Table of Gods

Symbolism and natural history of the sacred trees.

Name of tree	Symbolism	Divine Associations
Acacia	Sensitivity and protection	Osiris (ancient Egyptian)
Alder	Release	Bran (Welsh), Phoroneus (Greek)
Almond	Purity and perfection	archetypical White Goddess Cybele (Phrygian), Astarte (Phoenician)
Apple	Health and fertility	Demeter, Hera (Greek) Pomona (Roman), Frigga and Freya (Germanic)
Ash	Mastership and power	Gwydion (Welsh), Nuadu (Irish), Nodens/Nodons (Celtic British)
Aspen	Ascent, protection	Heracles, Hermes (Greek), Vulcan (Roman)
Banyan	the World Tree	Brahma (Hindu)
Baobab	Tree of Life	the spirit world
Beech	Understanding, sustenance and preservation	Jupiter Fagutalis (Celtic and Roman)
Birch	Renewal and protection	Brigid (Celtic), Venus (Roman), Freya and Frigga (Norse)
Blackthorn	balance between light and darkness	the Great Goddess
Cedar	Wisdom and strength	Ea, Enki (ancient Mesopotamian)
Cherry	Beauty and purity	Konohana Sakuya Hime (Japanese)
Cottonwood	Honesty, humility and self-sacrifice	Wakan Tanka, the Great Spirit or Supreme Being (Native North American)
Cypress	Heaven´s calling (universal)	the Great Spirit
Date palm	Sustenance and trust	Baal, the spirit of the land (Phoenician and ancient Arabian)
Elder	Healing and abundance	the White Goddess
Elm	Communication and relationship	Orpheus (Greek)
Eucalyptus	Restoring balance, increasing vitality	Mercury
Fig	Fertility and good fortune	Dionysus and Demeter (ancient Greek)
Fir and Spruce	Our connection with all life	Osiris (Egypt), Artemis (Greek), Dziwitza and Boruta (Slavic), the Great Spirit (Native North American)
Ginkgo	Primevial life-force	Oneness
Hawthorn	Purification, sacred marriage and male-female unity	Olwen (Welsh), Cardea (Roman), Hera (Greek)
Hazel	Playfulness and enchantment Celts: "tree of knowledge"	Silvanus (Roman), Mabon (Welsh)
Holly	the sword of thruth	The Green Man (Pagan), Jesus (Christian)
Hornbeam	Guardianship	Heimdall (Norse)
Horse chestnut	Patience	-
Juniper	Cleansing, protection and humility	the spirit world
Kauri	a sacred relationship	Tane Mahuta, Lord of the forest (Maori)
Larch	Going beyond limits	The Saeligen (European Alpine)
Laurel	Earth´s calling	Gaia, Apollo, Daphne (Greek)
Linden	Healing and peace	Phylira (Greek), Freya, Frigga (Germanic)
Maple	Expansion	Nanahboozho (Salteaux Indian)
Monkey-puzzle or Chilean pine	Care	Pehuencha and Pehuenkuze (native Chilean)
Montezuma cypress	Balance and fertility	Chalchiuhtlicue, Coyolxauhqui, Coatlicue / Cihuacoatl (Aztec)
Mulberry	Connection and interdependence	The Tao
Myrrh	Devotion and mediation	The Great Mother: Isis (ancient Egyptian), Ishtar (Mesopotamian), Astarte (Phoenician) Mary (Christian)
Myrtle	Unity	Aphrodite, Artemis (Greek)
Oak	Sovereignty, rulership, power	Thunder gods: Perun(as) (Slavic, Baltic), Taara (Estonian, Finnish), Thor (Norse), Donar (Saxon), Taranis (Celtic), Zeus (Greek), Jupiter (Roman). Agrarian deities: Mars Silvanus (Roman and Celtic), the Green Man (Anglo-Celtic)
Olive	Perfect peace	Athena (Greek), the Messiah (Judaism), Jesus Christ
Orange	Fairness and justice	-
Pear	good health and fortune	Hera (Greek)
Pine	Vitality and continuity	Pan (Greek), Attis (Phrygian), Merlin (Celtic)
Pipal or Bo	Enlightment	Buddha
Plane	Balance	Zeus, Apollo Platanistios (Greek), the Great Goddess
Pomegranate	the fruit of life	Dionysus, Aphrodite, Hera, Persephone (Greek), Astarte (Syrian, Phoenician)
Poplar	Descent, protection	Hecate, Persephone, Hades (Greek), Pluto (Roman)
Quince	Fertility and love	Hera, Aphrodite (Greek), Marian (Pelasgian), Venus (Roman)
Redwood	Balance	Heaven ad Earth
Rowan	Protection and inspiration	Brigid (Irish), Thor (Norse and Germanic)
Sweet chestnut	Incarnation and nourishment	Earth Deities
Sycamore	- see Maple
Sycomore fig	Nourishment and ultimate blessing	Hathor, Nuit, Selket, Neith (ancient Egyptian)
Tamarisk	Protection	Osiris (Egyptian) (See Isis)
Terebinth	Revelation	Jehovah, Allah
Totara	Respect	Tane Mahuta, the Lord of the Forest (Maori)
Walnut	Confidence and mental wisdom	Car (Pelasgian), Carya (Greek), Carmenta (Roman)
Willow	Resonance and harmony	Belili (Sumerian), Persephone (Greek)
Yew	the Tree of Life, immortality, rebirth, protection	The Great Goddess (Neolithic), Dione (pre-Greek), Artemis (Phrygian and Greek), Persephone, Hecate (Greek), Astarte (Syrian), Odin (Norse)

Sources:
Fred Hageneder, The Living Wisdom of TREES 2008
Katja Brandt, Äpplet från myt till mun 1999 (Swedish)