The following is a partial list of famous trees. The list includes individual trees located throughout the world, as well as trees from myths and trees from fiction. For other uses, see Tree (disambiguation). ...

Real Forests and Individual Trees

Africa

Living

• The Cotton Tree, historic symbol of Freetown, Sierra Leone.
• Post Office Tree in Mossel Bay, South Africa, used by early sailors to leave messages.
• The Wonderboom, a sprawling fig tree in Pretoria, South Africa.

Historical

• Arbre du Ténéré, a very isolated tree in the Sahara region, destroyed in 1973.

The Cotton Tree is a existing symbol to Freetowns history. ... Freetown, population 1,070,200 (2004), is the largest city and capital of Sierra Leone, lying on the Freetown Peninsula on the Atlantic coast. ... Mossel Bay, South Africa (spelt Mosselbaai in Afrikaans) lies along the Indian Ocean, east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of Humansdorp. ... The Wonderboom Nature Reserve is a 1 km² reserve centered on a wild willowleaf fig tree Ficus salicifolia that is more than a thousand years old, found to the north of the Magaliesberg in the city of Tshwane north of central Pretoria, South Africa. ... Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Country South Africa Province Gauteng Established 1855 Area  - City 1,644 km²  (634. ... Photograph of the Tree of Ténéré taken in the 1970s LArbre du Ténéré, known in English as the Tree of Ténéré, was a solitary acacia, of either Acacia raddiana or Acacia tortilus, that was once considered the most isolated tree on Earth — the... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Asia

Living

• The Cedars of God, a small forest of about 400 Lebanon Cedar trees at about 2,300 meters above sea level in the mountains of northern Lebanon. The Cedars of Lebanon are mentioned in the Bible over 70 times and used as symbols of the Messiah, and were prized by historical figures such as Herod, Alexander, and Caesar.
• The Great Banyan in the botanical garden near Kolkata, a clonal colony of Indian Banyan with a crown circumference of over 330m.
• The Sri Maha Bodhi tree, a Sacred Fig propagated from the Bodhi tree, planted in 288 BC at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
• The 450 year-old giant banyan tree at Adyar in Chennai, Tamilnadu, India in the grounds of the Theosophical Society headquarters under which people listened to discourses by luminaries such as J. Krishnamurti, Annie Besant and Maria Montessori.
• Jomon Sugi, a very large, old Sugi on Yakushima island, Japan.
• The Strangler Fig trees at Ta Prohm, Angkor, Cambodia
• The 1000 year-old ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine.
• The 400 year-old mesquite Tree of Life in Bahrain

Historical

• The Bodhi tree, a Sacred Fig tree under which Buddha is supposed to have been enlightened, at Bodh Gaya, India. The current tree at the site is a later replacement.
• Guilty Chinese Scholartree, located in Jingshan park, on which Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself shortly after escaping the Forbidden City in Beijing, China (deceased and later replaced by a replica).
• Changi Tree, a historical visual landmark located in Singapore. Thought to be a specimen of Sindora wallichii, with an estimated height of 75 metres, it was felled with explosive charges during the Second World War to prevent its use as a ranging aide by the approaching Japanese artillery.

