Herzl's Cypress
TitleHerzl's Cypress
Author
Call number325.5694/0023
Object number04631b
Place of publicationNew York, New York, United States
PublisherBloch Publishing Company
Year of publication
1977
Physical descriptionpp13-16
MaterialArticle
ISBN0819703869
NotesArticle from the book 'Home at last' pp13-16
Description
Herzl planted a cypress in Motza, near Jerusalem. During World War I the tree was cut down, but the cones from the cypress were saved until after th war and planted. Now there are hundreds of thousands of cypresses growing in Israel.