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Sign: Tel Aviv - Ecological Botanical Garden - Christ’s thorn jujube


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Lavon St 6, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
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שיזף מצוי | النبق ، السدر | Ziziphus spina-christi
שם מדעי - Ziziphus spina-christi | שם ערבי - סִידֶר, נָבֶק, דוֹם النبق ، السدر
משפחה - אשחריים Rhamnaceae. נקרא גם עץ הדומים, ענפיו קוצניים וזיגזגיים.
בפריחתו מושך אליו מאביקים רבים, במיוחד דבורי דבש, הפרי מבשיל בעיקר בחודשים אוקטובר-נובמבר ומשמש למאכל וכמזון ציפורים. על פי המסורת הנוצרית, שמשו ענפי השיזף הקוצניים לזר שהונח על ראשו של ישו, טרם צליבתו.

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One of the varieties found in the ecological botanical garden in the Abu Kabir neighborhood of Tel Aviv.

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Translation of the text on the sign:

Christ’s thorn jujube | النبق ، السدر | Ziziphus spina-christi
Scientific name - Ziziphus spina-christi | Arabic name - Cedar, Nabek, Dom النبق ، السدر
Family - Ashhamari Rhamnaceae. Also called the Domim tree, its branches are thorny and zigzag.
In its flowering attracts many pollinators, especially honey bees, the fruit ripens mainly in October-November and is used for food and as bird food. According to Christian tradition, the thorny branches of the jujube were used for a wreath placed on the head of Jesus, before his crucifixion.

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