The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • The magic of the birch

    February 14, 2013 /

    The birch is the tree of love, fertility, new beginnings... and broomsticks

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    Wild cherry: the last snow of spring

    April 19, 2019

    The holly bears the crown

    November 26, 2013

    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022
  • The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013 /

    A new series, taking a look at the natural history and folklore of Britain's trees

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    Blackthorn: the darkest wood

    January 29, 2022

    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014
  • Heath milkwort

    August 12, 2012 /

    Widespread throughout Britain, Heath milkwort (Polygala serpyllifolia) is a low-growing perennial which is usually found on grasslands and heath, but not on chalky soil or sand dunes where its close relative, Common milkwort, is more likely to thrive. The flowering season is from June to August and sometimes later;   the tiny flowers measure less than half an inch across, but at close range they are really beautiful.  Heath milkwort has a surprisingly wide colour spectrum which includes deep blue through to pale pink and white, and sometimes all these shades can be found growing close together. All these examples were photographed in the grass verges around our home in…

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    Leafburst

    April 14, 2020

    Fresh leaves in old woodlands

    May 8, 2018

    Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015
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    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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