List of national trees

This is a list of countries that have officially designated one or more trees as their national trees. Most species in the list are officially designated. Some species hold only an "unofficial" status. Additionally, the list includes trees that were once official but are no longer, as well as trees recognized as national symbols or for other symbolic roles.

National trees

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• P
• Q
• S
• T
• U
• V
• Z

Country	Common name	Scientific name	Picture	Source
Afghanistan	Apricot (unofficial)	Morus nigra		[1]
Albania	Olive	Olea europaea		[2]
Antigua and Barbuda	Whitewood	Bucida buceras		[3] [4]
Angola	Baobab	Adansonia digitata		[5] [6]
Argentina	Ceibo	Erythrina crista-galli		[7] [8]
	Red quebracho	Schinopsis balansae		[7] [8]
Australia	Golden wattle	Acacia pycnantha		[9]
Bahamas	Lignum Vitae	Guaiacum sanctum		[10] [11] [12]
Bangladesh	Mango tree (Aam Gaachh)	Mangifera indica		[13]
Belarus	Oak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial)	Quercus , Quercus robur		[14]
Belize	Honduras mahogany	Swietenia macrophylla		[15]
Bhutan	Bhutan cypress	Cupressus cashmeriana		[16]
Brazil	Brazilwood	Paubrasilia echinata		[17]
Cambodia	Palmyra palm	Borassus flabellifer		[18] [19]
Canada	Maple	Acer		[20] [21]
Chile	Araucaria	Araucaria araucana		[22] [23]
Colombia	Quindio wax palm	Ceroxylon quindiuense		[24] [25]
Costa Rica	Guanacaste	Enterolobium cyclocarpum		[26]
Croatia	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur		[27]
Cuba	Cuban royal palm	Roystonea regia		[28]
Cyprus	Golden oak	Quercus alnifolia		[29] [30]
Czech Republic	Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden	Tilia cordata		[31]
Denmark	European beech	Fagus sylvatica		[32]
	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur		[32]
Dominican Republic	West Indian mahogany	Swietenia mahagoni		[33]
Ecuador	Cinchona pubescens	Cinchona pubescens		[34]
El Salvador	Maquilishuat	Tabebuia rosea		[35] [36]
Estonia	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur
Finland	Silver birch	Betula pendula		[37]
Germany	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur
Greece	Olive	Olea europaea
Guatemala	Ceiba	Ceiba pentandra
Haiti	Royal palm	Roystonea		[38] [39] [40]
Hungary	Elm (unofficial)	Ulmus		[41]
India	Indian banyan	Ficus benghalensis		[42]
Indonesia	Teak	Tectona
Ireland	Sessile oak	Quercus petraea		[43]
Iran	Mediterranean cypress	Cupressus sempervirens
Israel	Olive	Olea europaea
Italy	Strawberry tree (unofficial)	Arbutus unedo		[44]
Jamaica	Blue mahoe	Hibiscus elatus		[45]
Japan	Japanese cherry blossom	Prunus serrulata
Laos	Frangipani	Plumeria
Latvia	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur
	Linden	Tilia cordata		[46]
Lebanon	Lebanon cedar	Cedrus libani
Lithuania	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur		[47]
Macedonia	Macedonian pine (unofficial)	Pinus peuce		[48]
Madagascar	Baobab	Adansonia
Malaysia	Borneo/Malacca teak, Merbau	Intsia palembanica		[49]
Maldives	Coconut palm	Cocos nucifera
Malta	Għargħar	Tetraclinis articulata
Mexico	Ahuehuete	Taxodium mucronatum		[50]
Moldova	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur
Nepal	Rhododendron	Rhododendron		[16]
New Zealand	Silver fern	Cyathea dealbata
Nicaragua	Lemonwood	Calycophyllum candidissimum		[51]
North Korea	Pine	Pinus		[52]
Pakistan	Deodar	Cedrus deodara		[53]
Palestine	Olive	Olea europaea
Panama	Panama tree	Sterculia apetala
Paraguay	Lapacho	Handroanthus (whole genus) [54]
Peru	Cinchona officinalis	Cinchona		[55]
Philippines	Narra	Pterocarpus indicus
Poland	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur		[14]
Portugal	Cork oak	Quercus suber		[56]
Qatar	Christ's thorn jujube	Ziziphus spina-christi		[57]
Romania	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur		[58]
Russia	Siberian larch	Larix sibirica		[59] [60]
Saudi Arabia	Phoenix palm	Phoenix dactylifera
Senegal	Baobab	Adansonia digitata
Serbia	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur
	Serbian spruce	Picea omorika
Slovakia	Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden	Tilia cordata		[31]
Slovenia	Tilia (Linden)	Tilia
Spain	Ballota oak	Quercus rotundifolia		[ citation needed ]
South Africa	Real yellowwood	Podocarpus latifolius		[61]
South Korea	Rose of Sharon, Korean red pine	Hibiscus syriacus , Pinus densiflora
Sri Lanka	Sri Lankan ironwood	Mesua nagassarium
Sweden	Ornäs birch	Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'
Tanzania	African blackwood	Dalbergia melanoxylon
Thailand	Ratchaphruek	Cassia fistula
Ukraine	Viburnum, Willow	Viburnum, Salix		[62]
United Arab Emirates	Ghaf tree	Prosopis cineraria
United Kingdom	Oak, Pedunculate oak	Quercus , Quercus robur
United States	Oak	Quercus		[63]
Uruguay	Ceibo	Erythrina crista-galli		[64] [65] [66]
Venezuela	Araguaney	Tabebuia chrysantha
Yemen	Dragon blood tree	Dracaena cinnabari		[31]

