Magickal Properties of Trees
Acacia
Symbolizes purity, air, and used in initiations, psychic workings, and protection. Also viewed as a Mother tree, the gum from it symbolizes menstrual blood. Tree of the Egyptian goddess Neith, Osiris, Astarte, Ishtar, and Diana.
Alder
Sacred to the god Bran. Druids associated the tree with the fox. Represents resurrection, rebirth, and fire. Used to control the four winds, and in banishing and controlling elementals. Also used to make magical dyes.
Almond
Almond is used in Divination, clairvoyance, wisdom, money, loans, business spells. It also aids in self-protection and in fertility spells.
Apple
Healing, prosperity, love, fertility, peace, happiness and perpetual youth. Represents water. Associated with Venus, Hercules, Diana, Apollo, Hera, Athena.
Apricot
Love
Ash
The Ash is sacred to Poseidon and Woden, Neptune, Thor, and Mars. Represents water, the Universal Mother and the source for unborn souls. Traditional Yule log. Used in healing, protection and sea magic, and in spells against drowning.
Aspen
Used for phyllomancy (divination by leaf rustling) and for protection. Also used in spells for hope, rebirth, and for aid in divination.
Birch
Sacred to Cerridwen and represents new beginnings and births. The Birch is used extensively in cleansing rituals. Used for protection, fertility, purifications and blessings.
Cedar
Used for purification, prosperity, and longevity. Represents earth, spirituality and self control.
Coconut
The shell of the coconut represents the womb, and the milk, fertility. It's used in spells and rituals for purity, chastity, healing, and for protection against negative psychic forces.
Cypress
Used for Maypoles, easing losses, healing, past life workings, and protection. Represents earth.
Elder
Elder is known as an aspect of the White Goddess. A witch tree, often used to make wands. Used for healing, love, protection, and prosperity. Sacred to the goddess Hel. Represents air. Associated with Venus.
Elm
Represents primordial female powers. Used for protection.
Eucalyptus
Healing
Fig
The fig tree is androgynous, with the fruit representing the feminine and the triple lobed leaves representing the masculine. It is used in spells and rituals for fertility, strength, energy, health, as well as to obtain or maintain balance.
Fir
Symbolizes youth and vitality. Used in prosperity magic.
Hawthorn
Called the May tree. Represents water and the White Goddess Maia. Used for female sexuality, cleansing, marriage, love and protection.
Hazel
Sacred to witches and the Celtic sea god Manannan. Often used to make all-purpose wands and used in fertility, divination, marriage, protection, and reconciliation. Symbolizes female wisdom and air. Associated with Artemis and Diana.
Holly
Represents fire. Used for protection.Also used in spells and rituals to consecrate.
Juniper
Protection
Lemon
Divination, healing, chastity, neutrality
Linden
Used for prophesies and protection.
Maple
Used for love and divination. Also used for healing, strength, protection, masculinity and for fertility magic. Represents fire. Associated with Dagda, Dianus, Jupiter, Zeus, Cybele, Rhea, Janus, Cernunnos, and Herne.
Mulberry
Knowledge, divination, wisdom, the will
Oak
The oak tree is the tree of Zeus, Jupiter, Hercules, The Dagda (The Chief of the Elder Irish gods), Thor and all other Thunder Gods. It is used in rituals and spells for healing, strength, money, and longevity, as well as for endurance, triumph, dominion, and sacrifice.
Olive
Peace, fruitfulness, security, money, marriage, fidelity
Orange
Love, marriage
Palm
Metaphor for Osiris's penis, it is regarded as particularly powerful ecause of its durability and self-renewing, never changing leaves. Used for male fertility, strength, and virility.
Pine
The Pine is sacred to Pan, Attis, Venus, and Cybele. Symbolizes immortality and represents earth. Pine cones represent fertility. Used for purification, health, fortune, fertility, and prosperity.
Rowan
Used for protection, healing, and strength. Represents fire. Also used for divination work.
Willow
Willow is sacred to Hecate, Artemis, Circe, Hera, and Persephone, and all death aspects of the Triple Moon Goddess. It Represents water, and is used in moon, wish magic, healing, protection, enchantments, and easy delivery of babies.