Des Plaines, USA 42°01′49″N87°54′44″W / 42.0302°N 87.9122°W / 42.0302; -87.9122 (100 gecs Tree)
Unknown
Used as a pilgrimage site by fans of the band 100 gecs.[38]
Árbol del Tule
Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)
Santa María del Tule, Mexico 17°02′47.4″N96°38′10″W / 17.046500°N 96.63611°W / 17.046500; -96.63611 (Árbol del Tule)
1,433–1,600 years (est)
The stoutest tree in the world, with a circumference of 42.0 m (137.8 ft) and a diameter of 14.05 m (46.1 ft). In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites.
Allen Russell
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Balch Park, USA
The 33rd largest tree worldwide, named in dedication to park ranger Allen I. Russell.
Angel Oak
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Johns Island, USA 32°43′4″N80°4′46″W / 32.71778°N 80.07944°W / 32.71778; -80.07944 (Angel Oak)
400–500
It stands 66.5 ft (20.3 m) tall, is 28 ft (8.5 m) in circumference, and its shade covers 17,200 ft2 (1,600 m2). Its longest branch is 187 ft (57 m). The tree and surrounding park have been owned by the neighboring city of Charleston since 1991.
Bennett Juniper
Grand juniper (Juniperus grandis)
Stanislaus National Forest, USA 38°18′32″N119°47′49.56″W / 38.30889°N 119.7971000°W / 38.30889; -119.7971000 (Bennett Juniper)
2,000–6,000 (est.)
The largest known juniper in the United States.
The Big Oak
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Thomasville, USA 30°50′28″N83°58′54″W / 30.841114°N 83.981721°W / 30.841114; -83.981721 (The Big Oak)
One of the oldest live oak trees east of the Mississippi River.
Central Guanacaste
Guanacaste tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
Guanacaste National Park, Belize
The focal point of Guanacaste National Park
The Big Tree – Goose Island
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Rockport, USA 28°09′09″N96°58′36″W / 28.15252°N 96.97665°W / 28.15252; -96.97665 (The Big Tree – Goose Island)
Reportedly grew from the grave of Charles Boyington in the potter’s field just outside the walls of Church Street Graveyard. Boyington was tried and executed for the murder of his friend, Nathaniel Frost, on 20 February 1835. He stated that a tree would spring from his grave as proof of his innocence.[39][40]
Buttonball Tree
American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Sunderland, USA 42°28′07.83″N72°34′42.14″W / 42.4688417°N 72.5783722°W / 42.4688417; -72.5783722
350–400 (est.)
Large tourist attraction of the town; the tree is believed to be the largest tree of its kind on the East Coast, or as locals put it, “The widest tree this side of the Mississippi.” This tree’s measurements are: circumference 25 feet (7.6 m); height 111 feet (34 m); average spread 140 feet (43 m).
Candler Oak Tree
Oak
Savannah, USA 32°04′03″N81°05′47″W / 32.0676°N 81.0963°W / 32.0676; -81.0963 (Chandler Oak Tree)
~300
A Georgia Landmark and Historic Tree. It is owned by the Savannah Law School which protects the tree with fences and security surveillance. The tree serves as the law school’s logo.
Chandelier Tree
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Leggett, USA
~2,000
A coast redwood with a passage for cars cut through. It is 276-foot (84 m) high and 16-foot (4.9 m) ft. in diameter. The name “Chandelier Tree” comes from its unique limbs that resemble a chandelier.
Circus Trees
Various
Gilroy Gardens, Gilroy, USA
A group of trees shaped into artistic forms by arborist Axel Erlandson.
Comfort Maple
Sugar maple (Acer saccharum)
Pelham, Canada
500
A 24.5-metre (80 ft) tall, approximately 500-year-old sugar maple.
Council Oak Tree
Oak
Hollywood, USA
A historic oak tree on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation that was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
Creek Council Oak Tree
White oak
Tulsa, USA
A large oak tree marking the founding of Tulsa by the Lochapoka Clan of the Creek Nation in 1836. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
A large tree on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, it was named in honor of Revolutionary War general and founder of the university William Richardson Davie. Many legends are associated with the tree.
Devil’s Tree
Oak
Bernards Township, USA
The tree is said to be cursed. Local legend says those who damage or disrespect the tree will soon thereafter come to some sort of harm, often in the form of a car accident or major breakdown as they leave.
Dewey Oak
White oak (Quercus alba)
Granby, USA
250–450
The Town of Granby, Connecticut uses an outline of this tree as their town seal, and Connecticut’s Notable Trees uses a photo of it on their certificates. This tree was damaged in the October 2011 snow storm (Storm Alfred), but it is still alive. This tree’s measurements are: circumference 20.5 ft (6.2 m) height 78 ft (24 m) average spread 129 ft (39 m).