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• P
• Q
• S
• T
• U
• V
• Z

See also

• National emblem
• Floral emblem
• List of U.S. State and territory trees

References

1. The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes] By James B. Minahan, p.5 (2010)
2. Minahan, James (23 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 302. ISBN   9780313344978.
3. "Our National Symbols". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
4. Kras, Sara Louise (1 January 2008). Antigua and Barbuda . Marshall Cavendish. p.  14. ISBN   9780761425700.
5. "Culture". angola.org. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
6. "National Symbols". angolaembassy.org.rs. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
7. "Datos generales de Argentina". Folkloredelnorte.com.ar. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
8. "Declárase "Arbol Forestal Nacional" al (Schinopsis Balansea Engl) "Quebracho colorado chaqueño"" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación. 21 August 1956. Archived from the original on 10 March 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
9. "Floral emblems of Australia, Golden Wattle". anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
10. "National Symbols of the Bahamas". Bahamas Facts and Figures. TheBahamasGuide. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
11. Baker, Christopher P. (1 January 2001). Bahamas, Turks & Caicos. Lonely Planet. p. 34. ISBN   9781864501995.
12. "The Lignum Vitae - National Tree of The Bahamas - Government - Details". www.bahamas.gov.bs. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
13. "Mango tree, national tree". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
14. Lech, Czech, and Rus#Oaks of Rogalin
15. Sluder, Lan (1 January 2012). Fodor's Belize . Fodor's Travel Publications. p.  32. ISBN   9780307928337.
16. Bawa, Kamal; Kadur, Sandesh (28 September 2012). Himalaya: Mountains of Life. ATREE. p. 46. ISBN   9781615845125.
17. Palo, Matti; Mery, G. (6 December 2012). Sustainable Forestry Challenges for Developing Countries. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 232. ISBN   9789400915886.
18. "Royal Decree on Designation of Animals and Plants as National Symbols of the Kingdom of Cambodia" (PDF). Forestry Administration of Cambodia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
19. Minahan, James (23 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 29. ISBN   9780313344978.
20. "Try One of These 13 Pretty Maple Trees in Your Garden". Archived from the original on 16 December 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
21. Weeks, Sally S.; Weeks, Harmon Patrick; Parker, George R. (1 January 2010). Native Trees of the Midwest: Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use. Purdue University Press. p. 56. ISBN   9781557535726.
22. "The Monkey Puzzle Tree - An Unusual and Endangered Plant". Owlcation. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
23. Jani, Janak (1 January 2009). Chile Footprint Handbook. Footprint Travel Guides. p. 333. ISBN   9781906098780.
24. "10 surprising facts about palm trees" . Retrieved 15 August 2016.
25. Multi-Institutional Distance Learning Course on the Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources. CIAT. 1 January 2007. p. 30. ISBN   9789586940948.
26. "National Symbols". Embassy of Costa Rica in Washington, DC. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
27. "Croatian National Symbols". www.kwintessential.co.uk/. Archived from the original on 9 May 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
28. "Cuban Royal Palm (Roystonea regia), national tree of Cuba". Cuba Naturaleza. Archived from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
29. "Quercus alnifolia - ZipcodeZoo". zipcodezoo.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
30. Goetz, Rolf (18 December 2015). Cyprus South & North: The finest coastal and mountain walks. 50 walks. With GPS tracks. Bergverlag Rother GmbH. p. 16. ISBN   9783763348145.
31. Aberystwyth University campus walks tree directory (PDF). Aberystwyth University sports centre. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
32. "Nationalsymboler fra den danske plante- og dyreverden (Danish Ministry of the Environment)". naturstyrelsen.dk. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
