The Botanical Gardens presents a weekend dedicated to Tu Bishvat celebrations, including an exhibit, planting, tours, and more activities for the whole family.
"The Trees Speak" Exhibit: a spectacular exhibit about the life cycle of a tree. The exhibit features a 168 million year old fossil of a tree trunk weighing 300 kilograms, which was brought especially for the exhibit from a fossil forest in the northwestern part of the Madagascar islands. Also on display will be ten olive trees of all ages, from seeds to ancient olive trees, including a Syrian olive tree that is believed to be over 500 years old. The exhibit will also include fossils from Brazil, Indonesia, and Egypt that are between 65-168 million years old. Additionally, there will be other ancient trees on display and photographs from the Carmel forest after the fire with pieces of burnt trees from the Beit Oren area. Curator: Tama Krudo.
Planting in the Big Flower Carpet: the public is invited to plant flowers on the big flower carpet. The carpet is 135 cm and will be designed to look like a flowering almond tree.
Tours for families: on Shabbat there will be tours for the whole family from 11:00-14:00. The length of a tour is 50 minute and the tours leave from the visitor's center. Advance registration is not required.
All events are included in the regular entrance fee to the Gardens.
Schedule of events:
Wednesday-Thursday, January 19-20, 2011:
10:00-16:00: The Flower Train will leave every hour on the hour.
14:00-16:45: "The Trees Speak" exhibit and planting in the flower carpet.
Friday January 21, 2011:
10:00-14:00: The Flower Train will leave every hour on the hour.
10:00-15:00: Planting in the flower carpet | Official opening of the "Trees Speak" exhibit
Family tours (50 minutes, leave from visitors center)
11:00: Tree stories: a tour in the gardens
12:00: Tour on the Bible path
13:00: Story hour: "The Giving Tree" and planting activity in the tropical greenhouse
14:00: Foliage - between botany and literature
Saturday, January 22, 2011:
Family tours (50 minutes, leave from visitors center)
11:00: Tree stories: a tour in the gardens
12:00: Tour on the Bible path
13:00: Story hour: "The Giving Tree" and planting activity in the tropical greenhouse
14:00: Foliage - between botany and literature
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