Hazel Trees in Folklore: Protection, Divination and Magic

Hazel trees, alongside oak, ash, and yew, are one of the ‘Big Four’ trees (Mac Coitir 2003). It’s considered both a protector and a marker for sacred places. While some debate that it’s a shrub, we’re going to consider it as a tree in this post. Nicholas Culpeper classified the hazel as a plant of […]

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