In J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy universe of Middle-earth, the White Tree of Gondor stood as a symbol of Gondor in the Court of the Fountain in Minas Tirith. The White Tree also appears as a motif upon Gondor's flag and throughout its heraldry combined with the seven stars of the House of Elendil and the crown of the King.
Famous quotes containing the words white and/or tree:
“The houses are haunted
By white night-gowns.”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)
“Every man is a potential genius until he does something.”
—Herbert Beerbohm, Sir Tree (1853–1917)