33. "History of the Dominican Republic". Real Estate Las Terrenas. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
34. "ARCOIRIS RESERVE SAN FRANCISCO CLOUD FOREST Podocarpus National Park". Arcoiris Ecologic Foundation. Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
35. Travel, Avalon (2 February 2016). Moon Central America. Avalon Travel. ISBN   9781631214165.
36. "National tree of El Salvador - El Salvador Tips". 5 June 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
37. "Rauduskoivu, Betula pendula - Puut ja pensaat - LuontoPortti". www.luontoportti.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 November 2018.
38. Embassy of the Republic of Haiti: National Symbols ^{[ usurped ]}
39. Laurent, Ganyelar, ed. (26 June 2012). "Combating deforestation in Haiti" . Retrieved 2 May 2015.
40. World Atlas: Haiti symbols
41. "Szinte elpusztíthatatlan a magyarság "nemzeti fája"". 24.hu (in Hungarian). 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
42. "National Tree". Govt. of India Official website. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013.
43. "The oak, our national tree, and the plunders of our natural forests | Magill".
44. "Il corbezzolo simbolo dell'Unità d'Italia. Una specie che resiste agli incendi". Altovastese (in Italian). 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
45. "National Symbols of Jamaica". jis.gov.jm. Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
46. "Latvijas nacionālie simboli". Enciklopēdija.
47. "Symbols of Lithuania". True Lithuania.
48. Minahan, James (23 December 2009). The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 Volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 459. ISBN   9780313344978.
49. "Merbau penuhi ciri Simbolik Malaysia" [Merbau meets the characteristics of Malaysia symbolic] (in Malay). Radio Televisyen Malaysia. 23 August 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2019. The Merbau Tree or its scientific name Intsia Palembanica is also known as Malacca Teak, Borneo Teak and Moluccan Ironwood for loggers.
50. Rodd, Tony; Jennifer Stackhouse (2008). Trees: A Visual Guide. University of California Press. p. 172. ISBN   978-0-520-25650-7.
51. "El Madroño, Arbol Nacional". Nicaragua Educa. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
52. "North Korea Newsletter 360 (April 30, 2015)". Yonhap News Agency. 30 April 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
53. "Information of Pakistan". infopak.gov.pk. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
54. "Ley N.° 4631.- Que declara árbol nacional al lapacho (tajy hu)". Gaceta Oficial de la República del Paraguay. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
55. Deborah Kopka (12 January 2011). Central & South America. Milliken Pub. Co. p. 130. ISBN   978-1429122511 . Retrieved 15 April 2013.
56. Sobreiro já é a Árvore Nacional, Público, 22 December 2011.
57. "The Sidra Tree". UNFCCC.
58. "Nature in Făgăraș Mountains: The oak tree in Romania". romania-insider.com. 8 May 2019.
59. "Почему лиственница – национальное дерево России?" [Why is larch the national tree of Russia?]. Argumenty i Fakty . Government of Moscow. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
60. "Национальное дерево России — не Берёза" [The national tree of Russia - not birch]. turbina.ru. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
61. "National tree". Government of South Africa. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
62. The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes] By James B. Minahan, p.559 (2010)
63. In 2004 the United States Congress passed legislation designating a National Tree for the United States. The oak tree was chosen after a four-month voting process hosted by the Arbor Day Foundation. No specific oak species is selected, thus the genus Quercus must serve as the National Tree.
64. "Ceibo" (in Spanish). Libertad, Uruguay: Colegio San José. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
65. https://www.mna.gub.uy/innovaportal/file/124306/1/patrimonio-botanico---ceibo.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}
66. Uruguay, Todo (7 December 2014). "El ceibo: flor nacional". Todo Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 April 2025.