Quercus Infectoria (Oak Tree)
The oak tree (Q. Infectoria ssp. Veneris) is a large-sized tree and belongs to the family of Beech trees, which includes eight genera and about 1050 species. In Cyprus there is a natural spread, the Golden oak, the Palestine oak and the Kermes oak. The oak is found individually or in small groups of trees mainly outside the forests or within and around cultivated fields.
It is a semi-perennial of a large-sized tree with a bulky trunk and a wide spruce that can reach a height of 18 meters. Its bark is gray with significant thickness and slots.
Oak wood is hard, durable and is used in the building industry, furniture, shipbuilding, construction of floors, barrels, mining supports and for the preparation of very good charcoal.
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Flora - Fauna
Crataegus Azarolus (Hawthorn)
The Hawthorn (crataegus azarolus) is a resilient and strong bush and/or tree of the Mediterranean. It thrives in the Troodos mountains up to an altitude of 1800 meters. In soils very acidic to very alkaline (Ph 5-9). It grows slowly and can reach up to
Cypress
On small stretches we find other species, such as cypress trees (Cupressus sempervirens). It is a tree that reaches a height of 30 meters and is a shape of an obelisk. The bark of the tree is divided into stripes that fall apart and fall. Its leaves ar
Cyprus Cedar
In small areas there are other species such as Cedrus brevifolia and Cupressus sempervirens. It is known from antiquity and is mentioned by Theophrastus and Pliny the Elder as a very important forest tree of that time. The Cypriot cedar is one of four
Fenced Area with Moufflons (Platania Excursion Area)
Next to the Platania Excursion area, one can admire the wild, Moufflon of Cyprus in a specially fenced area. The Moufflon (Ovis orientalis ophion) is the largest land mammal and an endemic species of Cyprus and is rightly described as the most importan
