In Australia, aboriginal people regard the cactus as holy, because it signifies the presence of water and thus symbolizes life. Legends about the locust tree are popular in northern China, while in Taiwan it is the native camphors, cedars, banyans and maples that inspire veneration.
例如：澳洲土著以仙人掌為樹神，因為有仙人掌即表示有水，也就是生命的象徵；中國北方有不少槐樹公傳說：台灣則以巨大的樟木、茄苳樹、根幹奇特的榕樹、楓樹等台灣原生樹種為主。