The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • For the love of mistletoe

    November 30, 2014 /

    What lies behind our long-standing affection for mistletoe's pure white berries?

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    Leafburst

    April 14, 2020

    Fresh leaves in old woodlands

    May 8, 2018

    Winter trees in Glen Roy

    December 17, 2025
  • The Fortingall Yew: symbol of eternity

    March 26, 2014 /

    This yew tree in a Perthshire churchyard may be 5,000 years old: it's astounding to think how much human history it has witnessed in its lifetime.

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    Marsh marigold: the yellow plant of Beltane

    April 29, 2016

    Stronefield: a mill, an abandoned settlement, and a lost Jacobite’s cave

    August 15, 2021

    The majesty of the beech

    April 16, 2013
  • The enchantment of the rowan

    September 9, 2013 /

    The mountain ash is one of our best-loved native trees: beautiful in every season, with more than a hint of magic.

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    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 2013

    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022
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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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