List of individual trees
The following is a list of individual trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as [|trees from myths and religions].
Africa
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Historical
Asia
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Historical
Europe
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North America
Living
Historical
Petrified
Christmas trees
- Anthem Christmas tree, the tallest Christmas tree in the United States, erected annually at the Outlets at Anthem outside Phoenix, Arizona.
- Boston Christmas Tree. Since 1971, given to Boston by the people of Nova Scotia in thanks for their assistance following the 1917 Halifax Explosion. Located in the Boston Common.
- Capitol Christmas Tree, the tree erected annually on the West Front Lawn of the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
- Chicago Christmas Tree, the annual tree located in Millennium Park in the city of Chicago. Historically, the tree was located in Grant Park and Daley Plaza.
- Grove Christmas Tree, a 100-foot tree that is lit every year at The Grove at Farmer's Market in Los Angeles, California.
- Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a Christmas tree on display every December in Rockefeller Center, New York City.
South America
Living
Historical
Petrified
Oceania
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Mythological and religious trees
- Bodhi Tree, under which Siddhartha Gautama, the spiritual teacher and founder of Buddhism later known as Gautama Buddha, achieved enlightenment.
- World Tree
- *Égig érő fa, the "Tree Reaching into the Sky" of Hungarian folk art and a folk tale type
- *Irminsul
- *Jievaras, the World tree in Lithuanian mythology.
- *Yggdrasil, the World Tree in the Old Norse religion.
- Cutting of the elm, a legendary event concerning a tree at Gisors.
- Cypress of Kashmar, planted by Zoroaster and felled by Caliph Al Mutawakkil.
- Man-eating tree
- Oak of Mamre
- Thor's Oak, a sacred tree to the ancient Germanic tribe of the Chatti.
- Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, from Christianity and Judaism.
- Tree of life, from Christianity and Judaism.
- The Lote Tree
- The Zaqqum Tree