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  • The song of the aspen

    December 5, 2016 /

    Fluttering on impossibly slender stalks, aspen leaves whisper a message that seems to flow from the Earth itself

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    The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014

    Wild cherry: the last snow of spring

    April 19, 2019
  • 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

    The wisdom of the oak

    January 12, 2013

    Sycamore: colonist or custodian?

    October 6, 2017
  • 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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    Sycamore: colonist or custodian?

    October 6, 2017

    The fire of the ash

    August 9, 2016

    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023

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