Root tattoo ideas

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Black and white beach photo of a woman with a fine line tree tattoo on her upper back, a golden retriever beside her and a camera in view.
Tree tattoo on upper back at the beach
Black and grey back tattoo of a large bare tree with an owl perched on a branch and a compass rose on the right shoulder blade.
Tree and owl back piece with compass rose
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a bare tree with exposed roots inside a crescent, with falling leaves, on the upper back near the shoulder blade.
Bare tree in a crescent on the upper back
White line drawing of a tree of life design with a human figure in the trunk, arms raised into the branches, on a grey background, in a botanical style.
Tree of life with a figure in the trunk
Colour tattoo of a tree with a serene carved face, glowing heart, sun, moon and mushrooms on an upper arm, in a surreal botanical style.
Tree spirit with roots and celestial scene on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with small green and yellow accents on the inner forearm of a person holding another person's hand.
Tree tattoo on a forearm
Black and grey tree tattoo with red autumn leaves, its roots running down the side of the ribs and hip.
Gnarled tree with roots along the side
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a tree inside a circle with radiating lines and a mandala at its base, on the upper back.
Tree and mandala in a circle on upper back
Black ink line drawing of a large tree with a full canopy and twisting roots, in a botanical style, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Tree of life with flowing roots
Colourful watercolour-style tree of life tattoo inside a circle, with roots and branches, on a person's shoulder against a white background.
Tree of life on a shoulder
Colour tattoo of a bare tree with orange and red watercolour-style splashes wrapping around the forearms.
Tree with orange splashes on forearms
White ink botanical tattoo of a stylised tree with rooted trunk and four small stars above, on a forearm.
White ink tree and stars on a forearm
Black ink flash design of a bare tree with stippled trunk and roots, with birds perched on the branches and flying above, shown on a plain light background.
Bare tree with birds and roots
Solid black tree of life tattoo with swirling branches and roots enclosed in a circle on pale skin.
Tree of life in a circle
Black ink drawing of a tree of life with patterned leaves, curling swirls and a dotted circular border, shown on white paper beside two fine liner pens.
Tree of life design with patterned leaves
Black blackwork tattoo of a bare tree with a small bird perched on a branch, with shaded foliage at the base, on the inner forearm of a person in a grey satin dress.
Bare tree silhouette with a bird on a forearm
Dark brown tree of life with roots inside a circle, placed in the centre of a woman's upper back, in a botanical linework style.
Tree of life in a circle on a back
Colour botanical tattoo of a red poppy with buds and green leaves on the inner forearm, shown with the hand raised.
Red poppy sprig on a forearm
Black linework tree with exposed roots tattooed on an upper arm, beside a rolled sleeve of a white t-shirt.
Tree and roots on an upper arm
Black line drawing of a tree with a figure in yoga tree pose, its body filled with mandala patterns, with roots below and no body placement shown.
Yoga tree pose with leafy branches and roots
Black line drawing of a tree of life with leafy vines and interlaced Celtic knotwork roots, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Tree of life with knotwork roots
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a young sprouting plant with fine roots, on the side of a torso under an open teal checked shirt.
Sprouting plant with roots on the side torso
Black and grey tree tattoo with spreading roots and branches over a woman's back, with a geometric lattice design on the lower back.
Tree and geometric design across a back
White ink botanical tree with roots inside a circle on the skin of the torso, shown in a close, low-contrast photo.
White ink tree in a circle
Black and grey tattoo of a gnarled tree with twisting roots on an upper arm, shown in a sepia-toned close-up photograph.
Gnarled tree with roots on an arm
Large botanical tattoo of a gnarled tree with exposed roots and red leaves across a bare back, shaded in brown and grey with green bamboo behind.
Gnarled tree with red leaves across a back
Black and grey tattoo of a tree with roots, blossoms and butterflies across a woman's back, photographed from behind.
Tree and butterflies across a back
Colour tattoo of a yin and yang design on a shoulder blade, with pine trees and exposed roots on one side and teal ocean waves on the other.
Yin yang with pine forest and ocean waves
Black ink drawing of a faceless figure with long flowing hair, its body covered in botanical flowers including roses and lilies, ending in roots, on a tan background.
Faceless figure covered in flowers and roots
Black and grey bare tree with roots running from thigh to calf, with a red and blue knight on horseback in a medallion at the lower calf, in botanical style.
Bare tree and mounted knight down a leg
Fine line botanical tattoo of a tree with spreading roots and a curled swirl on a forearm, in dark blue-black ink.
Tree and swirl design on a forearm
Black and grey botanical tree tattoo with roots on the lower back of a woman in a white top and black lace underwear, seen from behind in sepia tones.
Tree with roots on lower back
Black botanical tattoo of a tall pine tree on the calf, with its roots spreading down over the ankle.
Pine tree with roots on a lower leg
Black ink drawing of a gnarled tree with twisted branches and roots, shown as a tattoo design on plain white paper.
Gnarled tree with exposed roots
Colour botanical tattoo of a blossoming tree with exposed roots and a banner reading Family, across the ribs on the side of the torso.
Blossoming tree with roots on the ribs
Large botanical tattoo across a back showing a grey tree with pink blossom, red falling leaves and a red anatomical heart among the roots.
Blossom tree and anatomical heart on a back
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with a green stem, leaves and exposed roots running down the calf.
Realistic sunflower with roots on a calf
Black line tattoo of a tree with roots on the upper back of a woman in a forward fold, in fine line botanical style.
Tree with roots tattoo on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a tree curling into a circle with trailing vines and three birds in flight, on a person's upper back.
Tree and birds on upper back
Realistic colour tattoo of a sunflower with green stem, leaves and roots running down the calf.
Realistic sunflower with roots on a calf
Black ink tree with bare branches and hanging roots, with small birds in flight, tattooed across the palm and inner forearm, shown with the hand raised against a pale wall.
Tree and birds across hand and forearm
Two tree design drawings side by side: a black linework tree of life with roots inside a circle on the left, and a colourful swirling tree with a braided trunk on the right.
Tree of life designs in ink and colour
Black blackwork tattoo of a bare tree on a person's upper back, its trunk running down the spine with vertebra-like segments and branches spreading over the shoulder blade.
Bare tree with spine trunk across a back
Line drawing of a tattoo design showing a koi fish above a teal clock face with Roman numerals, surrounded by roots, leaves and flowers, on a peach background.
Koi fish and clock face design
Brown line drawing of a tree with ornate swirling foliage, flowers and a dragonfly above long, curling roots, shown as a tattoo design on white.
Swirling tree with spreading roots
Black blackwork tattoo of two silhouetted figures holding hands among branches and roots, across a person's upper arm and shoulder.
Two silhouetted figures holding hands within tree roots
Black ink flash design of a swirling tree with spiral branches and roots, with a small central figure, shown on a white background.
Swirling tree and figure design