List of individual trees
Name Species Location Notes
Árbol del Tule Montezuma Cypress ( Taxodium mucronatum ) Santa María del Tule , Oaxaca , Mexico 17°02′47.4″N 96°38′10″W / 17.046500°N 96.63611°W / 17.046500 ; -96.63611 ( Árbol del Tule ) The stoutest tree in the world . Its trunk has a circumference of 42.0 m ( 137.8 ft ) , equating to a diameter of 14.05 m ( 46.1 ft ) . In 2001 it was placed on a UNESCO tentative list of World Heritage Sites
El Arbolito ( The Little Tree ) Managua , Nicaragua A traditional landmark used to give directions in Managua
Gloomy Night Tree ( Árbol de la Noche Triste ) Tacuba , Mexico City , Mexico An old tree where Hernán Cortés allegedly mourned after being expelled from Tenochtitlan before taking the city by force
Cashew of Pirangi Cashew 5°58′43″S 35°07′24″W / 5.978657°S 35.123372°W / -5.978657 ; -35.123372 ( Cashew of Pirangi ) major tourist attraction in Natal , Brazil . Believed to be the biggest cashew in the world
Cashew of A Praia Cashew Cajueiro da Praia
Gran Abuelo Fitzroya cupressoides Alerce Costero National Park , Chile
Real forests and individual trees -- South America
The following is a list of notable trees from around the world. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as trees from myths.