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Trees

Lore, Myths, Magick, Facts, Folklore Legends, Esoterica, Superstitions

The Spirit of Gardening

Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes

In 2007, this webpage was moved to: http://www.egreenway.com/druids/treemag2.htm.

It is now updated and maintained at Trees: Lore, Spirituality, Magic, Folklore.

Research by Michael P. Garofalo

August 2007

Trees Lore, Myths, Magick, Facts, Folklore Legends, Esoterica, Superstitions, Totems, Wizardry

General Works

Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes

Alder (Alnus)

Almond (Prunus dulcis)

Ancient Order of Druids in America (AODA)

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.

Botanical.com (A Modern Herbal) - Common Name Index

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. Study of the Celtic Ogham alphabet, Druidry, and tree lore.

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.

The Cypress Tree in the Courtyard - A Zen Koan

Darke Dreams: Magick: Celtic Tree and Flower Medicine

Dragon Mother's Book fo Spells - Tree Lore

The Druid Grove: The Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids Extensive website.

Druid Tree Lore and the Ogham 9Kb.

Druids and Trees17Kb

A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year. By Ellen Evert Hopman. Destiny Books, 1994. 228 pages. ISBN: 0892815019.

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 LoreEileen 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 Crops by Mark Rieger. Facts, cultivation, folklore, botany.

Fruit Orchards in Red Bluff, California

Fruits and Nuts - Quotes for Gardeners 48Kb

Fruit Trees: Folklore, Magick, Myths, Legends, Esoterica

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.

The Golden Bough. Sir James Frazier. Online Text.

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.

The Greenman

The Green Man: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Resources, Notes. By Mike Garofalo.

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 Way Research

Green Wizard: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Notes

Grove of the Spiral Moon

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 Lost Language of Plants. By Stephen Harrod Buhner. White River Junction, Vermont, Chelsea Green, 2002.

The Magick of Trees10Kb.

Magickal Trees 30Kb.

Magic Whispers - Trees

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

Nut Trees: Folklore, Magick, Myths, Legends, Esoterica

OBOD - Tree LoreBy 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.

Olives: Information, History, Folklore, Uses, Cultivation.40kb

On Trees Lore and legends about many kinds of trees.

Paghat's Garden - Decidous TreesBotanical and agricultural information and some lore.

Paghat's Garden - Evergreen TreesBotanical and agricultural 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 3,400 quotes arranged by over 140 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.

Mark Rieger's Fruit CropsFacts, information, cultivation, folkore, botany.

Sacred Celtic Trees and Woods

Sacred Circles and Spheres: Bibliography, Links, Quotes, Resources, Notes. By Michael Garofalo. 40Kb.

Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada, India. By Subash Chandran Madhav Gadgil, M.D. 68 Kb.

Sacred Groves of Britain

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 of Tamil Nadu

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.

Silva - The Tree in Britian

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 3,400 quotes arranged by over 140 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.

Staff, Rod, Wand

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

Tree Legends: Holy Trees of the Yakut People (Siberia, Russia). 8Kb.

Tree Legends, Stories, Tales

Tree Lore11kb.

Tree Lore Search Treelore.com

Tree Lore - OBODBy Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. Includes some long essays. Excellent resource!

Tree Magic

Tree Magic. By Don McLeod. 7Kb.

Tree Magick: Willow for Love, Oak for Strength. By Edain McCoy. 5Kb.

Tree Magick - Yahoo Links

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

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. Less 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 Forests in History, Religion and Islamic Legislation 63Kb.

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 and Religious Faiths. By Kevin Hand. 14Kb.

Trees - Buddhist and Hindu Lore

Trees for Life. A Scottish conservation charity dedicated to the regeneration and restoration of the Caledonian Forest in the Highlands of Scotland.

Trees in Buddhism. By Ratnaprabha. 25Kb.

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 - Links and Quotes

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 - Stories, Tales, Lore

Trees - Wiccan10Kb.

Under the Greenwood Tree. By Jeremy Harte. 25Kb. What forests meant to people in medieval European society.

Vegetarians in Paradise

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.

Trees - Glossary Lore, Myths, Magick, Legends, Esoterica

Bibliography, Links, Resources, Quotes, Notes

Alder (Alnus)

Alder. By George Knowles. 7Kb.

Alder, Apple, Ash, Aspen

Alder - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 8Kb.

Almond (Prunus dulcis)

Almond - Botanical.com (A Modern Herbal) 26Kb.

Almond - Prunus dulcisFacts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger. 17Kb

Almonds - Red Bluff, California

Nut Trees: Lore, Legends, Magick, Esoterica, Legends

Apple (Malus)

Apple - Malus Domestica Facts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger. 17Kb

Apple - Tree Lore - OBOD By Susa M. Black, OBOD Druid. 49Kb.

The Wisdom of the Apple Tree. By Glennie Kindred. 1997. 17Kb.

Apricot (Prunus)

Apricot - Prunus armeniaca L.Facts, cultivation, history, folklore. By Mark Rieger. 17Kb

Ash (Fraxinus)

Ash. By George Knowles. 10Kb.

Dryads and the Properties of Wood

Rowan. By George Knowles. 6Kb.