Tree tattoo ideas

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

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Two matching heart-shaped traditional tattoos with scalloped yellow borders on forearms, one showing a cabin among pines under a moon, the other a forest scene with a moon.
Matching heart-frame forest tattoos on forearms
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
Black and grey fine line tattoo of two birds on a bare branch with a line of script, on the side of the torso.
Two birds on a branch with a quote
Pink cherry blossom branch with grey shaded wood wrapping around a bare side torso, with a green peacock feather tattoo near the waist.
Cherry blossom branch and peacock feather on ribs
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
Small black fine-line pine tree tattoo running vertically on the back of a person's ankle, above a black leather clog.
Pine tree on the back of an ankle
Black botanical tattoo of a cross formed from a leafy tree with a Proverbs 3:18 script beneath it, on a person's upper back.
Tree cross with Proverbs 3:18 script on upper back
Black and grey tattoo of a pine forest with a small bear at the base, shown from two angles on the lower leg.
Pine forest band with bear on a lower leg
Full-colour realism tattoo of a mountain lake at sunset with pine trees and an autumn tree on the left, shown on a limb in two photographs.
Mountain lake landscape on a limb
Black dotwork pine tree tattoo running up the forearm, with a solid dark crown and a fine trunk line fading into stippled shading.
Pine tree on a forearm
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 and grey tattoo of pine and bare trees with a flock of birds above a Celtic knot band on a calf, shown in four side-by-side views.
Forest silhouette with birds and Celtic band
Full-colour tattoo of a whimsical castle on mechanical legs, with a green tree, red roofs and a large dome, across a person's upper back.
Walking castle tattoo across upper back
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 dotwork tree inside a faceted crystal outline on a forearm, with a dotted circle and single dots above and below.
Tree within a geometric crystal on a forearm
Black dotwork and line tattoo of a bare tree whose roots form an arrow of overlapping triangles, on the inner forearm.
Bare tree and overlapping triangles on a forearm
Black and grey realism tattoo of a pine forest shading up the forearm, with a smartwatch worn on the wrist.
Pine forest landscape on a forearm
Black ink lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading I solemnly swear that I am up to no good, in a hand-lettered script style.
Quote lettering on the inner forearm
Large realism tree tattoo across a back, black and grey bare branches on the left shifting into full colour with a blue sky and sunset on the right.
Tree across a full back
Black ink tree with roots above a handwritten quote reading "i climbed the tree to see the world", tattooed on a wrist in a fine, shaded lettering style.
Tree and quote on the inner wrist
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
Mixed colour and black linework tattoo on a person's upper back showing a girl seen from behind beneath a black swirling tree, with a Van Gogh style Starry Night sky.
Girl beneath a swirling tree in a Starry Night sky
Traditional style black and grey tattoo of a witch in a pointed hat, with a tornado, tree and farmhouse shown within her face, on a forearm.
Witch with tornado and farmhouse on a forearm
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
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
Large realistic grey back tattoo across the upper back, showing bats, a full moon, a gothic castle and a skeletal face, with small red roses.
Gothic full back piece with bats and castle
Black silhouette tree tattoo with purple and teal watercolour washes behind the canopy, sitting on the upper back.
Black tree silhouette with watercolour splashes on the back
Two black and grey heart outlines on a lower leg, each filled with shaded pine tree silhouettes.
Twin heart tattoos with pine trees
Black linework tree with swirling branches and two small red hearts hanging from its lower left, tattooed on the back.
Swirled tree with red hearts on the back
Black ink tree silhouette inside a brushstroke enso circle on the forearm, in a Japanese-influenced style.
Tree inside a black enso circle on a forearm
Black and grey fine line tattoo down the side of a bare back, showing a bird neck, a dotted rain cloud and stacked open books with a small green sprout.
Bird, cloud and open books on a back
Black and grey realistic owl tattoo perched on a bare branch across a woman's shoulder and upper chest.
Owl on a branch across shoulder and chest
Small black silhouette of a pine tree tattooed on the inner forearm near the wrist, photographed against a floral bedsheet.
Single pine tree on the forearm
Rainbow watercolour-style tree tattoo with black bare branches and a green grass base, placed on the calf.
Rainbow watercolour tree on a calf
Black ink tattoo of a bare, branching tree with small birds perched on the limbs, spanning the upper back in a botanical blackwork style.
Bare tree branches across a back
Black and grey tattoo on the side of a ribcage showing a bare tree whose branches form a heart around the script words Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.
Tree with heart canopy and script quote on ribs
Black line drawing of a tree with an eagle perched on top, a curled creature in the trunk and serpents coiled among the roots, with dotted shading in the canopy.
Tree with eagle and serpents design
Black silhouette tree with spreading roots and leaves, with the word Family in script and a quote about branches and roots, shown as a tattoo design on a white background.
Tree with roots and family script quote
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 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
Small black branching tree tattoo in a fine line botanical style on the side of a person's ribs.
Small branching tree on the ribs
Black botanical tattoo of a bare tree with birds lifting off its branches, placed centrally on the upper back of a woman with her hair in a bun.
Bare tree with birds on upper back
Fine line black ink tree with bare branches running up a forearm, with a red string bracelet near the wrist.
Bare branch tree on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a tree with a black and grey trunk, a heart-shaped gap in the trunk, green leaves and curling roots, on plain skin.
Tree with heart trunk and curled roots
Colour tattoo of a pink Truffula tree with a green stem above a black quote reading Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, on a forearm.
Truffula tree and quote on a forearm
Black and grey pine tree silhouettes tattooed on a forearm above a gold wristwatch, against a pale wall.
Pine trees on a forearm
Black and grey forearm tattoo of bare trees and a pine with small birds in flight, fading to dots at the wrist.
Forest and birds fade on a forearm
Colour tattoo of a bare black tree and a child on a swing silhouetted against a purple, pink and orange sunset sky, on a forearm.
Tree silhouette and swing at sunset on a forearm