<p>There's no real reason to why they're all named like this, but rather they primarily do it to just follow a fun naming scheme. Naming schemes are common in a lot of media. The most common use of this is the use of the 7 Deadly Sins as names, found in several pieces of entertainment. You never know though, Game Freak might run out of trees eventually!</p>

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2017-09-28T15:27:37.033Z
This is an interesting angle.  Are you certain that it was Game Freak that came up with that naming convention to begin with?
Makoto
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2017-09-29T12:39:31.377Z
Personally, I feel that that it is primarily used just to make it easier to come up with names after the fact. I mean trees are a good metaphor as well, having experience that can be passed down, in a metaphorical sense of course.
Shinji Wins
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2017-09-28T09:19:41.720Z
2017-09-28T09:19:41.720Z
Shinji Wins
<p>We have Professors Oak, Elm, Birch, Sycamore, etc,  in the games.
We also have Professor Ivy, etc.---in the anime.</p>

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2017-09-27T12:38:42.893Z
This could apply to movies as well
user35971
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2017-09-27T14:45:31.040Z
Not sure so not going to post this as an answer, but probably just for fun.  Kinda like how many related Dragonball characters share a naming scheme (Saiyans are named after vegetables, Ginyu Force members after dairy products, etc.).
Becuzz
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2017-09-28T08:55:39.600Z
Might be worth to note that note that not all professors follow this pattern. Manga exclusives, anime exclusives and games outside of the main series don't always follow this pattern
Dimitri mx
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2017-09-28T18:47:17.493Z
The various professors have plant names in Japanese too. Oak is Ōkido = "orchid"; Elm is Utsugi = [this](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=%E3%82%A6%E3%83%84%E3%82%AE%E3%81%AE%E8%8A%B1); Birch is Odamaki = "_Aquilegia_"; Sycamore is ~Platane = "_Platanus_". Of course, that just makes the question "why are they named after plants in Japanese", and I don't specifically know why. But idiosyncratic naming schemes like this are hardly uncommon or unusual.
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Why are Professors named after trees?
# Why are Professors named after trees?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-09-27
We have Professors Oak, Elm, Birch, Sycamore, etc, in the games.
We also have Professor Ivy, etc.---in the anime.
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> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: This could apply to movies as well  
> **username_1**: Not sure so not going to post this as an answer, but probably just for fun.  Kinda like how many related Dragonball characters share a naming scheme (Saiyans are named after vegetables, Ginyu Force members after dairy products, etc.).  
> **username_2**: Might be worth to note that note that not all professors follow this pattern. Manga exclusives, anime exclusives and games outside of the main series don't always follow this pattern  
> **username_3**: The various professors have plant names in Japanese too. Oak is Ōkido = "orchid"; Elm is Utsugi = [this](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=%E3%82%A6%E3%83%84%E3%82%AE%E3%81%AE%E8%8A%B1); Birch is Odamaki = "_Aquilegia_"; Sycamore is ~Platane = "_Platanus_". Of course, that just makes the question "why are they named after plants in Japanese", and I don't specifically know why. But idiosyncratic naming schemes like this are hardly uncommon or unusual.  
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_4 on 2017-09-28. Score: 2
There's no real reason to why they're all named like this, but rather they primarily do it to just follow a fun naming scheme. Naming schemes are common in a lot of media. The most common use of this is the use of the 7 Deadly Sins as names, found in several pieces of entertainment. You never know though, Game Freak might run out of trees eventually!
> **Comments:**
> **username_5** (2017-09-28): This is an interesting angle.  Are you certain that it was Game Freak that came up with that naming convention to begin with?  
> **username_4** (2017-09-29): Personally, I feel that that it is primarily used just to make it easier to come up with names after the fact. I mean trees are a good metaphor as well, having experience that can be passed down, in a metaphorical sense of course.  
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