The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • The darkness of the yew

    October 26, 2014 /

    Evergreen, toxic, and able to live for thousands of years… it's no wonder the yew tree was revered in ancient times.

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    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022

    The power of the elder

    June 21, 2019
  • 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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    Wild cherry: the last snow of spring

    April 19, 2019

    The song of the aspen

    December 5, 2016

    Snowdrops: welcome signs of spring

    February 21, 2013
    New book

    "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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