#smooth blackhaw viburnum

[vandaliatraveler]

Elizabeth’s Woods, part of the Toms Run Preserve system, is located just a few minutes from where I work: a convenient little Eden on whose gentle, winding trails I frequently relieve my accumulated angst and stress. In early spring, especially in the late afternoon, the old woods take on a soft, burnished glow that penetrates every leaf and flower, exposing nature’s finest filigree - veins, venules, stigmas, anthers and more - in intricate detail.

From top: a rocky alcove overrun by giant blue cohosh (Caulophyllum giganteum); a purple variation of dwarf larkspur (Delphinium tricorne), a toxic little beauty whose flowers remind me of parachuting wizards; an even lovelier lavender and white variation of the same plant; a tall and stately Jack-in-the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum); a smooth blackhaw viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium), equally beautiful in spring and fall, when its foliage turns reddish-purple; bigfruit hawthorn (Crataegus macrosperma) with new spring blossoms; woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum), whose massed white flowers look like clumps of snow in the leaf litter; and an unfurling Virginia grape fern (Botrypus virginianus), also known as rattlesnake fern due to its tendency to grow in the same habitats in which rattlesnakes occur.

[missouri-witchcraft]

Serviceberry Correspondences & Associations

The amelanchier arborea (common/downy serviceberry) is one of those niche Missouri trees that almost no one has written witchcraft correspondences for, so this is gonna be a super short one. It's edible though!

ASSOCIATIONS

Animals

birds broadly

Correspondences

fishing

hunting

love

merriment

well-being

Because this post is very short and I have a few other extremely short ones, have some bonus trees too!

Privet Correspondences & Associations

The forestiera acuminata (eastern swamp privet) is native to Missouri. It's very good at withstanding flooding, and wild ducks love its fruit.

ASSOCIATIONS

Animals

duck

CORRESPONDENCES

communication

resolving arguments

smoothing

soothing

Blackhaw Correspondences

There are two blackhaws (or black haws) that are native to Missouri - the viburnum prunifolium (blackhaw/black haw, blackhaw viburnum, sweet haw, or stag bush) and the viburnum rufidulum (blue haw, rusty/southern blackhaw/black haw, or rusty nanny-berry).

Correspondences

business

employment

gambling

invisibility

luck

manifestation

money

power

protection

[rickklane]

Evergreen Bayberry (Morella caroliniensis)

American Forests National Tree Register, Species: Evergreen Bayberry (Morella caroliniensis), State: VA Description NOT A DUPLICATE with 5637 according to Eric Wise, 2018. The direction info may be wrong, as it exactly matches 5637. It appears healthy and sound. It is one of the larger of many growing at this location.

Location City of Newport News, VA

Evergreen BAYBERRY

Morella caroliniensis

This champion Evergreen Bayberry of Virginia made its debut on the list of American Forests Champion Trees in 2018, as it is the largest known tree of its species in the country. By recognizing these champions, we recognize the beauty and critical ecosystem services provided by our biggest and oldest trees.

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STATUSChampionTree circumference6height14crown spread 14Total points24

LOCATIONCity of Newport News, VANominated byYear Nominated2015Date crowned2018-09-20

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VA

Morella cerifera

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VA

Viburnum prunifolium

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