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In Switzerland, there is a long tradition of men becoming
trees. Men in
the village of Le Noirmont dress up as fir trees and run through the village searching for
maidens to "sacrifice." The chosen one has her face painted with
soot, and she is then dunked in the village fountain. Then the Treemen transform themselves
back into humans until the next year.
- Tom Kemmerer
The identification of sacred trees as
symbols of renewal is widespread.
In China, the Tree of Life, the Kien-Luen, grows on the slopes of Kuen-Luen,
while the Moslem Lote tree marks the boundary between the human and the
divine. From the four boughs of the Buddhist Tree of Wisdom flow the
rivers
of life. The great ash tree Yggdrasil of Nordic myth connects with its
roots
and boughs the underworld and heaven.
- Sacred Places: Trees and the Sacred. Christopher L. C. E.
Whitcombe.
There is no botanical class for the tree of
Siberian legend, which sprang up
without branches. God caused nine limbs to shoot from it, and nine men
were born at its foot: fathers of the nine races. Five of the branches, that
turned toward the east, furnished fruit for men and beasts, but the fruits
that grew on the four western branches God forbade to men, and he sent
a dog and a snake to guard them. While the snake slept, Erlik, the tempter,
climbed into the western branches and persuaded Edji, the woman, to eat
the forbidden fruit. This she shared with her husband, Torongoi, and the
pair, realizing their guilt, covered themselves with skins and hid
under the tree.
- Charles M. Skinner, Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits
and Plants, 1911
The decorated Christmas tree can be
traced back to the ancient Romans
who during their winter festival decorated trees with small pieces of metal.
An evergreen, the Paradise tree, was decorated with apples as a symbol
of the feast of Adam and Eve held on December 24th during the middle ages.
Christmas
Trees and More, University of Illinois
Christmas Tree History and Legends
Shido Munan Zenji had collected a large sum
of gold for the establishment
of a monastery and was returning home on foot with the money. A bandit,
skilled in detecting travelers carrying valuables, followed him to an inn where
both put up for the night. When all was quiet, the bandit came to Manan
Zenji's room and slipped open the sliding door. To his amazement he didn't
find a monk snoozing under his quilts but an enormous oak tree, rooted in
the tatami mat, pushing its branches against the ceiling and walls! Trembling
a confused, he withdrew to his own room. The bandit changed his ways
and became a student of Shido Munan Zenji
As told to Robert Aitken by Nakagawa Soen Roshi.
From The Gateless Barrier, 1991, p. 229
At that time there was a man who had only one daughter and she
died. He felt
that he could not live without her and kept telling his friends that he wanted to
go to the spirit land and get his daughter. He was told that if he could find
Winabojo he would learn the way to the spirit land .... So he talked it over
with
the other [Chippewa] Grand Medicine men, and five of them said they would go
to the spirit land with him ... They went until they came to this island, far
in the
great lake (Lake Superior). There they found Winabojo. He was too
old to
travel, and on his head was a beautiful cedar tree. Winabojo wore the cedar
tree as an ornament and its roots were all around him.
This story has many interesting twists and turns as the five men
go on an adventure into the spirit land.
Told by Frances Densmore, How Indians Use Wild Plants for Food,
Medicine and Crafts.,
Dover 1974.
Larger and finer meanings are read into
the older legends of the plants, and the
universality of certain myths is expressed in the concurrence of ideas in the
beginnings of the great religions. One of the first figures in the leading
cosmologies
is a tree of life guarded by a serpent. In the Judaic faith this was the tree in the
garden of Eden; the Scandinavians made it an ash, Ygdrasil; Christians usually
specify the tree as an apple, Hindus as a soma, Persians as a homa, Cambodians
as a talok; this early treee is the vine of Bacchus, the snake-entwined caduceus of
Mercury, the twining creeper of the Eddas, the bohidruma of Buddha, the fig of
Isaiah, the tree of Aesculapius with the serpent around his trunk.
- Charles M. Skinner, Myths and Legends of Flowers, Trees, Fruits
and Plants, 1911
The earth gripped both her ankles as she prayed.
