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Sign: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Discovery Tree Walk - Eastern Strawberry Tree


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National and University Library Building, Jerusalem, Israel
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On the sign:
48
קטלב מצוי
Arbutus andrachne


תפוצה טבעית: דרום איטליה עד ישראל

שייך למשפחת האברשים (כמו האברש, ה-azalea, הרודונדרון, החמוציות והאוכמניות). פירותיו האדומים, דמויי תות שדה, מתפתחים מפרחי האביב הלבנים. לרוב, הקליפה האדומה מתקלפת.

[הפאה השנייה של הקוביה]
[The second face of the cube]
48
Eastern Strawberry Tree
Arbutus andrachne


Natural range: Southern Italy to Israel

A member of the heather family (together with heather, azalea, rhododendron, cranberry and blueberry). Real strawberries grow on low plants, not trees. This tree’s bland-tasting, red, strawberry-like fruits develop from creamy white spring flowers. The red bark often peels.

[הפאה השלישית של הקוביה]
[The third face of the cube]
[שאלה]
אחד מ"קרוביו" של עץ זה (מין שונה של קטלב הנקרא menziesii) גדל בקליפורניה. כיצד אפשר להסביר את המרחק הגיאוגרפי של שני "בני דודים" אלה? האם אחד ’’ירד" מהארץ?

[a question]
אחד מ"קרוביו" של עץ זה (מין שונה של קטלב הנקרא menziesii) גדל בקליפורניה. כיצד אפשר להסביר את המרחק הגיאוגרפי של שני "בני דודים" אלה? האם אחד "ירד" מהארץ?

A close "cousin" (a different species of Arbutus, called menziesii) lives in far away California. How come these two "cousins" live so far apart? (Did one make "yeridah?")

[הפאה הרביעית של הקוביה]
[The fourth face of the cube]
[התשובה לשאלה]
גם עץ זה וגם "בן דודו" מקליפורניה גדלים באקלים ממוזג חם. שניהם התפתחו בחגורה צרה סביב כדור הארץ. כאשר אזורי הגידול הטבעיים צומצמו, הם נפרדו.

[The Answer to the question]
Requiring similar warm, temperate climates, both this tree species and its California "cousin" once ranged nearly around the whole world, in a narrow belt. When their natural ranges later shrunk, they became separated.
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Tree No. 48 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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