Why this word is great
DENDROMANCY — [Noun] The practice of divination by interpreting the patterns of leaves and branches, particularly those of oak and mistletoe. From the Greek dendron ("tree") and manteia ("divination"). Unlike "arborolatry" (which reveres trees as sacred objects) or "phyllomancy" (which reads meaning in leaves alone), dendromancy listens to the whispers of the whole living form. It is the Druid tracing fate in the gnarled twist of an oak bough, the rustle of beech leaves spelling omens in a summer wind, or the way mistletoe, severed from its host, bleeds secrets into the hands of the one who cuts it. To read a tree is to remember that all knowledge is rooted in decay.