21 French Tree Names
Thank you to French immersion teachers Eliane and Suzanne for helping with these French tree name lists.
Letâs start with the names of common French trees.
- Un charme = a hornbeam
- Un hĂȘtre = a beech
- Un chĂątaignier = a chestnut tree
- Un marronnier = a horse chestnut see my video on how to translate chestnut in French
- Un marron = a chestnut brown â
- Un pin = a pine
- Un érable = a maple
- Un chĂȘne = an oak
- Un bouleau = a birch
- Un frĂȘne = ash tree
- Un tremble = aspen
- Un laurier = bay tree
- Un cĂšdre = cedar tree
- Un peuplier = polar tree
- Un eucalyptus = eucalyptus
- Un érable = maple
- Un tilleul = linden
- Un olivier = olive tree
- Un séquoia = redwood
- Un épicéa = spruce tree
- Un saule = willow
9 French Tree Words
This tree related vocabulary will prove useful as well.
- Un gland = an acorn
- La cime de lâarbre = the top of the tree
- Une branche = a branch
- Un tronc = a trunk
- Un feuillage = a foliage
- Une feuille = a leaf
- Un bourgeon = a bud
- Une écorce = a bark
- Un champignon = a mushroom
- Ă feuilles persistantes = evergreen
- Une forĂȘt = forest
- Un bois = a wood
- Le bois = wood (the material)
17 French Flowering Tree Names
Now letâs study a list of French flowering trees. If youâd like to learn the French flower vocabulary, follow the link!
- Le mimosa â mimosa
- Lâarbre Ă soie â silk tree
- Le sorbier â mountain ash tree
- Le sumac â sumac
- Le laurier â laurel
- Le tamaris â salt cedar
- Le cognacier du japon â Japanese quince
- Le lilac â lilac
- Le lilac de Californie â California lilac
- Le prunus â plum tree
- Lâajonc â gorse
- Le sureau â elder
- Le magnolia â magnolia
- Les camĂ©lia â camelia
- LâaubĂ©pine â hawthorn
- Le prunellier â blackthorn
- Le cornouillier â dogwood
20 French Fruit Tree Names
To come up with fruit tree names, most of the time you take the name of the fruit in French, remove the âeâ and add âierâ. There are a few exceptions⊠as always in French!
- Le pĂȘcher â peach tree
- Lâabricotier â apricot tree
- Le poirier â pear tree
- Le prunier â plum tree
- Le pommier â apple tree
- Lâamandier â almond tree
- le cerisier â cherry tree
- le noisetier â hazelnut tree
- le noyer â wall-nut tree
- le prunier â plum tree
- lâoranger â orange tree
- le citronnier â lemon tree
- le pamplemoussier â
- le figuier â fig tree
- le bananier â banana tree
- le cocotier â coconut tree
- le manguier â mango tree
- lâavocatier â avocado tree
- le grenadier â pomegranate tree
- le cognacier â quince tree
French Tree Practice Video
Letâs practice this vocabulary with a video I made about the flowering trees in Brittany đș!
Would you like to help me make a better list? Please add your suggestion (French and English please) to the comment section below. Merci!
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