Beech wood

If the Oak tree is the King of the Woods, then the Beech is its Mother. According to ancient folklore, the tree offers protection, nourishment and represents deep wisdom. Beech was also used as a good luck charm, and pieces of it were thought to bring good fortune to the wearer.
Not considered to be a native tree, fossils of pollen from the Beech tree have been found in Galway – suggesting the tree could well have flourished here thousands and thousands of years ago.