To celebrate a especial occasion f.i the comming up birthday of Ms McKennitt here the "recipe" for the by her beloved present, A (Willow) tree:
Saw a branche of an already knotted Willow tree (Salix fragilis) with the roughly diameter of four "cm"(about three fingers thick). The height is up to you. The time of pruning this type of Willow tree is from December till March. You'll find those trees along the side of a ditch, near farms, for instance. You can recognize the tree on her "knot" with a lot of branches on it. A good shelter for birds and insects and sometimes plants. To obtain such a beautiful branch,ask for it at a farmer's house. Say, you have especial occasion in mind. Or another possibility is to ask for it at a municipal worker who is just pruning Willow trees in your neighbourhood. Good luck for that! You have got the branche now! Put it in a hole of about 40 "cm". Use soak wet soil and step out the soil briskly around the branch. Water it frequently during the process of growing.This is important, for it is a water liking tree. In about a year "The Willow tree will twist, The Willow tree will twine"
Every year from December till March you can repeat your ecological gesture. Nature gives us presents for granted! I wish a good life to all the planted "Loreena Willow trees". The "gained" tree for a especial "occasion"
P.s By the way here is another occasion for planting a Willow; to-day it is 200 years ago that the British scientist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was born. His experiences of his journey with the ship, "The Beagle", he wrote them down in his book "On the Origin of Species" (1859) It is "The Theory of Evolution". A "collision" between the Darwinists and the believers in the Creation story of the Bible was and is still a item for dialogue.
All the best to you and your "Loreena Willow tree",
Originally posted by Sia Schipper: I do hope, that there are more readers who will take the chance to plant a willow tree...Sia
Hello Sia, I have been thinking about planting a willow tree in my yard for some time now. Maybe I will do it this year, but I will have to wait until about the beginning of May after all the snow and ice has gone . I like your idea, take care, Mona
Hello Mona, It is possible to sow a branche, this time of the season. You can put it in a vase of glass. The branche is beautiful in home and will soon have a lot of roots and buds with blossoms. Then in May it is very easy to give your willow it's place for life. You sow your own "Seeds of Love" Water it frequently. I can also recommend to you a bunch of daffodils with small willow tree branches. It is very tasteful and spring will enter into your life after the "dark" days of winter. Take the opportunity and the Willow tree gives you the "rest"!
Kind regards, from a cloudy and windy Holland, Sia
Originally posted by Gina: What a fabulous idea! And I have a willow tree that I bought from two witches. I plan on your tradition and adding it to my traditions, as I love trees and the energy and life they share with us. Maybe I'll transplant one baby by the river. I'll think about that...
Thank you so much for your input! May you walk in beauty, Gina
Hello Gina,
Thank you for your kind words. I do hope, that there are more readers who will take the change to plant a willow tree for an especial occasion and give sense to our time of insecurity caused by the world wide economical recession. Let us hope for a reconstructure of the economics according to ecology!
Plan your new tradition, Gina and feel the energy of the willow tree you planted at the river. I am sure, every new branch in the soil of mother earth will give and make sense to people and the world.
Happy returns, from a sunny and dry, Holland, Sia
My only fear is that the river will rise and wash away the willow as I have seen many trees floating "out to the sea". I'll find a safe place to do that, maybe on the other side where it is public land, not private. Proctor Creek has moved from side to side during storms that the only tree to survive is an alder that is held in place by tons of rock and sand. Mainly sand. I shared your idea with a dear friend and she had a huge weeping willow as a child and she plans on getting a weeping willow this summer. YEAH!!! Thanks for sharing your idea and I love the thought of hope for a reconstructure of the economics according to ecology, plus, feeling the trees' energy is one of my favorite things I love to do, except when they go to sleep and don't want to be disturbed. Luckily today is sunny, but no one knows how long that will last...a robin perched on my fence. Spring is on her way!!! Warm Regards (I almost put worm regards, oops!!!), Gina
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Originally posted by Sia Schipper: I do hope, that there are more readers who will take the chance to plant a willow tree...Sia
Hello Sia, I have been thinking about planting a willow tree in my yard for some time now. Maybe I will do it this year, but I will have to wait until about the beginning of May after all the snow and ice has gone . I like your idea, take care, Mona
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Originally posted by Gina: What a fabulous idea! And I have a willow tree that I bought from two witches. I plan on your tradition and adding it to my traditions, as I love trees and the energy and life they share with us. Maybe I'll transplant one baby by the river. I'll think about that...
