Wish tree

Postulants make votive offerings in hopes of having a wish granted, or a prayer answered, from a nature spirit, saint or goddess, depending on the local tradition.

[2] In 2019 the National Trust for Scotland said 'For many years people have hammered coins into tree stumps and trunks as some sort of votive offering to make a wish.

[1] Small strips of cloth, ribbons or prayer beads are tied to some trees as a healing ritual or to wish for good health.

[11] In a related cultural tradition found in many locations, including the United States, supplicants will toss or hurl shoes into trees that are locally designated as wellsprings of good fortune.

[23] Ono's Wish Tree, installed in the Sculpture Garden of the Museum of Modern Art, New York in July 2010, has become very popular, with contributions from all over the world.

Wishes and offerings on the tree at Coldrum Long Barrow , England
Coin tree at Bolton Abbey
A comparatively sparsely decorated coin tree at High Elms Country Park , southeast London
A clootie tree at the Hill of Tara , Ireland
Hopea odorata tree (ตะเคียน) stump with offerings near a Nang Ta-khian shrine. Dan Sing Khon .