Trees that contain O — 42 detailed entries

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List of Trees That Contain O

Almond

Prunus dulcis

A small deciduous fruit tree of the rose family with delicate pink blossom, grown across the Mediterranean and California for its energy-dense seed.

American Sycamore

Platanus occidentalis

A massive eastern North American plane tree of river bottoms, with mottled white bark and the largest leaves of any tree in its range.

Apricot

Prunus armeniaca

A small deciduous stone-fruit tree of Central Asian origin, grown across continental climates for its fragrant golden-orange drupes.

Avocado

Persea americana

A Mesoamerican evergreen tree whose oil-rich fruit, once a niche tropical product, has become a global staple of modern cuisine.

Baobab

Adansonia digitata

A massive, swollen-trunked African tree that stores tens of thousands of litres of water and is sometimes called the "tree of life" of the savanna.

Bristlecone Pine

Pinus longaeva

A gnarled, windblown high-altitude pine of the American West, including individuals that are the oldest non-clonal living things on Earth.

Cacao

Theobroma cacao

A small Mesoamerican understory tree whose bean-filled pods are fermented and roasted into the cocoa that became chocolate.

Cedar of Lebanon

Cedrus libani

A majestic evergreen conifer of the eastern Mediterranean mountains, symbol of Lebanon and source of fragrant rot-resistant timber prized since antiquity.

Cinchona

Cinchona officinalis

A South American evergreen tree whose bark supplied quinine, the first effective treatment for malaria and the bitterness in tonic water.

Coast Redwood

Sequoia sempervirens

The tallest tree species on Earth, an evergreen conifer of the cool fog belt of coastal northern California and southern Oregon.

Coconut Palm

Cocos nucifera

An iconic tropical palm of coastal shores worldwide, supplying food, drink, oil, fibre, and shelter to communities across the equatorial belt.

Coffee Tree

Coffea arabica

A small evergreen tropical shrub or tree whose roasted seeds produce coffee, the most widely consumed beverage on Earth after water.

Cork Oak

Quercus suber

A Mediterranean evergreen oak whose thick, regenerating bark is harvested every nine years to make wine stoppers and insulation.

Douglas Fir

Pseudotsuga menziesii

A towering evergreen conifer of western North America, the workhorse softwood of the Pacific Northwest timber economy.

English Oak

Quercus robur

A long-lived deciduous broadleaf from Europe and western Asia, prized for its dense timber and the ecological hub of native woodland.

Giant Sequoia

Sequoiadendron giganteum

The most massive tree on Earth by volume, an evergreen conifer of the western Sierra Nevada whose fire-blackened trunks can outlast civilisations.

Ginkgo

Ginkgo biloba

A living fossil from China, the sole survivor of an ancient lineage older than the dinosaurs, with unmistakable fan-shaped leaves that turn pure gold in autumn.

Hawthorn

Crataegus monogyna

A small spiny deciduous tree of European hedgerows, blanketed in white blossom in May and bright red haws through autumn.

Holly

Ilex aquifolium

A glossy-leaved, spine-armed evergreen tree of European woodland with bright red berries, central to midwinter Christmas tradition.

Holm Oak

Quercus ilex

A drought-tolerant Mediterranean evergreen oak with dark, holly-like leaves that anchors the agro-silvo-pastoral dehesa landscapes of Iberia.

Horse Chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

A handsome Balkan deciduous tree with spectacular candle-like flower spikes and the polished brown seeds used in childrens "conker" games.

Joshua Tree

Yucca brevifolia

A surreal branching yucca of the Mojave Desert, with spiky leaf rosettes that pivot toward the sun and ivory flower spikes pollinated by a single moth.

Kapok

Ceiba pentandra

A massive emergent rainforest tree of the Americas, Africa, and Asia, with buttressed roots and pods of silky fibre once used in life jackets.

Live Oak

Quercus virginiana

An evergreen southern oak with sprawling horizontal limbs that frame the avenues and bayous of the American South.

London Plane

Platanus x acerifolia

A hybrid plane tree with flaking patchwork bark, planted along the streets of London, New York, and Paris for its remarkable tolerance of urban pollution.

Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

An ancient family of flowering trees with large, fragrant, primitive blooms that predate bees, treasured as ornamentals across the temperate world.

Mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

A large neotropical hardwood whose reddish-brown wood furnished the great age of European cabinet-making and remains a luxury timber today.

Mango Tree

Mangifera indica

A large evergreen tropical tree native to South Asia, cultivated across the tropics for its sweet, fragrant stone fruit.

Norway Maple

Acer platanoides

A vigorous European maple with milky sap, widely planted in cities for its dense shade and now invasive in much of North America.

Norway Spruce

Picea abies

A tall, conical evergreen spruce of northern and central Europe, widely planted for timber and famous as the traditional Christmas tree.

Olive

Olea europaea

A long-lived Mediterranean evergreen tree cultivated for at least 8,000 years for its silvery foliage, edible fruit, and prized golden oil.

Pistachio

Pistacia vera

A small deciduous tree of the Central Asian arid zones, cultivated for thousands of years for its green-kerneled nuts and rosy split shells.

Pomegranate

Punica granatum

A small deciduous tree or shrub of the Middle East and the Caucasus, cultivated for its leathery red fruit filled with juicy, jewel-like seed arils.

Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

A tall western American pine with butterscotch-scented bark that dominates dry, fire-shaped forests across the interior West.

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

A fast-growing deciduous oak with sharply lobed leaves that turn deep crimson in autumn, widespread across eastern North America.

Rowan

Sorbus aucuparia

A graceful small deciduous tree of European uplands, with pinnate leaves and scarlet berry clusters that feed late-autumn thrushes.

Royal Poinciana

Delonix regia

A spectacular spreading tropical tree from Madagascar covered in vivid scarlet flowers, planted across the tropics as a "flame of the forest."

Scots Pine

Pinus sylvestris

A hardy evergreen pine with orange upper bark, the only native pine of Britain and the most widely distributed pine in the world.

Sycamore

Acer pseudoplatanus

A vigorous large maple of central and southern Europe, with broad shade-casting leaves and a tolerance for salt, wind, and poor soils.

Weeping Willow

Salix babylonica

A graceful, water-loving deciduous tree of East Asian origin, with long pendulous branches that sweep the ground beside ponds and streams worldwide.

Western Hemlock

Tsuga heterophylla

A graceful, shade-loving evergreen conifer that dominates the wet temperate forests of the Pacific Northwest beneath the Douglas fir canopy.

White Oak

Quercus alba

An iconic deciduous oak of eastern North America with pale, fissured bark and dense timber that anchors hardwood forests from Quebec to Florida.

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