While visiting the local arboretum this week, I was enchanted by scores of bees and butterflies, the colorful palette of the squashes and peppers in season, and the combined fragrance of flowers, herbs, and grasses. Yet amid all this splendor, the only photograph I managed to bring home was of this bottle tree.
I had no idea these trees weren’t merely decorative. Did you know they have a function—enticing and capturing evil spirits—and a
rich, long history dating back many centuries to Africa?
Seems like we could all benefit from planting a bottle tree in our gardens.
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