The Plane
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Platanus
The Plane
Family: Platanaceae
The Plane
Family: Platanaceae
Ille etiam seras in versum distulit
ulmos
eduramque pirum et spinos iam pruna ferentes
iamque ministrantem platanum potantibus umbras.
He planted advanced elms in rows as well, hardy pears,
blackthorns bearing sloes, and plane-trees
already offering their shade to drinkers.
Georgics IV, 144 -146eduramque pirum et spinos iam pruna ferentes
iamque ministrantem platanum potantibus umbras.
He planted advanced elms in rows as well, hardy pears,
blackthorns bearing sloes, and plane-trees
already offering their shade to drinkers.
In this passage mentioned by Vigil, the plane tree shades a drinker. The plane tree with its wide foliage creates a wide shadow and this is why it was cultivate by the Greeks firstly and then by the Romans.
