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Historic Trees Historical Markers

An historic tree is one that was witness to an historic event, or maybe it was planted by, or otherwise directly associated with a famous historic figure. These have been marked with a historical marker.
 
By Andrew Ruppenstein, April 8, 2025
Robinier faux-acacia Marker - wide view
401 ► France, Île-de-France, Département de Paris, Paris, Sorbonne — Robinier faux-acacia (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) —
Near Rue du Fouarre.
Cet arbre est classé remarquable pour son caractère historique. Originaire des États-Unis, le Robinier faux-acacia appartient à la famille des Fabacées. Introduit et planté en 1601 par Jean Robin, auquel il doit son nom, cet . . . — — Map (db m288702) HM
402 ► France, Île-de-France, Val-d'Oise, Roissy-en-France — 01 — Les Cèdres / The Great Cedars — Roissy: Étonnant Village / Unexpected Village —
On Allée du Verger, on the left when traveling north.
Ce cèdre du Liban visible au bord de l'autoroute du Nord, non loin de l'aéroport, faisait partie de la décoration de l'ancien parc du château de Roissy-en-France. Deux cèdres isolés sont les seuls vestiges de ce jardin composite, entre . . . — — Map (db m203653) HM
403 ► Guatemala, Escuintla, Palín — The Ceiba, Guatemala's National Tree —
On 1ra Avenida close to 1ra Calle, on the left when traveling west.
Ceiba Arbol Nacional Ceiba pentandra Acuerdo gubernativo 8 de marzo 1955 Direccion General Forestal Ministerio de Agricultura English translation: The Ceiba, Guatemala’s National Tree Ceiba pentandra . . . — — Map (db m93884) HM
404 ► Guatemala, , Ciudad de Guatemala, Zona 10 — The Ceiba, Guatemala's National Tree —
Near 2A Avenida.
Ceiba Arbol Nacional Ceiba pentandra Acuerdo gubernativo 8 de marzo 1955 Direccion General Forestal Ministerio de Agricultura English translation: The Ceiba, Guatemala’s National Tree Ceiba pentandra Named by Governmental . . . — — Map (db m85629) HM
405 ► Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Ciudad Vieja, Aldea San Miguel Escobar — The Esquisuchil Medicinal Tree (Bourreria huanita) —
On Calle a San Pedro las Huertas, on the left when traveling east.
Arbol medicinal de Esquisuchil (Bourrería Huanita). Sembrado por el primer Obispo de Guatemala Francisco Marroquín 1,478-1,563 Fue de este árbol histórico, de donde el Beato Hermano Pedro de Bethancourt tomó un vástago para sembrar el . . . — — Map (db m105137) HM
406 ► Guatemala, Sacatepéquez, Sumpango — Tree of Saint Peter —
Near 0 Avenida just north of 2a Calle.
Árbol de Santo Hermano Pedro Nombre: Esquisuchil Nombre científico: Bourreira Huanita Familia: Boraginaceae Altura promedio: 9 Metros Sembrado el 21 de Agosto de 2016 Es un Brote Natural del árbol plantado por el Santo Hermano Pedro . . . — — Map (db m103571) HM
407 ► Ireland, Leinster, County Meath, Duleek — The Lime Tree — Duleek Heritage Trail —
On Main Street (Road 150), on the right when traveling north.
William of Orange and Mary accepted the throne of England in 1698, supplanting King James II who took refuge with his ally and sponsor Louis XIV of France. The tensions between James and William would reach their highpoint in 1690 at the battle of . . . — — Map (db m24802) HM
408 ► Mexico, Ciudad de México, Colonia Popotla — Plaza of the Tree of the Night of Sorrows —
On Calzada México-Tacuba at Calle Mar Blanco, on the right when traveling east on Calzada México-Tacuba.
Plaza el Árbol de la Noche Triste El 30 de junio de 1520, mientras los mexicas sepultaban al Emperador Moctezuma y asignaban a Cuitlahuac como su sucesor, Cortes preparo su salida por la Calzada del Tepeyac, al no partir de inmediato . . . — — Map (db m103492) HM
409 ► Mexico, Ciudad de México, Colonia Tabacalera — The Juárez Tree —
