. An Australian seaman gifted the seed to a local girl in 1876. The tree was officially designated as a historic landmark in 1970.
File:Seven-Sisters-Oak.jpg Seven Sisters Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Mandeville, USA 1,500 Believed to be nearly 1,500 years old. The tree has a girth of over Template:Convert and is the president of the Live Oak Society.
Stratosphere Giant Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) Humboldt Redwoods State Park, USA 112.8 m tall, the tallest known tree in the world until displaced by Hyperion.
File:The Survivor Tree at the Oklahoma City National Memorial.jpg Survivor Tree American elm (Ulmus americana) Oklahoma City, USA 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.
File:The Survivor Tree of the World Trade Center.jpg Survivor Tree Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) Manhattan, USA Survived the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 and was incorporated into the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
File:Treaty Oak.JPG Treaty Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Jacksonville, USA 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.
File:Treaty oak austin 2015.jpg Treaty Oak Plateau live oak (Quercus fusiformis) Austin, USA 500 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.
Treaty Tree Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) Nisqually Reservation, USA Marks the location of the Treaty of Medicine Creek between the United States and most Pacific Northwest Native American tribes.
Tree of Life Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) New Orleans, USA ~285 Popular landmark at Audubon Park
File:Treethatownsitself.jpg The Tree That Owns Itself White oak (Quercus alba) Athens, USA Template:Age nts According to local folklore, it owns itself and all land within Template:Convert of its base.
The Tree That Owns Itself Post oak (Quercus stellata) Eufaula, USA Legally given ownership of itself and its land in 1936 by the mayor of Eufaula.
File:UConn West Hartford Oak - June 2020.jpg UConn West Hartford Oak White oak (Quercus alba) West Hartford, USA 250–300 Connecticut co-champion white oak tree.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Measurements as of 2020: circumference Template:Cvt; height Template:Cvt; spread Template:Cvt.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:WashingtonOak.JPG Washington Oak White oak Princeton, USA Overlooks the Princeton Battlefield State Park; located where British and American forces first saw each other, igniting the Battle of Princeton in 1777.
File:Washington Sequoia Tree in Sequoia National Park (distance) July 2023.jpg Washington tree Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Sequoia National Park, USA
File:Witch Tree, Grand Portage, Minnesota.jpg Witch Tree Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) Grand Portage, USA ~300 Also called Manido Giizhigance, or Little Cedar Spirit Tree by the Ojibwe Native American 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 tribe, and mentioned by French explorers in 1731.
File:World's largest rose bush.jpg World's Largest Rosebush Rosa banksiae Tombstone, USA Template:Age nts Guinness record "largest rosebush" of Template:Convert area, with a Template:Convert circumference trunk.