Roots forced from beneath her toenails, they burrowed
Among deep stones to the bedrock. She swayed.
Living statuary on a tree's foundations.
In that moment, her bones became grained wood,
Their marrow pith,
Her blood sap, her arms boughs, her fingers twigs,
Her skin rough bark. And already
The gnarling crust has coffined her swollen womb.
It swarms over her breasts. It wraps upwards
Reaching for her eyes as she bows
Eagerly into it, hurrying the burial
Of her face and her hair under thick-webbed bark.
Now all her feeling has gone into wood, wit her
body.
Yet she weeps.
The warm drops ooze from her rind.
These tears are still treasured.
To this day they are know by her name - Myrrh.
- Ovid, Metamorphoses: Venus and Adonis, 10 B.C.
Translated by Ted Hughes, Tales from Ovid, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1997
"According to an ancient
Shinto belief, a god descended to a high pine
on an elegant mountain, to exist in a large or old tree. Sacred places,
despite occupying only 0.55% of Japanese territory, have been marked
by shrines for many years. The precinct of a shrine is distinguished
by
special trees. Twigs with leaves of Cleyra
japonica or Illicium
religiosum
are offered to a god or the soul of a dead person. More than 15
species
in Japan have been identified for religious use. Because sacred
forests
and trees have significant roles, preserving a solemn atmosphere as
well as the natural environment, they should be protected and conserved
as a heritage for citizens."
- Hiroshi Omura, Trees,
Forests and Religion in Japan
Trees
Lore, Myths, Magick, Facts, Folklore
Legends, Esoterica, Superstitions,
Totems, Wizardry
General Works
Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes
(This webpage was started on August 15, 2004.)
Amethyst's Wicca - Lore of the Trees
Aristocrats of the Trees. By Ernest Henry Wilson. Dover,
1974. 279 pages.
ISBN: 0486200388.
Books and Resources for
Re-Earthing. By Margaret RainbowWeb.
Celtic Astrology: How the Mystical Power of the Druid Tree Signs Can
Transform Your Life.
By Phyllis Vega. New Page Books, 2002. 255 pages.
Celtic Tree
Calendar - Ogham Alphabet 23Kb.
Celtic Tree Lore.
91Kb. By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Celtic Tree Magic. By Elizabeth Pepper. Rhode Island, The Witches
Almanac, Ltd., 1996;
Reprint Edition, 2000. 64 pages. ISBN: 1881098133.
Celtic Tree Mysteries. By Steve Blamires. St. Paul, Minnesota,
Llewellyn, 1998.
304 pages. ISBN: 1567180701.
The
Celts: Druids and Sacred Trees 17Kb.
The
Celtic Wisdom of Trees. By Jane Gifford. 2000. 160
pages. ISBN: 184181041X.
Circles,
Groves and Sanctuaries: Sacred Spaces of Today's Pagans. Compiled
by Dan and Pauline Campanelli. St. Paul, Minnesota, Llewellyn
Publications,
1993. MGC. Resources, 268 pages. ISBN: 0875421083. Ideas
for creating
indoor and outdoor altars and sanctuaries.
Common Tree Myths.
Taken from "100 Tree Myths" by Dr. Alex Shigo. 18Kb.
Cowper, Wordsworth, Clare: The
Politics of Trees. By Tim Fulford. 33K.
The
Cultural Aspects of Trees: Traditions and Myths. By Kim D.
Coder. 56Kb.
Cunningham's
Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. By Scott Cunningham. St.
Paul,
Minnesota, 1989. Index, glossary, appendices, 318 pages.
MGC.
ISBN: 0875421229.
Darke Dreams: Magick:
Celtic Tree and Flower Medicine
Dragon Mother's Book fo
Spells - Tree Lore
Druid Tree
Lore and the Ogham 9Kb.
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
"The dryad is the spirit of the tree, its
essential pattern.
