Judas Tree

Kelil Hahoresh~ כליל החורש

 

 

     Scientific name: Cercis siliquastrum  / Family: Caesalpiniaceae

 

 

One of Israel’s most beautiful trees in spring is undoubtedly the Judas tree in full bloom. Its pink flowers can be seen from afar among the surrounding green foliage, when it is one of the first trees to bloom. Judas trees can also be commonly found in gardens – it is one of the most successful cases of “domestication” in this region – a wild species that is now cultivated and beautifies gardens all over Israel.

 

Judas Tree in KKL-JNF Forests

North: HaZorea, Nahal Limonim, Bar’am, Naftali Mountains, Biriya, Shifon, Shefer, Goren-Tsipori, En Dor, Bet Keshet, Giv’at HaMoreh, Gilboa, Mt. Ahim.

 

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Center: Menashe, Masu’a, Daliya, Gal’ed, Mata, Neve Ilan, Kefar HaHoresh, Nahshon, Tsor’a, Hulda, Ben Shemen, Yish’i, Modi’in, Ayalon, Adulam, Bar Giyora.

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