Doerner Fir
Coast Douglas-fir
Coos County. Oregon, USA
350–400
One of tallest non-redwoods. 325.8 feet tall.
Duffie Oak
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Mobile, USA
300
It is estimated to be at least 300 years old and has a circumference of 30 feet 11 inches (9.42 m), a height of 48 feet (15 m) and a spread of 126 feet (38 m). Scholars consider it to be the oldest living landmark in the city.[42][43]
El Arbolito
Managua, Nicaragua
20
A traditional landmark used to give directions in Managua.[44]
Emancipation Oak
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Hampton
On the campus of Hampton University, it is 98 feet (30 m) in diameter, with branches which extend upward as well as laterally. It is designated one of the 10 Great Trees of the World by the National Geographic Society[citation needed] and is part of the National Historic Landmark district of Hampton University.
Endicott Pear Tree
European pear (Pyrus communis)
Danvers, USA 42°32′54″N70°55′48″W / 42.548238°N 70.930013°W / 42.548238; -70.930013
about 375
Planted by Massachusetts Bay Colony Governor John Endecott in the 1630s or 1640s, this tree is believed to be the oldest cultivated fruit tree in North America.
Friendship Oak
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Long Beach, USA 30°12′38″N89°04′52″W / 30.210637°N 89.080994°W / 30.210637; -89.080994
500
A large tree on the Gulf Park campus of the University of Southern Mississippi, 59 feet (18 m) tall with a trunk diameter of 5.75 feet (1.75 m) and circumference of 19.8 feet (6.0 m).
General Grant Tree
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Kings Canyon National Park, USA
The “Nation’s Christmas Tree” of the United States.
General Sherman Tree
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Sequoia National Park, USA
2300–2700
The world’s largest single living tree by volume, with an estimated 52,508 cu ft (1,487 m3) of wood in its trunk.
Gloomy Night Tree (Árbol de la Noche Victoriosa [es])
Montezuma cypress (Taxodium mucronatum)
Tacuba, Mexico
An old tree where Hernán Cortés allegedly mourned after being expelled from Tenochtitlan before taking the city by force.
Goshin
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Washington, D.C., USA
~65
A bonsai forest planting of eleven junipers donated to the National Bonsai Foundation in 1984, displayed since at the United States National Arboretum.
Grayson Elm
American elm (Ulmus americana)
Amherst, USA
200
This impressive elm with octopus-like limbs is located near the UMass Amherst campus. Writing under the pseudonym David Grayson, Ray Stannard Baker (1870–1946) penned the book Under My Tree about this elm.[45][46] According to Digital Amherst, a project of the Jones Library (the public library of Amherst, Massachusetts), Ray Stannard Baker “purchased the meadow [where the elm was located] in order to save the tree. About the elm he wrote, ‘It is content. It does not weep with remorse over its past, nor tremble for its future. It flings its loveliness to the sky, it is content with spring; it is glorious in summer, it is patient through the long winter.'”[47] As of 2017, this tree’s measurements are: circumference 17 feet (5.2 m); height 80 feet (24 m).
Great Elm at Phillips Academy
American elm (Ulmus americana)
Andover, USA
200+
This American elm tree is located on the Phillips Academy campus in Andover, MA. Phillips Academy was founded in 1778 and the tree is estimated to be 200 to 300 years old.[48] Tree measurements as of November 2019: circumference of 21 feet; spread over 100 feet; height estimated at 65 feet.
Great Tree, also known as The Unity Tree and the Grandmother Tree.
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii)
Isis Oasis Sanctuary, Geyserville, USA
470 (+/- 125)
Large anomalous multi-trunked Douglas Fir, aged by naturalist Luther Burbank as being 350–450 years old in 1905. Official Sonoma County Heritage Tree #51. On the grounds of Isis Oasis Sanctuary in Geyserville, California, previously the site of the Baháʼí Summer School. Known to be used as a source of resin for waterproofing local Pomo baskets. Highway 101 was rerouted around Geyserville due to the presence of the tree.[49]
Hangman’s Elm
English elm (Ulmus minor ‘Atinia’)
Manhattan, USA
~310
The oldest known tree in Manhattan. Located in Washington Square Park, it stands 110 feet (34 m) tall and has a diameter of 56 inches (1.4 m).
The founding site of the Hare Krishna movement in the United States.
