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The following is a list of notable trees from around the world. 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 trees from fiction.
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| Name | Species | Location | Age (years) | Notes |
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| Old Tjikko | Norway spruce (Picea abies) | Dalarna, Sweden Template:Coord | Template:Age nts | 100px|left The oldest known individual clonal tree in the world. |
| Oliveira do Mouchão | Olive tree (Olea europaea) | Mouriscas, Portugal Template:Coord | 3,350 | The oldest known olive tree in the world (with an estimate age precision of 2%). |
| Stara Maslina | Olive tree (Olea europaea) | Bar, Montenegro Template:Coord | 2,240 | |
| Ballyconnell Yew | Yew | Grounds of Ballyconnell House, Annagh townland, County Cavan, Ireland | >2,000 | Ancient tree reckoned to be well over 2,000 years old with a massive girth. |
| Craigends Yew | Yew (Taxus baccata) | Grounds of the old Craigends estate, Houston, Renfrewshire, Scotland Template:Coord | >700 | 100px|left Largest layering yew tree in Scotland with a 100-metre circumference of the crown |
| Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) | Urho Kekkonen National Park, Lapland, Finland | 770 | Considered one of the oldest trees in Finland. Probably the oldest Scots pine in the world. | |
| Fortingall Yew | European yew (Taxus baccata) | Churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland Template:Coord | 2,000–5,000 | 100px|left Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years. |
| Florence Court Yew | Irish yew (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata') | Florence Court estate near Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland Template:Coord | Template:Age | 100px|left 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. |
| Bermiego Yew | European yew (Taxus baccata) | Bermiego, Asturias, Spain Template:Coord | c. 2000 | 100px|left Considered one of the oldest yews in Europe. |
| Caesarsboom (Caesar's Tree) | European yew (Taxus baccata) | Lo, Belgium Template:Coord | 100px|left Noted for the legend that Julius Caesar tethered his horse to it during his conquest of the region. | |
| Estry Yew | Yew | Estry, Normandy, France Template:Coord | > 1,600 | Considered one of the oldest trees in France. Its hollow trunk can contain 30 people. |
| La-Haye-de-Routot Yews | Yews | La Haye-de-Routot, Normandy, France Template:Coord | ~ 1,500 | 100px|left A chapel with a door was designed in one of them. |
| The Old Elm | Field elm (Ulmus minor) | Center of Sliven, Bulgaria | 1100 | 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. |
| Granit Oak | English oak (Quercus robur) | Granit village near Stara Zagora, Bulgaria Template:Coord | 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. |
| Allerton Oak | Sessile oak (Quercus petraea) | Calderstones Park, Liverpool, UK Template:Coord | 1000 | 100px|left English Tree of the Year, 2019 . |
| Bartek | Oak | Zagnańsk, Świętokrzyskie, Poland Template:Coord | 650–670 | 100px|left 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. |
| Gernikako Arbola | Oak | Guernica, Basque Country, Spain Template:Coord | Fifth in the dynasty: | 100px|left An oak representing the Basque people |
| Queen Elizabeth Oak | English oak (Quercus robur) | Royal Palace of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England Template:Coord | 800–1000 | 100px|left Said to be the location where Elizabeth I of England was told she was queen in 1558. |
| Darley Oak | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Darleyford, Cornwall, England Template:Coord | 1000+ | Folk tradition attributes healing properties to the tree |
| Kongeegen (the King Oak) | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Jægerspris Nordskov, Sjælland, Denmark Template:Coord | 1,200 | 100px|left The oldest tree in Denmark. |
| Chêne chapelle | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Allouville-Bellefosse, Normandy, France Template:Coord | 1,200 | 100px|left 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. |
| Poltava Oak | Oak | Poltava, Ukraine | 600 | An oak under which Tsar Peter I rested at the Battle of Poltava in 1709.Template:Citation needed |
| Stoke Gabriel Yew | Yew | Stoke Gabriel churchyard Devon, England Template:Coord | c. 1000 | 100px|left Said to be the oldest tree in England.Template:By whom |
