Root tattoo ideas

341 photos and flash · 70% Botanical, 14% Fine line · Back most common

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Two people shown from behind with matching black botanical tattoos of a heart-shaped tree with swirling branches and roots on the upper back.
Matching heart tree tattoos on two backs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with roots and twisting branches across a man's ribs and side of the back.
Bare tree tattoo across ribs and back
Dark-outlined tree tattoo with green leaves and red and green lettering reading Money, the root of all evil, on a person's upper back.
Tree with money lettering on upper back
Black and grey linework tree of life inside a circle with two small red leaves, tattooed on a woman's upper back near the shoulder blade.
Tree of life on a shoulder blade
Black ink tree with spreading roots on a forearm, with the words Deep roots are not reached by the frost set in bold serif lettering across the trunk and canopy.
Tree with roots and lettering on a forearm
Side-by-side photos of a botanical swirl tree tattoo in black ink above blue wave shading on an upper arm.
Swirling tree and blue waves on an arm
Black and grey dotwork mandala with a tree of life at its centre, tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Tree of life mandala on a forearm
Fine line black ink tattoo on a forearm showing a seed sprouting in five stages, from a small circle to a seedling with two leaves.
Seed germination sequence on forearm
Stippled black and grey tattoo design of a skull formed from a twisted tree, with a forest scene inside a circle, two birds and scattered orange leaves.
Skull made of a tree with forest and birds
Black and white photo of a woman seen from behind, with a solid black tree of life inside a Celtic knot circle on her upper back.
Tree of life in a Celtic knot circle on upper back
Black and grey realism style tattoo of a bare tree with spreading roots running down the calf towards the ankle.
Bare tree with roots on a calf
Black ink drawing of a tree of life inside a dreamcatcher hoop with three hanging feathers and beads, in a fine line style.
Tree of life dreamcatcher design
Colourful watercolour-style tree inside a circle, tattooed on a person's shoulder, with pink, orange, green and blue tones.
Watercolour tree in a circle on a shoulder
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.
Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder
Black fine line willow tree tattoo with drooping branches and roots on the back of a neck, in Botanical style.
Willow tree tattoo on the back of the neck
Black silhouette flash design of two skeletons facing each other, with their arms forming branches and leafy twigs above and roots below, suited to a botanical tattoo.
Two skeletons with a tree of branches and roots
Black fine line tree of life with leafy branches and roots inside a circle, tattooed on the inner forearm.
Tree of life with roots on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree whose roots curl into a circle of foliage and roses around two curled animals, placed on the ankle and lower calf.
Bare tree and curled foxes on an ankle
Black botanical tattoo of a bare branching tree with two small leaves on the inner wrist of a hand held palm up against a turquoise background.
Bare branching tree on inner wrist
Black linework tattoo of tree roots and bark spreading across the back of a hand and over the fingers, in a botanical style.
Tree roots tattoo across a hand
Black ink drawing of a broad oak tree with stippled leaves and a full root system spreading beneath it, on a plain white background.
Oak tree with spreading roots, black ink design
Colour botanical tattoo of violas, green vines and roots with a bumblebee, across a person's shoulder and upper back.
Violas, vine and bee across a shoulder
Black line drawing of a leafy tree with swirling branches and twisted roots, with a small bird above, shown as a design on white.
Tree with swirling branches and roots
Collage of five photographs showing black tree of life tattoos on a back, a foot, a lower back and a circular design on a upper back.
Tree of life tattoos on back and foot
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tree whose roots and leaves curve into a globe, placed between the shoulder blades on a woman's back.
Tree on a globe across the upper back
Red tree of life tattoo with swirling branches, a central oval and curled roots, centred on the upper back of a woman with dark hair.
Tree of life across an upper back
Black line drawing of a stylised tree of life with a swirling trunk, leafy branches and curling roots, on a white background.
Swirling tree of life line drawing
Coloured line drawing of a tree whose trunk forms a double helix, with leafy branches, roots, birds and butterflies, styled as a botanical tattoo design.
Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots
Pencil drawing of a symmetrical tree of life set within ornate leafy scrollwork, a design suited to a tattoo, with no body part shown.
Symmetrical tree of life with scrollwork design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tied bundle of lavender with roots on the upper arm, drawn in fine line.
Lavender bundle tied with twine on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a tree with multicoloured leaves growing from an open book, with the word IMAGINE on the trunk and birds above, on an upper arm.
Tree of leaves growing from an open book
Black and grey botanical tattoo of wildflowers, buds and leaves with roots, shaded in fine lines, on the middle of a person's back.
Black and grey wildflower sprig on the back
Watercolour-style colour tattoo on a forearm showing a black silhouette tree with exposed roots and flying birds against pink, purple and teal washes.
Tree and birds on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a house beneath a leafy tree with roots extending downwards, in a sketched botanical style on the calf.
House with tree and roots on a calf
Black and grey tree of life tattoo enclosed in a circle on the forearm, drawn in fine line with dotwork shading.
Tree of life on a forearm
Small black ink yin yang circle with a tree of life design on the inner forearm, with chains and bamboo leaves in the background.
Yin yang tree of life on the inner forearm
Pencil line drawing of a broad tree with a cloud-like canopy, twisting branches and long curling roots, a botanical tattoo design with no body placement shown.
Tree with spreading roots design
Colour tattoo across the chest showing a green and blue landscape in a circle, a tree, layered rock strata and a crystal cluster, with fine constellation lines.
Landscape, crystal and constellation on chest
Black and grey flash design of a tree with a heart-shaped opening in the trunk, a small bird above and the words Strong roots produce beautiful leaves below.
Tree with heart and roots flash design
Black ink tree of life tattoo on an upper arm, with an ornate filigree canopy and a spreading root system, shown against a light towel.
Ornate tree of life with roots on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a swirling tree of life with green leaves, blue dots and two figures in its orange trunk, placed on a person's upper back.
Tree of life with two figures on upper back
Black and grey compass rose inside an ornate oval frame, with a tree canopy and exposed roots, tattooed across a man's shoulder and upper arm.
Compass and tree on a shoulder
Black and grey drawing of a circular tree of life design with leafy branches, vines and Celtic knotwork roots.
Tree of life in a circle with knotwork roots
Black and grey line tattoo of a beetroot with leafy stems and roots on the inner upper arm, drawn in a hatched engraving style.
Beetroot with leaves on an upper arm
Pencil-style drawing of a tree of life inside a circle, with a sun on the left and a crescent moon on the right, shown as a black and grey tattoo design.
Tree of life with sun and moon design
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with trailing roots across the back, shown from behind.
Bare tree with roots across a back
Two women seen from behind, each with a matching black botanical tattoo of a heart-shaped tree with swirling vine branches and roots on the upper back.
Matching heart-shaped tree tattoos on two backs
Black and grey tattoo of a bare tree with fine branches, a shaded trunk and roots on the forearm.
Bare tree tattoo on a forearm