Harris Creek Sitka Spruce
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Port Renfrew, B.C., Canada 48°40′45″N124°12′51″W / 48.67921°N 124.21418°W / 48.67921; -124.21418 (Harris Creek Sitka Spruce)
At 4 metres (13 ft) in diameter,[50] it is not the largest Sitka spruce on Vancouver Island, but is easily accessible due to the paving of a former logging road,[51] and has become well-known: hikers going by on the Harris Creek Main trail are recommended by trail guide books to make a short detour to visit it. Can be reached by wheel-chair-accessible short trail from Pacific Marine Road, from small sign on right hand side of road going northeast, about 20 km north-east of Port Renfrew, or 8 km past Lizard Lake.[52] Logging in this area was permanently restricted by a 2012 vote.[50]
Hyperion
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Redwood National Park, USA
The tallest living tree in the world, measured 115.5 m tall when found in 2006. It reached 116.07 metres (380.8 ft) in 2019.[53] The second and third tallest trees, both coastal redwoods, were also found in Redwood National Park in 2006, and named Helios (114.7 metres (376 ft)) and Icarus (113.1 metres (371 ft)).[53]
I-17 Mystery Christmas Tree
One-seed juniper (Juniperus monosperma)
Yavapai County, USA
A tree in the median of Interstate 17 annually decorated for Christmas.
International World War Peace Tree
Linden tree
Darmstadt, USA
114[54]
A tree planted by German American immigrants, it was dedicated at the end of World War I as a reminder of Germany’s armistice with the United States and a sign of loyalty to America.
Iluvatar
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, USA
The third largest known coast redwood.
Jardine Juniper
Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum)
Logan Canyon, Cache National Forest, USA
~1500
Notable for its age, it was named after USAC alumnus and former US Secretary of Agriculture William Marion Jardine.
Keeler Oak
White oak (Quercus alba)
Mansfield Township, USA
~300
A sign posted near the tree states: “This 300 year old tree was witness to the Colonial troops and Hessian soldiers as they marched through Black Horse down to Petticoat Bridge where a famous skirmish took place during the Revolutionary War. The tree is affectionately named for the previous owners of the farm where it now stands and serves as the Mansfield Township logo.”[55] It is approximately 22.5 feet in circumference at chest height.
Kile Oak Tree
Bur oak
(Quercus macrocarpa)
Irvington, USA
300–500
Landmark in the historic district of Irvington, and one of the oldest trees in the city of Indianapolis.
Le Chêne à Papineau
Northern red oak (Quercus rubra)
Montebello, Canada
Estimated 300 years old and 20 m tall, it is one of the oldest known trees in Quebec.
Linden Oak
White oak (Quercus alba)
North Bethesda, USA
~300
A large tree with a height of 97 feet (30 m) and a crown spread of 132 feet (40 m) as measured in February 2008 by the Maryland Big Tree Program. 39°01′22″N77°06′08″W / 39.0227679167°N 77.1022224444°W / 39.0227679167; -77.1022224444
Lone Cypress
Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)
Pebble Beach, USA
~250
A dramatically situated tree, a western icon, and considered one of the most photographed trees in North America. 36°34′07″N121°57′55″W / 36.568748°N 121.965339°W / 36.568748; -121.965339
Lost Monarch
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, USA
The world’s fifth largest coast redwood in terms of wood volume with a 26 feet (7.9 m) diameter at breast height (with multiple stems included), and 320 feet (98 m) in height.
Luna
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Humboldt County, USA 40°15′42″N124°18′36″W / 40.2618°N 124.3100°W / 40.2618; -124.3100 (Luna (Redwood Tree))
600–1000
A 200 feet (61 m) tall redwood that became notable when environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill lived on a platform in the tree for 738 days in 1997–1999 to prevent it from being logged. In 2000, it was cut halfway through with a chainsaw but has survived and has been braced for support.
Brooklyn Magnolia
Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora)
Brooklyn, USA
~130
An unusually large magnolia grandiflora for the latitude. A New York City designated landmark. The tree was brought as a seedling from North Carolina and planted around 1885.
Methuselah
Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva)
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, Inyo County, USA
4,700
A candidate for the oldest known living organism (approximately 4,700 years).
Moon trees
Various
Grown from seeds taken into orbit around the Moon.
Oak of the Golden Dream
Live oak
Santa Clarita, USA
~180
Location of California’s first authenticated gold discovery on 9 March 1842[56]
17 palm trees designated as Windsor historical landmarks.
Oldest palm tree in Los Angeles
Californian fan palm (Washingtonia filifera)
Los Angeles, USA 34°0′50″N118°16′59″W / 34.01389°N 118.28306°W / 34.01389; -118.28306 (Oldest palm tree in Los Angeles)
~150
Transplanted multiple times throughout its lifespan; moved to current location on Exposition Park Drive on 5 September 1914.
El Palo Alto
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Palo Alto, USA
A landmark that gave the city of Palo Alto its name. It stood up above its surroundings in a wide flat area and thus could be seen from far away in all directions, as far back as 1769 when Spanish explorers camped underneath it. It is no longer as impressive as it once was, having lost more than 50 feet (15 m) since its height was measured at 162.2 feet (49.4 m) in 1814. Since 1975, the unofficial mascot of Stanford University.
