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Sign: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Discovery Tree Walk - Swamp Cypress


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National and University Library Building, Jerusalem, Israel
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On the sign:
39
טוקסדיון דו-טורי
Taxodium distichum


תפוצה טבעית: דרום-מזרח ארה"ב.

העץ הוא קרוב משפחה של עצי הסקוויה (עצים מס.30 Click for sign's details ו-31 Click for sign's details). גם עליו צומחים בשתי שורות מקבילות,לאורכם של ענפים דקיקים. בחורף עליו הירוקים בהירים הופכים חומים ובדרך כלל נושרים, בשונה ממחטניים אחרים.

[הפאה השנייה של הקוביה]
[The second face of the cube]
39
Swamp Cypress (Bald Cypress)
Taxodium distichum


Natural range: S.E. USA

In spite of its name, this is not a cypress, but a relative of the Sequoias (trees 30 Click for sign's details and 31 Click for sign's details). Like them, its leaves form two parallel rows along thin twigs. Atypically for a conifer, in winter its leaves turn brown and often drop.

[הפאה השלישית של הקוביה]
[The third face of the cube]
[שאלה]
בטבע העץ גדל בביצות, מה מאפשר לעץ לחיות במים? ואיך אותו העץ יכול לגדול כאן בישראל הצחיחה?

[a question]
As the name suggests, this tree lives in swamps. What enables a tree to live in water? And how can the same tree grow here in arid Israel?

[הפאה הרביעית של הקוביה]
[The fourth face of the cube]
[התשובה לשאלה]
בביצות, שורשיו של העץ מפתחים "ברכיים" חלולות מעל המים, המספקות לו את האויר הדרוש; כאן בקמפוס אין, כידוע, ביצות, ולכן גם אין "ברכיים". הממטרות מספקות את הלחות הדרושה.

[The Answer to the question]
In swamps, special hollow projections of this tree’s roots, called "knees," grow upward above the water level and take in air. Here, no swamp, no knees; but the campus sprinklers provide enough moisture for survival.
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Tree No. 39 in the Mac and Tibby Podel Discovery Tree Walk, located on the Edmond J. Safra Campus of the Hebrew University of Givat Ram.

Each tree is accompanied by a cube with details on the tree. On the top of which is the text:
Mac and Tibby Podel Discovery Tree Walk Click for a larger image

In the next picture taken from one of the trees on the route, you can see the way the sign is placed (a cube standing on a metal pillar) and the tree to which it points Click for a larger image

The tree to which the cube points was photographed that day Click for a larger image

The rest of the cube faces:
The second face Click for a larger image
The third face Click for a larger image
The fourth face Click for a larger image


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