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1 Real forests and individual trees 1.1 Africa 1.1.1 Living 1.1.2 Historical 1.2 Asia 1.2.1 Living 1.2.2 Historical 1.3 Europe 1.3.1 Living 1.3.2 Historical 1.3.3 Petrified 1.4 North America 1.4.1 Living 1.4.2 Historical 1.4.3 Petrified 1.4.4 Other 1.5 Central America 1.5.1 Living 1.6 South America 1.6.1 Living 1.7 Oceania 1.7.1 Living 1.7.2 Historical 2 Mythological and religious 3 Fictional 4 See also 5 References 6 External links From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The following is a list of notable trees from around the world. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by its 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. Africa Living List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 1 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Name Species Location Age Significance Lost Tree Acacia Sahara desert - A very isolated tree and important landmark The Cotton Tree Kapok Freetown, Sierra Leone - Historic symbol of Freetown. Wonderboom tree in Pretoria Wonderboom, a fig tree Pretoria, South Africa - A sprawling fig tree in Pretoria, South Africa. Drago Milenario Dracaena draco Icod de los Vinos, Tenerife - Has been a local tourist attraction for more than a hundred years (mentioned by Alexander von Humboldt, for instance). Sunland Baobab Adansonia digitata Limpopo Province, South Africa 23°37′16″S 30°11′53″E 1060 A giant and ancient baobab tree, with a pub in the hollow. Historical Name Species Location Age Significance Arbre du Ténéré Acacia Sahara desert 17°45′00″N 10°04′00″E A very isolated tree in the Sahara desert, notable before 1934, in Niger, destroyed in 1973. Asia Living List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 2 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Name Species Location Age (years) Notes Sisters Olive Trees of Noah olive Bcheale, Batroun District, Lebanon Some claim these are the oldest living trees on earth. Legends refer to these trees as the source of the olive branch in the Genesis flood narrative.[1][2][3][4] Cedars of God Lebanon cedar Lebanon 34°14′37″N 36°02′54″E - A small forest (approximately 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2)) of about 400 Lebanon cedars 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 they were prized by historical figures such as Herod, Alexander, and Julius Caesar. They also have a mention in the Epic of Gilgamesh The Great Banyan Banyan Botanical garden near Kolkata, India - A clonal colony of Indian Banyan with a crown circumference of over 330 meters. Balete tree OISCA Farm in Canlaon City, Philippines 1,300 The over 1,300-year-old balete tree (related to banyan trees) located in is probably the oldest known tree in the country as estimated by botanists from Silliman University.[5] Hibakujumoku Various Hiroshima, Japan 170 trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Sacred fig Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka 2300 A sacred fig propagated from the Bodhi tree under which Lord Buddha became enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC.[6] Jōmon Sugi Sugi Yakushima island, Japan - Ancient specimen - List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 3 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Great sugi of Kayano Cryptomeria Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan 2,300 Ginkgo Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, South Korea 500 A pair of ginkgo trees Big Banyan Tree Banyan Ramohalli, Bangalore, India 400 Tree of Life Mesquite Bahrain 400 Chankiri Tree (Killing tree) Cambodian Killing Fields - A tree in the Killing Fields against which children and infants were slung to kill them. The Ying Ke Pine Huangshan, China - Ying Ke, meaning "Welcoming-Guests" pine on Huangshan. Tembusu Singapore Botanical Gardens, Singapore 100 The tree is featured on the reverse of a $5 Singapore note. Methuselah Judean date palm Israel The formerly extinct tree was sprouted from a 2,000- year-old seed. Thimmamma Marrimanu Banyan 25 km from Kadiri, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India According to Guinness Book of Records (1989), the world's biggest Banyan Tree, spreading over 11 acres (4 hectares).