Hazel Tree News Today

National Tree Day is organized each year by the Tree Council of Ireland and this year the focus is on the Holly Tree! Here are some facts and Irish folklore behind this popular evergreen native tree.

This native Irish tree has played a significant role in shaping the culture, landscape, and beliefs of Ireland for centuries.

Baby names, there are so many to choose from! How do we pick one? And how do we pick one that our friends haven't already come up with?

Baby names, there are so many to choose from! How do we pick one? And how do we pick one that our friends haven't already come up with?

The Secret Tunnel, a new children's book by the founder of farm safety educational platform AgriKids, Alma Jordan, is due out in September.

With many excellent submissions, the chosen winning names are Hazel and Chompy.

A look back into our archives vault at what made the local headlines 21 years ago in February 2002.

Happy memories of growing up on a farm in Co. Kildare have inspired a new book series, Hazel Tree Farm, by founder of AgriKids Alma Jordan.

One lucky reader will win a Celtic hamper from 'Moon Mná' in partnership with the Irish Heritage Tree. The beautiful hamper includes gorgeous leaf jewelry, an illustrated "Goddesses of Ireland" book, and more. Plus enjoy an extract on the Hazel Tree: one of Ireland's oldest native sacred trees.

Within the lush Ohio River Valley lies the famous Serpent Mound effigy. It is an earthen mound aligned with the solstices, which rests on the ridge of a meteorite impact crater.