List of Trees in Gretchland

Trees that grow in the Gretch Peninsula, sorted by whether they can be used for food or not, and whether they are confined to southeastern Gretchland.
== Practical ==
Alder, Ash, Birch, Blackthorn/Plum, Elm, Holly, Juniper, Oak, Pine, Aspe, Whitebeam, Willow, Yew
=== Chart ===
Tree 	Ghost World Name 	Uses 	Persistence 	Alternate Name(s) 	Eldarin Name
Alder 	Alnus glutinosa 	Coppiced for straight poles, soft timber, durable to water, firewood for smoking food, high quality charcoal
Shields
Bark for tanning and dyeing (yellow to cinnamon color)
Tonic, astringent; bark decoction for throat inflammation and ague, covering with bags of heated leaves for rheumatism
Can be fodder for cows, sheep, goats, and horses (but turns tongue black)
Sticky leaves on floor as flea traps
Shade, fast-growing, symbiotic nodules grow on roots	Deciduous 	 	
Ash 	Fraxinus excelsior 	Most common, versatile wood; coppiced on 10 year cycle for timber and the best of firewood that even burns well when green, pollarded for open woodland for livestock, hard but lacks resistance to decay, flexible and shock-resistant
Bows, lances, handles, walking sticks
Bark and leaves astringent and laxative	Deciduous 	 	
Birch 	Betula pubescens 	Bark stripped for drinking vessels, roofing tiles, possibly boat construction and can be an emergency food. Inner bark for rope and brown dye. Twigs for brooms and whisks. Leaves for medicinal tea. Minor timber.
Home for the autumnal moth	Deciduous 	Scope, White Birch, Downy Birch; Betula alba 	
Silver Birch 	Betula pendula 	Minor timber. Bark for tanning and making resin, can ignite when wet.
Decoction of bark and leaves as diuretic and for skin conditions.
Witch's broom deformities on tree	Deciduous 	Birch 	[Edhellen: Brethil]
Blackthorn 	Prunus spinosa 	Firewood that burns slow with good heat and little smoke
Prized in hedges for its thorns,
Timber for walking sticks, clubs, handles, and canes
Sap used for some ink	Deciduous 	 	
Elm 	Ulmus glabra 	Timber
Along river valleys 	Deciduous 	Alme, Wiche, Wych-Elm, 	Alalmë, Alalmino, Alvë, Albë
Holly 	Ilex aquifolium 	Less spiny leaves as winter fodder for livestock
Protective thickets for animals
Berries are emetic, diuretic, relieves fever, laxative, small amount as a medicinal tea	Evergreen 	Holin, Hulver, Holm(e) 	Ercë, Ercassë
Huorn 	 	 	 	 	
Keen trees capabale of moving their limbs to strike and open their bark to swallow live prey	Deciduous 	Worny 	Húornë 	 	
Juniper 	Juniperus communis 	Timber for small containers and trenails.
Pitch (cedria).
Berries used as spice and medicine but not eaten directly.	Evergreen 	Eyan, Enyer; Quicken 	
Mallorn 	 	 	 	 	
Smooth, truly silver bark with leaves silver on the underside. Leaves turn gold in fall, remain on the tree, and fall in spring when they are quickly replaced by the silver-bottomed leaves.
Flowers are golden. Nuts/seeds are silver.
Leaves used to wrap waybread.
The Eldar and Edhellen both have a deep connection with it.	Evergreen Angiosperm	Malthorn 	Malinornë, Maltornë	 	
Ness 	 	 	 	 	
Green and brown patterned leaves.
Gives off quickening odor regardless of whether it is flowering.
Bark and wood are fragrant as well. Often called elven cinnamon (because of its similar-looking processed bark) even though it has a more green herb scent and flavor reminiscent of rosemary, mint, and thyme.
The scent when strong is known evoke the memories and longings of youth.	Deciduous 	Nesmellen, Nemallen 	Nessamelda 	 	
Oak 	Quercus robur
Quercus patraea	Timber
Firewood and charcoal
Tannin, oak galls
Jays love their acorns. They take them and bury them elsewhere. Squirrels do as well.	Deciduous 	Durmast, Escule, Fir Oak 	
Oiler 	 	 	 	 	
Branches make dowsing rods that lead one home.
