Tree of life tattoo ideas

79 photos and flash · 70% Botanical, 18% Blackwork · Back most common

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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

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

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

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

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 flash design of a tree of life with spreading roots and branches, enclosed in an interlaced Celtic knotwork circle.

Tree of life in a Celtic knot circle

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 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 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

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 dreamcatcher tattoo with a tree of life inside the hoop and three shaded feathers, placed on the ribs.

Dreamcatcher with tree of life on ribs

Black and grey flash sheet of twelve pagan symbols labelled in white text, including a pentagram, triskelle, crescent moon, green man and raven.

Pagan designs flash sheet

Small black silhouettes of birds in flight across a woman's upper back and shoulder, with a tree of life pendant on a chain around her neck.

Flock of birds on 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

Pencil sketch of a dreamcatcher design with a tree of life in the hoop, a crescent moon, a cratered moon, stars, feathers and a peace sign, with no body placement shown.

Dreamcatcher with tree of life design

Black blackwork tree of life with exposed roots inside a circle on a chest, with birds flying off the branches towards the shoulder.

Tree of life and birds on the chest

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

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

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

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

Tree of life dreamcatcher tattoo on the side of the ribs, with shaded grey feathers and teal and purple beads.

Tree of life dreamcatcher on the ribs

Vertical chart of ten black line-art symbol designs, each labelled, including infinity, lotus, OM, Celtic knot, peace sign and Star of David.

Ten symbol designs in black line art

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

Flash sheet of green Celtic knotwork designs, including a tree of life at the top and triquetra, triskele and endless knot motifs below.

Celtic knotwork flash sheet in greens

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

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 line drawing of an elven tree of life with swirling branches and small stars, set inside an ornate circular frame.

Elven tree of life design in a circle