The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015 /

    Lover of riverbanks and boggy places, the alder forms a close bond between earth and water. No wonder our ancestors revered its magic

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    April 25, 2015

    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023

    The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013
  • Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015 /

    With angelic buds and evil thorns, the hawthorn stands at the threshold of the Underworld

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    The majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013

    The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014

    The enchantment of the rowan

    September 9, 2013
  • A wand of hazel

    February 20, 2015 /

    For their valuable source of food and their versatile building material, hazel trees have been prized since the dawn of time. But hazel nuts are believed to contain wisdom, and a little bit of magic as well...

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    Sycamore: colonist or custodian?

    October 6, 2017

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014

    Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

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"To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature."

Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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