TheTree

The-Tree is a non-profit website dedicated to sharing information about the many different facets of knowledge about trees and forests: Excellent section on British Trees, Trees and the Environment, Cultivation, Tree Medicine, Permaculture and Agroforestry, Woodcrafts, Myths and Folklore, Philosophy, Customs and Culture inspired by trees, Forest news, Campaigns and lots more!
We have a Tree Tribe Yahoo email group for for those of you wanting to actively share inspiration, insights, discussions and info.
You'll find an overview of this site further down the page.

Just let there be a forest and there is sure to be a forest spirit (Russian proverb) *** An axe does not cut down a tree by itself (Burkina Faso proverb) *** The strength of a tree lies in its roots - not its branches "(Dutch proverb from Twente) *** The tree that stands above the others gets blown down (Chinese proverb) *** A forest is not made in a season (Nigerian proverb) *** A great tree is told by its sprig (Korean proverb) *** Everyone loves the tree that gives him shelter (Russian Proverb) *** There is no person without faults. There is no tree without knots (Bhutan proverb) *** Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it (African proverb) *** The higher the tree, the sweeter the plum (Proverb) *** One generation plants the trees under which another takes its ease (Chinese Proverb) *** It is only the fruit-laden tree that receives the shower of stones from passersby (Indian proverb) *** A youth that does not cultivate friendship with the elderly is like a tree without roots (Ntomba proverb) *** As the twig is bent, so grows the tree (Korean proverb) *** Big tree fall down, goat bite the leaf. ... (Guyanese Creolese proverb) *** Find more Tree proverbs in The Sacred Grove

* Read Seasonal Articles, e.g the Origin of Christmas.
* Find more than 130 trees in our British Tree Gallery
All with several pictures!

Get involved in the UNEP Billion Trees campaign!
The United Nations Environmental Programme launched a campaign on 8 Nov. 2006 to invite people all over the world to plant a billion trees and ensure they survive. Click here to find out more and make your pledge

Greetings and Welcome!

In the four years of its presence on the Web, The-Tree has grown to over 1000 leafy pages! I'm pleased to see that every month visitors open about 500.000 pages on the site! I'm sorry I have not been able to do much work for the website this last year, but hopefully that will change in the future.
The word 'trea-sure' must surely derive from being 'sure' of trees, just as the word 'wealth' has its origin in the old Anglo-Saxon word for 'wood' or 'forest', which is still recognisable in the German 'wald', meaning 'forest'!
I wish all of you sun-sparkle and moon-twinkles amongst the green leaves!
Anna
Overview of this website:
Apart from usual items, such as 'About Us', Contact details, Sitemap, and so on, there are several branches to this 'Tree', as you see from the links at the top of the page. I hope that our branches will in time grow strong with luxurious foliage!
Here is the overview:

■ British Trees, native and introduced: Learn more about individual trees through extensive Tree portraits/essays and a Tree Gallery with 130 British trees.
■ The Sacred Grove: Eco-spirituality. Huge collection of 'poetree', tree proverbs and quotes . Traditions, philosophy and culture inspired by trees, Gallery, etc.
■ The Enchanted Forest: Information and interesting articles about trees and their ecosystems.
■ Reforesting Britain: Debate on the nature and future of British forestry + lots of tentative suggestions and ideas for us all to become involved.
■ Tree Cultivation and Uses: Practical aspects of growing, cultivating and using trees.
■ The Tree Tribe: A friendly tribe of people who like to share info and inspiration about trees & explore practical ways how trees can help create a sustainable society. Anyone is welcome to join!
■ Action & Environment: Environmental Issues, Campaigns, Inspiration for sustainable living and commerce.
■ The-Tree Community: Our Message board was alas discontinued, due to daily abuse by commercial spammers. I hope to gradually transfer some of the very useful information gathered in our old community to the permanent pages of the website.
■ Anna's Groovy Grove: British Tree Medicine and our webmother's personal reflections.
■ Tree Talk: News, Views, Interest, Articles and Pictures.
■ Special Branch: New! All those interesting bits and pieces which don't neatly slot in elsewhere.
■ Links & Resources: Links library, organisations, books & mags, places to visit, events and other resources.
■ Non-frames version of this website: This link will take you to an alternative Sitemap from where you'll be able to view all our web pages without the top and left navigation bars. This is useful for people who like to read pages on a full screen, as well as for the owners of older computers with software that does not like frames and the glow-navigation buttons we've used.

"Trees purify the air; they also purify the mind
.....if you want to save your world, you must save the trees."
The Trees of Endor

Take a crash course in learning to recognise our native trees and a few others besides! "Flowering Trees and Shrubs" of Britain

THE WOODLAND EDGE GARDEN

Ken Fern (from PFAF) introduces us to the possibility of creating an edible perennial garden.

WE DINED IN A HOLLOW COTTON TREE

Some great pictures and reflections about the Eastern USA First Nation People 250 years ago.

TREE MEDICINE
Anna reveals how to make your own tree medicine in her Groovy Grove. Here, you can also browse "A leaf for every grief", a project in progress, which will eventually cover all the ailments that British trees have been used for traditionally.
VISIT GROOVY GROVE

UNIQUE ON THE WEB
Discover the creative power of Mysteries and Go on the "Great Mouse Mystery Tour" to click your way to unknown destinations!
Find it in SACRED GROVE

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