Root tattoo ideas

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Black-ink tree root and bark tattoo covering the back of a hand and fingers, drawn in fine hatched linework.
Tree roots tattoo across the back of a hand
Black and grey fine line tree with roots and falling leaves on a thigh, with a sketched design on the forearm of a seated person in denim shorts.
Bare tree on thigh with forearm sketch
Black fine line tattoo of a bare tree with exposed roots on the inner forearm, shown against denim and a brick wall.
Bare tree with roots 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 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 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
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 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
Fine line tattoo of a curling tree with small coloured leaves and the words YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE beneath it, placed on a person's upper back.
Fine line tree with quote on upper back
Black fine line tree with small stars tattooed on the top of an ankle, with bare toes and painted toenails visible.
Tree and stars on an ankle
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bare tree with roots and a set of scales on the lower back.
Bare tree and scales on lower back
Black fine line tattoo of a tree with curling branches and swirled roots on the side of the ribs.
Swirling tree tattoo on the ribs
Fine line botanical design of a tree whose trunk becomes a DNA double helix, with roots, leaves and butterflies, drawn in maroon ink on a peach background.
Tree growing from a DNA helix
Fine line tree of life tattoo on the ankle with swirling black branches, small blue, red and green birds perched in the boughs and two black birds flying to the right.
Tree of life with birds on an ankle
Black botanical tattoo of a branching tree with roots running down the centre of a person's back, from the nape of the neck.
Branching tree tattoo down the spine
Black fine-line tattoo of branching, vein-like lines running across the upper arm and forearm of a man in a black t-shirt.
Branching vein-like linework down an arm
Two forearms with black fine line tattoos: a bare tree with stars on the left arm and an arched doorway with a crown and vine motifs on the right.
Tree and arched doorway forearm tattoos
Thin black branching tattoo with watercolour pink, blue and purple washes along the centre of a person's upper back.
Watercolour branch and roots down the back
Black fine-line tattoo of a line with a dot and small loops on the inner wrist, beside a black-and-grey tree tattoo on the upper arm.
Fine line wrist mark and tree on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tattoo of a tree of life inside a circle, with a sun on the left, on the side of the ribs.
Tree of life and sun on the ribs
Six-panel black and white collage of tattoos: a shaded rose, the word Hope on an arm, beautiful in script, a lotus on a back, be kind to yourself on a forearm, and a fine stem on the upper back.
Collage of rose, lettering and botanical tattoos
Black linework tattoo of a swirling tree with roots on a person's upper back, photographed from behind.
Swirling tree with roots on upper back
Black and grey bare tree tattoo with fine line branches and stippled dotwork shading on the trunk and roots, across the upper back below the neck.
Bare tree tattoo across the upper back
Black and grey fine line botanical tattoo of a rose, leaves and bud on the upper arm of a woman wearing a red lace bralette.
Botanical rose and bud on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a bare tree with roots on the inner wrist, photographed against a patterned textile.
Bare tree with roots on a wrist
Close-up of a black fine line tree with roots on the inner forearm, with the script words I climbed the tree to see the world beneath it.
Tree and quote on the inner forearm
Small black fine line tree tattoo with roots and star-like motifs in the branches, placed centrally on a person's upper back below the neck.
Small tree tattoo 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
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
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
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 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 dotwork and fine line tree of life with branches and roots, enclosed in a dotted circle with arrow marks, on the upper back near the neck.
Tree of life in a dotted circle on upper back
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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