Trees in religion

species of fig

minor Jewish holiday

Mexican tree with the stoutest trunk in the world

species of plant

species of plant

species of plant

Afrotropical fig species

fig tree of Romulus and Remus in the Roman Forum

Venerated site in the West Bank

tree used to make votive offerings

individual tree, that is held sacred

significance of trees in mythology and folklore

sacred tree in Zoroastrian legend

sacred tree or pole that stood near Canaanite religious locations to honor the Ugaritic mother-goddess Asherah, consort of El

thumb|right|200px|Cross inscribed into the bark of a zapis (a beech in this case), near the village of [[Crna Trava, southeast Serbia]] A zapis (, , literally "inscription"; plural: zapisi (записи)) is a sacred tree in Serbian Orthodox tradition, protecting the village within whose bounds it is situated. A cross is inscribed into the bark of each zapis. Most of these trees are large oaks. Prayers are offered to God under the crown of the zapis, where church services may also be held, especially during village festivals observed to supplicate God for protection against destructive weather condi

medieval Christian mythological tree

In ancient Roman religion, a lucus (, plural lucī) is a sacred grove.

thumb|upright=1.5| wrapped around the sacred tree: Yuki Shrine thumb|upright=1.1|The sacred tree of Sugiwabemikoto Shrine, Natural monument thumb|Ohtamiya Gora Prince Katsura's Ruins (Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi) A is a tree or forest worshipped as a – a physical object of worship at or near a Shinto shrine, worshipped as a repository in which spirits or reside. They are often distinctly visible due to the wrapped around them.

thumb|Tree carving in Bielinek (Bellinchen), [[Pomerania, immediately east of the Oder. It reads, in Russian, "March 1945, Death to the Germans."]] Arborglyphs, dendroglyphs, silvaglyphs, or modified cultural trees are carvings of shapes and symbols into the bark of living trees. Although most often referring to ancient cultural practices, the term also refers to modern tree-carving.

thumb|Gerichtslinde in Mönchengladbach thumb|280px|Tanzlinde in Galenbeck thumb|280px| Bordesholm Gerichtslinde in November 2010 thumb|280px| Himmelsberg Dance Linden, in the coat of arms of Himmelsberg village

Chinese mythological fruit