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.
Africa
Living
Historical
Asia
Living
Historical
Europe
Living
Historical
North America
Living
Historical
Petrified
Christmas trees
- Anthem Christmas tree, the tallest Christmas tree in the United States, erected annually at the Outlets at Anthem outside Phoenix, Arizona.
- Boston Christmas Tree. Since 1971, given to Boston by the people of Nova Scotia in thanks for their assistance during the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Located in the Boston Common.
- Capitol Christmas Tree, the tree erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
- Chicago Christmas Tree, the annual tree located in Millennium Park in the city of Chicago. Historically, the tree was located in Grant Park and Daley Plaza.
- Grove Christmas Tree, a 100-foot tree that is lit every year at The Grove at Farmer's Market in Los Angeles, California.
- Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a Christmas tree on display every December in Rockefeller Center, New York City.
South America
Living
Historical
Petrified
Oceania
Living
Historical
Mythological and religious trees
- Bodhi Tree, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism later known as Gautama Buddha, achieved enlightenment (also called Bodhi).
- World Tree
- Égig érő fa, the "Tree Reaching into the Sky" of Hungarian folk art and a folk tale type
- Irminsul
- Jievaras, the World tree in Lithuanian mythology.
- Yggdrasil, the World Tree in the Old Norse religion.
- Cutting of the elm, a legendary event concerning a tree at Gisors.
- Cypress of Kashmar, planted by Zoroaster and felled by Caliph Al Mutawakkil.
- Man-eating tree
- Oak of Mamre
- Thor's Oak, a sacred tree to the ancient Germanic tribe of the Chatti.
- Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from Christianity and Judaism.
- Tree of Life, from Christianity and Judaism.
- The Lote Tree
- The Zaqqum Tree
See also
- European Tree of the Year
- Tree of the Year (United Kingdom)
- List of superlative trees
- List of oldest trees
- List of long-living organisms
- List of elm trees
- List of largest giant sequoias
- List of named Eucalyptus trees
- List of banyan trees in India
- List of individual trees in Estonia
- List of Great British Trees
- Great Trees of London
- List of Champion Trees (South Africa)
- Gerichtslinde
- List of hanging trees
- List of tallest trees
- List of tree genera
- Veteran tree
- Bonsai
- Capitol Christmas Tree
- Living Heritage Tree Museum
- National Christmas Tree (United States)
- Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
- Vatican Christmas Tree
References
External links
- Map of this list (in progress)
- World’s first tree reconstructed 385 million-year-old tree