It is a living being linked to the tree and growing with it, but at the same
time it is a
trans-temporal and trans-spacial creature, living in the Astral dimension as
much as in
the mundane world. When a branch falls off a tree or is pruned, the dryad spirit
is still in
the wood. It is not really correct to speak of "parts" of a spirit,
but one might consider the
spirit of the wand to be part of the tree's consciousness. Some writers suggest
that trees
withdraw their life from a branch when they sense it is going to be cut and
there is doubtless
something to such observations. Nevertheless, in my experience, the spirit
always remains
in some degree and can be awoken by enchantment when the branche is crafted into
a wand."
Dryads, Druids and the Fifth Element. 57kb. An excellent
webpage.
Faeries.
By Brian Froud and Alan Lee. Harry N. Abrams, 25th Anniversary Edition,
2002. 216 pages. ISBN: 0810932741.
Fairies: Plant Lore
Eileen Holland.
Folklore
and Symbolism of Flowers, Plants and Trees. By Ernst Lehner and
Johanna Lehner. With over 200 rare and unusual floral designs and
illustrations.
Dover Pictorial Archive Series. Dover Pubs., 2003. 128 pages.
ISBN: 0486429784,
Folklore
- Tales - Trees - Google/DMOZ Subject Index
Folktales
and Myths of Trees - Countries Bibliography and
Links. 46Kb.
Folktales
and Tree Myths: Bibliography and Links 56Kb. Excellent
index!!
The
Forest in Folklore and Mythology. By Alexander Porteous. Dover
Pubs., 2002.
319 pages. ISBN: 0486420108.
The Four Elements and
Quaternary Systems
Fruit Orchards in Red Bluff,
California
Fruits and Nuts - Quotes for Gardeners
Full Moon
Paradise: Sacred Woods and the Lore of Trees.
Garden
Retreats: Creating an Outdoor Sanctuary. By Barbara Blossom
Ashmun.
Photography by Allan Mandell. Chronicle Books, 2000. 160 pages.
ISBN: 0811825000.
Gardening With Soul:
Healing the Earth and Ourselves with Feng Shui and Environmental Awareness.
By Gaylah Balter. Bloomington, Indiana, Learning Tree Books.
ISBN: 0970786115.
The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion. By James A.
Frazier.
Introduction by George Stocking. New York, Penguin Books, 1998.
Originally
published in 1890. 944 pages. ISBN: 0140189319.
The limitations and inaccuracies
of this work are known by
savvy anthropologists today; nevertheless, a seminal work
in general folklore, with
many stories and legends of interest to tree lovers.
880 pages. Touchstone Books, 1996. ISBN: 0684826305.
Good
Faeries, Bad Faeries. By Brian Froud. Simon and Schuster,
1998. 192 pages.
ISBN: 0684847817.
The
Great Encyclopedia of Faeries. By Pierre Dubois. Simon and
Schuster, 2000.
184 pages. ISBN: 0684869578. Illustrated by Roland and Claudine
Sabatier.
The
Green Man. By Kathleen Basford. D.S. Brewer, Reprint
Edition, 2004.
128 pages. ISBN: 0859914976.
Green Man: The Archetype of Our Oneness with the Earth. By William
Anderson. Photography
by Clive Hicks. London, Harper Collins, c 1990. 176 pages,
bibliography, notes. "Beautifully
illustrated in colour as well as black
and white, and connected with a BBC Omnibus documentary,
Green Man is the record of
a quest for the archetype through folklore, religion, art and architecture,
from
prehistory to the present." ISBN: 0062500759.
The
Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest. By Ellen Datlow, Terri
Windling, Charles Vess.
Viking Juvenile, 2002. 384 pages. ISBN: 0670035262.
Green Wizard: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes
The Healing Energy of Trees. By Patrice
Bouchardon. Gaia Books, 1999.
ISBN: 1856751007.
The Heritage of Trees: History, Culture and Symbolism. By Fred
Hageneder. Edinburgh,
England, , Floris Books, 2001. 224 pages. ISBN: 0863153593.
Holy Trees of
the Yakut People in Russia
Homage to Trees, Trees for Wisdom
Honored Faerie
Trees "Tree
Fauns are male tree spirits. They are said to be kindly, wise
and reserved. Open to sensitive women and may court their souls.
