Uses
The fruit of this tree is seldom used in western Europe, but is commonly eaten farther east.
It was used medicinally during the Middle Ages.
The bark of the tree, placed at the door, was supposed to ward off plague.
It is also sold as an ornamental in North America as a May Day tree.
A taboo on the use of the wood was reported by natives of Advie, in northeast Scotland, being regarded as a "witches tree".
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