Good timber for ships,
Oyolairic ships tend to broach in the waves toward home.	Deciduous 	Oilair 	Oiolairë, Oyolairë 	 	
Pine 	Pinus sylvestris 	Timber, tar, rosin 	Evergreen 	Fir, Firwood 	Sánë
Aspe 	Populus tremula 	Soft, light timber, matches
Grow fast, esp. after a fire
Connection with mushrooms 	Deciduous 	Aspen, Aubel, Quicken 	
Tanique 	 	 	 	 	
Fragrant evergreen that grows on seaside cliffs and at high altitudes 	Evergreen 	 	Taniquë 	 	
Whitebeam 	Sorbus aria 	Minor timber
Leaves white on the underside, flash in the wind 	Deciduous 	 	
Willow 	Salix alba 	Strong but light timber with little resistance to decay, pollarded for withe/withy (stem) used for thatch, baskets, and switches
Charcoal, esp. that for gunpowder
Tannin
Fast growing, short-lived, leaves whitish on underside
Medicinally for aches, pains, and fevers often as a tincture	Deciduous 	Withe, Yolster, Osier, Sallow, Salix, Salisia; White Willow	Tasarë, Tasarin
Bay Willow 	Salix pentandra 	 	 	 	
Deciduous 	Withe, Sallow 	 	 	 	
Crack Willow 	Salix fragilis 	Grow by water and in marshes. Twigs break off in wind with loud crack. They will then take root.	Deciduous 	Withe, Sallow; Brittle Willow 	
Spear Willow 	Salix triandra 	Also used for withies 	Deciduous 	Withe, Sallow; Almond Willow 	
Elder Willow 	 	 	 	 	
Long-lived 	Deciduous 	Huorn Willow 	Tasarhúornë 	 	
Yew 	Taxus baccata 	Bows, lutes
Found in churchyards to lend their protection. A branch given to a corpse can help guide ghosts back to their body. Useful in banishment. Also deters animals from treading and digging up graves.
Main square of villages as well where assemblies are held
Large
All parts but berry flesh are poisonous, mildly toxic pollen (headache, joint aches, itching, rash, lethargy). Livestock, incl. horses, vulnerable to poison. Absorb and remove poisons nearby from other sources. Privies built under yews for this purpose.
Favored by guardian spirits.
Medicinally in small amounts for botches/tumors.
Firewood
Grows slow, provides dense shade, long-lived.	Evergreen 	Eburos, Shooter Yew (used for bow wood) 	
==== Southeast ====
Beech, Box, Elm, Hornbeam, Linde, Maple, Poplar
=== Chart ===
Tree 	Ghost World Name 	Uses 	Persistence	Alternate Name(s) 	Eldarin Name
Beech 	Fagus sylvatica 	Excellent firewood
Minor timber, mallets and workbenches, susceptible to cracking and decay
Small amount of nuts can be tolerated
Don't grow in clear-cut forest, grow under oaks and then surpass them	Deciduous 	Booktree 	Feren, Fernë, Neldor
Box 	Buxus sempervirens	Timber, very hard and heavy
Grows very slow	Evergreen 	 	
Elm 	Ulmus minor 	 	 	 	
Deciduous	Smooth Elm 	 	 	 	
Hornbeam 	Carpinus betulus 	Hard, heavy timber
Coppicing and pollarding, esp. for hedges
Firewood that burns hot and slow	Deciduous 	Yoke Elm 	
Linde 	Tilia cordata
Tilia platyphyllos	Shields
Minor timber, esp. carvings
Mediocre firewood
Bast for rope
Honey from hives in tree is exceptional
Leaves edible for humans and livestock	Deciduous 	Linden, Lim, Tilia 	
Maple 	Acer campestre 	Minor timber, white wood	Deciduous 	Mapel(in), Maser, Dog Oak (Henseyshire)	
Poplar 	Populus nigra 	Shields 	Deciduous 	Popel, Black Poplar 	Tyulussë
=== Notes ===
White Poplar (the true aubel) is well-known for its diamond shaped markings on its bark. The Arcaitians brought two types of oak when they conquered southern Gretchland: the oak ceriale and the holm oak / prine / ilex.
Wholewood: hard wood used along with charcoal for smelting (esp. iron)
Blodkoot(?)
