Root tattoo ideas

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Botanical tattoo of three tall sunflowers with black linework, yellow and green colour and roots below soil, on a lower leg.
Three sunflowers with roots on a calf
Colour tattoo of a tree of life on a shoulder, with blue snowflakes, pink blossom, green leaves and orange autumn leaves, set on brown Celtic knotwork roots.
Tree of life with four seasons on a shoulder
Black blackwork tattoo of a tree within a circle, with branches dissolving into flying birds, on a person's upper back.
Tree in a circle with birds on upper back
Black and white photo of a solid black tree of life tattoo with roots inside a circle, centred on a person's upper back.
Tree of life on upper back
Colour tattoo of tangled organic forms in red, orange and green, running down a forearm against a black sleeve and a wooden floor.
Abstract organic tattoo on a forearm
Woman with a fine line black ornamental tattoo on her inner wrist and a black tree tattoo with Roman numerals on her upper arm.
Fine line wrist mark and tree with numerals
Black and grey blackwork tattoo of utility poles, wires and root-like lines across an elbow and forearm.
Abstract poles and wires on an elbow and forearm
Upper arm tattoo of a gnarled tree with twisting roots and branches, shaded in grey with pink-tipped leaves.
Gnarled tree on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a grandfather clock with butterflies lifting from its top and roots spreading beneath it, on the side of the ribs.
Grandfather clock with butterflies and roots
Colour tattoo of three radishes with leafy green tops on the inner forearm, shaded in a botanical illustration style.
Radishes with leaves on a forearm
Black botanical tattoo of a leafy tree with roots in a circular shape on the inner wrist, shown in a close-up and a wider view.
Leafy tree with roots on the wrist
Black and grey dotwork and linework tattoo on the upper back and shoulder showing a skull with flowers and leaves growing from its crown and roots trailing below.
Skull with flowers and roots on a shoulder blade
Black and grey realism tattoo of an hourglass with a tree and roots on the upper arm of a person wearing a striped top.
Hourglass and tree on an upper arm
Colourful botanical tattoo of a tree with a rose-like canopy and black roots across the upper back, in a neo-traditional style.
Tree with rose canopy on a upper back
Black line tree with layered leaves inside a teardrop outline, with dotwork dots, on the inner forearm of a person wearing a striped top.
Leafy tree in a teardrop on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of an open clam shell holding a pearl, with fern fronds above and roots below, on the outer thigh.
Pearl in a clam shell with ferns
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a skull formed from a bare, twisted tree across a person's upper back, with roots spreading below.
Skull formed by a bare tree on a back
Black and grey realism tattoo of a tall conifer tree with shaded branches and a rooted trunk, running down the inner forearm.
Tall conifer tree on a forearm
Two matching black and grey tattoos of a bare tree with the words Sister to sister on the calves of two people, shown side by side.
Matching sister family tree tattoos on calves
Black and grey tattoo of a tree atop a globe with root-like branches forming land shapes, on a person's upper back.
Tree and globe on upper back
Black fine line tree of life tattoo with spreading roots and a small owl perched on a branch, placed on a person's ribs.
Tree of life with owl on ribs
Black and grey fine line tree with stippled leaves and spreading roots, tattooed across the upper back near the neck.
Tree with roots on upper back
Colour tattoo on the side of the ribs of a bare tree with roots wrapped in ribbon banners, with a heart at the base and a name on a banner.
Bare tree, roots and heart with ribbon banners on ribs
Black and grey realism tree tattoo with a shaded canopy and spreading roots across the upper arm and shoulder.
Tree with roots on upper arm
Botanical tattoo across the upper back showing five plant stages growing from seed to sunflower, with the words How strange it is to be anything at all beneath.
Five-stage plant growth with a quote on upper back
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a tree growing from a globe, with leaves forming the shapes of land, across a woman's upper back.
Tree and leaves on a globe on upper back
Black and grey tree of life tattoo inside a circle, with roots below and birds flying off the branches, on the upper back near the shoulder.
Tree of life with birds on upper back
Black linework tattoo of a tree of life with curling branches and roots, and a stylised female figure in the trunk, on the forearm.
Swirling tree of life on a forearm
Black linework tree with exposed roots and a red ink splatter behind it, drawn as a tattoo design on a white background, with no body placement shown.
Tree with roots and red splatter
Black linework design of a swirling tree of life inside a circle, with small purple, orange and blue birds perched in the branches and red birds flying above.
Tree of life in a circle with birds
Colour neo-traditional tattoo on the upper arm showing a woman's face merged with a skull, with a butterfly wing over one eye and a Roman numeral clock behind.
Half skull and half woman face with clock on upper arm
Back tattoo of a dark grey tree with pink blossoms and red leaves trailing down the spine, in a botanical style on the back.
Blossom tree with falling leaves across a back
Colourful puzzle piece tree tattoo with a dark shaded trunk and roots, placed on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Puzzle piece tree on the upper back
Black tree tattoo with bare branches and spreading roots on the inner wrist and forearm, in a blackwork botanical style.
Tree with roots on a wrist
Black line drawing of a weeping willow tree with trailing branches and roots on a yellow background, captioned that the tattoo symbolises strength and nurturing nature.
Weeping willow tree tattoo design
Black and white photo of a woman's upper back showing a black tree of life tattoo with roots, inside a knotwork circle, placed over the shoulder blade.
Tree of life in a knotwork circle on the back
Black and grey botanical tattoo on a forearm showing a circle of crystals and moons around a stippled mountain landscape, with a poppy, moon phases and a crocus with its bulb.
Moon phases, crystals and flowers on a forearm
Full colour tattoo across a person's upper back showing a blossoming tree split between a night scene with moon and aurora on the left and a sunset with red sun on the right.
Day and night landscape with blossom tree on back
Black and grey tattoo of the Space Needle with its roots spreading below and music notes on a staff wrapping around it, across the upper back.
Space Needle with music notes on upper back
Black and grey raven tattoo on the calf, with stippled dotwork shading on its head and wing and dark strands trailing downwards.
Raven with dissolving roots on a calf
Black blackwork tree of life inside a circle, with bare branches above and roots below, on a person's upper back.
Tree of life in a circle on upper back
Small watercolour-style botanical tattoo of a tree with multicoloured leaves in red, yellow, green and blue and spreading roots, on a plain area of skin.
Watercolour tree with roots on skin
Colour tattoo of a black tree silhouette with birds, watercolour splashes in blue, green, pink and purple, and Celtic knotwork roots, on an upper arm.
Tree and birds with watercolour sky on upper arm
Solid black silhouette of the state of Ohio with tree roots spreading beneath it, drawn as a design on a plain white background.
Ohio silhouette with roots
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a bare tree whose roots form an arrow of overlapping triangles, on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and overlapping triangles on a forearm
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a brain with branching root lines running down the upper arm, shown in a close greyscale photo.
Brain with roots on an upper arm
Large realism tree tattoo across a back, black and grey bare branches on the left shifting into full colour with a blue sky and sunset on the right.
Tree across a full back
Black ink tree with roots above a handwritten quote reading "i climbed the tree to see the world", tattooed on a wrist in a fine, shaded lettering style.
Tree and quote on the inner wrist