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Mar. 22nd, 2011 11:32 am"Hacked by vandals shortly before Yule and left for dead, the Glastonbury Holy Thorn unfurled two wee leaves for Ostara."
Also, I did not know this: "Each time it looked sickly, cuttings would be taken and new sprouts started. The tree that was vandalized was not the original 2,000-year-old one, but a cutting—or clone, if you prefer—of it." My first thought was of the White Tree of Gondor, which is perpetuated down a single line from its extremely rare fruits. Wonder if Tolkien got the idea from the Thorn.
Also, I did not know this: "Each time it looked sickly, cuttings would be taken and new sprouts started. The tree that was vandalized was not the original 2,000-year-old one, but a cutting—or clone, if you prefer—of it." My first thought was of the White Tree of Gondor, which is perpetuated down a single line from its extremely rare fruits. Wonder if Tolkien got the idea from the Thorn.