Where is my Tree from.

 It is important to note that we never find a whole tree; instead, we find parts of them. Specifically, we locate root systems and bases of trunks that were left behind and buried in peat bogs. These remains include species such as Scots pine, oak, birch, and yew. They are remarkably well-preserved, with some having been there for thousands of years. They date anywhere from the Stone Age (roughly 3000–5000 BC) and the Bronze Age (1000–3000 BC) to the Iron Age (1000 BC–1000 AD).

Peat is a soil made up of the partially decomposed remains of dead plants, which accumulate on top of each other in waterlogged places over millennia, allowing for these high levels of preservation. 

 The Caledonian Forest is an ancient old-growth temperate forest of Scotland. Today, the forest exists in a reduced-extent version of its pre-human-settlement state, surviving in several dozen remnant areas.

The Scots pines found within these areas are directly descended from the first pines to arrive in Scotland following the Late Glacial period, around 7000 BCE. While the forest reached its maximum extent about 5000 BC, the Scottish climate subsequently became wetter and windier, significantly reducing its reach by 2000 BC. Over many centuries, grazing by livestock and wild deer, along with felling for timber and farmland, removed much of this woodland from the hills. Currently, remnants of the ancient forest survive primarily on land that was too steep, rocky, or remote to be used for agriculture. 

 We have been exploring bog areas that are being developed or excavated, where we have collected bogwood found anywhere from one to nearly three meters in depth.

The process is very much like finding buried treasure. Each piece of wood carries a history that remains a mystery, and it is truly amazing to imagine what these trees once looked like. Every jewelry piece we create is designed to hold the magic of the life it once held in Scottish history.