I chose one of the Ginkgo biloba trees on Christ’s Pieces in central Cambridge on a sunny, windy Autumn day.
I am a working Herbalist. I work with plants and people, and trees are a big part of our medicine.
I love the connection of Ginkgo to age and wisdom, it’s a beautiful tree: majestic. And there are many around Cambridge in our parks and streets. I work with Ginkgo to support the circulatory system. It is not for everyone and it needs to be taken with care and attention, preferably with the support of a Herbalist, as it interacts with some medicines.
For many different reasons our trees give us narrative; we climb them, we shield from hot sun, we drink them, we forage from them, we befriend them...
By Vanessa Neville; Herbalist
This story is part of a new gallery of images and voices gathered to celebrate Tree Charter Day 2020. You can support the Tree Charter and celebrate Cambridge’s Urban forest by:
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