Birch
Betula pendula
In the Celtic tree horoscope, the birch is the tree of those born June 24, one of the four trees that rule a single day, at the equinoxes and solstices. The horoscope lends it inspiration, refinement, generosity, independence.
In the horoscope
- June 24
Inspiration, refinement, generosity, independence.
The real tree
- Betula pendula
- Family Betulaceae
A white-barked tree of Europe and Asia, up to 25 metres.
And in the ogham?
Yes: Beith, the first letter, which names the alphabet (beith-luis-nin). The ogham is the alphabet of early Ireland from which Robert Graves drew his tree calendar; only ten of the horoscope's 21 trees appear in it (pine and fir share one letter).
Dates: majority version of four published tables. Traits: those the tree horoscope lends (Gerbeaud). Botany: Wikipedia and Wikidata. Ogham: Wikipedia (after McManus and the Auraicept na n-Éces).