Birthday Trees

The choice of tree is based on the Celtic Tree Alphabet (Ogham Calendar). The Celtic year has 13 months and each month is associated with a particular tree and its contribution to mankind and the ecosystem, together with its forms of healing and associations for the month they represent. The Silver Birch starts the year and is followed by a tree representing each of the following months:

Birthday trees come dressed in our hessian sack tied with green garden string, planting instructions and hand-written message card. The written symbolism comes as a scroll tied with green garden string.

Birthday Hazel Corylus abellana

Tree of Knowledge ~ August 5th – September 1st. Sweet and concentrated in the hazelnut’s kernel, so all wisdom was combined 'in a nutshell’.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Apple Crab Apple ~ Malus sylvestris

Fruit of Love ~ September 2nd - September 29th. The apple is one of the three legendary magical fruits - hazel, apple and oak - that together were said to satisfy all mankind's needs.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Ivy Hedera helix

Entwining Ivy ~ September 30th – October 27th. Although Ivy is usually regarded as a climber, it is as happy trailing across the woodland floor as it is climbing trees or masonry.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Broom Cystisus scoparius

Physician's Strenth ~ October 28th – November 24th. Broom is a glory of golden yellow flowers with a sweet vanilla scent from late spring to early summer.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Elder Sambucus nigra

The elder Mother & Queen of Herbs ~ November 25th – December 21st. The Elder is the ultimate tree of the White goddess. A small tree and famous for its flowers which make the wonderful Elderflower cordial.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Silver Birch Betula pendula

The Lady of the Wood & Tree of Enchantment ~ December 24th – January 20th. A fast growing slender tree with hanging branches and silver white bark.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Rowan Sorbus aucuparia

The Tree of Good Luck ~ January 20th - February 17th. The Lady of the Mountain, the Rowan is a welcome sight on the mountains of the British Isles and Ireland. The Ancients regarded it as the Tree of Life.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Alder Alnus cordata

Tree of the God Bran ~ March 18th – April 14th. Fast growing, graceful tree with heart shaped green leaves. Green/yellow catkins appear in early spring.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Ash Fraxinus excelsior

The World Tree, Tree of Life ~ February 18th - March 17th. The Ash is central to the beliefs of many ancient world cultures and is thought to be the tree from which the essence of humankind originated.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Willow Salix Caprea

Tree of Enchantment, April 15th – May 12th. The Willow has long been associated with the culture of the arts.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna

The May Tree ~ May 13th – June 9th. In ancient days the hawthorn was regarded as the symbol of marriage and fertility. The tree of enchantment in Ireland, it is a familiar sight in Britain.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Holly Illex Aquifolium

Tree of Sacrifice ~ July 18th – August 4th. The holly is a compact, evergreen tree know for its spiky dark green leaves and beautiful red berries loved by birds.

Price: £24.75
Birthday Oak Quercus robur

The Tree of Dagda, Lord of Knowledge ~ June 10th - July 17th. The Royal Oak is symbolic of triumph through strength and endurance, and is the tree most associated with Britain.

Price: £24.75