Top 5 for Tree Huggers

Thanks to everyone who became a facebook fan or follower of my new blog! I hope some of you are tree huggers, because this list is dedicated to those lovers of the world's majestic oxygen makers. I've chosen flags that have a tree or tree leaf as the primary focus.

1. Flag of Lebanon

"The righteous fluorish like the palm tree, and grow like a cedar in Lebanon" (Psalms 92:12)

Topping my list is the flag of Lebanon, home of the Lebanon Cedar, a symbol of immortality and steadiness. There is a woodland in Lebanon titled Forest of the Cedars of God.

2. Flag of Norfolk Island

The tree depicted on the flag of this Australian island is the Norfolk Island Pine. Though now grown elsewhere for use as houseplants and Christmas trees, the species is native to Norfolk Island only. The design of this flag is very similar to the next flag on my list...

3. Canada Flag

A tree hugger's flag list could not be complete without my own nation's flag. Canada has ten varieties of Maple which span the country, including Bigleaf, Black, Douglas, Manitoba, Mountain, Red, Silver, Striped, Sugar and Vine.

4. Flag of South Carolina, USA

During the American Revolution, Palmetto Palm logs were used to build a fort on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, which held strong when attacked by a British fleet in 1776. Sabal Palmetto is the state tree of both South Carolina and Florida.

5. Cascadian Flag

There is a movement toward building a sovereign state, most often called Cascadia (or The Republic of Cascadia), in the Pacific Northwest of North America. British Columbia, Oregon and Washington would be wholly included in this independent nation, and the inclusion of other states and provinces is also a possibility. Of the flag designs proposed for Cascadia, the most recognizable is "Doug," a design which utilizes an image of a Douglas Fir,  a conifer that is common to the region.