Thank you so much for your input! May you walk in beauty, Gina
Hello Gina,
Thank you for your kind words. I do hope, that there are more readers who will take the change to plant a willow tree for an especial occasion and give sense to our time of insecurity caused by the world wide economical recession. Let us hope for a reconstructure of the economics according to ecology!
Plan your new tradition, Gina and feel the energy of the willow tree you planted at the river. I am sure, every new branch in the soil of mother earth will give and make sense to people and the world.
What a fabulous idea! And I have a willow tree that I bought from two witches. I plan on your tradition and adding it to my traditions, as I love trees and the energy and life they share with us. Maybe I'll transplant one baby by the river. I'll think about that...
Thank you so much for your input! May you walk in beauty, Gina
Posts: 573 | Location: Everett, Washington USA | Registered: November 11, 2006
This is such a lovely idea but we have to respect mother's nature wishes and willow trees are not native to everywhere I would rather we all plant trees to celebrate LM birthdays that are native to their habitat what do you think? I have planted a silver birch called Loreena and a card sent to Loreena as well
Hi Frieda, I hope I understand you well. The Willow tree can be found, exept in Australia, all over the world. The biggest concentration is on northern part of mother earth. So, it is a native tree in many places of our planet. And don't you think, it is a waste if we don't re-use the pruning branches again for an especial occasion?
First: I don't know which plant it is in danish. But I can probably ask a gardener...
Next problem: I don't have a garden That might be more difficult...
Hoi, Anxious 2
I made a mistake, there are a lot of Willow trees around the world. The one which can be knotted is the "Salix alba" You can use the Salix Fragilis but that Willow does not have the specific knot with branches on it, that is so loved by birds of prea and insects. When it gives you headache to obtain a branche for your Willow tree, just chew on the rind. The rind contains "salicine" The chief ingredient of "" Aspirin"
The Celts dedicated the Willow tree to the godess "Cerridwen"
First: I don't know which plant it is in danish. But I can probably ask a gardener...
Next problem: I don't have a garden That might be more difficult...
Hoi Anxious 2 To know which tree it is, you can look for it in a book or on the net. The Latin name is SALIX FRAGILIS, see my message. You have those beautiful trees in Denmark! You say, you don't have a garden. It is a pity but not a problem! Then you can choose a nice spot everywhere. The greens in your neighbourhood are also, yours. Or, ain't not? Take your chance and plant your own "Loreena Willow tree"
Originally posted by Sia Schipper: Hello everyone,
To celebrate an especial occasion f.i the comming up birthday of Ms McKennitt here the "recipe" for the by her beloved present, A (Willow) tree:
Saw a branche of an already knotted Willow tree (Salix fragilis) with the roughly diameter of four "cm"(about three fingers thick). The height is up to you. The time of pruning this type of Willow tree is from December till March. You'll find those trees along the side of a ditch, near farms, for instance. You can recognize the tree on her "knot" with a lot of branches on it. A good shelter for birds and insects and sometimes plants. To obtain such a beautiful branch,ask for it at a farmer's house. Say, you have especial occasion in mind. Or another possibility is to ask for it at a municipal worker who is just pruning Willow trees in your neighbourhood. Good luck for that! You have got the branche now! Put it in a hole of about 40 "cm". Use soak wet soil and step out the soil briskly around the branch. Water it frequently during the process of growing.This is important, for it is a water liking tree. In about a year "The Willow tree will twist, The Willow tree will twine"
Every year from December till March you can repeat your ecological gesture. Nature gives us presents for granted! I wish a good life to all the planted "Loreena Willow trees". The "gained" tree for an especial "occasion"
P.s By the way here is another occasion for planting a Willow; to-day it is 200 years ago that the British scientist Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was born. His experiences of his journey with the ship, "The Beagle", he wrote them down in his book "On the Origin of Species" (1859) It is "The Theory of Evolution". A "collision" between the Darwinists and the believers in the Creation story of the Bible was and is still a item for dialogue.
All the best to you and your "Loreena Willow tree",
.