=== Adjectives ===
alden, ashen, birchen, wichen (also elmen/almen), quicken, oaken, pinate, aspen, beamish, salisian, yewen; beechen, boxen, linden, mapelin, poplen
== Food ==
Apple, plum/blackthorn, cherry, hagberry, hazel, hawthorn, quickbeam, serva, checker
==== Southeast ====
Pear
=== Chart ===
Tree 	Ghost World Name 	Fruit 	Other Uses 	Alternate Name(s) 	Eldarin Name
Apple 	Malus sylvestris
Malus pumila 	Apple (Crabapple is a small, bitter variety)	Firewood that burns slow with weak flame
Seeds can be used for poison in large quantities
Thorns, grows on edge of forest	Crabtree 	Orva (Fruit: Marin)
Amalion 	 	 	 	 	
Amalion and Amal(ion)berry	Twigs make dowsing rods for orienting oneself.
Good for wispen wayfinding.
Both fruit and berry grow on the same individual.	 	 	 	
Braed 	 	 	 	 	
Braed, Breadnut 	Nut can be eaten raw or ground into flour make a fluffier than that of other nuts. Tastes like warm baked bread.	Brighttree 	 	 	
Cherry 	Prunus avium 	Cherry 	Timber.
Gum/sap/resin to chew.
Green dye
All but fruit slightly toxic.
Stems astringent, antitussive, diuretic.	 	Aipio
Blackthorn 	Prunus spinosa 	Sloe, Plum, Prune 	(see above) 	Sloethorn 	
Elder 	Sambucus nigra 	Elderberry 	Berries must be cooked to be edible. Otherwise mildly poisonous.
Some plants are shrubs, while some are trees. Standing under one of the trees, you can always see its tree spirits—and any spirits visiting the tree. Going out to do this is a common Midsummer activity. Branches have affinity for second sight.
Twigs for warding spirits and lightning. Holding twig reduces inflammation in the body. Chew for toothache, put in mouth to aid in exorcism.	Elderberry, Bellowtree, Elf's Valor (conflating Gr. ellen with reduction of edhellen)	
Hagberry 	Prunus padus 	Hagberry 	Fruit usually ground into a flour
Placed on door to ward of disease, esp. plague
Leaves, stem, and even fruit can be concentrated into poison
Witches' tree	Hackberry, Bird Cherry 	
Hawthorn 	Crataegus monogyna
Crataegus laevigata 	Haw 	Tender leaves and flower petals (used in spinee) edible as well
Leaves, flowers, and fruit in concentration good for the heart
Used in hedges for spines
Plentiful with spirits, esp. fairies	Crabthorn, Quickthorn, Albespine, Theavethorn, Whitethorn 	Ectar, Nehta, Tarassë (name referring to fruit also)
Hazel 	Corylus avellana 	Hazelnut, Cobnut 	Coppiced for wattle	Cobtree 	Cotulwe
Quickbeam 	Sorbus aucuparia 	Rone 	Fruit processed to eat
Fodder for livestock, fruit keeps pigs and goats healthy
Leaves fermented with sweetgale and oak bark to make herb beer
Medicinally astringent, laxative, diuretic, cholagogue, stimulate stomach, promote appetite, helps rheumatism and kidneys, gargling juice soothes sore throat
Bark for brown to red dye
Makes strong, red honey
Minor timber
Last resort firewood
Thrushes favor them
Magically conjured trees often resemble quickbeams
Warding, esp. for evil spirits and dark magic
Dowsing rods, esp. for ore
Used in handles of tools for protection	Mountain Ash, Quicken, Caire, Rauntree/Rountree (north) 	
Serva 	Sorbus domestica 	Sorb 	Fruit processed to eat
Long-lived	Serve, Serbe, Sorb, Cirve, Sirfan, Whitty Pear 	
Checker 	Sorbus torminalis 	Checker 	Timber fine-grain, dense, and flexible
Fruits better when processed (flavor similar to dates)
Used as spice, esp. in beer, leading taverns to use checkerboard as symbol
Medicinally for colic	 	
Yavnamir 	 	 	 	 	
Yavin, Yavan, Mire 	Strongly fragrant evergreen conifer with edible spherical scarlet fruit 	Berry Pine, Yave Pine 	Yavannamírë 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	
Pear 	Pyrus communis 	Pear 	 	 	
 	Orfing 	 	 	 	
== Individuals ==
Name 	Type	Location	Size 	Story
Igthrasher	Yew 	 	Largest tree in the kingdom	
== Sources ==
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_trees_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland#Native_trees
https://io.ua/13464565p
https://treesforlife.org.uk/forest/mythology-folklore/hawthorn/
http://barnwells.info/Garden/Privy_Yew/PrivyYew.aspx
https://www.thestoveyard.com/resource-centre-home/what-wood-to-burn
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.firewood.co.uk/heating-qualities/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hethel_Old_Thorn
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