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
Pinus Brutia (Rough Pine)
The forests of Cyprus are mainly natural forests with an amazing biodiversity and high ecological value. They have little wood productivity, but they are very important because they offer many other goods and services, with economic value multiplied by
Pinus Nigra (Black Pine)
At the highest altitudes of Troodos, the black pine or (Pinus nigra ssp. Pallasiana) overlooks the forest. The extent of the forest according to the latest inventory of the Department of Forests amounts to 4,976 hectares. The Black pine is a large ever
Pistacia Lentiscus (Mastic Tree)
At the lower altitudes of Troodos we find the Pintacia lentiscus. The Mastic tree is an evergreen, aromatic, resinous bush or small tree, up to 5 m high, with a smooth and usually grayish cortex. The leaves are arranged alternately, composite, winged,
Platanus (Plane Tree)
In large rivers, one of the predominant species is Platanus orientalis. It is a large tree and can live thousands of years. This genus includes about 10 species of large and long-lived, deciduous trees, reaching a height of 50 meters. and are particula
