The legend is cute, but of course, there were no dogwood trees in the Holy Land 2,000 years ago. Dogwoods are endemic to Eastern North America, and only very recently have they been exported to other countries.
The colorful white, pink, or red of the dogwood trees are not petals or flowers, but "bracts." What the legend refers to as the center of the flower is indeed the entire flower. Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 5:54 PM John <[email protected]> wrote: > I suspect it's more of a Southern US "Bible Belt" thing, because the > dogwood > blooms around Easter down here. > > > https://www.plantmegreen.com/blogs/news/easter-and-the-legend-of-the-dogwood-tree > > On 4/18/2021 23:09:35, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > I have never associated dogwoods with Easter. We had a great season this > > year, with prolific and long-lasting forsythia, lots of daffodils, and > more > > hyacinths than ever before. The magnolias are also great this season, > but > > again quite a bit after Easter. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 18, 2021 at 3:33 PM John <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Bit late for Easter this year? > >> > >> On 4/16/2021 10:32:48, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >>> My dogwood trees are just about ready to burst into bloom: > >>> > >>> http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/4/16/bud > >>> > >>> K-5 IIs, FA 100 mm Macro F 2l.8 > >>> Comments are invited. > >>> > >>> Dan Matyola > >>> *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > >>> <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > -- > %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
