Tradition has it the European practice was to ask the tree's permission before cutting a branch. The appropriate rhymes, first recited with all due respect, are as follows:
'Owd Gal, give me of thy wood, an Oi will give some of moine, when I graws inter a tree'.

(Reference Guide Only - This List Is Abbreviated)

SATURN: Lilly mentions 48 plants, including all anodynes and narcotic poisons, which are under the rule of this planet. TREES: PINE, POMEGRANATE, ELM, WLLOW, CYPRESS, YEW; The Days of The Week, according to Graves Tree Alphabet: F ~ Saturday, The Alder; M. P. Hall adds: Barley, parsnip, spinach, nightshade, moss, hemp, holly, wintergreen, mandrake, senna, tamarisk, ivy, vervain, and rue.

JUPITER TREES: THE OAK, LIME, LINDEN, BIRCH, OLIVE, MULBERRY, ASH, ALMOND, SEVERAL BERRIES; The Days of The Week, according to Graves Tree Alphabet: D ~ Juppiter governs Thursday, The Oak, Terebinth. Lilly records Apples, spice, and 172 others. M. P. Hall adds: Asparagus, sage, leeks, nutmegs, cloves, rhubarb, strawberries, mints, sugar-cane, myrrh, currants, dandelion, daisy.

MARS TREES: THOSE THAT ARE THORNY AND PRICKLY, KERM; The Days of The Week, according to Graves Tree Alphabet: T ~ Tuesday, The Holly. Lilly lists Mustard, radish, all pungent and thorny plants. M. P. Hall adds: Onion garlic, hops, horse-radish, peppers, radish, ginger, hemlock, cactus, gentian, all thistles, briars and nettles. Garlic, like Ginseng, cleans the blood, gives positive energy. (Pluto: Belladonna)

SOL TREES: LAUREL, BAY-TREE, CITRUS, WALNUT, PALM. The Days of The Week, according to Graves Tree Alphabet: B ~ Birch, Sunday. Lilly lists Vervain, St. John’s wort, orange, hyacinth, 100 more. M. P. Hall adds: Rice, yellow poppy, sunflower, saffron, cinnamon, pepper, peony, marigold, musk, yellow honey, frankincense, and all aromatic herbs. (Additions from Agrippa: Ash, cedar, balm, ginger, gentain, dittany, balsam, sweet marjoram, amber, vine, mint, and more)

LUNA TREES: THE PALM, WILLOW, TREES ABOUNDING IN SAP, (YIN Factor). The Days of The Week, according to Graves Tree Alphabet: S ~ Monday. Lilly gives The Moon rulership of Lotus, lily, poppies, mushrooms, vines, and about 200 others; M. P. Hall adds: Melons, cucumbers, pumpkins, cabbage, endive, turnips, sea-weed, hyssop, lettuce, watercress, gourd, rosemary, night-growing plants.

VENUS TREES: THE FIG-TREE, ALMOND, APPLE, APRICOT, ASH, CYPRESS, GRAPES & other VINES, PEACH, PEAR, QUINCE, POMEGRANATE, MYRTLE. Orris Root, several aphrodisiacs and anodynes; Lilly adds myrrh & about 220 more. The Days of The Week, according to Graves Tree Alphabet: Q ~ Friday, The Apple. M. P. Hall adds: Peppermint, gooseberry, goldenrod, ferns, wheat, violets, daffodils, roses, lilies, all sweet-smelling spices and perfumes.

MERCURY TREES: WALNUT, FILBERT, HAZEL, ALMOND; Lilly includes Valerian, trefoil, about 100 more. The Days of The Week, according to Graves Tree Alphabet: C ~ Wednesday, The Hazel (or Ash). M. P. Hall adds: Carrots, caraway seeds, calamint, horehound, parsley, licorice, lavender, all plants whose medicines remove obstructions. Cayce readings recommend 5 raw walnuts daily for asthma attacks.

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from part 1 of a West Coast Magazine article by Rev. DonnaKova Dauser
Mystic Tree History, Poems and Spiritual Heraldry as Art