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Europe

Living

• The forest swastika was a patch of carefully arranged larch trees covering a 60 square yard area of pine forest near Zernikow, Germany.
• Caesarsboom (Ceasar's Tree) is a taxus baccata tree in the town of Lo, Belgium which is famous for the legend that the Roman Emperor Julius Ceasar attached his horse when conquerring the region.
• Granit oak, an oak in Granit village near Stara Zagora in Bulgaria; one of the oldest trees in Europe, estimated to be about 1650 years old. Its crown spread covers an area of 1017 square metres, its girth is 7.45 m and its height is 23.4 m.
• Bartek, an oak growing in Zagnansk in Swietokrzyskie Mountains; the most famous tree in Poland, said to be about 1200 years old, but after research more accurately about 650 years, 30 m tall, measures 9.5 m in girth at breast height and 13.5 m near the ground and its crown spread is about 40 m.
• Fortingall Yew, a yew at Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland; probably the oldest tree in Europe, thought by some to be about 4,000 years old.
• Gernikako Arbola, an oak representing the Basque people, at Guernica, Basque Country, Spain.
• The Queen Elizabeth Oak in the grounds of the Royal Palace of Hatfield in Hertfordshire UK is said to be the location where Elizabeth I of England was told she was Queen in 1558.
• Kongeegen (the King Oak), an ancient Pedunculate oak in Jægerspris Nordskov, Sjælland, Denmark; estimated to be over 1200 years old, the oldest tree in Denmark.
• Major Oak, an ancient Pedunculate oak in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England, the most famous and most visited tree of Great Britain. About 800 years old, with a girth at breast height of 10.5 m.
• Ivenack Oak, a huge and ancient Pedunculate oak in Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, 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 of Germany and (in wood volume) probably of Europe.
• Baikushev's Pine, an ancient Bosnian Pine in the Pirin mountains near Bansko, Bulgaria, estimated to be 1300 years old, 24 m tall, 6.9 m in girth at breast height. One of the oldest trees of Bulgaria.
• Drago Milenario, a very old Dracaena draco located in Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife, which has been a local tourist attraction for more than a hundred years (mentioned by Humboldt, for instance).
• Stelmužė Oak, a Pedunculate oak in Stelmužė, Zarasai district, Lithuania is thought to be around 1500 years old, with a girth at breast height of 9.58 m and 13 m near the ground. The oldest tree in Lithuania and the Baltic States.

Historical

• Merlin's Oak at Carmarthen, Wales.
• Glastonbury Thorn, a hawthorn reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea.
• Irminsul, a tree venerated by the Saxons. It was located near Eresburg castle, Paderborn, and was destroyed by Charlemagne in 772.
• The Lone Pine (tree), a Turkish Pine used as a landmark in the ANZAC landings at Gallipoli in the First World War. Seeds collected from this tree are planted at many Australian war memorials.
• Royal Oak, the Pedunculate oak in which King Charles II hid to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651, located in Boscobel, England (deceased and replaced by a descendant).
• Shakespeare's mulberry tree at New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, cut down in the mid-18th century and fashioned into mementos.
• Tree of Hippocrates, the Oriental plane under which Hippocrates is supposed to have taught, on the island of Kos, Greece.
• The Red Forest, formerly the Worm Wood Forest, refers to the trees growing in the 10 km² surrounding the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and is one of several of the Chernobyl disaster effects. The name 'Red Forest' comes from the ginger brown colour of the pine trees after they died following the absorption of high levels of radiation from the Chernobyl disaster on April 26, 1986.

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North America

Living

• The Angel Oak, a Southern live oak on Johns Island, South Carolina, near Charleston, South Carolina is estimated at 1400 years of age. The tree and surrounding park have been owned by the neighboring city of Charleston since 1991.
• El Árbol del Tule, the stoutest tree in the world, a Moctezuma Cypress in Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico.
• The Sad Night Tree (Árbol de la Noche Triste) (Tacubaya, Mexico City, Mexico) An old tree where Hernan Cortes mourned his defeat when he fought to conquer Tenochtitlan.
• The Balmville Tree, the oldest eastern cottonwood in the Eastern United States, in Balmville, New York. Among its other protections, it is New York's smallest state forest.
• The Big Tree - Goose Island, Texas' Largest Tree in Goose Island State Park, Rockport, Texas.
• Chandelier Tree, a Coast Redwood with a passage for cars cut through.
• The Devil's Tree, in Bernards Township, New Jersey. Solitary oak is believed to punish those who damage or disrespect it.
• El Palo Alto, a Coast Redwood in Palo Alto, California.
• The General Grant tree, the "Nation's Christmas Tree" of the United States, a Giant Sequoia in Kings Canyon National Park, California.
• The General Sherman tree, the world's largest living thing, a Giant Sequoia in Sequoia National Park, California.
• The Hangman's Elm, an English Elm and the oldest known tree in Manhattan.
• Hyperion, a Coast Redwood in California, at 115.5 m tall the tallest tree in the world, found in 2006.
  • Stratosphere Giant, also a Coast Redwood, 112.8 m tall, the tallest tree in the world until displaced by Hyperion.
• Le Chêne à Papineau, a 20 m tall Northern Red Oak in Montebello, Quebec. At 300 years old, it is one of the oldest known trees in Quebec.
• The Circus Trees, a group of trees shaped into artistic forms by Axel Erlandson in California
• The Lone Cypress, a dramatically situated Monterey Cypress on the 17 Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, California.
• Methuselah, the oldest known living organism (approximately 4,700 years), a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine in California.
• The National Christmas Tree, a blue spruce planted in President's Park in Washington, D.C.. It was 9 m (30 feet) tall when it was transplated from York, Pennsylvania in 1978.
• Pando (Quaking Aspen), an aspen colony, is the oldest known clonal colony at possibly 80,000 years, and the heaviest at six million kilograms (6,000 tonnes).
• The Queens Giant, a Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) in northeast Queens, New York that is 40 m (134 feet) tall and 350-450 years old. It is the oldest living thing in the New York metropolitan area.
• The Seven Sisters Oak, a Southern live oak in Lewisberg, Louisiana, is believed to be nearly 1,500 years of age. The tree has a girth of over 38 feet and is the president of the Live Oak Society.
• The Survivor Tree, an American Elm that is incorporated into the Oklahoma City National Memorial.
• Treaty Oak, in Austin, Texas.
• The Tree That Owns Itself, a white oak tree that owns itself and all land within 2.5 m (8 feet) of it in Athens, Georgia.
• The Washington tree, a Giant Sequoia in California.
• The Burmis tree, near Crowsnest Pass, Alberta.

