The Hazel Tree

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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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    February 20, 2015

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    April 19, 2019
  • 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 fragrance of juniper

    November 29, 2015

    A wand of hazel

    February 20, 2015

    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 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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    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022

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    March 18, 2023

    The spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015
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Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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