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These Specific Species Study Threads will serve for the documentation and discussion of growing young plants, upwards, together, towards a common “TinyTree” presentation goal.
Up first, bittersweet nightshade.
The property of tasting first bitter and then sweet lent bittersweet a particular symbolic value. The reward for persistence is symbolized by the growing sweetness upon chewing giving rise to its use as a symbol of fidelity, particularly in the Christian Middle Ages (Kandeler, 2006). It was often depicted on panel paintings and tapestries (Behling, 1975). After the restoration of St Thomas's church in Leipzig in 2000, fine 15th century decorative frescos depicting bittersweet can easily be recognized (Fig. 2) on the vaulted ceiling of the side-aisle. Bittersweet was also used for bridal wreaths and in other contexts to symbolize fidelity and to repel evil (Kandeler, 2006).
I have a handful of younger specimens..
Which you can come grab if you’d like... Out of the handful, I’ve chosen THIS one as my documentEE.
I was inspired to further explore the unique growth patterns, habits and “timing” of this species by THIS lil one.. collected spring 2020
@liquid_back_draft picked one of the “handful” up this afternoon.
Up first, bittersweet nightshade.
The property of tasting first bitter and then sweet lent bittersweet a particular symbolic value. The reward for persistence is symbolized by the growing sweetness upon chewing giving rise to its use as a symbol of fidelity, particularly in the Christian Middle Ages (Kandeler, 2006). It was often depicted on panel paintings and tapestries (Behling, 1975). After the restoration of St Thomas's church in Leipzig in 2000, fine 15th century decorative frescos depicting bittersweet can easily be recognized (Fig. 2) on the vaulted ceiling of the side-aisle. Bittersweet was also used for bridal wreaths and in other contexts to symbolize fidelity and to repel evil (Kandeler, 2006).
I have a handful of younger specimens..
Which you can come grab if you’d like... Out of the handful, I’ve chosen THIS one as my documentEE.
I was inspired to further explore the unique growth patterns, habits and “timing” of this species by THIS lil one.. collected spring 2020
@liquid_back_draft picked one of the “handful” up this afternoon.