Cercis siliquastrum(Judas Tree)

Posted by Soodabeh (Yazd, Iran) on 31 May 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

درخت زيباي ارغوان . اعتقاد بر اين است كه جبرئيل در هيبت اين درخت بر حضرت موسي نازل شد!!! اين عكس را در يكي از پاركهاي تهران گرفتم ولي در شهر اصفهان محله اي است به نام ارغوانيه. در اوايل ارديبهشت ماه اگر توانستيد حتما سري به آنجا بزنيد. توالي اين درختهاي پر گل بسيار زيباست.
Judas-tree (Cercis siliquastrum) is a small tree to 10-15 m tall native to the south of Europe and southwest Asia, in Iberia, southern France, Italy, Greece and Asia Minor, which forms a handsome low tree with a flat spreading head. In early spring it is covered with a profusion of magenta pink flowers, which appear before the leaves. The flowers have an agreeably acidic bite, and are eaten in mixed salad or made into fritters. The tree was frequently figured in the 16th and 17th century herbals.

This small, sparsely branched tree is said to be the one from which Judas Iscariot hanged himself after betraying Christ, but the name may derive from "Judea's tree", after the region encompassing Israel and Palestine where the tree is commonplace.

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