One of the signs depicting the flora and fauna of the sergeants grove
Click for sign's details The following trees appear in other places on the site:
River red gum
Click for sign's details Click for sign's details Mount Tabor oak
Click for sign's details Palestine Oak
Click for sign's details Jerusalem Pine
Click for sign's details Click for sign's details Umbrella Pine
Click for sign's details Mediterranean cypress
Click for sign's details Click for sign's details Terebinth
Click for sign's details Christs thorn jujube
Click for sign's details Click for sign's details Translation of the text on the sign:
Trees and afforestation The trees are protected by law
and must not be harmed The trees in the grove were planted by the Forestry Department in the 1930s, during the British Mandate, and later, after the establishment of the state, by the Forestry Division of the Ministry of Agriculture. Today, the Jewish National Fund takes care of the grove of trees, which has been declared a forest reserve since 1940.
Trees are of great importance to man and the environment due to the system services provided there. These services include climate regulation, atmospheric carbon fixation, air purification from pollutants, oxygen supply, soil conservation, support for the existence of various animals, shade, scenery, inspiration and more.
River red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis
Flowering date: April-November
A tree of culture originating in Australia. Its stem whitens and its bark peels. When it blooms in the fall, it is an important nectar source for honey bees.
Mount Tabor oak Quercus ithaburensis
Flowering date: February-April
A deciduous wild tree in winter, which was once common in the Sharon. Planted in a grove during the Mandate, and propagated by seeds.
Umbrella Pine Pinus pinea
Flowering date: March-May
Also known as rock pine or stone pine. It is a cultivated coniferous tree that grows wild in Lebanon. Its seeds (pine nuts) are delicious to eat. Successful in poor soils in limestone.
Palestine oak Quercus calliprinos
Flowering date: February-April
Evergreen wild tree common in the mountainous region of the Mediterranean, but also growing in the Sharon. Planted in this grove.
Jerusalem Pine Pinus halepensis
Flowering date: February-April
The forest tree is common in Israel, and the only pine species that grows wild in the country.
Mt. Atlas mastic tree Atlantic Pistachio
Flowering date: February-April
A deciduous wild tree in winter that grows in different areas of Israel. May live for hundreds of years. Planted in this grove.
Mediterranean cypress Cupressus sempervirens
Flowering date: March-May
An upright, evergreen culture tree that used to grow wild in our area. Planted in this grove.
Terebinth Pistachio palaestina
Flowering date: March-April
A deciduous wild tree in winter and common in the Mediterranean forest. Planted in this grove. Close to the real Pistachio tree on which the pistachios grow.
Christs thorn jujube Ziziphus spina-christi
Flowering date: April-November
Spiny and multi-stemmed wild tree of Sudanese origin common in low bromine in most parts of the country. The fed fruit is called "Domim".
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