The following eighteen trees of the Alphabet include the 13 consonant trees (the months) and the 5 vowel trees (key points of year). Much detail elsewhere...
Trees
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Iodh / Yew |
eternal, ancient, eldest, rebirth, bows, no resin, poisonous, immortal, layering, resurrection, yew bows, 5,000 years, tumulus, bluestones, Odin, yew island, Iona, Glastonbury, Danu, |
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Nuin / Ash |
world tree, lignin, healer, vast, power over water, Manaan Mac Lir, power over water, disinfectant, Brigit, cloud-maker, Brendan Voyage |
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Beithe / Birch |
first of the alphabet, pioneer, betulin, birch tar, birch broom, durable bark, canoes |
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Luis / Rowan |
magic, protection, resilience, rose, frost-resistant, berries, breaking up soil, vitamin C, coughs, earth and heaven, runes, life rod, otherworld |
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Fearn / Alder |
lives in water, Bran, Raven, Rough Else, oxygen, crannogs, rivers, drains,rivers, wet ground, oxygen, nitrogen, drains, blood, sticky, cones, protection for Britain, Niamh, blood, ancient wooden goddess, |
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Seile / Willow |
leaning, waterproof, water-borne, storms, regenerate, pollarding, salicin, aspirin, moon owns it, Helice, inspire, sacred to poets, witches, wryneck, sighing, whispering, baskets |
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Huath / Hawthorn |
may, maypole, heart strenthen, ne'er cast a clout, gnarled resilience, |
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Duir / Oak |
lightning rod, thunder god, planet Mars, door both ways, hearts of oak, electricity, summer equinox, insect home, tannin, lignin, long life, strength, doorman, druid, summer solstice, Janus, oracle, Dodona |
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Gort / Ivy |
wild boar, Diarmid, decoctions, ivy girl, sinusitis, spleen, resurrection, toxic, pubs, blocking light |
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Coll / Hazel |
dowsing, magic nut, Connla's Well, Bush Barrow lozenge, Salmon of Wisdom, number nine, divination, always young, ancient food, caduceus |
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Muin / Bramble |
rose-like, arching canes, lateral shoots, larvae, basketry, binding, protection, leap-frog, Osiris, exhiliration, taboo, Michaelmas |
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Peith / Guelder-rose |
Ukranian beauty, Samhain, ngetal or reed, water-elder, cramp bark, swollen glands |
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Ruis / Elder |
Frau Heller, beer, protector, Harry Potter, oxidiser |
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Tinne / Holly |
strong, deep shade, waxed, furniture, christmas, shade, evergreen with leaves, strong high quality wood, fevers and colds, christian symbolism, Tannus, Gawain and Green Knight, waxing and waning, bull with club foot |
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Ailm / Pine |
winter solstice, first point of the year, red bark, survivor, light, symbiosis, undulating, pitch, tar, resin, incense, |
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Eadha / Aspen |
autumn equinox, darkening, wind responder, osmosis |
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Onn / Gorse |
spring equinox, sharp, scented |
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Ur / Heather |
summer solstice, gold, honey |