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

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National trees [edit]

Country Name of tree Scientific name Picture Ref.
 Albania Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg
 Antigua and Barbuda Whitewood Bucida buceras Starr 080530-4639 Bucida buceras.jpg [1]
 Argentina Ceibo and Red Quebracho Erythrina crista-galli, Schinopsis balansae Erythrina crista-galli 2-3.jpg
Schinopsis balansae.jpg		 [2][3]
 Australia Golden Wattle Acacia pycnantha Acacia pycnantha Golden Wattle.jpg
 Bahamas Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum Guaiacum sanctum.jpg [4]
 Bangladesh Mango tree Mangifera indica Mango blossoms.jpg
 Belize Honduras Mahogany Swietenia macrophylla Leaves I IMG 8668.jpg
 Bhutan Bhutan Cypress Cupressus cashmeriana CupressusCashmerianaSochi.JPG
 Brazil Brazilwood Caesalpinia echinata Brazilwood tree in Vitória, ES, Brazil.jpg
 Cambodia Palmyra palm Borassus flabellifer Borassus flabellifer fruit on the tree.JPG [5]
 Canada Maple Aceraceae Acer saccharum.jpg
 Chile Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana IMG 6492 monkey puzzle.JPG
 China Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba Ginkgo Biloba Leaves - Black Background.jpg
 Colombia Quindio wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense Ceroxylon quindiuense 2.png
 Croatia Pedunculate oak Quercus robur Quercus robur.jpg [6]
 Cuba Palma Real Roystonea regia Roystonea regia.jpg [7]
 Cyprus Golden oak Quercus alnifolia Golden oak.JPG
 Czech Republic Small-leaved Lime/Small-leaved Linden Tilia cordata Tilia cordata 60.jpg [8]
 Denmark Beech Fagus CemeteryBeech.jpg
 Dominican Republic West Indian Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni Tree in new leaves I IMG 6222.jpg [9]
 Ecuador Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens [10]
 El Salvador Maquilishuat Tabebuia rosea
 England Royal Oak Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
 Estonia Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
 Finland Birch, Silver Birch Betula, Betula pendula Betula pendula Finland.jpg
 Germany Oak Quercus Ivenacker Eichen 1000 Jahre alt.JPG
 Greece Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg
 Guatemala Kapok Ceiba pentandra Kapok tree Honolulu.jpg
 India Banyan Tree Ficus benghalensis Banyantree.jpg [11]
 Indonesia Teak Tectona Tree in new leaves (Tectona grandis) I IMG 8133.jpg
 Ireland Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Quercus petraea 06.jpg
 Iran Cedrus Cupressus sempervirens Cypress of Abarqu.JPG
 Israel Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg
 Italy Olive, Oak Olea europaea, Quercus Olea europea 3.jpg
 Jamaica Blue Mahoe (national tree) Talipariti elatum [12]
 Japan Cherry blossom Prunus serrulata Sakura and Moss Pink - 桜(さくら)と芝桜(しばざくら).jpg
Kashmir independent.svg Kashmir Chinar tree Platanus orientalis Platanus orientalis tree, Thasos.jpg
 Latvia Oak Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
 North Korea Magnolia Magnolia Magnolia wieseneri.jpg
 South Korea Pine Pinus Pinus pinaster.jpg
 Lebanon Lebanon Cedar Cedrus libani Libanonzeder.jpg
 Macedonia Macedonian Pine Pinus peuce Pinus peuce Habitus BotGardBln0906.jpg
 Madagascar Baobab Adansonia KayesBaobab.jpg
 Maldives Coconut palm Cocos nucifera Kerala Backwaters Sunset.JPG
 Malta Għargħar Tetraclinis articulata Tetraclinis articulata8.jpg
 Mexico Ahuehuete Taxodium mucronatum Árbol-del-Tule-Oaxaca-Mexico.jpg [13]
 Moldova Oak Quercus Raunkiaer.jpg
 Nepal Rhododendron Rhododendron Rhododendron-by-eiffel-public-domain-20040617.jpg
 New Zealand Silver fern Cyathea dealbata Silver-fern.jpg
 Pakistan Deodar Cedrus deodara Pedrengo cedro nel parco Frizzoni.jpg [14]
 Palestine Olive Olea europaea Olea europea 3.jpg
 Panama Panama tree Sterculia apetala
 Paraguay Lapacho Tabebuia impetiginosa Tabebuia impetiginosa hábito 2.jpeg
 Peru Cinchona, Kiwicha Cinchona, Amaranthus caudatus Amaranthus caudatus0.jpg|[15]
 Philippines Narra Pterocarpus indicus Pterocarpus indicus Blanco1.205.png
 Poland Oak Quercus Raunkiaer.jpg [16]
 Portugal Cork oak Quercus suber Cork tree.jpg [17]
 Romania Oak Quercus Raunkiaer.jpg
 Russia Birch tree Betula Betula pendula 001.jpg
 Saudi Arabia Phoenix palm Phoenix Phoenix dactylifera100 4209.JPG
 Scotland Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Pinus sylvestris Glenmuick.jpg
 Senegal Baobab Adansonia KayesBaobab.jpg
 Serbia Oak, Serbian Spruce Quercus, Picea omorika Picea omorika2.jpg
 Slovakia Small-leaved Lime/Small-leaved Linden Tilia cordata Tilia cordata 60.jpg [8]
 Slovenia Tilia (Linden) Tilia Tilia tomentosa.jpg
 South Africa Real yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius Podocarpus latifolius - Cape Town - 3.JPG [18]
 Sri Lanka Na Mesua ferrea MesuaFerrea IronWood.jpg
 Tanzania African Blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon
 Thailand Rachapruek Cassia fistula Konnamaram.JPG
 Ukraine Pine, Willow Pinus, Salix Salix alba Morton.jpg
 United Kingdom Royal Oak Quercus robur Baginton oak tree july06.JPG
 United States Oak Quercus Raunkiaer.jpg
 Uruguay Arbol de Artiga Peltophorum dubium תמונה 1014.jpg
 Venezuela Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha Araguaney.jpg
 Vietnam Bamboo, Rice Bambuseae, Oryza sativa BambooKyoto.jpg
 Wales Sessile Oak Quercus petraea Quercus petraea 06.jpg [8]