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Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Balch Park Hollow Log.jpg Hollow Log (Balch Park) Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) Balch Park, Tulare County, California US
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Beaman Oak White oak Lancaster, 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 OakTemplate: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.
File:Stump of Balmville Tree, August 2015.jpg 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.
File:Black Hawk Tree.jpg 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.
File:BurmisTree.JPG 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.
File:Buttonwood.png 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.
File:The Charter Oak Charles De Wolf Brownell 1857.jpeg Charter Oak White oak Connecticut, US Template:Coord 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.
File:Workmen-Felling-the-First-Mammoth-Tree-1853.jpg Discovery Tree Sequoiadendron giganteum Calaveras Grove, California
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File:Door Tree 1898.png Door Tree Quercus alba Hamden, Connecticut
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Eagle Tree California sycamore (Platanus racemosa) Compton, California, US 285–350 Was the natural boundary marker for Rancho San Pedro. Fell in 2022 after disease, vandalism, and government neglect.
File:Eisenhower Tree 2011 (cropped).jpg 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.
File:Encino Oak Tree.jpg Encino Oak Tree Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) Los Angeles, California, US 1,000 A 1,000-year-old tree in the Encino district 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 7 February 1998, due to strong winds from an El Niño storm.
File:Big tree felled in Fresno Grove (78 ft. circum.), Fresno Co., by Soule, John P., 1827-1904.jpg Forest King Sequoiadendron giganteum Nelder Grove, US The Forest King, a giant sequoia exhibition tree, toured the United States after it was felled in Nelder Grove. In 1870, P.T. Barnum bought the tree for his New York attractions.
File:General-Noble-a-giant-sequoia-tree-in-Converse-Basin-Grove-holdinghands-1892.jpg General Noble Tree Converse Basin Grove, US In 1892, the General Noble Tree, once the largest giant sequoia ever cut down, was felled for display at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.<ref>See McGraw, Donald J., "The Tree That Crossed A Continent", California History, Volume LXI, Number 2 (Summer 1982).</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="autogenerated1987">See Flint, Wendell D., "To Find The Biggest Tree", Sequoia Natural History Association (1987).</ref><ref name="McDougall">Template:Cite book</ref>
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.
File:'Herbie', Yarmouth, Maine.jpg 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 due 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.
File:Hooker Oak.png 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.
File:Kiidk'yaas in 1984.jpg 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.
File:Houghton AC8 Sn612 825h - Liberty Tree.jpg 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.
File:Bloomington Il Lincoln Oak Memorial2.JPG 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 Template:Convert and a crown spread of Template:Convert. Weakened by Dutch elm disease, the tree died from storm damage in 1964.
File:Mark-twain-tree-2.jpg Mark Twain Tree Sequoiadendron giganteum Converse Basin Grove, US The Mark Twain Tree was cut down as an exhibition tree and displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and the Natural History Museum in London. Its remains, known as the Mark Twain Stump, are preserved in Kings Canyon National Park.
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.
File:1. The Mother of the Forest.jpg Mother of the Forest Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) In 1854, workers stripped 60 tons of bark from the tree to display at exhibitions in New York and London.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The bark was shipped around Cape Horn to the New York Crystal Palace, where the bark shell was reassembled and first showcased. Later, it was transported to London and featured in The Crystal Palace under the title "The Mammoth Tree from California."<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Without its protective bark, the tree died soon after, and what remained was destroyed in a 1908 fire.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
File:2020 National Christmas Tree Lighting (2274716e-44a5-4680-9b53-854791d496b2).jpg National Christmas Tree Blue spruce (Picea pungens) President's Park in Washington, D.C., US It was Template:Convert tall when it was transplanted from York, Pennsylvania, in 1978. It was felled by a windstorm on 19 February 2011.
File:Basking Ridge Oak - white oak tree in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, May 2013 01.jpg Old Oak Tree White oak Churchyard of Presbyterian Church in Basking Ridge, Basking Ridge, NJ 600 Nearly Template:Convert tall with a spread of more than Template:Convert and Template:Convert 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
File:CalaverasTreeTunnel1.jpg 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.
File:Prometheus tree2.jpg 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.
File:The "Senator" bald cypress tree.jpg Senator Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) Big Tree Park, Longwood, Florida, US ~3,500 Was the oldest bald cypress tree in the world. It was Template:Convert 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
File:Trout Lake Big Tree 01.JPG Trout Lake Big Tree Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) Mount Adams (Washington), US Template:Coord At Template:Convert tall and a diameter of Template:Convert, it is one of the largest known ponderosa pine trees in the world.
File:Vizcaíno-Serra Oak after 1905, Cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo in Monterey.jpg 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.
File:Wawona tree1.jpg 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.
File:Salem Oak - white oak tree in Salem, New Jersey, November 2012.jpg Salem Oak White oak (Quercus alba) Salem Friends Burial Grounds in Salem, New Jersey, US 500–600 Template:Convert circumference. Was estimated between 500 and 600 years old. This tree did not sustain any damage from the Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Webster Sycamore American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) Near Webster Springs in Webster County, West Virginia, US approx. 500 The largest American sycamore in the US state of West Virginia until its felling in 2010.
File:Wye Oak.jpg 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.Template:Citation needed
File:'Henry Clay Tree' (cropped).jpg Henry Clay Oak White oak Raleigh, North Carolina, US approx. 200 Associated with William Polk, Alexander B. Andrews, and especially Henry Clay

