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
CountryCommon nameScientific namePictureSource Afghan pine Pinus brutia ssp. eldarica Olive Olea europaea Whitewood Bucida buceras Baobab Adansonia digitata Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli Red quebrachoSchinopsis balansae Golden wattle Acacia pycnantha Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum Mango tree (Aam Gaachh) Mangifera indica Oak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial) Quercus, Quercus robur Lech, Czech, and Rus#Oaks of Rogalin Honduras mahoganySwietenia macrophylla Bhutan cypress Cupressus cashmeriana BrazilwoodPaubrasilia echinata Palmyra palm Borassus flabellifer Maple Acer AraucariaAraucaria araucana GinkgoGinkgo biloba Quindio wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense GuanacasteEnterolobium cyclocarpum Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Cuban royal palm Roystonea regia Golden oak Quercus alnifolia Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata European beech Fagus sylvatica Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur West Indian mahogany Swietenia mahagoni Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens Maquilishuat Tabebuia rosea Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Silver birchBetula pendula Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Olive Olea europaea Ceiba Ceiba pentandra Royal palm Roystonea World Atlas: Haiti symbolsElm (unofficial)UlmusOcotePinus oocarpa Indian banyan Ficus benghalensis Teak Tectona Sessile oak Quercus petraea Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens Olive Olea europaea Strawberry tree (unofficial) Arbutus unedo Blue mahoe Hibiscus elatus Japanese cherry blossom Prunus serrulata Frangipani Plumeria Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Linden Tilia cordata Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Macedonian pine (unofficial)Pinus peuce Baobab Adansonia Borneo/Malacca teak, Merbau Intsia palembanica Coconut palm Cocos nucifera Għargħar Tetraclinis articulata Ahuehuete Taxodium mucronatum Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Rhododendron Rhododendron Silver fern Cyathea dealbata Lemonwood Calycophyllum candidissimum Pine Pinus Deodar Cedrus deodara Olive Olea europaea Panama treeSterculia apetala Lapacho Handroanthus (whole genus) Cinchona officinalis Cinchona Narra Pterocarpus indicus Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Cork oak Quercus suber Sobreiro já é a Árvore Nacional, Público, 22 December 2011. Christ's thorn jujube Ziziphus spina-christi Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Siberian larch Larix sibirica Phoenix palm Phoenix dactylifera Baobab Adansonia digitata Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Serbian spruce Picea omorika Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata Tilia (Linden) Tilia Ballota oak Quercus rotundifolia Real yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius Rose of Sharon, Korean red pine Hibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora Sri Lankan ironwood Mesua nagassarium Ornäs birch Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica' African blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon Ratchaphruek Cassia fistula Viburnum, Willow Viburnum, Salix The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems [2 volumes] By James B. Minahan, p.559 (2010) Ghaf tree Prosopis cineraria Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur Oak Quercus 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. Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha Dragon blood tree Dracaena cinnabari
See also National emblem Floral emblem List of U.S. State and territory trees
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