The Rowan's season: a tree for romance, beauty, and sometimes, bread
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The genus Sorbus has many species including mountain ash, dogberry, service tree, quickbeam, and rowan tree. Rowan is what the mountain ash is called in Europe. The berries from one variety of European rowan can be made into hard liquor, jellies, and jams. They can be dried and ground for a kind of flour.
Publication Name: Country Journal
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0898-6355
Year: 1996
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Curing the farming blues: a linden tree demonstrates nature's power to heal
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A farmer's depression was lifted by the beauty of a linden tree in nature. To cope with her rainy-day blues, the farmer went fishing near a linden tree. The rains stopped. The world was beautiful as the scent of the linden flowers filled the air. Lore and medicinal uses of the linden are recounted.
Publication Name: Country Journal
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0898-6355
Year: 1996
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The puzzle tree
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Sycamore trees come in a variety of sizes and shapes and grow in many different climates. The bark of the sycamore flakes off in pieces that resemble puzzle parts. Sycamores, which can live 500 yrs or more, can grow up to 170 ft tall and 10 ft in diameter.
Publication Name: Country Journal
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0898-6355
Year: 1996
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