Tree deities in different cultures of
the world include: Dryads and hamadryads of Greek mythology; Hathor, also called Lady of the Sycamore in
the Old Kingdom of Egypt; Kodama and Kurozome, the spirit of the Prunus
serrulata (Japanese cherry).
(Wikipedia)
Among the nymphs was Pitys, whose
duty was to tend pine trees.
(anewscafe.com)
Cybele's
sacred tree is the pine. Cybele is the earth mother goddess of what is now
western Turkey. (hearthmoonblog.com)
See
also this about the pine.
image: SulamithWülfing
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