[7] List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 4 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Historical List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 5 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Name Species Location Age (years) Notes Alishan Sacred Tree Cypress Alishan train station, Taiwan 3,000 The tree fell on July 1, 1997. The Bodhi tree Sacred fig Bodh Gaya, India 24°41′45.29″N 84°59′29.29″E The tree under which Buddha obtained enlightenment. The current tree at the site is a replacement. Guilty Chinese Scholartree Jingshan park 39°55′23.22″N 116°23′33.64″E 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. Changi Tree Sindora wallichii? Singapore A historical visual landmark located in Singapore. Thought to be a specimen of Sindora wallichii, with an estimated height of 75 metres (246 ft), it was felled with explosive charges during the Second World War to prevent its use as a ranging aide by the approaching Japanese artillery. Dry tree Platanus Norther Persia, possibly Tabriz or somewhere in Khorasan According to a legend, the solitary Dry tree marked the spot of a great battle between Alexander the Great and Darius. Later recorded by Marco Polo. The Lone Pine Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey A solitary tree which marked the site of the Battle of Lone Pine in 1915. The Kalayaan Tree Siar tree, Peltophorum pterocarpum Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan, Philippines The Kalayaan Tree (Tree of Freedom), located near the front of the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception in the historic city of Malolos, Bulacan, Philippines. The siar tree was planted by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo during a lull in the Malolos Convention. Under the tree is a monument symbolizing the meeting of Filipino revolutionaries represented by statues of Gregorio del Pilar and Gen. Isidoro Torres; Don Pablo Tecson, a legislator; Padre Mariano Sevilla, a nationalist leader of the church and Doña Basilia Tantoco, a woman freedom fighter.[8][9] Kannimara Teak Teak Parambikulam Wildlife One of the oldest and largest living teak trees. It had a girth of 6.52 metres (21.4 ft) and a height of 48.25 List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 6 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Sanctuary, Kerala, India metres (158.3 ft) when the measurement was taken in 2003. Korean DMZ 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. Ginkgo Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan 1,000 The ancient tree was uprooted in a storm in 2010. Europe Living List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 7 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Name Species Location Age (years) Notes Old Tjikko Norway spruce Sweden 61°35′N 12°40′E 9,550 The oldest known individual clonal tree in the world. Stara Maslina Olea europaea (olive) Bar, Montenegro 2240 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. Scots pine Urho Kekkonen National Park, Lapland (Finland), Finland 770 Considered one of the oldest trees in Finland. Probably the oldest Scots pine in the world. Fortingall Yew Yew Churchyard of the village of Fortingall in Perthshire, Scotland Various estimates have put its age at between 2,000 and 5,000 years. Florencecourt Yew Irish Yew Florence Court estate near Enniskillen, Fermanagh, Northern Ireland 277 Replanted in 1740 as a sapling. Following commercial propagation of the tree after 1820, it is believed that the majority of Irish Yews outside Ireland are derived from this one tree. Caesarsboom (Caesar's Tree) Yew Lo, Belgium Noted for the legend that Julius Caesar tethered his horse to it during his conquest of the region. Yew Estry, Normandy, France > 1,600 Considered one of the oldest trees in France. Its hollow trunk can contain 30 people. Yews La Haye-de-Routot, Normandy, France ~ 1,500 A chapel with a door was designed in one of them. List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 8 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Forest swastika Larch Zernikow, Germany. A patch of carefully arranged larch trees covering a 60-yard (55 m) square area of pine forest. The Old Elm Field Elm Center of Sliven, Bulgaria The Old Elm 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 parker. It is also part of the city coat of arms.[10] Granit Oak Oak Granit village near Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 1,650 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. Bartek Oak 650-670 A famous tree in Poland, visited by kings, said to be about 1,200 years old (actually 650–670 years according to recent studies). 