Tree of life tattoo ideas

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

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Black linework tree of life tattoo with green leaves and spreading roots, in a botanical style, on a area of skin.

Tree of life with roots on skin

Black ink quote in a serif-style font running down a forearm, with a circular tree of life design near the wrist, in black and grey ink.

Tree of life and quote on a forearm

Black ink tree of life with branches, leaves and roots enclosed in a dotted circle, tattooed on a person's upper back.

Tree of life with roots on upper back

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 ink tree of life enclosed in a circle on the inner wrist, with the hand raised and a ring on the fingers.

Tree of life on the inner wrist

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

Black ink drawing of a dreamcatcher with a tree of life inside its hoop, hanging feathers and beads, drawn in fine line on cream paper.

Dreamcatcher with tree of life and feathers

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 tree of life tattoo on an ankle, with a small star outline on the top of the other foot, both shown in flip-flops.

Tree of life tattoo on an ankle

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 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

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 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

Black silhouette design of a tree of life inside a circular Celtic knotwork border, with two ravens on a branch and a horse and rider figure.

Tree of life with ravens and Celtic knotwork

A labelled chart of eleven black line and solid symbols on a teal to yellow gradient, including a pentagram, spiral, triquetra, tree of life and Eye of Horus.

Pagan and occult symbol reference chart

Black ink pen drawing of a dreamcatcher design with a tree of life, beads and feathers, drawn in fine line on white paper, not shown on skin.

Dreamcatcher with feathers design

Dark navy line drawing of a stylised tree of life with ornate branches, leaves and roots on a pale teal background, shown as a design rather than on skin.

Tree of life with roots and swirls

Coloured illustration of a tree of life whose trunk forms a DNA double helix, with leafy branches, green roots, birds and butterflies on a parchment background.

Tree of life with DNA helix trunk and roots

Black and red tree of life tattoo with spreading branches, roots and a central swirling knot across a person's upper back.

Tree of life tattoo on upper back

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

Pencil drawing of a tree of life with leafy branches and roots forming a circle, a botanical design for a tattoo with no body part shown.

Tree of life pencil design in a circle

Black ink tree of life with a sun and crescent moon on a woman's upper back, photographed from behind, in a botanical style.

Tree of life with sun and moon on upper back

Black line drawing of a tree of life design with swirling branches, leaves and a yoga pose figure forming the trunk, on a plain white background.

Tree with yoga figure trunk

Large black tree of life tattoo within a circle, with leafy knotwork branches and roots, across a man's upper back.

Tree of life in a circle across a back

Black ink tree of life tattoo with swirling branches, roots and Hebrew lettering inside a circle, placed on the side of the torso.

Tree of life with Hebrew lettering on the side

Black and grey blackwork tree of life with roots, inside a Celtic knotwork ring, tattooed on the upper back of a woman with long blonde hair.

Tree of life in a Celtic knot ring on a back

Black and grey triple moon tattoo with a tree of life in the centre, shown on the upper back with a filigree design above a flash drawing of the same motif.

Triple moon with tree of life across the upper back

Black and grey Celtic knotwork sleeves cover both arms, with a circular tree of life design on the upper back, in a black and white photo of a shirtless man with raised arms.

Celtic knotwork sleeves and tree of life back piece

Colourful tree of life tattoo across a person's lower and upper back, with a striped orange trunk, leaves, fruit, birds and blue flowers in a botanical style.

Tree of life with birds and flowers across the back

Black and white drawing of a tree of life woven through interlaced knotwork inside a Celtic knot border, presented as a tattoo design.

Tree of life in a Celtic knot ring

Black tree of life tattoo with a central swirl, branches with small red leaves and spreading roots, on a person's upper back.

Tree of life on upper back

A circular tree of life tattoo with branches and roots, shaded from magenta at the top to dark grey at the base, on pale skin.

Tree of life design on pale skin

Black ink Celtic knotwork circle enclosing a tree of life, tattooed on the inner wrist of a raised hand.

Celtic tree of life on the inner wrist

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

White line drawing of a butterfly with ivy leaves and branches in its wings and a tree of life inside a circle on its body, shown on a dark grey background.

Botanical butterfly with tree of life body

Black line drawing of a tree of life within a circle, with spiral swirls, small stars and knotwork roots, shown as a tattoo design without a body placement.

Tree of life in a circle with swirls and stars

Black tree of life tattoo enclosed in a circle with spreading roots, on the inner forearm above a beaded bracelet.

Tree of life in a circle on a forearm

Black line drawing of a hammer merged with a tree of life, framed by interlaced Celtic knotwork and swirling scrollwork on a white background.

Tree of life and hammer knotwork design

Stencil-style tree of life design made of interlaced Celtic knotwork in green and blue gradient ink on a white background.

Celtic knotwork tree of life design

Black and grey drawing of a tree of life with two wolves inside a circular Celtic knot border, shown as a tattoo design.

Tree of life with wolves in a Celtic knot circle

White stencil of a Celtic knotwork tree of life with interlaced roots and branches, set against weathered wood panels.

Celtic tree of life stencil

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 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

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 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 tree of life with leafy branches and roots inside a circle, tattooed on the inner forearm.

Tree of life with roots on a forearm

Watercolour-style celtic tree of life design in teal, blue, purple and green, with interlaced knotwork trunk, spiral branches and a trinity knot base.

Celtic tree of life knotwork design

Black and grey drawing of a tree of life with interlaced branches, flanked by two wolves and framed by a Celtic knotwork border, shown as a flash design rather than on skin.

Tree of life with wolves in a Celtic knot circle