| Major Oak | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England Template:Coord | 800 | 100px|left The most famous and most visited tree of Great Britain. About 800 years old, |
| Miraculous Mulberry from Dinoša | [Mulberry tree (Morus (plant)) | Dinoša, Montenegro | 100px|leftMiraculous mulberry from Dinoša spouts water | |
| Gilwell Oak | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Gilwell Park, Epping Forest, Essex, United Kingdom Template:Coord | circa 500 | 100px|left Oak tree associated with the early history of the Scout Association |
| Ivenack Oak | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany | 800 | 100px|left 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. |
| Baikushev's pine | Bosnian pine (Pinus heldreichii) | Pirin mountains near Bansko, Bulgaria | 1,300 | 100px|left 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. |
| Stelmužė Oak | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Stelmužė, Zarasai district, Lithuania Template:Coord | 1,500 | 100px|left 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. |
| Chestnut Tree of One Hundred Horses | Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) | Sant'Alfio, the eastern slope of Mount Etna, Sicily Template:Coord | 2000–4000 | 100px|left Probably the world's oldest and largest chestnut. |
| Bialbero de Casorzo (Grana Double Tree) | Outer: Mulberry
Inner: Cherry tree | Grana, Piedmont, Italy | 100px|left a tree which grows in a hollow tree near Grana, Piemont, Italy | |
| Le Gros chêne de Liernu (the big oak of Liernu) | Oak | Template:Cvt north from Namur, Belgium Template:Coord | 900 | 100px|left Known as the oldest oak in Belgium. It is estimated at certainly 800 or 900 years old, maybe more than 1,000 years. |
| The Oaks of Rogalin | Oak | Rogalin, Poland | 1,000 | 100px|left Thousand-year-old trees named after the three mythic founders of the Slavic nations. |
| The Olive tree of Vouves | Olive tree (Olea europaea) | Village of Ano Vouves, Kolymvari, Crete, Greece Template:Coord | 2,000 | 100px|left 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. |
| Mulberry of the Patriarchate of Peć | Mulberry | Peć, Kosovo. | Template:Age nts-Template:Age nts | |
| Old Oak | Oak | Exactly 100 km from Belgrade, Serbia, next to E-75 highway. | 600 | |
| The Hungry Tree | London plane, Platanus × acerifolia. | In the grounds of the King's Inns in Dublin, Ireland. | 80 approx | 100px|left The Hungry Tree is an otherwise unremarkable specimen of the London plane, which has become known for having partially consumed a nearby park bench. |
| Divljana Oak | Oak | Divljana, Serbia | over 1000 | 100px|left |
| Koča's oak | Near Jagodina, Serbia | Named after Koča Anđelković. | ||
| Veliki Popovac oak | Village of Veliki Popovac, Serbia | |||
| Plane tree at Miloš's Residence | Plane tree | Belgrade, Serbia | The oldest plane tree in Belgrade. | |
| Flower Square oak | English oak (Quercus robur) | Belgrade, Serbia | ~200 | 100px|left Around two centuries old, the last remaining of the forest that covered the area. |
| Brian Boru's Oak | Oak | Raheen Woods, County Clare, Ireland | 1,000 | A reputedly 1000-year-old oak tree planted by Brian Boru, Last King of Ireland. |
| Pi de les Tres Branques | Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) | Catalonia, Spain | 100px|left Regarded as symbolising the unity of the Catalan countries | |
| Midland Oak | Oak | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Template:Coord | Template:Age nts | 100px|left Reputed to mark the centre of England. grown from an acorn from the original tree. |
| Najevnik Linden Tree | Small-leaved lime (Tilia cordata) | Najevnik Farm in Ludranski Vrh, Črna na Koroškem, northern Slovenia | ~700 | 100px|leftThe 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. |
| Tamme-Lauri oak | Oak | Urvaste Parish, Võru County, Estonia
57°55′ 2″ N, 26° 34′ 36″ E | 690 | 100px|left Thickest and oldest tree in Estonia. |
| Viiralti Oak | Oak | Vana-Võidu village in Viljandi County, Estonia
58°23′26″N 25°39′15″E | 400 | 100px|left Known from the graphic work of Eduard Wiiralt from 1943. |
| Orissaare Stadium oak | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Orissaare, Saare County, Estonia Template:Coord | 80px|left Grows in the middle of Orissaare stadium. European Tree of the Year 2015 | |
| King's Pine | Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) | Järvselja village, Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia | 380 | 80px|left This pine has height of 33 m and volume of 11,5 m3 (1999). 13th place European Tree of the Year, 2022. |
