Tree coloring pages

Free printable tree coloring pages grow from one smiling tree to deep forests and bonsai.

These free printable tree coloring pages run from a simple smiling tree a toddler can fill in minutes to a deep forest and a patterned bonsai for adults. Toddlers get easy, round trees and a pine. Kids get apple harvests, fall trees and trees with no leaves at all. Teens and adults get an old oak zentangle, a redwoods mandala and twisting tree roots, and seniors get a tree swing and a willow by a pond. There are also real colors for bark, leaves and the tallest trees on Earth.

A round, smiling tree is the simplest start.

Easy tree coloring pages for toddlers and kindergarten have big, round shapes.

Start with the Simple Tree or the Pine Tree, each just a trunk and one big shape. The Round Apple Tree has big apples in a round top, and the Heart Tree grows heart-shaped leaves.

Preschoolers can try the Apple Tree, the Palm Tree and the Tree and Bird. The Little Sapling is a young plant in a smiling pot. These suit kindergarten too, when kids are learning the parts of a tree: roots, trunk, branches and leaves. After that, trees through the year come next.

Tree coloring pages for kids follow trees through the seasons.

Fall brings the Fall Tree and the Autumn Tree, both dropping maple leaves. The Tree Without Leaves and Bare Tree show winter branches, with every twig drawn. The Four Seasons Tree splits one tree into spring blossom, summer green, autumn leaves and winter snow.

Christmas gets two trees, the Christmas Tree with presents and the Xmas Tree in a pot. The Apple Tree Harvest has a ladder and full baskets, and the Palm Tree Beach leans over the sand. Quick bold picks include the Tree with Birdhouse and Owl in the Tree, with an owl peeking from a hollow. Older colorers can go deep into a forest.

Detailed tree coloring pages for teens and adults bring old oaks, redwoods and bonsai.

The Old Oak Zentangle fills an oak with patterns among acorns and leaves. The Baobab Tree Zentangle stands on a savanna with giraffes behind. The Bonsai Mandala frames a little tree in a patterned pot, and the Redwoods Mandala rings tall redwoods with pine cones. The Tree Roots spreads roots over mossy rocks.

The Deep Forest has a deer among ferns and a waterfall. The Tree Trunk and Pine Trees are full of bark and needles, and the Orchard lines a path with apple trees. The Treehouse and Leaf Pattern are detailed too. For a cozy mood, try the Backyard Tree Fort, Hammock Between Trees or Orchard Cabin. Quick bold pages include the Tree Branch, Cherry Blossom Tree, Lemon Tree and Big Autumn Tree. Gentle, bold trees also suit older colorers.

Tree coloring pages for seniors show swings, willows and forest friends.

The Tree Swing hangs a wooden swing from a leafy branch. The Willow by the Pond drapes over a duck on the water. The Smiling Tree has a kind face in its trunk, and the Forest Animals shows a deer and a rabbit resting under two trees.

A swing on a tree brings back childhood memories for many people. The next question is how to color a tree that looks real.

What colors are tree bark and leaves?

Bark is rarely one flat brown. Mix browns, grays and even a little green where moss grows. Color the dark lines in bark first, then shade over them in a lighter brown.

Leaves change with the season. Use two or three greens in summer, lighter at the top where the sun hits. In fall, blend yellow, orange and red on the Fall Tree. For the Four Seasons Tree, give each quarter its own palette: pink blossom, deep green, orange and white snow.

The tallest trees of all have their own story. The US National Park Service describes Redwood National and State Parks in California as renowned for the world's tallest trees. It adds that their thick bark helps protect them from all but the hottest fires. On the Redwoods Mandala, color the trunks a deep reddish brown to match. Colored trees then have plenty of uses.

Tree coloring pages make leaf-walk charts, seasons posters and family trees.

After a walk outside, kids can color the Leaf Pattern to match the leaves they found. The Four Seasons Tree makes a simple seasons poster. The Simple Tree can become a family tree, with a name written on each branch. Print it on cardstock if it will hang on the wall.

For more trees in autumn, see our fall coloring pages. If flowers are next on the list, our flower coloring pages go well with these.

From a smiling tree to a redwood forest, these free printable tree coloring pages cover every season and every age. Pick an easy tree or a detailed forest, and give the bark more than one brown.