Tree tattoo ideas

1,120 photos and flash · 45% Botanical, 20% Realism · Forearm most common

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Traditional style tattoo on an upper arm showing a heart shaped house with chimneys, trees, stars, a dotted constellation and the words home is where the heart is.
House-heart tattoo on upper arm
Mixed colour tattoo of Calvin and Hobbes lying in grass beside a dark tree on the inner upper arm, with the quote 'I suppose it will all make sense when we grow up'.
Calvin and Hobbes quote on upper arm
Colour tattoo of a black tree silhouette with birds, watercolour splashes in blue, green, pink and purple, and Celtic knotwork roots, on an upper arm.
Tree and birds with watercolour sky on upper arm
Circular pastel tattoo of a bare tree with stained-glass style panels in pink, purple and blue, with dotted accents, on an upper arm.
Pastel tree in a circle on an upper arm
Black pine tree tattoo above the script quote 'Bind my wandering heart to Thee' on the upper arm of a woman with wavy blonde hair and a grey t-shirt.
Pine tree and script quote on upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve on an upper arm and forearm showing a city skyline, a bridge-like grid and dense trees.
City skyline and forest arm sleeve
Black and grey geometric tattoo on a man's upper back and shoulder, showing a tree with a checked trunk, a sun, faces and a hand, with a small green bird and dashed line running onto the upper arm.
Surreal tree and hand on upper back
Four side-by-side views of a black and grey full sleeve tattoo on an arm, with geometric gears and circles, a dotwork sky, and a shaded landscape of trees on the forearm.
Full sleeve with gears, trees and dotwork sky
Black and grey realistic wolf tattoo covering the upper arm and forearm, with dark trees fading into the shoulder.
Realistic wolf sleeve on upper arm
Photograph of a realistic brown and green tattoo of branches, leaves and a pinecone-like form across a man's upper arm, in realism style.
Realistic branches and foliage on an upper arm
Black ink tattoo on the upper arm showing a savanna scene with elephants, a giraffe and trees above an inverted city skyline.
Savanna and city skyline on upper arm
Black linework tattoo on an upper arm showing a city skyline, a tree, a street sign and a small creature, photographed outdoors.
City skyline and street scene on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a multi-storey pagoda above gnarled bare branches, running down the upper arm and forearm.
Pagoda and bare tree on an arm sleeve
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer head with antlers in a forest scene on the upper arm, with a banner below reading RIP JOEY.
Deer and forest on upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a deer skull with antlers, above it a forest scene with a full moon, a deer and a hunter silhouette, on the upper arm.
Deer skull and forest scene on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a tall conifer tree with stippled branches running up the upper arm.
Tall conifer tree on upper arm
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the upper arm near the shoulder, against a blurred green background.
Small pine tree on an upper arm
Four views of a black and grey realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm, showing a raven, a realistic eye, bare branches and the words Go with the flow.
Raven, eye and tree full sleeve
Colour tattoo of a white unicorn inside an orange fence, surrounded by green foliage and flowers, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Unicorn in a fenced garden on an upper arm
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
Black and grey tattoo of the state of California on the upper arm, showing a bear, pine trees, a bridge and the word California.
California state outline tattoo on upper arm
Black and grey botanical tree branches and birds in a night sky across a realistic arm sleeve, covering the upper arm and forearm.
Tree and birds sleeve on an arm
Greyscale realism tattoo of a skull formed from a forest landscape with a running deer, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Skull and forest scene on upper arm
Black ink tattoo of a bare tree with branches over the shoulder and upper arm, with three birds in flight across the upper back, photographed from behind.
Bare tree and birds on a shoulder
Colourful illustrative tattoo of a bird with antler-like branches, a birdcage and a heart on an upper arm, shown in three side-by-side photos.
Bird with antlers and birdcage on upper arm
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a mountain, a tree and a sun inside a circle on the inner upper arm.
Circular mountain and tree landscape on upper arm
Black and grey blackwork tattoo on an upper arm showing a woman with long hair flowing into water beneath a crescent moon, with trees, mountains and a tower.
Woman in water beneath a crescent moon
Black and grey realism tattoo of a bare tree with birds flying across the chest, shoulder and upper arm.
Bare tree and birds across shoulder and arm
Black and grey owl tattoo perched on a bare branch beneath a full moon, shown across the upper arm and shoulder in three photographs.
Owl and full moon on an upper arm
Black and grey realism tattoo on an upper arm showing a silhouetted child on a wire, a bird on a small wooden structure, bare branches and ruined buildings.
Silhouette child on a wire beneath bare branches
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a mountain landscape with a cabin and pine trees in a circle, with the words Home is where the mountains are, on an upper arm.
Mountain landscape with Home is where the mountains are
Colour tattoo of a turquoise owl perched on a bare branch before a grey moon, with purple swirls, covering the upper arm and shoulder.
Turquoise owl and moon on a shoulder
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 linework tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a ribbon of music staff with notes, bare trees, clouds and a row of piano keys.
Piano keys and music staff on an upper arm
Realistic colour half sleeve on an upper arm and shoulder, showing a swirling nebula and starry sky above a tree on a path with a silhouetted figure.
Galaxy and tree half sleeve on upper arm
Small solid black pine tree tattoo on the upper arm of a person in a grey dress, with a thin bracelet on the wrist.
Small pine tree on upper arm
Woman seen from behind with both arms raised in peace signs, showing a dark shaded tattoo on her upper arm and a small neck tattoo, in a wooded gorge.
Peace signs and arm tattoo in a wooded gorge
Small black fine line palm tree tattoo on the upper arm of a woman seen from behind, with long brown hair and a white top.
Small palm tree tattoo on upper arm
Colourful neo-traditional tattoo on an upper arm showing an orange bear beneath green trees and a cabin with smoke rising from its chimney, with teal triangles below.
Bear, cabin and trees on an upper arm
Black and grey realism sleeve tattoo of a wolf's head on the upper arm, with trees fading into the forearm.
Realistic wolf sleeve with forest backdrop
Black and grey tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a large tree silhouette with two cats on its branches against soft smoky shading.
Cats in a tree silhouette on the upper arm
Realism full sleeve tattoo on an arm showing a galaxy, a ringed planet and a dark forest of bare trees, in colour.
Galaxy and forest full sleeve
Black and grey realism sleeve on an arm showing a wolf's head on the upper arm, with trees and forest shading down to the forearm.
Realistic wolf and forest sleeve on arm
Small black palm tree tattoo with a slender trunk and fronds on the upper arm of a person wearing a dark teal crop top.
Single palm tree on an upper arm
Black and grey tree of life tattoo on a person's upper arm and shoulder, with family names written across the branches and roots.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Black and grey tree tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder, with first names written among the leaves in script lettering.
Family tree with names on upper arm
Colourful tree canopy above a DNA double helix trunk with brown roots, tattooed on the upper arm.
Tree and DNA helix with roots on upper arm
Close view of a neo-traditional owl tattoo with grey shading, perched on a black branch with pink blossoms, on the upper arm and shoulder.
Owl and blossom branch on an upper arm