PetrifiedEdit

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File:Callixylon Tree.jpg Callixylon tree Archaeopteris Ada, Oklahoma, US 250,000,000 citation CitationClass=web

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File:PetrifiedWoodGPFSP.jpg Ginkgo Petrified Forest Various Washington, US
File:Petrified Forest - Stierch D.jpg Petrified Forest Various Sonoma County, California, US On the List of California Historical Landmarks.
File:Jasper Forest at Petrified Forest NP in AZ 12.jpg Petrified Forest National Park Various Arizona, US
File:Petrified Forest.jpg Mississippi Petrified Forest Various Near Flora, Mississippi, US 36 million years old This 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.

Christmas treesEdit

South AmericaEdit

LivingEdit

Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Maior cajueiro do mundo 1.jpg Cashew of Pirangi Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) Template:Coord Major tourist attraction in Natal, Brazil. Believed to be the biggest cashew in the world.
Cashew of A Praia Cashew (Anacardium occidentale) Cajueiro da Praia
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While it has been on the list of oldest trees, this Alerce tree (Fitzroya cupressoides) is now rivalling others to be possibly the oldest tree in the world.<ref name=Guardian-20220526>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=IT-20220527>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=OC-20220530>Template:Cite news</ref>

HistoricalEdit

Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
Arbol de Guacari Samanea saman Guacarí, Colombia Famous tree engraved in the $500 coin

PetrifiedEdit

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File:Cerros Madre e Hija.jpg Bosques Petrificados de Jaramillo National Park Various Deseado Department, Argentina 150 million years ago The vegetation in the park is mostly low spiny shrubs adapted for living in arid environments.
File:Parque paleobotânico de Mata..JPG Palaeobotanical Garden in Mata Various Mata, Brazil 200,000,000 Fossil natural reserve with an area of 36,000 m2.
Petrified Forest Florentino Ameghino Lauraceae and Fagaceae forest. Between Gaiman and Mártires Department 60 million years old citation CitationClass=web

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Pichasca Natural Monument Various Río Hurtado, Chile 70 million years ago
File:Puyango fossil tree.jpg Puyango Petrified Forest Various Puyango River, Ecuador 60.000.000-500.000.000 The main attraction of the Petrified Forest of Puyango are the petrified trees of the Araucarioxylon genus.
File:Petrified-wood-2.jpg Sarmiento Petrified Forest Primitive conifers and palm trees Sarmiento, Chubut, Argentina 65,000,000 citation CitationClass=web

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Teresina Fossil Forest Various Teresina, Brazil 270.000.000-280.000.000 Petrified forest from the Permian period located on the banks of the Poti River, in the urban area of Teresina (Piauí, Brazil).

