Ever feel like you’re being watched? 👀
The alluring silver birch ‘eyes’, formed from lesions left by fallen branches, has earned them the folk-name ‘The Watchful Tree’, with many believing they were home to spirits that silently & patiently guard their forests #FolkloreThursday pic.twitter.com/BNx9HOIj2U
— The Tree Council (@TheTreeCouncil) November 24, 2022
Die “Augen” auf der Rinde der Hängebirke sollen ihr den Namen “Wachsamer Baum” (watchful tree) eingebracht haben. Ich habe dazu aber kaum was gefunden, alle Treffer scheinen das von derselben Quelle zu beziehen. Kann das jemand von meiner geneigten Leserschaft bestätigen?