This week's episode idea comes from Nichole from, TN.  Thanks Nichole!

In E50 we talk about the lore of trees, love trees, bottle trees and the Two Trees of Athens.
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Citations
Beaufort, E. (2020, August 26). Lowcountry Life: The legend of the bottle tree. Explore Beaufort SC. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://explorebeaufortsc.com/lowcountry-life-the-legend-of-the-bottle-tree/ 

Introduction. TSLA::"Tennessee Myths and Legends". (n.d.). Retrieved August 13, 2022, from https://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/tsla/exhibits/myth/index.htm 

Muckle, S. (2021, August 9). Plant folklore: Myths, magic, and superstition. Gardener's Path. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://gardenerspath.com/plants/plant-folklore/ 

Old senator: Tall tales of everlasting love in the ancient city. Flamingo Magazine. (2020, December 9). Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.flamingomag.com/2020/12/07/old-senator-tall-tales-of-everlasting-love-in-the-ancient-city/ 

The origin of the Bottle Tree. Bottle Tree Origin | History Surrounding Glass Bottle Trees. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://glassbottletrees.com/store/origins.html 

Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2020, March 12). Growing together: The love trees of st. augustine. Ripley's Believe It or Not! Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/st-augustine-love-trees/ 

Trees - myths and folklore. Trees - myths and folklore / RHS Campaign for School Gardening. (n.d.). Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://schoolgardening.rhs.org.uk/Resources/Info-Sheet/Trees-myths-and-folklore 

Wikimedia Foundation. (2022, July 15). Attakullakulla. Wikipedia. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attakullakulla 

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