Ghost trees of the Far East
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Trees dominate many landscapes. It was said that at one time the forests of Britain were so vast that a squirrel could travel from Land’s End to John O’ Groats without putting a paw on the ground. Today there are vast swathes of rainforest in Africa, Asia and South America that are still unexplored.
Trees loom large in the World’s mythology. The Norse Yggdrasil or World Ash has its roots in the underworld, where they are gnawed by a great dragon. Its branches support Asgard, realm of the mentions sycamores as part of the scenery of the afterlife. Given their universal presence in landscape and lore, is it any wonder that there are ghost trees?
