Trees are among the most popular ecosymbols, or symbols of Nature. They rank behind flowers as the second most popular plant symbols symbols among countries, states, provinces, etc.
Let’s take a brief tour of trees of state.
National Trees ˆ
U.S. State Trees ˆ
| List of State Trees | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Species | Designation | |
| Alabama | southern longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) | 1997 | |
| Alaska | Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) | 1962 | |
| Arizona | palo verde (Cercidium) | 1954 | |
| Arkansas | pine (Pinus) | 1939 | |
| California | coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) | 1937 | |
| giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) | 1937 | ||
| Colorado | Colorado blue spruce (Picea pungens) | 1939 | |
| Connecticut | The Charter Oak (Quercus alba) | 1947 | |
| Delaware | American holly (Ilex opaca) | 1939 | |
| District of Columbia | scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea) | ||
| Florida | sabal palmetto (Sabal palmetto) | 1953 | |
| Georgia | live oak (Quercus virginiana) | 1937 | |
| Hawaii | kukui (Aleurites moluccanus) | 1959 | |
| Idaho | western white pine (Pinus monticola) | 1935 | |
| Illinois | white oak (Quercus alba) | 1973 | |
| Indiana | tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) | 1931 | |
| Iowa | oak (Quercus) | 1961 | |
| Kansas | cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | 1937 | |
| Kentucky | tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) | 1994 | |
| Louisiana | bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) | 1963 | |
| Mayhaw fruit tree (Crataegus) | Fruit Tree | 2014 | |
| Maine | eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) | 1945 | |
| Maryland | white oak (Quercus alba) | 1941 | |
| Massachusetts | American elm (Ulmus americana) | 1941 | |
| Michigan | eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) | 1955 | |
| Minnesota | red or Norway pine (Pinus resinosa) | 1953 | |
| Mississippi | magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | 1938 | |
| Missouri | American dogwood (Cornus florida) | 1955 | |
| Montana | ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) | 1949 | |
| Nebraska | cottonwood (Populus deltoides) | 1972 | |
| Nevada | single leaf pinyon (Pinus monophylla) | 1953 | |
| bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) | 1987 | ||
| New Hampshire | white birch (Betula papyrifera) | 1947 | |
| New Jersey | red oak (Quercus rubra) | 1950 | |
| dogwood (Cornus florida) | Memorial Tree | 1951 | |
| New Mexico | pinyon (Pinus edulis) | 1948 | |
| New York | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1956 | |
| North Carolina | pine (Pinus) | 1963 | |
| Fraser fir (Abies fraseri) | Christmas tree | 2005 | |
| North Dakota | American elm (Ulmus americana) | 1947 | |
| Ohio | Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) | 1953 | |
| Oklahoma | redbud (Cercis canadensis) | 1937 | |
| Oregon | Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) | 1939 | |
| Pennsylvania | eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) | 1931 | |
| Rhode Island | red maple (Acer rubrum) | 1964 | |
| South Carolina | sabal palmetto (Sabal palmetto) | 1939 | |
| South Dakota | Black Hills spruce (Picea glauca) | 1947 | |
| Tennessee | tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) | 1947 | |
| eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) | Evergreen Tree | 2012 | |
| yellowwood tree (Cladrastis lutea) | Bicentennial Tree | 1991 | |
| Texas | pecan (Carya illinoinensis) | 1919 | |
| Utah | quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) | 2014 | |
| (former) | blue spruce (Picea pungens) | 1933 | |
| Vermont | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1949 | |
| Virginia | dogwood (Cornus florida) | 1956 | |
| Washington | western hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla) | 1947 | |
| West Virginia | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1949 | |
| Wisconsin | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1949 | |
| Wyoming | plains cottonwood (Populus sargentii) | 1947 | |
Canada ˆ
| List of Provincial Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Province | Species | |
| Alberta | lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) | 1984 |
| British Columbia | western red cedar (Thuja plicata) | 1988 |
| Manitoba | white spruce (Picea glauca) | 1987 |
| New Brunswick | balsam fir (Abies balsamea) | 1987 |
| Newfoundland | black spruce (Picea mariana) | 1993 |
| Northwest Territories | tamarack (Larix laricina) | 1999 |
| Nova Scotia | red spruce (Picea rubens) | 1988 |
| Ontario | eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) | 1984 |
| Prince Edward Island | red oak (Quercus rubra) | 1987 |
| Quebec | yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis) | |
| Saskatchewan | white birch (Betula papyrifera) | 1988 |
| Yukon Territory | sub alpine fir (Abies lasiocarpa) | 2001 |
Japan ˆ
| List of Prefectural Trees | ||
|---|---|---|
| Prefecture | Symbol | |
| Aichi | Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum) | 1966 |
| Akita | Japanese red cedar (Akita cedar) (Cryptomeria japonica) | 1974 |
| Aomori | hiba arborvitae (Thujopsis dolabrata) | |
| Chiba | yew podocarpus, longleaf podocarpus (Podocarpus macrophyllus) | 1966 |
| Ehime | pine (Pinus) | |
| Fukui | pine (Pinus) | |
| Fukuoka | azalea (Rhododendron tsutsui) | |
| Fukushima | Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) | |
| Gifu | Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) | 1966 |
| Gunma | Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) | |
| Hiroshima | Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) | |
| Hokkaido | Yeddo spruce (Picea jezoensis) | |
| Hyogo | camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | |
| Ibaraki | Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) | 1966 |
| Ishikawa | hiba arborvitae (Thujopsis dolabrata) | |
| Iwate | Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) | |
| Kagawa | olive (Olea europaea) | 1966 |
| Kagoshima | camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | |
| crybaby tree, coral tree (Erythrina crista galli)* | ||
| Kanagawa | ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) | |
| Kochi | Japanese red cedar (Yanase cedar) (Cryptomeria japonica) | |
| Kumamoto | camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | 1966 |
| Kyoto | Japanese red cedar (Kityama cedar) (Cryptomeria japonica) | |
| Mie | Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) | |
| Miyagi | Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) | 1966 |
| Miyazaki | Canary Island date palm (Phoenix canariensis) | |
| Nagano | paper birch (Betula papyrifera) | |
| Nagasaki | Japanese false cypress, Sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera) | |
| Nara | Japanese red cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) | |
| Niigata | snow camellia (Camellia rusticana) | |
| Oita | Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) | |
| Okayama | Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) | |
| Okinawa | Ryukyu pine (Pinus luchuensis) | |
| Osaka | ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) | 1966 |
| Saga | camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | |
| Saitama | Japanese zelkova (Zelkova serrata) | |
| Shiga | Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) | |
| Shimane | Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) | |
| Shizuoka | sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus) | |
| Tochigi | Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata) | |
| Tokushima | Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) | |
| Tokyo | ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) | |
| Tottori | Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) | 1966 |
| Toyama | Japanese red cedar (Tateyama cedar) (Cryptomeria japonica) | 1966 |
| Wakayama | Ubame oak (Quercus phillyreoides) | |
| Yamagata | cherry (Prunus) | |
| Yamaguchi | Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora) | |
| Yamanashi | Japanese maple (Acer palmatum) | |
| * Designated the official flowering tree | ||
Other Trees ˆ
Check back now and then; I will be adding more lists for some time.
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