163 – Cypress: 1000 years?

Posted on August 19, 2007 by athosweblog

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In Athos literature every writer claims that the biggest cypress tree at the Lavra monastery is planted by Athanasios, founder of Lavra, in the 10th century. Could that be a true story, a tree more than 1000 years old?
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7 Responses to 163 – Cypress: 1000 years?

  1. Wim says:
    March 28, 2007 at 2:09 pm

    Potverdorie, ik loop al 20 jaar te zoeken naar dit boek jij koopt ‘m zo even bij de Slegte !! Ik was al van plan om in Thessaloniki te gaan zoeken bij een bepaalde boekhandel ! Is er niet nog eentje ?
    groet Wim

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  2. herman says:
    March 30, 2007 at 11:51 am

    Nee er was er maar een, het was maar EUR 12,50. Ik verslind het want alles komt aan bod. Hij loopt ook van zijn toren over de grens via proto nero (eerste water) naar Chilandariou enz. Ook leuk.

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  3. herman says:
    March 30, 2007 at 12:11 pm

    http://www.orthodoxpress.org/catalog/monastic.htm

    hier kan je nog een exemplaar kopen voor usd 26. maar het is de moeite waard om bij De slegte Amsterdam te kijken bij landen of geschiedenis. Ik kocht mijn exemplaar in Haarlem

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  4. Wim says:
    March 30, 2007 at 12:53 pm

    Naar verluidt zou het boek ook te koop zijn in Molho’s bookstore, 10 Tsimiski, 54624 Thessaloniki. Ik ga daar maar eens kijken, want bij De Slegte in Amsterdam heb ik het boek helaas nooit aangetroffen.
    groet, Wim

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  5. Sean Surlow says:
    March 10, 2015 at 4:01 am

    Sprouts can form from the cut trunk of bald cypress trees as old as 60 years. Most live up to 600 years, but some individuals have survived 1,200 years.

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  6. theeasternorthodox says:
    March 25, 2015 at 5:18 am

    I wonder what the most common species of cypress is that you see on Mount Athos around the monasteries and sketes?

    The link below is to some of the ancient meanings of the use of Cypress Trees…

    http://www.ehow.com/about_6469401_meaning-behind-cypress-trees.html

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  7. theeasternorthodox says:
    March 25, 2015 at 5:44 am

    I would like to get some of the seed cones for that tree in the Larva Courtyard to grow them at home. If anyone knows a way, let me know… spsurlow@outlook.com

    I am thinking the cypress tree at the Great Larva might be Cupressus sempervirens. Common names for the Mediterranean cypress are Italian cypress, Tuscan cypress, graveyard cypress, or pencil pine.

    See:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus_sempervirens

    https://davisla.wordpress.com/category/graveyard-cypress/

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