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Bottle tree: cobalt blue glass bottles on the branches of a wooden post in a Southern garden

Bottle Tree Meaning: The Southern Spirit Trap, Its Kongo Roots and Why the Bottles Are Blue

What a bottle tree is meant to do, the Kongo roots scholars trace it to, why the bottles are blue, and how to build one with respect for...

Liv Amara Sonnborn September 24, 2026 12 min read