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 An oak representing the Basque people Queen Elizabeth Oak Oak Royal Palace of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England 800–1000 Said to be the location where Elizabeth I of England was told she was queen in 1558. Kongeegen (the King Oak) Pedunculate oak Jægerspris Nordskov, Sjælland, Denmark; 1,200 The oldest tree in Denmark. Chêne chapelle Oak Allouville-Bellefosse, Normandy, France 1,200 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. List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 9 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Yew Stoke Gabriel churchyard Devon, England Said to be the oldest tree in England. Major Oak Pedunculate oak Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, England 800 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 Pedunculate oak Ivenack, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany 800 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 Pirin mountains near Bansko, Bulgaria 1,300 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 Stelmužė, Zarasai district, Lithuania 1,500 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 Chestnut Sant'Alfio, the eastern slope of Mount Etna, Italy Probably the world's oldest and largest chestnut. Bialbero de Casorzo (Grana Double Tree) Grana, Piemont, Italy a tree which grows in a hollow tree near Grana, Piemont, Italy [1] (http://atlasobscura.com/places/grana- double-tree) List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 10 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Le Gros chêne de Liernu (the big oak of Liernu) Oak 15 north from Namur, Belgium 900 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, Greater Poland Thousand-year-old trees named after the three mythic founders of the Slavic nations. The Olive tree of Vouves Olive tree Village of Ano Vouves, Kolymvari, Chania regional unit, Crete, Greece. 2,000 It is confirmed to be at least 2000 years old based on tree ring analysis, but it is claimed to be between 3000–4000 years old. Mulberry of the Patriarchate of Peć Mulberry Peje, Kosovo. 800 One of the oldest verified living trees in Serbia, located in the courtyard of the church complex of the Patriarchate of Peje. It was brought from the Shām region by Archbishop Saint Sava II during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land and planted between 1263 and 1272. Old Oak Oak Exactly 100 km from Belgrade, Serbia, next to E-75 highway. 600 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 Belgrade, Serbia Around two centuries old, the last remaining of the forest that covered the area. Brian Boru's Oak Oak Raheen Woods, County Clare, Ireland A reputedly 1000-year-old oak tree planted by Brian Boru, Last King of Ireland. Pi de les Tres Branques Pine Catalonia, Spain Regarded as symbolising the unity of the Catalan countries List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 11 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Midland Oak Oak Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Reputed to mark the centre of England Najevnik Linden Tree Small- leaved Lime Najevnik Farm in Ludranski Vrh, Municipality of Črna na Koroškem, northern Slovenia 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. Tamme-Lauri oak Oak Urvaste Parish, Võru County 690 Thickest and oldest tree in Estonia. Viiralti Oak Oak Vana-Võidu village in Viljandi Parish 400 Known from the graphic work of Eduard Wiiralt from 1943 Orissaare stadium oak Oak Orissaare, Saare County Grows in the middle of Orissaare stadium. European Tree of the Year 2015 King's Pine Scots pine Järvselja village, Meeksi Parish 380 This pine has height of 33 m and volume of 11,5 m3 (1999) Kelchi linden Linden Tallinn 360 Named after pastor Christian Kelch who was buried under the linden in 1710 List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 12 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Historical List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 13 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Name Species Location Age (years) Notes Anne Frank Tree horse- chestnut tree City center of Amsterdam, Netherlands 52°22′30.7″N 4°53′4.7″E 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 hawthorn 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 was a sacred tree Venerated by Norse pagans, still extant in the second half of the 11th century. Royal Oak Pedunculate oak Boscobel, England King Charles II hid in the tree to escape the Roundheads following the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The tree deceased and is 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 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 April 26, 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. 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. List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 14 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM Takovo bush Oak Takovo, Serbia Tree under which Miloš Obrenović started the Second Serbian Uprising. Pine of Tsar Dušan Bosnian pine Uroševac, Serbia 663 Planted in 1336 by Tsar Dušan, destroyed by Albanian extremists in 1999. Poplar of Horror Poplar Donja Gradina, Bosnia and Herzegovina Used for mass executions of inmates of the Jasenovac concentration camp. Petrified Name Species Location Age Notes Petrified Forest of Lesvos Lesvos, Greece North America Living List of trees - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees 15 of 34 1/5/2017 1:04 PM