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Tag Archives: ogham
Tree of the month: Willow
This photograph of willow leaves, provided to the Centre for Biosciences Imagebank by Prof Paul F. Brain at the University of Wales, Swansea, illustrates an instalment in my Tree of the Month series. I base this series (‘ogham’ tag) loosely … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged arboriculture, bacterium, biofuel, bird, bryophyte, conservation, ecosystem, fungus, habitat creation, human, invertebrate, lake, land reclamation, landscape, lichen, moss, ogham, pharmaceutical, plant_dicot, pond, poplar, protozoan, river, tree, vertebrate, wildlife, willow
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Tree of the month: Alder
The moon was full last night. So according to my favourite version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’, we’re now halfway through the Month of the Alder. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this series. … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged alien species, ancient woodland, bacterium, bird, bryophyte, catkin, disease, emerging disease, Europe, finfish, flood, flower, forest, fungus, garden, history, indicator species, invertebrate, land reclamation, land use, lichen, mammal, map, mollusc, moss, mould, myth, native species, ogham, pathogen, Phytophthora alni, plant_dicot, seed, seed dispersal, spring, symbiosis, tree, vertebrate, water, waterway, wetland, wildlife, woodland
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Tree of the month: Ash
In two days’ time the moon will be new. So according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’ extended into 2013, we’re about to enter the Month of the Ash. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged ash, ash dieback disease, breeding, Chalara fraxinea, disease, DNA, emerging disease, knowledge, ogham, plant_dicot, research, seed, seed dispersal, tree, wind
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Tree of the month: Rowan
A few nights ago the moon was new. So according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’ extended into 2013, we’re now in the Month of the Rowan. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged arthropod, ash, bird, disease, emerging disease, fieldfare, foraging, fruit, hunting, insect, lepidopteran, lichen, mammal, marsupial, mistle thrush, moth, mountain ash, native species, ogham, passerine, plant_dicot, pollination, redwing, rowan, seed, seed dispersal, song thrush, thrush, tree, vertebrate, wild food, wildlife
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Tree of the month: Birch
Last night the moon was new so according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’ extended into 2013, we’re now in the Month of the Birch. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged birch, downy birch, dwarf birch, ecosystem, forest, fungus, garden, history, myth, native species, ogham, plant_dicot, silver birch, tree, woodland
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Tree of the month: Blackthorn
Two nights ago the moon was new so according to this version of the Ogham ‘tree calendar’, we’re now in the Month of the Blackthorn. You might choose to follow my ‘ogham’ tag for other posts in this series. The … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology
Tagged blackthorn, conservation, Europe, farm, flower, foraging, fruit, hedge, history, landscape, native species, ogham, plant_dicot, shrub, tree, wild food
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Tree of the month: Ivy
The moon was new yesterday so we’re now in the Month of the Ivy. The popular version of Ogham tree months is based on a 19th century invention starting at a time of year barely of interest to ancient Celts. … Continue reading
Posted in ecology
Tagged arboriculture, arthropod, bird, building, butterfly, fruit, hymenopteran, insect, ivy, lepidopteran, ogham, passerine, plant_dicot, pollination, tree, vertebrate, wasp, weed, wildlife, winter
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Tree of the month: Bramble
The moon is new today so we’ve just entered the Month of the Bramble or the Month of the Vine. You might choose to follow my ‘Ogham’ tag for earlier posts in this series. Several of the species called ‘trees’ … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture
Tagged access to land, autumn, bramble, bulrush, forest, fruit, harvest, hedge, history, landfill, ogham, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, recycling, shrub, tree, waste, weed, wine, woodland
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Tree of the month: Hazel
Today the moon is new so, according to this version of the Ogham calendar, we’ve just entered the Month of the Hazel or the Month of the Crabapple. I say ‘this version’ because people don’t always agree about the Ogham … Continue reading
Posted in ecology, horticulture
Tagged arboriculture, coppice, Europe, forest, hazel, nut, ogham, plant_dicot, tree, wood, woodland
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