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The Pine Tree Flag (or the An Appeal to Heaven Flag) was one of the flags used during the American Revolution.The flag, which featured a pine tree with the motto "An Appeal to Heaven", or less frequently "An Appeal to God", was used by a squadron of six schooners commissioned under George Washington's authority as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army beginning in October 1775.
The flag is a tricolor consisting of three horizontal stripes of blue, white, and green, charged with a single Douglas fir tree in the center. The blue stripe represents the sky, Pacific Ocean and Salish Sea , as well as the myriad of rivers in the bioregion including the Columbia, the Snake, and Fraser Rivers.
The pine tree is a traditional symbol of New England and has been featured on New England flags since at least 1686, notably the Pine Tree Flag, although the White Pine as a symbol probably is derived from Native American usage going back to the Iroquois Tree of the Great Peace which was first used more than 800 years ago.
The white flag with a green pine tree was seen flying at the Alito beach home in New Jersey, according to three photographs obtained by the Times. ... The images were taken on different dates in ...
The newer version of the Pine Tree flag, used in Massachusetts, does not include any words, just the green tree on a white field. Controversy with Justice Alito, Jan. 6
Red Ensign with image of a pine tree on a white field in the canton. Design: Variant Red Ensign with St. George's Cross in the Canton and an image of a pine tree in the top left corner: Design: Variant Blue Ensign with St. George's Cross in the Canton and an image of a pine tree in the top left corner
The flag of Norfolk Island is a triband consisting of green, white, and green bands charged with a green Norfolk Island pine in the centre. Adopted in 1979 when the islands gained limited self-government, it has been the flag of the Territory of Norfolk Island since 6 June of that year. The pine is native to the territory and is its official tree.
White flag, internationally recognised as a sign of truce, ceasefire, and surrender. The flag of the Kingdom of France in 1814–1830, during the Bourbon Restoration. Afghanistan (with black text) Ahrar al-Sham, flag used since early 2016 (with green and black text) Buenos Aires, Argentina (with multicolored coat of arms)