OceaniaEdit

LivingEdit

Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:The Banyan tree view.jpg Lahaina Banyan Tree Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) Lahaina, Hawaii
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Planted in the 1860s, it covers an entire city block in the waterfront in Lahaina. Severely damaged in the 2023 Hawaii wildfires.
File:Cazneaux Tree.JPG Cazneaux Tree River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) Near Wilpena Pound, South Australia
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File:Looking up the Bicentennial Tree.jpg Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) Near Pemberton, Western Australia
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Forest fire lookout tree with accessible platform.
File:Diamond Tree - Flickr - GregTheBusker.jpg Diamond Tree Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) 10 km from Manjimup, Western Australia Forest fire lookout tree with accessible wooden platform (52 m high).
File:Burke and Wills dig tree 2.JPG Dig Tree Cooper Creek, Queensland, Australia Used as a marker by members of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition.
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File:ClimbingTheGloucesterTree 2005 SeanMcClean.jpg Gloucester Tree Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) Gloucester National Park Pemberton, Western Australia Western Australia's most famous karri tree, with accessible aluminium platform, at Template:Cvt high.
Most remote tree in the world Sitka spruce
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Old Boab Tree Boab tree (Adansonia gregorii) Darwin City, Northern Territory National Trust of Australia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:Old jarrah tree gnangarra.JPG 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.Template:Citation needed
File:CurtainFig.jpg Curtain Fig Tree Strangler fig East Barron near Yungaburra, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia One of the largest trees in North Queensland. The roots dangle 15 metres to the ground to create a curtain-like effect.
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Strangler fig Danbulla, Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia 500 "A gigantic 500 year old strangler tree", like the Curtain Fig Tree. Another massive Ficus virens in the Danbulla Forest (Template:Coord)
File:00 29 0496 Waipoua Forest NZ - Kauri Baum Tane Mahuta.jpg 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.
File:'Father of the Forest' Te Matua Ngahere.jpg Te Matua Ngahere ('Father of the Forest') Kauri Northland Region, New Zealand.
File:Blandoaktree.jpg Bland Oak Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) Sydney, Australia Template:Age nts<ref name="mobbaymag" /> 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.<ref name="mobbaymag">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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File:A213, Derby, Western Australia, Prison Boab tree, 2007.JPG 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.
File:Wyndham Prison Boab.jpg Boab Prison Tree, Wyndham Boab (Adansonia gregorii) Wyndham, Western Australia Also used as a prison.
File:Centurion tree 99.82.jpg 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.<ref>Abbott, Sarah, Photographing 'world's biggest blue gum' to shine light on 500yo giant in logging coupe ABC News, 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.</ref>
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.
File:ThatWanakaTree at Sunrise.jpg That Wānaka 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"
File:Kidman's Tree of Knowledge (2005).jpg Kidman's Tree of Knowledge Eucalyptus coolibah Glengyle Station in Bedourie, Queensland, Australia Associated with Sidney Kidman who once camped under the tree and planned the expansion of his pastoral empire.

HistoricalEdit

Image Name Species Location Age (years) Notes
File:Tasmania logging 08 Mighty tree.jpg El Grande Mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans) Derwent valley, Australia ~350 A mountain ash once regarded as Australia's largest tree by volume, killed by a forestry burnoff in 2003.
File:Tree of knowledge 1.jpg The Tree of Knowledge Ghost gum (Corymbia aparrerinja) Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia 200 A tree 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.
File:One Tree Hill Auckland in the 1990s.jpg One Tree Hill pine Radiata pine (Pinus radiata) Maungakiekie, New Zealand A radiata pine which stood alone until 2000 atop Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill, an extinct volcanic cone in Auckland, New Zealand.
File:OldGumTreeGlenelg2.jpg The Old Gum Tree River red pine (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) Glenelg North, Australia A tree where the proclamation of the establishment of Government of the province of South Australia was read in 1836.
File:Blaxland's Tree, Katoomba.jpg The Explorers Tree Blue Mountains ash (Eucalyptus oreades) Katoomba, Australia Marked by the explorers who crossed the Blue Mountains (New South Wales) in 1813.
File:Lilac Flowers of Doom!.jpg Jacaranda of University of Sydney Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia) University of Sydney Quadrangle, Australia 77–85 citation CitationClass=web

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File:Separation Tree.jpg The Separation Tree River red gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis) Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Australia 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.<ref name=rbgv>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Directions Tree Yellow bow (Eucalyptus melliodora) Victoria (state), Australia 350 A sacred tree in the Birthing Woods, carrying profound cultural importance to the Djab Wurrung people, in Victoria, Australia was bulldozed in 2020<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> to make way for a highway despite the efforts of many trying to protect it.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation CitationClass=web

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Mythological and religious treesEdit

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