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List of U.S. state and territory trees

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 2, 2026
Entity authorityQ1474110 ↗
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This is a list of U.S. state, federal district, and territory trees, including official trees of the following of the states, of the federal district, and of the territories.

See also

List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia

National Grove of State Trees

National Register of Champion Trees

Notes

References

"State Trees and State Flowers". United States National Arboretum. July 14, 2010. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved October 6, 2014.

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