Historical

• The Charter Oak, in which the Connecticut charter was hidden from English governor-general Sir Edmund Andros.
• The Geneseo Big Tree at Geneseo, New York, 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.
• The Hooker Oak at Chico, California.
• Kiidk'yaas, a rare golden Sitka Spruce sacred to the Haida, on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia, Canada. Felled in 1997
• The Liberty Tree at Boston, Massachusetts.
• The Mercer Oak, the white oak on which a wounded General Hugh Mercer rested during the Revolutionary War's Battle of Princeton. Despite its fall in early 2000, it continues to be Princeton Township, New Jersey's emblem.
• The Mingo Oak, formerly the oldest and largest white oak in the United States until its fall on September 10, 1938. It was located in Mingo County, West Virginia.
• The Prometheus, a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine, was the oldest living non-clonal organism. The age was estimated at 5000 years. The tree was cut down on August 6, 1964 by a graduate student and U.S. Forest Service personnel for research purposes, though at the time they did not know of its world-record age.
• The Wye Oak in Maryland.
• The Treaty of Greenville Tree. Greenville, Ohio
• The Washington Oak, on Hampton Plantation near Charleston, South Carolina. When George Washington visited 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 ever thereafter was known as the Washington Oak.
• Wawona Tree, a giant sequoia with a tunnel cut through it. Fell in 1969.

Other

• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a Christmas tree on display every December in Rockefeller Center, New York City.

