List of national trees

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

Country Common name Scientific name Picture Source
 Afghanistan Apricot (unofficial) Morus nigra [1]
 Albania Olive Olea europaea [2]
 Antigua and Barbuda Whitewood Bucida buceras [3][4]
 Angola Baobab Adansonia digitata [5][6]
 Argentina Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli
[7][8]
Red quebracho Schinopsis balansae [7][8]
 Australia Golden wattle Acacia pycnantha [9]
 Bahamas Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum [10][11][12]
 Bangladesh Mango tree (Aam Gaachh) Mangifera indica [13]
 Belarus Oak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial) Quercus, Quercus robur [14]
 Belize Honduras mahogany Swietenia macrophylla [15]
 Bhutan Bhutan cypress Cupressus cashmeriana [16]
 Brazil Brazilwood Paubrasilia echinata [17]
 Cambodia Palmyra palm Borassus flabellifer [18][19]
 Canada Maple Acer [20][21]
 Chile Araucaria Araucaria araucana [22][23]
 Colombia Quindio wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense [24][25]
 Costa Rica Guanacaste Enterolobium cyclocarpum [26]
 Croatia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur [27]
 Cuba Cuban royal palm Roystonea regia [28]
 Cyprus Golden oak Quercus alnifolia [29][30]
 Czech Republic Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata [31]
 Denmark European beech Fagus sylvatica [32]
Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur [32]
 Dominican Republic West Indian mahogany Swietenia mahagoni [33]
 Ecuador Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens [34]
 El Salvador Maquilishuat Tabebuia rosea [35][36]
 England Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
 Estonia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
 Finland Silver birch Betula pendula [37]
 Germany Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
 Greece Olive Olea europaea
 Guatemala Ceiba Ceiba pentandra
 Haiti Royal palm Roystonea [38][39][40]
 Hungary Elm (unofficial) Ulmus [41]
 India Indian banyan Ficus benghalensis [42]
 Indonesia Teak Tectona
 Ireland Sessile oak Quercus petraea [43]
 Iran Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens
 Israel Olive Olea europaea
 Italy Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo [44]
 Jamaica Blue mahoe Hibiscus elatus [45]
 Japan Japanese cherry blossom Prunus serrulata
 Laos Frangipani Plumeria
 Latvia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
Linden Tilia cordata [46]
 Lebanon Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani
 Lithuania Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur [47]
 Macedonia Macedonian pine (unofficial) Pinus peuce [48]
 Madagascar Baobab Adansonia
 Malaysia Borneo/Malacca teak, Merbau Intsia palembanica [49]
 Maldives Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
 Malta Għargħar Tetraclinis articulata
 Mexico Ahuehuete Taxodium mucronatum [50]
 Moldova Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
 Moravia Jadernička moravská, Sorb tree Malus domestica, Sorbus domestica [51] [52]
   Nepal Rhododendron Rhododendron [16]
 New Zealand Silver fern Cyathea dealbata
 Nicaragua Lemonwood Calycophyllum candidissimum [53]
 North Korea Pine Pinus [54]
 Pakistan Deodar Cedrus deodara [55]
 Palestine Olive Olea europaea
 Panama Panama tree Sterculia apetala
 Paraguay Lapacho Handroanthus (whole genus)[56]
 Peru Cinchona officinalis Cinchona [57]
 Philippines Narra Pterocarpus indicus
 Poland Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur [58]
 Portugal Cork oak Quercus suber [59]
 Qatar Christ's thorn jujube Ziziphus spina-christi [60]
 Romania Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur [61]
 Russia Siberian larch Larix sibirica [62][63]
 Saudi Arabia Phoenix palm Phoenix dactylifera
 Scotland Scots pine Pinus sylvestris [64]
 Senegal Baobab Adansonia digitata
 Serbia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
Serbian spruce Picea omorika
 Slovakia Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata [31]
 Slovenia Tilia (Linden) Tilia
 Spain Ballota oak Quercus rotundifolia [citation needed]
 South Africa Real yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius [65]
 South Korea Hibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora Hibiscus syriacus, "Pinus densiflora"
 Sri Lanka Sri Lankan ironwood Mesua nagassarium
 Sweden Ornäs birch Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'
 Tanzania African blackwood Dalbergia melanoxylon
 Thailand Ratchaphruek Cassia fistula
 Ukraine Viburnum, Willow Viburnum, Salix [66]
 United Arab Emirates Ghaf tree Prosopis cineraria
 United Kingdom Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
 United States Oak Quercus [67]
 Uruguay Árbol de Artigas Peltophorum dubium
 Venezuela Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha
 Wales Sessile oak Quercus petraea
 Yemen Dragon blood tree Dracaena cinnabari [31]

See also

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