The Hawthorn Tree

Hawthorn is one of the trees said to be make up the 'fairy tree triad' of Ireland and Britain - 'Oak, Ash and Thorn' - and where all three trees occur together, according to legend, fairies can be found! Other legends associate the tree with witchcraft, and it was once believed that gnarled old hawthorn trees were really witches who had magically transformed themselves into trees.  Irish Hawthorn Pendant