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) |