The Hazel Tree

by Jo Woolf

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  • 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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    The fragrance of juniper

    November 29, 2015

    The song of the aspen

    December 5, 2016

    The Scots pine: keeper of the forest

    February 12, 2014
  • 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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    Marsh marigold: the yellow plant of Beltane

    April 29, 2016

    In a nutshell: the daisy or ‘day’s eye’

    May 31, 2014

    Fresh leaves in old woodlands

    May 8, 2018
  • 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 spirit of the alder

    August 23, 2015

    Hawthorn – bride of the hedgerow

    April 25, 2015

    The gentleness of willow

    March 18, 2023
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Thomas Hardy, 'Under the Greenwood Tree'
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