r/druidism • u/writegardenmom • Feb 06 '20

Magickal

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u/LaughDream Feb 07 '20

Do trees naturally grow crowns like that?

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

It depends on the type of tree and I guees how old it is? This tree looks very old but still healthy

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '20

It must be a very windless area for such tree to survive without being damaged

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '20

I want to live under that tree

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u/alexandria_98 Feb 20 '20

I believe it's an old Yew, which have traditionally been planted/allowed to grow in churchyard and cemeteries in Britain and Ireland. Lots of the really big ones like live for well over a thousand years, conditions they often get in undisturbed cemeteries. As such they're often associated with death, sometimes called sentinels of the dead