Tree Nymphs are female
tree spirits. They are said to be more playful and adventurous with
humans. May fall in love
with a human man." 15Kb.
In Worship
of Trees By George Knowles. 44Kb.
The
Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies. By Anna Franklin.
Vega, 2003. 288 pages.
ISBN: 1843336243.
Irish Trees: Myths, Legends, and Folklore. By Niall MacCoitir.
Collins Press,
2003.
Labyrinths:
Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Lore of
the Trees Amethyst's Wicca
Lore - Trees.
The Anglian Gardener. 61Kb.
The Magick of Trees
10Kb.
Magickal
Trees 30Kb.
My Life, My Trees. By Richard St. Barbe Baker. London,
England, Lutterworth Press, 1970..
Mystical World Wide Web:
Plants, Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs
Mystical World Wide Web:
Trees
Mythical Plants of the Middle Ages, James L. Matterer.
Myths and Legends of Flowers, Fruits and Plants: In All Ages and in All Times.
By Charles M. Skinner. Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott Company,
1911. 302 pages.
Myths
of the Sacred Tree. Myths from Africa, America, China, Sumeria,
Russia, Greece,
India, Scandinavia, Europe, Egypt, South America and Arabia. By Moyra
Caldecott and
Anthea Toorchen. Destiny Books, 1993. 214 pages.
ISBN: 0892814144.
Northern Nut Growers Association
OBOD - Tree Lore
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. Includes some long essays.
Ogham: The Celtic Oracle of the Trees. Understanding, Casting,
and Interpreting
the Ancient Druidic Alphabet. By Paul Rhys Mountfort.
Rochester, Vermont,
Destiny Books, 2002. 224 pages. ISBN: 0892819197.
On Trees
Lore and legends about many kinds of trees.
Paghat's Garden - Decidous Trees
Botanical and agriculatural information and some lore.
Paghat's Garden - Evergreen Trees
Botanical and agriculatural information and some lore.
Plant
Lore - Looksmart Web Directory
Plant Myths and
Legends. Sixteen stories. By Rebecca Rose
Leitten.
Plants, Flowers, Vegetables, Fruits and Herbs - The Mystical World Wide Web.
Plants of Love :
Aphrodisiacs in Myth, History, and the Present. By Christian
Ratsch. Ten Speed
Press, 1997. 208 pages. ISBN: 0898159288.
Pulling Onions.
Gardening Quips, Observations, and One-Liners by Michael P.
Garofalo.
Quotes for Gardeners.
Over 2,700 quotes arranged by over 135 topics. Complied by
Michael P. Garofalo.
Red Oaks and Black Birches: The Science and Lore of Trees.
By R. Rupp. Pownal,
Vermont, Garden Way, 1990. 276 pages.
ISBN: 0882666207.
A Reunion of Trees. By Stephen A. Spongberg.
Cambridge, Harvard University Press, 1990.
270 pages. ISBN: 0674766946.
A Reverence for Wood. By Eric Sloane. Ballantine Books,
1989.
Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada, India. By Subash
Chandran
Madhav Gadgil, M.D. 68 Kb.
Sacred Places: Trees and the Sacred. Christopher L. C. E.
Whitcombe. 26Kb.
Sacred Trees.
By Brian Bates. From Resurgence, Issue 181.
18Kb.
Sacred Trees
15K.
Sacred Trees. By Nathaniel Altman. San Francisco, Sierra Club
Books, c 1994.
244 pages, index, bibliography, list of organizations, illustrations,
drawings, black
and white photos. Chapter Headings include: Sacred:
Animism and Beyond,
Cosmic Trees, Home of the Gods, Ancestral Trees, Trees of Fertility,
Trees as
Providers, Trees that Heal, Trees of Wisdom, Trees for Transformation, and
Sacred
Trees: The Future.
Sacred Trees in East
Indian Lore
Sacred Trees, Oghams
and Celtic Symbolism. By Morgan La Fey. A monthly calendar
based on
trees.
Sacred Woods and the Lore of
Trees Very interesting presentations about the historical
uses, lore, and
magical properties of many types of trees.
