Timeless Beauty
by Connie Handscomb
Title
Timeless Beauty
Artist
Connie Handscomb
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Fine Art
Description
Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved.
~ Charles Darwin
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Plum Tree
Prunus cerasifera ; Prunus domestica
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Most domestic plum trees are thought to be from an ancient hybrid between the blackthorn and a cherry plum, originating from eastern Europe and western Asia. During the Roman Empire, settlers planted trees and shrubs they were familiar with, such as the plum, and it has since been cultivated for centuries.
There are several uses for the plum tree, one of them being this interesting natural old time remedy: The leaves from the tree boiled in wine was apparently a good mouthwash and throat gargle (with its wine base, I'm guessing its use was a popular one!). The leaves in our modern times are still used as a diuretic and to treat fevers.
Sources:
The International Book Of Trees [H. Johnson]
The Origin Of Plants [M.Campbell-Culver]
Culpeper's Color Herbal [Ed.David Potterton]
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This magnificent plum tree was quite a spectacular sight to behold, heavy with blooms.
Captured in early springtime of a year a little while past.
💕 Heartfelt Gratitude to FAA groups for featuring this image :
Global Artists Group
Arts Fantastic World
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April 25th, 2019
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