Angel Oak of Johns Island, South Carolina. ... Binomial name Quercus virginiana Mill. ... Johns Island is an island near Charleston, South Carolina. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Full width of trunk El Árbol del Tule (Spanish for the Tule Tree) is a very large tree located in the church grounds in the town center of Santa María del Tule in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, approximately 13 km (8 miles) from the city of Oaxaca on... Binomial name Taxodium mucronatum Tenore Taxodium mucronatum, also known as Montezuma Cypress or Ahuehuete (in the Nahuatl language), is a species of Taxodium native to much of Mexico (south to the highlands of southern Mexico), and also southernmost Texas, USA (just entering the state in the lower Rio Grande valley). ... Santa Maria del Tule is a town in Oaxaca. ... Oaxaca is the name of a city and a state in Mexico. ... Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the federal capital of and largest city in Mexico. ... Hernán Cortés Hernán(do) Cortés, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain. ... Tenochtitlan, looking east. ... The Balmville Tree is an old-growth Eastern cottonwood growing at the intersection of River Road, Balmville Road and Grand Avenue in Balmville, New York. ... Species Populus deltoides L. Populus fremontii [[]] Populus nigra L. This article is about the poplar species. ... Red shows states east of the Mississippi River, pink shows states not fully eastern or western The U.S. Eastern states are the states east of the Mississippi River. ... Balmville is a census-designated place located in Orange County, New York. ... NY redirects here. ... A state forest is a forest that is protected by state laws, rather than by the federal government. ... Goose Island Oak (the Big Tree) Rockport, TX. The Big Tree, aka The Goose Island Oak, Goose Island State Park 202 S Palmetto St. ... Rockport is a city in Aransas County, Texas, United States. ... 1941 2005 Chandelier Tree is a 315 foot tall coast redwood tree in Leggett, California with a 6 foot wide by 9 foot high hole cut through its base to allow a car to drive through. ... Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ... The Devils Tree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Bernards Township is a township located in Somerset County, New Jersey. ... El Palo Alto, circa 1910 El Palo Alto is a coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) tree located in El Palo Alto Park on the banks of San Francisquito Creek in Palo Alto, California, United States. ... Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ... Location of Palo Alto within Santa Clara County, California. ... General Grant tree from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The General Grant tree is the largest Giant Sequoia in the Grant Grove section of Kings Canyon National Park. ... A Christmas tree from 1900. ... Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ... This article is about Kings Canyon National Park, USA. For Kings Canyon, Australia, see Kings Canyon (Northern Territory). ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... General Sherman tree from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks The General Sherman tree is a Giant Sequoia. ... Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ... Crescent Meadow in the Giant Forest, called by John Muir the Gem of the Sierras Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Visalia, California in the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Hangmans Elm, or simply The Hanging Tree, is an English Elm located at the Northwest corner in Washington Square Park, in New York City. ... Binomial name Ulmus minor var. ... The Borough of Manhattan, highlighted in yellow, lies between the East River and the Hudson River. ... Hyperion is the name of a redwood tree in Northern California that has been confirmed to measure 115. ... Binomial name Sequoia sempervirens (D. Don) Endl. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Stratosphere Giant was considered the tallest tree in the world until September 2006. ... Binomial name Quercus rubra L. The Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra (syn. ... Montebello is a village located in the La Petite Nation area of the Ottawa River region of Quebec, Canada. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... Axel Erlandson (1884-1964) was an American arborist who specialized in arborsculpture. ... Axel Erlandson (1884-1964) was an American arborist who specialized in arborsculpture. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Lone Cypress. ... Binomial name Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ... The Lone Cypress The 17-Mile Drive is a scenic road through Pacific Grove and Pebble Beach, California much of which hugs the Pacific coastline and passes famous golf courses and mansions of the rich and famous. ... Pebble Beach Pebble Beach is a small private coastal community in northern California. ... DVD cover of documentary film Methuselah is a bristlecone pine in the White Mountains of California, which, at 4789 years old, is the oldest living organism currently known and documented. ... Binomial name Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) is one of the bristlecone pines, a group of three species of pine found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... National Christmas Tree (December 2, 2004) The National Christmas Tree is a 40-foot (12 m) Colorado blue spruce from York, Pennsylvania, planted on the Ellipse in Washington, D.C. on October 20, 1978. ... Binomial name Picea pungens Engelm. ... Presidents Park, located in Washington, D.C., includes the White House, a visitor center, Lafayette Square, and the Ellipse. ... Nickname: DC, The District Motto: Justitia Omnibus (Justice for All) Location of Washington, D.C., in relation to the states Maryland and Virginia Coordinates: Country United States Federal District District of Columbia Government  - Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D)  - City Council Chairperson: Vincent C. Gray (D) Ward 1: Jim Graham (D... Nickname: The White Rose City Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County York Incorporated  - Borough September 24, 1787  - City January 11, 1887 Mayor John Brenner Area    - City 13. ... The Pando Stamp Pando (or The Trembling Giant[1]) is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) tree located in the U.S. state of Utah, all determined to be part of a single living organism by identical genetic markers,[2] and one massive underground root... Species Populus adenopoda Populus alba Populus grandidentata Populus sieboldii Populus tremula Populus tremuloides Aspens are trees of the willow family and comprise a section of the poplar genus, Populus sect. ... A clonal colony is a group of plants (or fungi) that have grown in a given location, all originating vegetatively, not sexually, from a given single ancestor. ... The Queens Giant measures 133. ... Species Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl. ... Queens is geographically the largest of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States, and the most ethnically diverse county in the U.S. It is coterminous with Queens County in the State of New York and is located on western Long Island. ... The Seven Sisters Oak is the largest certified southern live oak tree. ... Binomial name Quercus virginiana Mill. ... Binomial name Ulmus americana L. The American Elm Ulmus americana is a species of elm native to eastern North America, occurring from Nova Scotia west to southeast Saskatchewan, and south to Florida and central Texas. ... The Oklahoma City National Memorial site including the memorial chairs, the north Gate of Time, Reflecting Pool, and Survivor Tree Flowers and personal items are left on several of the 168 memorial chairs at the Oklahoma City National Memorial on the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P... The Treaty Oak is a once-majestic Southern live oak in Austin, Texas. ... Nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County, Williamson County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... Son of The Tree That Owns Itself in 2005. ... Athens is a city in Clarke County, Georgia, U.S., in the northeastern part of the state, at the eastern terminus of Georgia 316. ... The Washington Tree is a Giant Sequoia in the Giant Forest grove. ... Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ... Official language(s) English Capital  Sacramento Largest city  Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Municipality of Crowsnest Pass consists of six towns (from east to west): Bellview, Hillcrest, Frank, Blairmore, Coleman, and Crowsnest. ... The Charter Oak on the Connecticut quarter The Charter Oak was an unusually large white oak tree growing, from around the 12th or 13th century until 1856, on what the English colonists named Wyllys Hill, in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. // Early history The Dutch explorer Adrian (or Adriaen) Block described, in... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Sir Edmund Andros Sir Edmund Andros (December 6, 1637 - February 24, 1714), was an early colonial governor in North America, and head of the short-lived Dominion of New England. ... Geneseo is the name of a town and village in the U.S. state of New York: Geneseo (town), New York Geneseo (village), New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Upper Genesee near Belmont, New York, a series of pools and riffles The Middle Falls of the Genesee in Letchworth State Park The Genesee Rivers name is derived from the Iroquois meaning good valley or pleasant valley. ... Binomial name Ulmus americana L. The American Elm Ulmus americana is a species of elm native to eastern North America, occurring from Nova Scotia west to southeast Saskatchewan, and south to Florida and central Texas. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... 1797 (MDCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Robert Morris Robert Morris, Jr. ... The Seneca are a Native American people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois League. ... NY redirects here. ... Map of the Holland Purchase The Holland Land Company was formed in 1796 by Wilheim Willink and a group of fellow Dutch bankers to purchase from Robert Morris a large tract of land in what is now western New York State, an area later known as the Holland Purchase. ... Photo of loggers along side the main trunk of the Hooker Oak. ... Nickname: City of Roses, City of Trees Location of Chico in California Coordinates: Country State County United States California Butte Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated January 8, 1872 Government  - Mayor Andrew Holcombe  - City Council Scott Gruendl Steve Bertagna Larry Wahl Ann Schwab Mary Flynn Tom Nickell  - City Manager Greg Jones... Kiidkyaas or Kiid Kiyaas (ancient tree) was a Sitka Spruce tree, Picea sitchensis Aurea, that grew on the banks of the Yakoun River in Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia. ... Binomial name Picea sitchensis (Bong. ... {{ethnic group| |group=Haida |image= |poptime=c. ... (Public domain map) The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii are an archipelago off the north-west coast of British Columbia, Canada, consisting of two main islands: Graham Island in the North, and Moresby Island in the south. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area Ranked 4th - Total 944,735 km... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Sons of Liberty tarring and feathering a tax collector underneath the Liberty Tree The Liberty Tree (1646–1775) was a famous elm tree that stood in the commons of Boston, Massachusetts Colony, in the days before the American Revolution. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, Athens of America, The Hub (of the Universe)1 Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... The Mercer Oak was a large white oak tree that stood in Princeton Battlefield Park in Princeton Township, New Jersey. ... Hugh Mercer (sketched by John Trumbull). ... Combatants United States Great Britain Commanders George Washington, Hugh Mercer†, John Haslet† Charles Cornwallis, Charles Mawhood Strength 4,600 1,200 (Rearguard of main force) Casualties 30 dead (including General Mercer and Colonel Haslet) 75 wounded 18 dead, 58 wounded, 200 captured The Battle of Princeton was a battle of... See also: the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey Princeton Township highlighted in Mercer County. ... The Mingo Oak was once the largest and oldest white oak in the United States until it was declared dead and felled with ceremony on September 10, 1938. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mingo County is a county located in the state of West Virginia. ... Official language(s) English Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Area  Ranked 41st  - Total 24,244 sq mi (62,809 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Prometheus (aka WPN-114) is the nickname given to the oldest tree, and oldest non-clonal organism, ever known; a Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) about 5000 years old from a treeline site in eastern Nevada, United States. ... Binomial name Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) is one of the bristlecone pines, a group of three species of pine found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. ... The Wye Oak was the honorary state tree of Maryland, and the largest white oak tree in the United States. ... Official language(s) None (English, de facto) Capital Annapolis Largest city Baltimore Area  Ranked 42nd  - Total 12,417 sq mi (32,160 km²)  - Width 90 miles (145 km)  - Length 249 miles (400 km)  - % water 21  - Latitude 37°53N to 39°43N  - Longitude 75°4W to 79°33... This depiction of the treaty negotiations may have been painted by one of Anthony Waynes officers. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)[1] led Americas Continental Army to victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), and was later elected the first president of the United States under the U.S. Constitution. ... Eliza Lucas Pinckney (c. ... Binomial name Quercus virginiana Mill. ... Painting of Wawona Tree from 1887. ... Binomial name Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl. ... The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is found in New York Citys Rockefeller Center, and is lit every December, an event usually broadcast on national television in the United States. ... A Christmas tree from 1900. ... Lower Plaza at Rockefeller Center. ... New York, NY redirects here. ...