Society
- Folklore - Literature - Tales - Animals and Plants - Trees DMOZ
Directory
Solar Myths,
Tree Spirits and Totems 40Kb.
Spells: Dragon Mother's Book
fo Spells - Tree Lore
The Spirit of Gardening.
Over 2,700 quotes arranged by over 135 topics. Complied by
Michael P. Garofalo.
The Spirit of Trees.
Stories, folktales, essays, curricular resources, poems and links
about the
symbolic and aesthetic dimensions of trees. Outstanding links to folktales,
stories, and legends about trees.
The
Spirit of the Trees: Science, Symbiosis and Inspiration. By Fred
Hageneder.
Continuum Internation Publishing Group, 2001. 256 pages. ISBN:
0826413358.
Tongues in Trees: Studies in Literature and Ecology. By Kim
Taplin. Devon, England,
Green Books, 1989. 222 p. An excellent commentary on
the role of trees in life, literature, and
the artist's inspirations. A fine
collection of quotes and insightful comments on the writings on
the following authors:
John Keats, John Clare, William Barnes, John Ruskin, Gerard Manley
Hopkins, Richard
Jefferies, Thomas Hardy, Edward Thomas, E. M. Forester, John Fowles,
Ivor Gurney, David
Jones, Andrew Young, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Frances Horovitz.
ISBN: 1870098226.
Tree and Plant Lore Tree lore,
folklore, links, bibliography.
The Tree Guide: The
Natural History of Trees Facts on 800 kinds of trees, tree care,
news, science, links.
Tree Information on the Internet: A Master Index.
Tree
Legends: Holy Trees of the Yakut People (Siberia, Russia).
8Kb.
Tree Lore
11kb.
Tree Lore Search Treelore.com
Tree Lore - OBOD
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. Includes some long essays.
Excellent resource!
Tree Magic.
By Don McLeod. 7Kb.
Tree Magick:
Willow for Love, Oak for Strength. By Edain McCoy.
5Kb.
Tree
Medicine - Tree Magic. By Ellen Evert Hopman and Diana
Green. Custer,
Washington, Phoenix Pub., 1992. 176 pages. ISBN: 0919345557.
Tree Mythology: The Mystical
World Wide Web
The Tree Pages: In
Celebration of Trees. By Henri D. Grissino-Mayer.
Tree Spirits.
By Richard L. Dieterle. 21Kb.
Tree Stories: A Collection of Extraordinary Encounters.
Edited by Warren David Jacobs,
and Karen I. Shragg. Hygeine, Colorado, Sunshine Press, 2002.
ISBN: 1888604220.
Tree Symbolism in
American Literature. By Michael Goeller. 43K.
Tree Trivia and Tree
Myths By Kim Sebastian. From the Wisconsin Natural Resouces
Magazine. 25Kb. "Let your tree knowledge branch out:
There are over 20,000 different
kinds of trees in the world. Lesss than 1% of a tree is made up of living
cells. About 90%
of a tree’s roots are in the top 18 inches of the soil. This is why it's
important not to
compact the soil or disturb the ground beneath the tree. Roots can extend
up to three
times the height of the tree. The notion that the root of a tree mirror its
crown is more
artistic than accurate. The shape of a tree actually resembles a wineglass set
on a plate.
Root growth can occur any time the soil temperature is above 32 F. A large
leafy tree
may take up as much as a ton of water form the soil every day."
Tree
Wisdom: The Definitive Guidebook to the Myth, Folklore, and Healing
Power of Trees.
By Jacqueline Memory Paterson. Harper San Francisco, 1997. 356
pages.
ISBN: 0722534086.
Trees, A Celebration. By Jill Fairchild, Editor. New York,
Weidenfeld and
Nicholson, Pub. Group West, 1989. 113 pages. ISBN:
1555843131.
Trees and Moons: Sacred
Trees 18Kb.
Trees and Plant Lore.
By Kathleen Jenks, Ph.D. 47Kb. An excellent selection of
annotated links on a variety of related topics.
Trees and Poetry:
Children's Poetry
Trees and Plant Lore: MyThing Links. By
Kathleen Jenks. Annotated links, artwork, music.
