Tree Tattoos

There is probably nobody out there who gets a tree tattoo just because it looks nice and without any personal meaning of getting such tattoo. It can symbolize the wearers love for nature and it can stand for growth from the roots deep down into the ground reaching high into the sky. It can represent family or stand for wisdom and higher perspective. You can get an elegant tattoo of a tree representing your values without having a specific kind of tree, but you can also dig deeper for symbolic meanings of different species.

Palm tree tattoo looks different than depiction of other trees like oaks, ash-trees or maples that might look alike when drawn without leaves or from a distance. Palm trees can grow only in places that are sunny and warm enough, that’s why they are symbols of solar power standing also for protection and vitality. Apple tree can be related to Christianity if you take in account Biblical story of Adam and Eve, but in other cultures it symbolize also fertility, love and romance. Birch trees symbolize stability, adaptability and spirits of the dead. Hazels stand for creativity, knowledge and in some cultures witchcraft, but oak trees symbolize life itself, strength, family and heritage, longevity and wisdom. Looking for any tree tattoo meaning you might have to find out if that’s a specific tree inked on one’s body.

Many people will confidently tell you that tree of life tattoos are clear Christian symbols relater to Bible. Actually this concept has been used in many cultures even before Christianity came. The tree of life shows a connection between the underworld, heaven and the world that is our visible reality. In Biblical story the tree of life has fruits that can give eternal life, but in other cultures this tree itself stands for eternal life. We grow roots, get through the layer of ground into the world where many outer obstacles influence our growth, we get higher and higher, green and flower, give fruits and seeds that fall down and start the same journey. With this perception of the world nothing ever ends. It’s religious, paganism and mythological symbol at the same time. The difference is only in accents you put in your tattoo, but this concept undoubtedly has been important in almost all cultures everywhere around the world.

Whatever is your choice, every tree tattoo embodies physical and spiritual growth, strength and ability to access whatever is hidden deep down (into ground) to reach higher perspectives (with branches that make you wider and reach higher up to the sun).