On Paseo de la Reforma just east of Calzada Manuel Villalongín, on the right when traveling west.
Árbol Juarista Primer ábol conmemorativo en México El 30 de septiembre de 1910, el ex presidente de México Don Porfirio Díaz, sembró este árbol por el Centenario de la Independencia de México, en honor de Benito Pablo Juárez . . . — — Map (db m103282) HM
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410 ► Mexico, Querétaro, San Joaquín — Historic Tree —
On Cristóbal Colón just south of 16 de Septiembre, on the left when traveling east.
Árbol de la História El 5 de marzo de 1779 llega al árbol de la historia o árbol bendito el misionero religioso del colegio apostólico de San francisco de asis, de Pachuca, Fray Guadalupe Soriano internándose con los Chichimecas . . . — — Map (db m183162) HM
411 ► Netherlands, Limburg, Gulpen-Wittem, Gulpen — Juliana en Bernhard boom / Juliana and Bernhard Tree —
On Dorpstraat, on the right when traveling north.
Deze lindeboom, in de volksmond ook wel Julianaboom genoemd, werd geplant ter gelegenheid van het huwelijk van Prinses Juliana met Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld op 7 januari 1937 (English translation:) This lime . . . — — Map (db m248076) HM
412 ► New Zealand, Otago Region, Queenstown-Lakes District, Arrowtown — The Mary Cotter Tree —
On Wiltshire Street at Buckingham Street, on the right when traveling north on Wiltshire Street.
Planted 1867 - The First of the Avenue The two-year-old Mary Cotter, after whom this nearby sycamore tree is named, lived with her early gold-mining family in a house on this corner section of the reserve known from the 1860s until the 1930s . . . — — Map (db m290532) HM
413 ► United Kingdom, England, Berkshire, Aldworth — The Aldworth Yew —
Near Townsend Road, on the right when traveling north.
Quite possibly the yew's antecedents were witness to pagan worship long before Christianity arrived in Britain. The size and age of this tree has certainly been a subject of wonder and discussion for centuries. The trunk diameter was . . . — — Map (db m311870) HM
414 ► United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Camden, Bloomsbury — The Brunswick Plane —
Near Brunswick Square, on the right when traveling north.
Right in front of you is The Brunswick Plane, acclaimed as one of the ten Great Trees of London in 2008 and probably dating from the laying out of Brunswick Square gardens in 1796. At well over 200 years old, it is thought to be the second oldest . . . — — Map (db m295498) HM
415 ► United Kingdom, England, Kent, Headcorn — Headcorn Oak —
On Church Walk.
These are the remains of the "Headcorn Oak" under which King John (1199-1216) is said to have sat to watch bull-baiting. It was largely destroyed by fire on 25th April, 1989. The fine oak 50 yards to the west was raised from one of this tree's . . . — — Map (db m301278) HM
416 ► United Kingdom, Scotland, Perth and Kinross, Aberfeldy — Fortingall Yew Tree —
Near Kirkton Cottages Road.
The Fortingall Yew Rooted in History Before you stands Europe's- and possibly even the world's - oldest living thing. Under the dark veil of needles are two relic trunks of a huge, ancient yew tree. Scholars believe the roots of this great . . . — — Map (db m86642) HM
417 ► United Kingdom, Scotland, Renfrewshire, Johnstone — The Yew Tree, The Wallace Oak, and The Cult of William Wallace —
Near Wallace Avenue close to Park Avenue.
The Yew Tree This tree is known locally as the Wallace Yew. It is thought to be 300 years old. It has been surveyed and a programme of treatment is under way to improve its health. The Wallace Oak An ancient oak which stood by . . . — — Map (db m86456) HM

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