Oceania

Living

• Wollemi Pine (Wollemia), Wollemi National Park, Blue Mountains, NSW - described as a living fossil
• Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree, Karri forest fire lookout tree with accessible platform, near Manjimup, Australia.
• Diamond Tree, Karri forest fire lookout tree with accessible wooden platform (52m high), 10km from Manjimup, Australia.
• Dig Tree, Cooper Creek, Queensland, used as a marker by members of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition.
• Gloucester Tree, Western Australia's most famous Karri tree, with accessible aluminium platform, in Gloucester National Park (61m high), Australia.
• Old Jarrah Tree, Perth, Western Australia.
• Old Gum Tree, Glenelg, Australia
• Tane Mahuta ('Lord of the Forest'), a giant Kauri in Northland Region, New Zealand.
• Te Matua Ngahere ('Father of the Forest'), another giant Kauri in Northland Region, New Zealand.
• Banyan Tree Park, a 132 year-old tree in Lāhainā, Hawai'i. The tree was imported from India and was 2.5 m (8 feet) tall when it was planted on April 24, 1873 by Sheriff William O. Smith to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Christian missionary work. The tree is now 18 m (60 feet) high with 12 major trunks.
• A large Boab Tree was actually used as a prison during WWII, the name of the tree became "Prison Boab", the tree is located in Derby, Western Australia.

Historical

• The Tree of Knowledge near Barcaldine, Queensland under which the Australian Labor Party was traditionally founded. In an act of vandalism, the tree was poisoned and was eventually declared dead in October 2006.
• The pine of One Tree Hill, a radiata pine which stood alone until 2000 atop One Tree Hill (Maunga-Kiekie), an extinct volcanic cone in Auckland city, New Zealand.

