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mightybog

5 months ago

With OAK the old-time ships were laid,
The round-back chairs of ASH were made.
Of BIRCH were brooms to sweep the floor,
The furniture was SYCAMORE
Clogs of ALDER, bows of YEW,
And fishing-rods of bright BAMBOO.
WILLOW was used for cricket bats,
And OAK again for tubs and vats,
Of PINE the roof-beams and the floor,
Or for the window-frames and door.
ELM made a wagon or a cart,
MAPLE was for the carver's art.
BEECH was for bowls, and pipes were of BRIAR,
And many woods would make a fire,
But in the cottage or the hall,
ASH made the brightest fire of all.

From How to Recognise the Trees of the Countryside, the Young Naturalist Series - 1954. This book belonged to my great-grandmother, who may have been a naturalist but wasn't young at the time! She was 60-70 when she bought it and wrote her name on the inside cover. Learning about nature is a lifelong pursuit, take her word for it.

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