| Kelchi linden | Linden | Tallinn, Estonia | 360 | 80px|left Named after pastor Christian Kelch who was buried under the linden in 1710 |
| Waldtraut vom Mühlenwald | Douglas fir | Arboretum Freiburg-Günterstal near Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany | Template:Age nts | |
| Sobreiro Monumental | Cork oak (Quercus suber) | Águas de Moura, Portugal Template:Coord | Template:Age nts | 100px|left Verified by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest cork oak in the world. |
| Eucalipto do Vale de Canas | Karri (Eucalyptus diversicolor) | Coimbra, Portugal | 145 | |
| The Suffrage Oak | Hungarian Oak (Quercus frainetto) | Glasgow, Scotland | Template:Age |
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Historical
| Name | Species | Location | Age (years) | Notes |
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| Anne Frank Tree | Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) | City center of Amsterdam, Netherlands Template:Coord | 100px|left Featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The tree was destroyed in a gale in the late summer of 2010. | |
| Merlin's Oak | Carmarthen, Wales | |||
| Glastonbury Thorn | Common hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) | Reputed to have been planted by Joseph of Arimathea. | ||
| Thor'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. | |
| Red Forest | Pines | Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Ukraine | 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 on 26 April 1986. 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. | |
| TV-eken | Oak | Stockholm, Sweden | The TV-oak or TV-eken was a tree in front of the offices of Sveriges Television. It was felled in 2011 despite a massive campaign to preserve it. | |
| 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. | ||
| Takovo bush | Oak | Takovo, Serbia | Tree under which Miloš Obrenović started the Second Serbian Uprising. | |
| 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 |
| Poplar of Horror | Poplar | Donja Gradina, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Used for mass executions of inmates of the Jasenovac concentration camp. | |
| Buttington Oak | Oak | Buttington, Powys, Wales | Said to have been planted to commemorate the Battle of Buttington in 893. Fell in February 2018. | |
| Oak at the Gate of the Dead | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Near Wrexham, Wales | Circa 1,000 | 100px|left Sited on the burial ground of the 1165 Battle of Crogen |
| Brimmon Oak | Pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) | Newtown, Powys, Wales | Circa 500 | A campaign to save it forced the diversion of the A483 Newtown Bypass |
| Bicycle Tree | Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) | Brig o' Turk, Scotland | Circa 110–150 | A landmark tree with a bicycle embedded within it |
| Robin Hood's Larder | Oak | Sherwood Forest | Reputed to have been used by Robin Hood to store food | |
| Caton Oak | Oak | Caton, England | Reputed sacred tree for druids | |
| The Happy Man Tree | London Plane (Platanus x hispanica) | Hackney, London, England Template:Coord | 150 | |
| Forest swastika | Larch | Zernikow, Germany | A patch of carefully arranged larch trees covering a Template:Convert square area of pine forest. Cut down by Brandenburg authorities in 2000. | |
| The Great Sequoia | Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain Template:Coord | Template:Age nts |
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Petrified
| Name | Species | Location | Age | Notes |
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| Petrified Forest of Lesvos | Lesvos, Greece |
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See also
- Dendrology
- Dendrometry
- List of trees
- Lists of trees
- List of old-growth forests
- Trees in Belgium
- List of tree genera
- List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family
- List of world records held by plants
- Tree allometry
- Tree crown measurement
- Tree girth measurement
- Tree height measurement
- Tree measurement
- Tree volume measurement
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See also
- List of superlative trees
- List of oldest trees
- List of long-living organisms
- Notable elm trees
- List of famous Eucalypt trees
- List of Great British Trees
- Gerichtslinde
- List of tree genera
- Veteran tree
- Bonsai
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