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Juniperus Excelsia

Toughest Tree to grow above 2000 meters ASL in Lebanon. They start to be seen where other trees, including Lebanon's famous cedars can't grow anymore due to harsh environment and high altitudes.

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What a truly marvellous tree. I have never seen one in Australia though they would do well here.

A terrific shot too! The sheep make an excellent counterpoint to the stark background,

is that a deceased specimen on the right of frame amongst the scattering of wool?

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Hello Rodrigue,

 

Nice photo.

 

Can you tell us some more about these trees?  Are they common? Where else do you find then? Do the sheep like to eat them when they (the trees) are smaller?

 

Best Regards,

 

Michael

 

Dear Michael, thanks for looking and asking. 

The Juniperus "known as Lezzab in arabic" is a survivor tree that grows "almost solo" at Lebanon's highlands. You start seeing it around 1500m ASL, along Cedrus Libani and Abies Cilicica. Lezzab is known for it's toughness, carpenters here would decline any job involving its wood, they say, cutting a Lezzab trunk is like cutting steel, they melt too many blades in the process. Historians say that the construction of old temples dating back to Pharaohs era, used Lebanon's cedars trees but new studies are pointing to the Lezzab tree instead. The reason why we think so is because Lebanese houses that are still inhabited today, were all constructed using Lezzab pillars to hold the ceiling. We're talking about houses dating up to 500 years back and more.

The tree lives as high on the map as Macedonia and as low as the northern regions of Lebanon. 

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What a truly marvellous tree. I have never seen one in Australia though they would do well here.

A terrific shot too! The sheep make an excellent counterpoint to the stark background,

is that a deceased specimen on the right of frame amongst the scattering of wool?

 

as Michael said, this seems to be a grooming sight where sheep get their hair cuts:-)

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Dear Rodrique,

 

Outstanding. For myself, it's not about the tree but about the beautiful symmetry of the photograph.

Thanks albert. I had to turn and turn around it to find that symmetry you're talking about with the angled mountain behind. Glad to know it worked for you too. 

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