Other "national trees" [edit]

  • Kashmir, disputed territory of - Chinar (India, Pakistan and China)

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "Our National Symbols". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  2. ^ "Datos generales de Argentina". Folkloredelnorte.com.ar. Retrieved 2011-06-19. 
  3. ^ "Declárase “Arbol Forestal Nacional” al (Schinopsis Balansea Engl) “Quebracho colorado chaqueño”" (in Spanish). Secretaría de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de la Nación. 1956-08-21. Retrieved 2012-02-25. 
  4. ^ "National Symbols of the Bahamas". Bahamas Facts and Figures. TheBahamasGuide. Retrieved 2009-10-12. 
  5. ^ "Royal Decree on Designation of Animals and Plants as National Symbols of the Kingdom of Cambodia" (PDF). Forestry Administration of Cambodia. Retrieved 2007-06-08. 
  6. ^ "Croatian National Symbols". www.kwintessential.co.uk/. Retrieved 2013-04-23. 
  7. ^ "Cuban Royal Palm (Roystonea regia), national tree of Cuba". Cuba Naturaleza. Retrieved 2009-04-21. 
  8. ^ a b c Aberystwyth University campus walks tree directory. Aberystwyth University sports centre. p. 9. Retrieved 2011-08-14. 
  9. ^ "History of the Dominican Republic". Real Estate Las Terrenas. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  10. ^ "ARCOIRIS RESERVE SAN FRANCISCO CLOUD FOREST Podocarpus National Park". Arcoiris Ecologic Foundation. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  11. ^ "National Tree". Govt. of India Official website. 
  12. ^ "National Symbols of Jamaica". jis.gov.jm. Retrieved 2011-12-02. 
  13. ^ Rodd, Tony; Jennifer Stackhouse (2008). Trees: A Visual Guide. University of California Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-520-25650-7. 
  14. ^ "Information of Pakistan". infopak.gov.pk. Retrieved 2011-10-27. 
  15. ^ Deborah Kopka (12 Jan 2011). Central & South America. Milliken Pub. Co. p. 130. ISBN 978-1429122511. Retrieved 15 April 2013. 
  16. ^ After pl:Plik:Marktræ (Quercus).JPG pl:Symbol narodowy
  17. ^ Sobreiro já é a Árvore Nacional, Público, 22 December 2011.
  18. ^ "National tree". Government of South Africa. Retrieved 9 February 2013. 
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