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.
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.[3]
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.
A historical visual landmark located in Singapore. Thought to be a specimen of Sindora wallichii, with an estimated height of 75 metres (246 feet), it was filled with explosive charges during the Second World War to prevent its use as a ranging aide by the approaching Japanese artillery.
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.
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.
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.[17]
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.
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.
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.
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.[19]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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.
The stoutest tree in the world, with a circumference of 42.0m (137.8ft) and a diameter of 14.05m (46.1ft). In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
It stands 66.5ft (20.3m) tall, is 28ft (8.5m) in circumference, and its shade covers 17,200sqft (1,600m2). Its longest branch is 187ft (57m). The tree and surrounding park have been owned by the neighboring city of Charleston since 1991.
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.[35]
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.[36][37]
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 (7.6m); height 111 feet (34m); average spread 140 feet (43m).
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.
A coast redwood with a passage for cars cut through. It is 276-foot (84m) high and 16-foot (4.9m) ft. in diameter. The name "Chandelier Tree" comes from its unique limbs that resemble a chandelier.
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.
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 20.5ft (6.2m) height 78ft (24m) average spread 129ft (39m).
It is estimated to be at least 300 years old and has a circumference of 30feet 11inches (9.42m), a height of 48 feet (15m) and a spread of 126 feet (38m). Scholars consider it to be the oldest living landmark in the city.[39][40]
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.
A large tree on the Gulf Park campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, 59 feet (18m) tall with a trunk diameter of 5.75 feet (1.75m) and circumference of 19.8 feet (6.0m).
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 (5.2m); height 80 feet (24m).
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.
Great Tree
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)
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 Baha'i 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.
At 4 metres (13ft) 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 20km north-east of Port Renfrew, or 8km past Lizard Lake.[48] Logging in this area was permanently restricted by a 2012 vote.[46]
The tallest living tree in the world, measured 115.5 m tall when found in 2006. It reached 116.07 metres (380.8ft) in 2019.[49] The second and third tallest trees, both coastal redwoods, were also found in Redwood National Park in 2006, and named Helios (114.7 metres (376ft)) and Icarus (113.1 metres (371ft)).[49]
A tree planted by German Americanimmigrants, 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.
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."[51] It is approximately 22.5 feet in circumference at chest height.
The world's fifth largest coast redwood in terms of wood volume with a 26 feet (7.9m) diameter at breast height (with multiple stems included), and 320 feet (98m) in height.
A 200 feet (61m) 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.
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.
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 (15m) since its height was measured at 162.2 feet (49.4m) in 1814. Since 1975, the unofficial mascot of Stanford University.
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.
The largest tree in Connecticut, an ancient sycamore named for Gifford Pinchot. This tree's measurements are: circumference 28 feet (8.5m); height 100 feet (30m); average spread 141 feet (43m).
Claimed to be more than 500 years old, this oak tree earned its name through Native American legend. Its measurements are: circumference 21 feet (6.4m); height 73 feet (22m); average spread 118 feet (36m).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The Discovery Tree was the first giant sequoia felled for exhibition. Displayed in San Francisco and New York City, it was destroyed by fire while en route to Paris. The tree was the first to giant sequoia to be felled by a basal cut, allowing botanists to accurately determine its age by counting its rings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
One of the largest American elm trees recorded at 65-foot-tall (20 m) with a trunk circumference of 24 feet (7.3m) and a crown spread of 180 feet (55m). Weakened by Dutch elm disease, the tree died from storm damage in 1964.
In 1854, workers stripped 60 tons of bark from the tree to display at exhibitions in New York and London.[62] 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."[63] Without its protective bark, the tree died soon after, and what remained was destroyed in a 1908 fire.[64]
Nearly 100 feet (30m) tall with a spread of more than 130 feet (40m) and 20 feet (6.1m) 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.[65]
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.
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.
Was the oldest pond cypress tree in the world. It was 35 meters (115 feet) tall with a trunk diameter of 344cm 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.
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.
22ft (6.7m) circumference. Was estimated between 500 and 600 years old. This tree did not sustain any damage from the Hurricane Sandy in October 2012.[66] Was removed in June 2019 due to complications involving old age.[67]
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.[68][69][70]
Discovered on a farm it was the largest example of a petrified tree when it was discovered in 1913. It is estimated to be about 250,000,000 years old. After a 23-year dispute with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the tree's fragments were displayed on the East Central Oklahoma State University in March 1936.[71]
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.
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.[74][75][76]
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.[80]
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]
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.[86]
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.
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.
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.[89] Following attacks by vandals it died in 2015.
A sacred tree in the Birthing Woods, carrying profound cultural importance to the Djab Wurrung people, in Victoria, Australia was bulldozed in 2020[90] to make way for a highway despite the efforts of many trying to protect it.[91] 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.[92]
Bodhi Tree, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism later known as Gautama Buddha, achieved enlightenment (also called Bodhi).
Bli Bli is a rural town and locality in the Sunshine Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Bli Bli had a population of 10,138 people.
Fig Tree Pocket is a riverside western suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Fig Tree Pocket had a population of 4,345 people.
The Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks are a group of 20 metropolitan parks in and around Columbus, Ohio. They are officially organized into the Columbus and Franklin County Metropolitan Park District. The Metro Parks system was organized in 1945 under Ohio Revised Code Section 1545 as a separate political division of the state of Ohio. The Metro Parks are overseen by a Board of Park Commissioners consisting of three citizens appointed to three-year terms without compensation by the Judge of the Probate Court of Franklin County, Ohio. The Board in turn appoints an Executive Director responsible for operations and management of the parks.
Taigum is a northern suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Taigum had a population of 7,801 people.
A kugel fountain is a water feature or sculpture where a sphere sits in a fitted hollow in a pedestal, and is supported by aquaplaning on a thin film of water. Pressurized water flows between the sphere and socket, creating a mechanical hydrostatic bearing that is nearly frictionless. The sphere can weigh thousands of kilograms, but the efficient bearing allows it to be spun by the force of a hand. The sphere does not float, being denser than water; it is often made from granite. The hydraulics of the fountain can be controlled so that the axis of rotation of the sphere changes continually. Ring sculptures that rotate on an axis are also built.
Comet is a historically-rich rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Comet had a population of 360 people.
Halifax is a town and a coastal locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Halifax had a population of 477 people.
Rosevale is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Rosevale had a population of 212 people.
Amiens is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Amiens had a population of 343 people.
Hillview is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Hillview had a population of 76 people.
The European Tree of the Year is an annual contest held to find the most "loveable" tree in Europe.
Tannymorel is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Tannymorel had a population of 148 people.
Oak Tree Road is a predominantly South Asian shopping, business, and dining district centered on a road designated County Route 604 in Middlesex County, in Central New Jersey. The district, which has been called "Little India," is set amidst a suburban residential area that is home to many South Asian families.
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