|
Common Name
(Botanical name)
|
Size at 10 yrs
(ht x spread)
|
Height when mature
|
Key
Features |
Associated Beliefs/Other info
|
Crab
Apple
(Malus sylvestris)
|
6m
x 3m |
10m
|
Spring
flowers, small autumn apples |
True
love & marriage.
Tree letter Qu |
Bird
Cherry
(Prunus padus) |
5m x 2m |
12m
|
Fragrant white
blossom. |
Irresistible to
birds, medicinal uses |
English
Holly
(Ilex aquifolium) |
3m
x 2m |
15m
|
Prickly
evergreen leaves. Red berries |
Wards
off black magic. Fairy's home.
Tree letter T |
Hawthorn
(Crataegus monogyna)
|
4m
x 3m |
15m
|
Fragrant
May blossom. Red haws in winter |
Magic
& religious
Tree letter H |
Hazel
(Corylus avellana) |
4m
x 4m |
8m
|
Nuts.
Good for coppicing. |
Magic.
Fertility & knowledge.
Tree letter C |
Rowan
(Sorbus aucuparia) |
5m
x 2m |
15m
|
White
blossom, red berries |
Magic,
protects against evil. Tree letter L |
