The birch tree represents beginning, renewal, and youth. This is probably due to the fact that Birch trees are the first to establish themselves in new areas…areas in which other trees cannot grow. Folklore holds that Celts would not cut down birch trees even if they were sorely needed for firewood or shelter.
Ogham script (an early form of writing developed by the Druids….Celtic priests) was intimately tied to trees. The Ogham symbol linked with the Birch tree (Beith) appears below, the English equivalent is “B”.
