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Acacia
Vachellia tortilis
A large genus of thorny tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs, ranging from African savanna umbrellas to Australian wattles.
If you've been searching for trees that start with A, you'll find 9 detailed trees below. We're not interested in giving you only a list of names — every entry on this page links to a full profile with the kind of detail you'd actually want to know.
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Table of contents
| Acacia | Almond | American Sycamore | Apple |
| Apricot | Ash | Aspen | Atlas Cedar |
| Avocado |
List of Trees That Start With A
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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.
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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.
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Apple
Malus domestica
A small deciduous fruit tree of central Asian origin, cultivated for thousands of years and the most widely grown temperate fruit in the world.
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Apricot
Prunus armeniaca
A small deciduous stone-fruit tree of Central Asian origin, grown across continental climates for its fragrant golden-orange drupes.
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Ash
Fraxinus excelsior
A tall, fast-growing European deciduous tree with elegant pinnate leaves and strong, shock-absorbing timber — now threatened by an invasive fungus.
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Aspen
Populus tremula
A slender, white-barked, trembling-leafed deciduous tree of cool temperate Europe and Asia, a key pioneer of disturbed northern woodland.
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Atlas Cedar
Cedrus atlantica
A handsome blue-green cedar of the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and Algeria, widely planted as an ornamental in temperate gardens.
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Avocado
Persea americana
A Mesoamerican evergreen tree whose oil-rich fruit, once a niche tropical product, has become a global staple of modern cuisine.
About trees starting with A
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