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Sign: Jerusalem - the square trees - Dafna


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Safra Square 4, Jerusalem, Israel
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On the sign:
עצי הכיכר
סיפורי העצים במתחם קריית העירייה - כיכר ספרא

כינוי: דפנה (שם עממי)
NICK NAME: "DAPHNA"
סוג: ער אציל
KIND: LAURUS NOBILIS
נשתל בשנת: 1998
YEAR PLANTED: 1998
מספר: 8
NUMBER: 8

תיאור: עלי הער אציל הם גלדניים (נוקשים), קצה העלה בעל צורה גלית, בעלי ריח חריף.

סיפור: ביוון העתיקה נהגו לעטות את ראשי המצביאים בזר שזור מעלי דפנה.

מינהלת קריית העירייה
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Comments:
A sign from the series of signs describing the trees in the town hall square.

The tree was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

A description of the tree can be found in the Discovery Tree Walk at the Hebrew University Click for sign's details

Translation of the text on the sign:
The square trees
The stories of the trees in the municipality complex - Safra Square

NICK NAME: "DAPHNA"
NUMBER: 8
KIND: LAURUS NOBILIS
YEAR PLANTED: 1998
NUMBER: 8

Description: The leaves of True Laurel are galled (stiff), the edge of the leaf has a wavy shape, with a pungent smell.

Story: In ancient Greece they used to dress the heads of the generals with a wreath woven from laurel leaves.

Municipality complex Administration
[symbol of the city of Jerusalem]

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