Ahmeds Tree: the Ola Mulberry Tree – علا شجرة التوت

by wdwrd

And then suddenly Ahmed Farahat was in my atelier at biodynamic farm Vliervelden. Achmed is a physical therapy student (Heliopolis University, Caïro) visiting Dutch farms. My atelier is in the barn of this farm, and so we ran into eachother. Ahmed explains he has a strong interest in sustainable development. Ahmed also interviewed me about my art, with Arabic subtitles! So, thanks for helping my international career, Ahmed! –  https://fb.watch/xou0n-f2qz/

As I am a tree man, I asked if he could tell about his tree, the tree from his youth. He could, it was a mulberry tree: “Mulberry trees hold a special place in my life, especially because there was one right in front of my school. Every spring, we would climb its branches, feast on the berries, and toss whole berry-laden branches to our friends. It was a grand, old tree, and when I visited my school recently, I was overjoyed to see it still standing, with little kids gathered around it, just like we used to.” Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bWLm5gsdeea23kss9 (screenshot in galery below: the green arrow is the location of the Ahmeds Tree)

The galery shows the pictures Achmed shot of the tree, opposite of his school. He named the tree  علا شجرة التوت – Ola Mulberry Tree. ‘Ola’ means ‘the higher one’.

 

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