Green and woody simultaneously, with a resinous sweetness underneath. The impression shifts between fresh leaf, dry bark, and damp soil. Less defined than cedar or pine individually, more atmospheric and diffuse. A living quality separates it from sawmill-dry wood notes.
Evolution over time
Immediately
Immediately
Fresh green leaf, resinous sap, ozone
After a few hours
After a few hours
Warm bark, woody depth, mossy undertone
After a few days
After a few days
Dry woody-ambery base, faint forest floor
The Full Story
Trees is a conceptual note in perfumery, not a single material but an accord category that attempts to capture the olfactory experience of being among living trees. It sits at the intersection of several material families: green leaves, woody bark, resinous sap, mossy undergrowth, and the ozone-like freshness of photosynthesizing canopy.
Perfumers build tree accords from combinations of cedarwood, pine, birch, and cypress oils alongside green molecules like cis-3-hexenol (leaf alcohol) and woody-ambery bases. The goal is atmospheric rather than botanical: evoking the feeling of a forest walk rather than identifying a specific species.
The note functions as a heart-to-base element in green, woody, and nature-themed compositions. It provides spatial depth, giving a fragrance a sense of vertical dimension, from soil to canopy. Unlike individual wood notes, a tree accord implies life: sap running, leaves breathing, bark warming in sunlight.
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A single mature oak tree releases approximately 250,000 litres of water vapor per year through transpiration, along with hundreds of volatile organic compounds including isoprene, monoterpenes, and sesquiterpenes that contribute to the characteristic forest smell.
Extraction & Chemistry
Extraction method: Conceptual accord. No single extraction. Built from multiple natural oils (cedarwood, pine, cypress, birch) and synthetic molecules (cis-3-hexenol, Iso E Super, various terpenes).
Molecular Formula
N/A — varies by species
CAS Number
N/A — generic plant category
Botanical Name
N/A — generic category (Plantae, various families)
IFRA Status
No known restrictions
Synonyms
WOOD · BARK · FOLIAGE
Physical Properties
Odor Strength
Medium
In Perfumery
Trees is a conceptual accord used in green, woody, and atmospheric fragrance families. It provides spatial and naturalistic depth, evoking forest environments rather than individual timber. Perfumers construct it from combinations of cedarwood, pine, cypress, and birch oils with green molecules like cis-3-hexenol and woody bases like Iso E Super. It functions as a heart-to-base element that gives compositions a sense of living territory.
