Crops and Culture
News, curiosities and traditions from Tuscia
The cyclamen
The CyclamenMacchia dei Frati, The cyclamen I love this wild woodland flower, which enlivens the earthy colors of autumn. I love this tiny being, slender and very elegant, in the refined and simple form, in the shades of color more intense if a ray of...
The forest of Horta
Astonishment When I walk in the woods, away from the contagion of the diseases of "globalization," I spend time slowly, perhaps to regain a sense of living. STUPORE .....The forest was all visible, even in the interior; one would have said it was without secrets: such...
Oldest trees in the world are Olive trees
Oldest trees in the world are Olive trees The oldest trees in the world are olive trees, and in particular the oldest living olive trees in the world are Lebanese. "Sisters or Noah's olive trees" are 16 olive trees found in Bchaaleh, Lebanon, and are claimed to have...
Van Gogh and the olive trees
Van Gogh and the olive trees "The effect of daylight and sky means that there are infinite subjects found in olive trees. For my part, I look for the contrasting effects of the foliage, which changes with the tones of the sky. Sometimes, when the tree bares its pale...
The olive tree in Homer’s Odyssey
The olive tree sung by Homer The olive tree was considered a most precious tree in ancient Greece, a sacred tree, so much so that its felling was severely punished. Homer chose this plant as the symbol of firm and lasting marital union between Odysseus and Penelope,...
The witch’s olive tree
The witch's olive treeThe Strega olive tree is a monumental plant located near Magliano in the province of Grosseto near the Romanesque church of SS. Annunziata; the tree is considered one of the oldest in Italy, its age estimated at around 3000-3500 years. The plant...
Greek myth
Greek mythThe Greek myth recounting the birth of the olive tree refers to a challenge between Athena and Poseidon, of which Zeus king of all the gods would be judge, to offer the most beautiful gift to men. Poseidon, striking the ground with his trident, raised a...
The tree of longevity
The tree of longevity The olive trees are small, crooked and grow little. Yet the trunk is mighty, lightening in the crown, full of silvery green foliage and leaves, ready to glisten under every ray of sunlight and scapigliarsi with every breath of wind. Each tree is...
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