List of national trees

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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

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Country Common name Scientific name Picture Source
AfghanistanApricot (unofficial)Morus nigra[1]
AlbaniaOliveOlea europaea[2]
Antigua and BarbudaWhitewoodBucida buceras[3][4]
 AngolaBaobabAdansonia digitata[5][6]
ArgentinaCeiboErythrina crista-galli
[7][8]
Red quebrachoSchinopsis balansae[7][8]
AustraliaGolden wattleAcacia pycnantha[9]
BahamasLignum VitaeGuaiacum sanctum[10][11][12]
BangladeshMango tree (Aam Gaachh)Mangifera indica[13]
BelarusOak, Pedunculate oak (unofficial)Quercus, Quercus robur[14]
BelizeHonduras mahoganySwietenia macrophylla[15]
BhutanBhutan cypressCupressus cashmeriana[16]
BrazilBrazilwoodPaubrasilia echinata[17]
CambodiaPalmyra palmBorassus flabellifer[18][19]
CanadaMapleAcer[20][21]
ChileAraucariaAraucaria araucana[22][23]
China Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba [24]
ColombiaQuindio wax palmCeroxylon quindiuense[25][26]
Costa RicaGuanacasteEnterolobium cyclocarpum[27]
CroatiaOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur[28]
CubaCuban royal palmRoystonea regia[29]
CyprusGolden oakQuercus alnifolia[30][31]
Czech RepublicSmall-leaved lime/Small-leaved lindenTilia cordata[32]
DenmarkEuropean beechFagus sylvatica[33]
Oak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur[33]
Dominican RepublicWest Indian mahoganySwietenia mahagoni[34]
EcuadorCinchona pubescensCinchona pubescens[35]
El SalvadorMaquilishuatTabebuia rosea [36][37]
EstoniaOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur
FinlandSilver birchBetula pendula[38]
GermanyOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur
GreeceOliveOlea europaea
GuatemalaCeibaCeiba pentandra
HaitiRoyal palmRoystonea[39][40][41]
Hungary Elm (unofficial) Ulmus [42]
IndiaIndian banyanFicus benghalensis[43]
IndonesiaTeakTectona
IrelandSessile oakQuercus petraea[44]
IranMediterranean cypressCupressus sempervirens
IsraelOliveOlea europaea
ItalyStrawberry tree (unofficial)Arbutus unedo[45]
JamaicaBlue mahoeHibiscus elatus[46]
JapanJapanese cherry blossomPrunus serrulata
LaosFrangipaniPlumeria
LatviaOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur
LindenTilia cordata[47]
LebanonLebanon cedarCedrus libani
LithuaniaOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur[48]
MacedoniaMacedonian pine (unofficial)Pinus peuce[49]
MadagascarBaobabAdansonia
MalaysiaBorneo/Malacca teak, MerbauIntsia palembanica [50]
MaldivesCoconut palmCocos nucifera
MaltaGħargħarTetraclinis articulata
MexicoAhuehueteTaxodium mucronatum[51]
MoldovaOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur
  NepalRhododendronRhododendron[16]
New ZealandSilver fernCyathea dealbata
NicaraguaLemonwoodCalycophyllum candidissimum[52]
North KoreaPinePinus[53]
PakistanDeodarCedrus deodara[54]
PalestineOliveOlea europaea
PanamaPanama treeSterculia apetala
ParaguayLapachoHandroanthus (whole genus)[55]
PeruCinchona officinalisCinchona[56]
PhilippinesNarraPterocarpus indicus
PolandOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur[14]
PortugalCork oakQuercus suber[57]
QatarChrist's thorn jujubeZiziphus spina-christi[58]
RomaniaOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur[59]
RussiaSiberian larch Larix sibirica[60][61]
Saudi ArabiaPhoenix palmPhoenix dactylifera
SenegalBaobabAdansonia digitata
SerbiaOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur
Serbian sprucePicea omorika
SlovakiaSmall-leaved lime/Small-leaved lindenTilia cordata[32]
SloveniaTilia (Linden)Tilia
SpainBallota oakQuercus rotundifolia[citation needed]
South AfricaReal yellowwoodPodocarpus latifolius[62]
South KoreaRose of Sharon, Korean red pineHibiscus syriacus, Pinus densiflora
Sri LankaSri Lankan ironwoodMesua nagassarium
SwedenOrnäs birchBetula pendula 'Dalecarlica'
TanzaniaAfrican blackwoodDalbergia melanoxylon
ThailandRatchaphruekCassia fistula
UkraineViburnum, WillowViburnum, Salix[63]
United Arab EmiratesGhaf treeProsopis cineraria
United KingdomOak, Pedunculate oakQuercus, Quercus robur
United StatesOakQuercus[64]
UruguayCeiboErythrina crista-galli[65][66][67]
VenezuelaAraguaneyTabebuia chrysantha
YemenDragon blood treeDracaena cinnabari [32]
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