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~What was paradise? But a garden, an orchard of trees and herbs
Full of pleasure, and nothing there but delights~
~William Lawson~
TREE SYMBOLISM
A
Abele (White Poplar) - Time
Acacia, Mimosa - Sensitiveness
Acacia, Rose or White - Elegance
Acacia Tree (Locust) - Friendship; Secret Love
Acacia, Yellow - Secret Love
Acorn (Oak Apples) - Nordic Symbol of Life & Immortality
Almond (Flowering) - Hope; Haste; Watchfulness; Discretion; Thoughtlessness
Almond - Hope Giddiness, Heedlessness
Almond (Common) - Stupidity; Indiscretion
Almond Tree: Stupidity; Thoughtlessness
Almond, Laurel: Perfidy
Allspice: Compassion
American Elm - Patriotism
Apple - Temptation
Apple (Thorn) - Deceitful Charms
Apricot Flower - Doubt; Distrust
Arbor Vitae - Unchanging Friendship
Arbutus - Thee only do I love
Ash Tree - Grandeur
Ash-leaved Trumpet Flower - Separation
Ash, Mountain (Rowan) - Prudence, A Charm
Aspen Leaf - Lamentation; Sighing
Aspen Tree - Lamentation; Sighing; Scandal; Fear
Asphodel - Regrets beyond the grave; Remembered beyond the tomb
B
Balsam Fir - Impatience
Balm of Gilead (Balsam Poplar) - Healing; Cure; Relief
Barberry (Shrub)- Sharpness; Satire
Barberry - Sharpness; Satire; Petulance; Ill temper; Sourness of temper
Bay Leaf - I change but in dying; No change till death
Bay Tree - Glory
Bay Wreath - Reward of merit
Beech - Prosperity
Belvedere Wild (Licorice) - I declare against you
Birch - Meekness, Grace
Black Bryony - Be my support
Black Poplar - Courage; Affliction
Black Thorn - Difficulty
Bladder Nut Tree - Frivolous Amusements
Box (Boxwood) - Delicacy
Branch of Thorns - Severity; Rigour
C
Cedar - Think of me; I live for thee; Strength
Cedar Leaf - I live for thee
Cedar of Lebanon - Incorruptible
Cedar Sprig - Constancy in love; I live for thee
Cherry Tree - Good Education
Cherry Tree, Cornelian - Durability
Cherry Tree, White - Deception
Chestnut, Horse - Luxury
Cinnamon Tree - Forgiveness of injuries
Cistus, Gum - I shall die to-morrow
Cornel Tree - Duration
Cypress - Mourning; Death; Despair
D
Datura - Deceitful charms
Dogwood, Flowering - Am I Indifferent to You?
E
Ebony - Hypocrisy; Blackness
Elder Tree - Compassion; Zealousness; Sorrow; Death
Elder Berries - Love
Elm - Dignity
Evergreen - Poverty
Evergreen Thorn - Solace in Adversity
F
Fig - Argument; Longevity
Fig Marigold - Idleness
Fig Tree - Vigor and Corpulence<
Filbert - Reconciliation
Fir - Time; Pity; Fidelity, Boldness
Flax - I feel your kindness
Flax-leaf - Tardiness
Forsythia (Shrub) - Anticipation
H
Hand Flower Tree - Warning
Hawthorn - Contentment, Hope
Hand Flower Tree - Warning
Hornbeam (tree)- Ornament
Horse-Chestnut - Luxury
J
Judas Tree - Betrayed
Juniper - Perfect Loveliness
K
Kalmia (Mountain Laurel) - Treachery
L
Lagerstroema (Cape Myrtle) - Eloquence
Larch - Boldness
Laurel, American - Words, though sweet, may deceive
Laurel, Ground - Perseverance
Laurel, Mountain - Glory; Victory; Ambition of a hero
Laurel-leaved Magnolia - Dignity
Laurel, Viburnum - Glory, Renown
Lemon - Zest
Linden Leaf - Matrimony; Marriage
Linden Tree/Sprig - Conjugal love
Lime - Conjugal Love
Live Oak - Liberty
Locust - Affection Beyond the Grave
Lote Tree - Concord
M
Manchineal Tree - Falseness; Hypocrisy
Mandrake - Horror; Rarity; Honor
Maple - Reserve
Mimosa - Sensitiveness
Mulberry, Black - I will not survive you
Mulberry, White - Wisdom
Myrrh - Gladness
Myrtle - Love; Everlasting Love; Hebrew Emblem Of Marriage; Remembrance
O
Oak - Hospitality, Endurance and Triumph
Oak Leaves - Bravery
Oak, Live (Quercus virginiana) - Liberty
Oak, North American White - Independence
Oak Sprig - Hospitality
Olive - Peace; Security
Orange Tree - Generosity
Orange Blossoms - Your purity equals your loveliness; Chastity
P
Pear Tree - Affection
Pine - Hope; Pity; Fidelity; Boldness; Time; Farewell
Pine, Black - Pity
Pine, Pitch - Philosophy. Time & Faith
Pine, Spruce - Hope in Adversity; Farewell
Pine Tree - Courage; Daring
Plane Tree, Oriental - Genius, Magnificence, Shelter
Plum Tree, Blackthorn - Keep Promise, Fidelity, Flowers Stand for Difficulty
Plum, Indian - Privation; Suffering
Plum Tree, Wild - Independence
Pomegranate - Foolishness; Conceit
Pomegranate, Flower - Mature elegance
Poplar, Black Aspen; The Funeral Tree - Courage
Poplar, White - Time, Lamentation
Prickly Pear - Satire
Privet - Mildness
R
Red Bay - Memory
Rowan, Sorb Apple - Tree of Life; Prudence
S
Scotch Fir - Elevation
Service Tree - Prudence
Sorrel - Wit ill-timed; Parental affection
Sorrel, Wood - Joy
Southernwood - Jest; Bantering
Spindle tree - Your image is engraved on my heart
Spruce - Pity; Fidelity; Boldness
Strawberry Tree (Arbutus) - Esteemed Love
Sumac - Splendor
Sycamore - Curiosity
Syrian Mallow: Persuasion
T
Tulip, Tree - Rural Happiness
W
Walnut - Stratagem; Intellect
Whortleberry - Treachery; Treason
Willow - Forsaken Love
Willow, Creeping - Love forsaken
Willow, French - Bravery and humanity
Willow-Herb - Pretension
Willow, Water - Freedom
Willow, Weeping - Mourning
Winter Cherry - Deception
Woodbine - Fraternal love
Wormwood - Absence
Wisteria - Meeting you Means So Much to Me
Y
Yew Tree - Resurrection, Faith, Sorrow
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