Binomial name Wollemia nobilis W.G.Jones, K.D.Hill & J.M.Allen Wollemia nobilis is a remarkable coniferous tree that was discovered in 1994 in a remote series of narrow, steep-sided sandstone gorges in a mild temperate-zone rainforest wilderness area of the Wollemi National Park in New... Wollemi is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 129 km northwest of Sydney. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus diversicolor F. Muell. ... Its a dump full of whores. ... The Diamond Tree. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus diversicolor F. Muell. ... Entrance to Manjimup, late afternoon. ... Robert OHara Burke by William Strutt William John Wills In 1860-61 Robert OHara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, a distance of around... Coopers Creek is one of the most famous and yet least visited rivers in Australia. ... Robert OHara Burke by William Strutt William John Wills In 1860-61 Robert OHara Burke and William John Wills led an expedition of 19 men with the intention of crossing Australia from Melbourne in the south to the Gulf of Carpentaria in the north, a distance of around... Climbing The Gloucester Tree The Gloucester Tree is a giant Karri tree in the Gloucester National Park of Western Australia. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus diversicolor F. Muell. ... Gloucester is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 281 km south of Perth. ... The Old Jarrah Tree is an exceptionally large and old Eucalyptus marginata (Jarrah) tree on the corner of Third Road and Church Avenue in Armadale, Western Australia. ... The Old Gum Tree at Glenelg North, South Australia was the location of the reading of the Proclamation by Governor John Hindmarsh creating the colony of South Australia on December 28, 1836. ... Stamford Grand and Glenelg foreshore from jetty. ... Tane Mahuta is a giant kauri tree in the Waipoua Forest of Northland, New Zealand. ... Binomial name Agathis australis (D. Don) Loudon The Kauri (Agathis australis) is a coniferous tree native to the northern North Island of New Zealand. ... The Northland Region, one of the 16 regions of New Zealand, is, as the name suggests, the northernmost of New Zealands administrative regions. ... Girth of Te Matua Ngahere compared with a person for scale. ... Binomial name Agathis australis (D. Don) Loudon The Kauri (Agathis australis) is a coniferous tree native to the northern North Island of New Zealand. ... The Northland Region, one of the 16 regions of New Zealand, is, as the name suggests, the northernmost of New Zealands administrative regions. ... Lāhainā is a very popular tourist destination on Maui, resulting in a congestion of people and vehicles, although the ambience remains relaxed and casual Lāhainā is a town and census-designated place (CDP) located in West Maui, Maui County, Hawaii. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The baobabs (Adansonia) are a genus of eight species of trees, native to Madagascar (the centre of diversity, with six species), and Africa and Australia (one species in each). ... Boab tree at Derby. ... The Tree of Knowledge is a tree in Barcaldine, Queensland, in Australia that is regarded as the birthplace of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). ... Barcaldine is a small town located in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately 520 kilometres by road west of the city of Rockhampton. ... The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is Australias oldest political party. ... One Tree Hill, is a 182 metre volcanic peak located in Auckland, New Zealand. ... Binomial name Pinus radiata Pinus radiata (family Pinaceae) is known in English as Monterey Pine in some parts of the world (mainly in the USA and Britain), and Radiata Pine in others (primarily Australia and New Zealand). ... Schematic map of Auckland. ...

Mythological and religious

• Cutting of the elm, a legendary event concerning a tree at Gisors.
• Cypress of Kashmar, planted by Zoroaster and felled by Caliph Al Mutawakkil.
• Égig érő fa, the "Tree Reaching into the Sky" of Hungarian folk art and a folk tale type
• Jievaras, the World tree in Lithuanian mythology.
• Man-eating tree
• Thor's Oak, a sacred tree to the ancient Chatti.
• Tree of Jesse, from which the Cross was made, in medieval Christian legend.
• Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from Christianity and Judaism.
• Tree of Life, from Christianity and Judaism.
• Yggdrasil, The World Tree in the Old Norse religion.
• World Tree, a gigantic oak, that holds the whole Universe in Slavic mythology.

This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Gisors is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. ... The Cypres of Kashmar is a mythical cypress tree of legendary beauty and gargantuan dimensions, celebrated in the iranian epic Shahnameh and other sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Al-Mutawakkil Ala Allah Jafar bin al-Mutasim (821–861) (Arabic: المتوكل على الله جعفر بن المعتصم) was an Abbasid caliph who reigned (in Samarra) from 847 until 861. ... Égig érő fa (the Tree Reaching into the Sky) is a typical element of Hungarian folk art and folk tales and a distinct folk tale type. ... Jievaras, in Lithuanian mythology, was a sacrifice to the deity of yield. ... Lithuanian mythology is an example of pagan mythology containing archaic elements. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Thors Oak was an ancient tree sacred to the Germanic tribe of the Chatti, ancestors of todays Hessians, and one of the most important sacred sites of the Germans. ... The Chatti (also Catti) were an ancient Germanic tribe settled in central and northern Hesse and southern Lower Saxony, along the upper reaches of the Weser river and in the valleys and mountains of the Eder, Fulda and Werra river regions, a district approximately corresponding to Hesse-Cassel, though probably... 13th representation of the Tree of Jesse, ivory panel, Louvre The Tree of Jesse, in traditional Christian art, is a visual representation of Jesus ancestry. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Tree-of-Life is a fictional plant (the ancestor of yams, with similar appearance and taste) in Larry Nivens Known Space universe, for which all Hominids have an in-built genetic craving. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This illustration shows a 19th century attempt to visualize the world view of the Prose Edda. ... Norse or Scandinavian mythology comprises the pre-Christian religion, beliefs and legends of the Scandinavian people, including those who settled on Iceland, where the written sources for Norse mythology were assembled. ... Note; many of the names that follow, such as Perun are those taken and renamed by those who have discovered evidence, and are not the actual, acurate historical names of many of the real gods, or figures in slavic mythology. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... Universe is a word derived from the Old French univers, which in turn comes from the Latin roots unus (one) and versus (a form of vertere, to turn). Based on observations of the observable universe, physicists attempt to describe the whole of space-time, including all matter and energy and... Note; many of the names that follow, such as Perun are those taken and renamed by those who have discovered evidence, and are not the actual, acurate historical names of many of the real gods, or figures in slavic mythology. ...

