Reblogged from The Hazel Tree:
A post with a difference this time! I’d like to tell you about a new project I”m working on, which is a book about trees.
The title is ‘Britain’s Trees: A Treasury of Traditions, Superstitions, Remedies and Literature’, and I’ve been asked to write it by Pavilion Books, on behalf of the National Trust.
I don’t need to tell you how much I love trees, and I know many of you do too! It’s a dream of a project, featuring all of our much-loved species including oak, ash, hazel, birch and rowan; and some that might be less familiar, including hornbeam, alder buckthorn and wild service-tree. The snippets and stories I’m discovering are fascinating, and I can’t wait to share them with you.
There will be a little bit of natural history, to help distinguish the trees in question; but for the most part I will be focusing on these main elements:
- Long-held traditions relating to different species, either local or widespread; and some interesting uses of the tree, whether for its leaves, fruit, branches or wood.
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Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
This reminded me of a dream last night. I had forgotten it. I was with my daughter outside a church looking at two yew trees. They were ancient and living, yet they were devoid of all their greenery and bark by the hands of man. Thank you for sparking this into my awareness 🙂
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That is a strange one…
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It really is. They looked a bit like totem poles, actually. There’s a mountain here in NH that’s been haunting me since last weekend. I was with my daughter when I passed it. Bringing her to her ski meet. We both knew it was sacred as soon as it appeared before us. There’s quite the legend attached to it. The dream is starting to make more sense 😉
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I hope you will share the legend … 😉
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I will, please remind me when I’m out.
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🙂
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Wonderful!
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🙂
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