List of national trees

This is a list of national trees, most official, but some unofficial:

National trees

Country Name of tree Scientific name Picture Ref.
 Albania Olive Olea europaea [1]
 Antigua and Barbuda Whitewood Bucida buceras [2][3]
 Argentina Ceibo and Red Quebracho Erythrina crista-galli, Schinopsis balansae
[4][5]
 Australia Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha [6]
 Bahamas Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum [7][8][9]
 Bangladesh Mango tree Mangifera indica [10]
 Belize Honduras Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla [11]
 Bhutan Bhutan Cypress Cupressus cashmeriana [12]
 Brazil Brazilwood Caesalpinia echinata [13]
 Cambodia Palmyra palm Borassus flabellifer [14][15]
 Canada Maple Aceraceae [16][17]
 Chile Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana [18][19]
 Colombia Quindio wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense [20][21]
 Costa Rica Guanacaste Enterolobium cyclocarpum [22]
 Croatia Pedunculate oak Quercus robur [23]
 Cuba Palma Real Roystonea regia [24]
 Cyprus Golden oak Quercus alnifolia [25][26]
 Czech Republic Small-leaved Lime/Small-leaved Linden Tilia cordata [27]
 Denmark European beech Fagus sylvatica [28]
Pedunculate oak Quercus robur [28]
 Dominican Republic West Indian Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni [29]
 Ecuador Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens [30]
 El Salvador Maquilishuat Tabebuia rosea[31][32]
 England Royal Oak Quercus robur
 Estonia Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur
 Finland Birch, Silver Birch Betula, Betula pendula
 Germany Oak Quercus
 Greece Olive Olea europaea
 Guatemala Kapok Ceiba pentandra
 Haiti Royal palm Roystonea [33][34][35]
 India Banyan Tree Ficus benghalensis [36]
 Indonesia Teak Tectona
 Ireland Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
 Iran Cedrus Cupressus sempervirens
 Israel Olive Olea europaea
 Italy Olive, Oak Olea europaea, Quercus
 Jamaica Blue Mahoe Talipariti elatum [37]
 Japan Cherry blossom Prunus serrulata
 Laos Frangipani Plumeria
 Latvia Oak Quercus robur
 Lebanon Lebanon Cedar Cedrus libani
 Lithuania Oak Quercus robur [38]
 Macedonia Macedonian Pine Pinus peuce
 Madagascar Baobab Adansonia
 Maldives Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
 Malta Għargħar Tetraclinis articulata
 Mexico Ahuehuete Taxodium mucronatum [39]
 Moldova Oak Quercus robur
   Nepal Rhododendron Rhododendron [12]
 New Zealand Silver fern Cyathea dealbata
 North Korea Pine Pinus [40]
 Pakistan Deodar Cedrus deodara [41]
 Palestine Olive Olea europaea
 Panama Panama tree Sterculia apetala
 Paraguay Lapacho Handroanthus impetiginosus
 Peru Cinchona, Kiwicha Cinchona, Amaranthus caudatus [42]
 Philippines Narra Pterocarpus indicus
 Poland Oak Quercus robur [43]
 Portugal Cork oak Quercus suber [44]
 Romania Oak Quercus robur
 Russia Siberian fir Abies sibirica
 Saudi Arabia Phoenix palm Phoenix
 Scotland Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris
 Senegal Baobab Adansonia digitata
 Serbia Oak, Serbian Spruce Quercus, Picea omorika
 Slovakia Small-leaved Lime/Small-leaved Linden Tilia cordata [27]
 Slovenia Tilia (Linden) Tilia
 South Africa Real yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius [45]
 South Korea Hibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora Hibiscus syriacus, "Pinus densiflora"
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan ironwood Mesua ferrea
 Sweden Ornäs Birch Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'
 Tanzania African Blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon
 Thailand Rachapruek Cassia fistula
 Ukraine Pine, Willow Pinus, Salix
 United Kingdom Royal Oak Quercus robur
 United States Oak Quercus robur [46]
 Uruguay Árbol de Artigas Peltophorum dubium
 Venezuela Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha
 Vietnam Bamboo, Rice Bambuseae, Oryza sativa
 Wales Sessile Oak Quercus petraea [27]

See also

References

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  46. 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. http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/collections/statetrees.html
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