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
Quercus Alnifolia (Golden Oak)
Of the shrubs, at the middle and higher altitudes, common species is the endemic quark (Quercus alnifolia) that forms pure forests or is found along with the pine. The shrub is a class of plants that do not have a central trunk, their height is up to t
Quercus Calliprinos (Palestine oak)
The quercus coccifera calliprinos belongs to the family of the Fagales, which includes eight genera and about 1,050 species all over the globe. It belongs to the oak genus, which includes around 600 species. We can see them in many areas in Cyprus, inc
Sorbus Aria (Whitebeam)
Sorbus aria is a deciduous tree of 5-6 meters without thorns and blooms from May to June. It lies at the highest altitudes of Troodos on rocky slopes and gaps of forests in the Mediterranean vegetation zone. It is an East-Mediterranean species, with sp
The A.G. Leventis Troodos Botanical Gardens
These botanical gardens were created by the Department of Forests at the edge of the asbestos mining region. Built on the Troodos National Forest Park land, at an altitude of about 1400m, it was named after the Anastasios Leventis Foundation. The Found