Fictional

• Avendesora and Avendoraldera from Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.
• The Giving Tree, in the book of that title by Shel Silverstein.
• Great Deku Tree from the video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
• The One Tree from Stephen R. Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant.
• Telperion and Laurelin, the Two Trees of Valinor, from The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien.
• White Tree of Gondor from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.
• A Tree Grows In Brooklyn American novel by Betty Smith
• The Mana Tree from the Seiken Densetsu series.
• The Kite-Eating Tree from Peanuts.
• The Magic Faraway Tree from the books by Enid Blyton.
• The Solar Tree from the Boktai series of video games.

Avendesora is a recurring object in Robert Jordans Wheel of Time series. ... For other persons named Robert Jordan, see Robert Jordan (disambiguation). ... The Squirrel of Time (abbreviated WoT or less commonly, tWoT) is a bestselling fantasy book series written by Robert Jordan. ... The Giving Tree is a book written and illustrated by Shel Silverstein. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Great Deku Tree is a fictional character in the Legend of Zelda games Ocarina of Time and The Wind Waker. ... Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was a video game released in 1998, and the first Zelda game for the Nintendo 64. ... The One Tree is the second book of the second trilogy of The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever fantasy series written by Stephen R. Donaldson. ... Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist. ... The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Stephen R. Donaldson. ... The Two Trees of Valinor in the fictional universe of J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth are Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the Gold that brought light to the Land of the Valar in ancient times. ... The Two Trees of Valinor in the fictional universe of J.R.R. Tolkiens Middle-earth are Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the Gold that brought light to the Land of the Valar in ancient times. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens legendarium, the Two Trees of Valinor are Telperion and Laurelin, the Silver Tree and the Gold that brought light to the Land of the Valar in ancient times. ... A fan-created map of Aman and Valinor. ... The Silmarillion is a collection of J. R. R. Tolkiens works, edited and published posthumously by his son Christopher Tolkien, with assistance from Guy Gavriel Kay, who would later become a noted fantasy fiction writer. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... In J. R. R. Tolkiens fantasy universe of Middle-earth, the White Tree of Gondor stood as a symbol of Gondor in the Court of the Fountain in Minas Tirith. ... The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy novel written by the English academic J. R. R. Tolkien. ... John Ronald Reuel Tolkien CBE (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) was an English philologist, writer and university professor who is best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. ... A Tree Grows In Brooklyn is an American novel by Betty Smith first published in 1943. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Mana Tree is a character from the Seiken Densetsu series of RPG video games. ... Seiken Densetsu lit. ... Charles Charlie Brown is the principal character in the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. ... Peanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, (the day after Schulzs death). ... The Magic Faraway Tree series is a popular series of childrens books written by Enid Blyton. ... Boktai is a video game series created by Konami for the Game Boy Advance handheld console. ...

See also

• List of great British trees
• List of long-living organisms

A list of great British trees was a list published by the Tree Council to spotlight trees in Great Britain in honour of the Queens Golden Jubilee. ... This is a list of long-living organisms. ...

External Links

• Photos of the Dragon Tree in Tenerife
• Map of this list (in progress)

The Whomping Willow, from the Harry Potter Series.