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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.

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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 Afghan pine Pinus brutia ssp. eldarica 1
Albania Olive Olea europaea 2
Antigua and Barbuda Whitewood Bucida buceras 34
 Angola Baobab Adansonia digitata 56
Argentina Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli
78
Red quebracho Schinopsis balansae 78
Australia Golden wattle Acacia pycnantha 9
Bahamas Lignum Vitae Guaiacum sanctum 101112
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 1819
Canada Maple Acer 2021
Chile Araucaria Araucaria araucana 2223
China Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba 24
Colombia Quindio wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense 2526
Costa Rica Guanacaste Enterolobium cyclocarpum 27
Croatia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur 28
Cuba Cuban royal palm Roystonea regia 29
Cyprus Golden oak Quercus alnifolia 3031
Czech Republic Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata 32
Denmark European beech Fagus sylvatica 33
Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur 33
Dominican Republic West Indian mahogany Swietenia mahagoni 34
Ecuador Cinchona pubescens Cinchona pubescens 35
El Salvador Maquilishuat Tabebuia rosea 3637
Estonia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
Finland Silver birch Betula pendula 38
Germany Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
Greece Olive Olea europaea
Guatemala Ceiba Ceiba pentandra
Haiti Royal palm Roystonea 394041
Hungary Elm (unofficial) Ulmus 42
India Indian banyan Ficus benghalensis 43
Indonesia Teak Tectona
Ireland Sessile oak Quercus petraea 44
Iran Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens
Israel Olive Olea europaea
Italy Strawberry tree (unofficial) Arbutus unedo 45
Jamaica Blue mahoe Hibiscus elatus 46
Japan Japanese cherry blossom Prunus serrulata
Laos Frangipani Plumeria
Latvia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
Linden Tilia cordata 47
Lebanon Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani
Lithuania Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur 48
Macedonia Macedonian pine (unofficial) Pinus peuce 49
Madagascar Baobab Adansonia
Malaysia Borneo/Malacca teak, Merbau Intsia palembanica 50
Maldives Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
Malta Għargħar Tetraclinis articulata
Mexico Ahuehuete Taxodium mucronatum 51
Moldova Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
  Nepal Rhododendron Rhododendron 16
New Zealand Silver fern Cyathea dealbata
Nicaragua Lemonwood Calycophyllum candidissimum 52
North Korea Pine Pinus 53
Pakistan Deodar Cedrus deodara 54
Palestine Olive Olea europaea
Panama Panama tree Sterculia apetala
Paraguay Lapacho Handroanthus (whole genus)55
Peru Cinchona officinalis Cinchona 56
Philippines Narra Pterocarpus indicus
Poland Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur 14
Portugal Cork oak Quercus suber 57
Qatar Christ's thorn jujube Ziziphus spina-christi 58
Romania Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur 59
Russia Siberian larch Larix sibirica 6061
Saudi Arabia Phoenix palm Phoenix dactylifera
Senegal Baobab Adansonia digitata
Serbia Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
Serbian spruce Picea omorika
Slovakia Small-leaved lime/Small-leaved linden Tilia cordata 32
Slovenia Tilia (Linden) Tilia
Spain Ballota oak Quercus rotundifolia
South Africa Real yellowwood Podocarpus latifolius 62
South Korea Rose of Sharon, Korean red pine 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 63
United Arab Emirates Ghaf tree Prosopis cineraria
United Kingdom Oak, Pedunculate oak Quercus, Quercus robur
United States Oak Quercus 64
Uruguay Ceibo Erythrina crista-galli 656667
Venezuela Araguaney Tabebuia chrysantha
Yemen Dragon blood tree Dracaena cinnabari 32
See also

See also

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