Pando
Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides)
Fishlake National Forest
<14,000[57]
A quaking aspen colony in Utah, is one of the oldest known clonal colonies at an estimated maximum of 14,000 years, and the heaviest at 6,000 tonnes.
Pechanga Great Oak
Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia)
Temecula, USA
1500–2000
Oldest oak tree in the United States, possibly in the world.
Perryville Tree engravings
Various
Perryville, USA
Trees carved by mentally ill veterans.
Peter Lebeck Oak
Valley oak (Quercus lobata)
Fort Tejon, USA
185+
An oak in which a grave marker was carved for an early Californian trapper, Peter Lebeck, killed by a grizzly bear in 1837 and buried underneath the tree.
Pinchot Sycamore
American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis)
Simsbury, USA
300–400+
The largest tree in Connecticut, an ancient sycamore named for Gifford Pinchot. This tree’s measurements are: circumference 28 feet (8.5 m); height 100 feet (30 m); average spread 141 feet (43 m).
Queens Giant
Tulip-tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)
Northeast Queens, USA
350–450
The tree measures 40 metres (130 ft) tall and is 350–450 years old. It is the oldest living organism in the New York metropolitan area.
Sacred Oak
Chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii)
Oley Valley, USA
500
Claimed to be more than 500 years old, this oak tree earned its name through Native American legend. Its measurements are: circumference 21 feet (6.4 m); height 73 feet (22 m); average spread 118 feet (36 m).
Santa Barbara’s Moreton Bay Fig Tree
Santa Barbara, USA
149[58]
Believed to be the largest Ficus macrophylla in the United States. An Australian seaman gifted the seed to a local girl in 1876. The tree was officially designated as a historic landmark in 1970.
Seven Sisters Oak
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Mandeville, USA
1,500
Believed to be nearly 1,500 years old. The tree has a girth of over 38 feet (12 m) and is the president of the Live Oak Society.
Stratosphere Giant
Coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens)
Humboldt Redwoods State Park, USA
112.8 m tall, the tallest known tree in the world until displaced by Hyperion.
Survivor Tree
American elm (Ulmus americana)
Oklahoma City, USA
Incorporated into the Oklahoma City National Memorial. Located across the street from the former Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, it survived the terrorist bombing in Oklahoma City on 19 April 1995.
Survivor Tree
Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana)
Manhattan, USA
Survived the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 and was incorporated into the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
Treaty Oak
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
Jacksonville, USA
An octopus-like southern live oak (Quercus virginiana) in Jacksonville, Florida. It is estimated to be 250 years old and is located in Treaty Oak Park in the Southbank area of Downtown Jacksonville.
Treaty Oak
Plateau live oak (Quercus fusiformis)
Austin, USA
500
A 500-year old plateau live oak (Quercus fusiformis) in Austin, Texas. It is the last surviving member of the Council Oaks, a grove of 14 trees that served as a sacred meeting place for Comanche and Tonkawa tribes prior to European settlement of the area.
Treaty Tree
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
Nisqually Reservation, USA
Marks the location of the Treaty of Medicine Creek between the United States and most Pacific Northwest Native American tribes.
Tree of Life
Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana)
New Orleans, USA
~285
Popular landmark at Audubon Park
Tree of Life
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis)
Kalaloch, USA
Spans a gap carved by a stream at the edge of a bluff near Olympic National Park.
The Tree That Owns Itself
White oak (Quercus alba)
Athens, USA
79
According to local folklore, it owns itself and all land within 2.5 m (8.2 ft) of its base.
The Tree That Owns Itself
Post oak (Quercus stellata)
Eufaula, USA
Legally given ownership of itself and its land in 1936 by the mayor of Eufaula.
UConn West Hartford Oak
White oak (Quercus alba)
West Hartford, USA
250–300
Connecticut co-champion white oak tree.[59] Measurements as of 2020: circumference 24 ft 9 in (7.54 m); height 78 ft (24 m); spread 115 ft (35 m).[60]
Washington Oak
White oak
Princeton, USA
Overlooks the Princeton Battlefield State Park; located where British and American forces first saw each other, igniting the Battle of Princeton in 1777.
Washington tree
Giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum)
Sequoia National Park, USA
Witch Tree
Northern white cedar (Thuja occidentalis)
Grand Portage, USA
~300
Also called Manido Giizhigance, or Little Cedar Spirit Tree by the Ojibwe Native American tribe, is a cedar growing on the rocky shoreline of Lake Superior. It is at least 300 years old, possibly twice that, revered by the local Ojibwe tribe, and mentioned by French explorers in 1731.
World’s Largest Rosebush
Rosa banksiae
Tombstone, USA
141
Guinness record “largest rosebush” of 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) area, with a 12 ft (3.7 m) circumference trunk.
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