Trees for Life. A
Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and
restoration
of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.
Trees:
Fokllore, Lore, Myths, Legends, Magic, Magick, Stories, Folktales, Legends,
Esoterica, Witchcraft, Craft, Mythology, Archetypes,
Trees for Healing: Harmonizing with Nature for Personal Growth and Planetary
Balance.
By Pamela Louise Chase and Jonathan Pawlik. North
Hollywood, California, Newcastle
Publishing Co., Inc., 1991. 257 pages. Notes,
bibliography, list of organizations. The lore
and magical aspects of trees. ISBN: 0878771573.
MGC. Organized by areas of the
United States. Includes a bibliography.
Trees: Living
Links to the Classical Past. By John M. McMahon.
Trees of County
Louth. By Caroline Kerr. 17Kb.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners I 70Kb.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners II 120Kb. Includes a
bibliography and links.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners III 46Kb.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners IV 48Kb. Includes
quotations about wild trees and forests.
Trees - Wiccan
10Kb.
Under the Greenwood Tree.
By Jeremy Harte. 25Kb. What forests meant to
people in medieval European society.
The
White Goddess: A Historical Grammar of Poetic Myth. . By
Robert Graves.
Noonday Press, Reprint Edition, 1966. 512 pages. ISBN: 0374504938.
The Wisdom of Trees. By Jane Gifford. New York, Sterling Publishing,
2000.
160 pages. ISBN: 0806927852.
Wizardy in the Alferic Tradition:
A Primer of Magical Theory. By Alferian
Gwydion MacLir, M.A., Ph.D., Druid Wandmaker.
A World Community of Old
Trees. An Eco-Art Project in Progress.
Year of Moons, Season of Trees. By Pattalee Glass-Koentop.
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Trees - Glossary
Lore, Myths, Magick, Legends, Esoterica
Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes
Alder (Alnus)
Alder. By George Knowles. 7Kb.
Alder - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
8Kb.
Almond (Prunus dulcis)
Apple (Malus)
Apple - Tree
Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 49Kb.
The Wisdom of the
Apple Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1997. 17Kb.
Apricot
Apricot
Ash (Fraxinus)
Ash. By George
Knowles. 10Kb.
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Rowan. By
George Knowles. 6Kb.
See Also: Rowan (Mountain Ash)
Banyan
Banyan
Bay (Laurus nobilis)
Birch (Betula)
Birch - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
6Kb.
Birch - In Worship of Trees.
By George Knowles. 15Kb.
Birch Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life 9Kb
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Cedar (Cedrus)
Cedar
Cherry
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Chestnut
Elder (Sambucus nigra)
Elder. By
George Knowles. 10Kb.
Elder Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life 9Kb
The Spirit of the
Elder Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1996.
15Kb.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Grape (Vitis vinifera)
Grape Vine. By
George Knowles. 16Kb.
Hawthorne (Crataegus)
Hawthorne. By George Knowles. 5Kb.
Hawthorne Trees: Myths and
Legends Paghat's Garden. 15Kb.
Hazel (Corylus)
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Hazel. By
George Knowles. 12Kb.
Hazel - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
11Kb.
Hazel - Celtic Tree Lore.
91Kb. By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Holly (Ilex)
Holly. By
George Knowles. 12Kb.
Holly - Celtic Tree Lore.
91Kb. By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Holly Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life 9Kb
Holly - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid.
14Kb
Holly Trees: Myths and
Legends Paghat's Garden. 12Kb. .
Juniper
Juniper Mythology
and Folklore - Trees for Life 9Kb
Neem (Azidirachta indica)
Sacred Trees in East
Indian Lore
Maple
Oak (Quercus)
California Oaks - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 1MB - Pdf.
Oak Lore The Anglian Gardener. 7Kb.
Oak - Tree Lore - OBOD
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 21Kb.
Oak - In Worship of Trees.
By George Knowles. 62Kb.
Oak Lore.
Eileen Holland. 45Kb. Excellent article.
Oak Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life 9Kb
The Oak Tree: King
of the Greenwood. By Glennie Kindred. 1998.
13Kb.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Peach
Peach
Plum
Peepal (Ficus religiosa)
Sacred Trees in East
Indian Lore
Pecan
Pecan
Pine
Christmas Trees: Lore and Legend
Christmas Tree
Traditions and Folklore
Mythology and
Folklore of the Scot's Pine Trees For Life
Poplar
Poplar (Aspen) -
Celtic Tree Lore.
91Kb. By Sarah the Swampwitch.
Rowan
Rowan = Mountain Ash
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
Rowan. By George Knowles. 6Kb.
Rowan Mythology and
Folklore - Trees for Life 9Kb
Rowan - Tree Lore - OBOD
By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 8Kb. Bibliography.
The Spirit of the
Elder Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1996. 15Kb.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Sequoia
Sycamore
Sycamore - Tree Lore
- OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 7Kb.
Sycamore Lore. By P. Binggeli. 17Kb.
Walnut
Willow (Salix)
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
The Power of the
Willow Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1997. 13Kb.
Willow. By
Robert Knowles. 10Kb.
Willow Mythology
and Folklore - Trees for Life 9Kb
Willow Saille - Tree Lore
- OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 21Kb.
Yew (Taxus)
Dryads and the Properties of Wood
The Sacred Yew: Rediscovering the Ancient Tree of Life Through the Work of Allen
Meredith.
By Anand Chetan and Diana Brueton. Arkana, 1994.
The Yew: Sacred Tree
of Transformation and Rebirth. By Glennie Kindred. 1997.
16Kb.
Dragon's Hoard/White Dragon website.
Yew - Tree Lore
- OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 13Kb.
Trees
Lore, Myths, Magick, Legends, Esoterica
Quotes, Sayings,
Poems, Tales
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners I 70Kb.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners II 120Kb. Includes a
bibliography and links.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners III 46Kb.
Trees - Quotes for Gardeners IV 48Kb. Includes
quotations about wild trees and forests.
Trees - Quotes,
Stories, Tales, Lore
Spirituality and Concerns of the Soul
Simplicity
and the Simple Life
Pulling
Onions
Quips,
Maxims and Observations by Michael P. Garofalo
Haiku Poetry - Links and References
Clichés for Gardeners and Farmers
The
History of Gardening Timeline
From
Ancient Times to the 20th Century
Short Poems and Haiku by Michael P. Garofalo
Quotes
for Gardeners
Quotes,
Sayings, Proverbs, Poetry, Maxims, Quips, Clichés, Adages, Wisdom
A
Collection Growing to Over 2,700 Quotes, Arranged by 130 Topics
Many
of the Documents Include Recommended Readings and Internet Links.
Compiled
by Michael P. Garofalo
Distributed on the Internet by Michael P. Garofalo
I Welcome Your Comments, Ideas, Contributions, and
Suggestions
E-mail Mike
Garofalo in Red Bluff, California
A Short Biography of Mike Garofalo
Trees: Quotes, Sayings, Lore, Legends, Myths, Magick,
Poems
Started August 21, 2004.
Cuttings by Michael P. Garofalo
The History of Gardening Timeline
Cloud Hands: Taijiquan and Qigong
Valley Spirit Journal by Michael P. Garofalo
Pulling Onions by Michael P. Garofalo
Valley Spirit Photography Gallery
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Cities and small towns in the area: Oroville, Paradise, Durham, Chico, Hamilton City,
Corning, Rancho Tehama, Los Molinos, Vina, Tehama, Proberta, Gerber,
Manton,
Cottonwood, Olinda, Cloverdale, Dairyville, Bend, Centerville, Summit City
Anderson, Shasta Lake, Palo Cedro, Igo, Ono, Redding, Shasta, Colusa, Willows,
Richfield, Fall River, Montgomery Creek, Alturas, McCloud, Dunsmuir, Yreka, Happy Camp,
Shingletown, Burney, Mt. Shasta City, Weaverville, Williams, Chester, Orland,
Susanville, Weed, Gridley, Marysville, Yuba City, NorCalifia, CA, California.