- More rural pathways - (1)
"If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads."
Anatole France
In this case the path seems to lead only to a corral :))
The beautiful and slender trees that you can see beyond the corral are of the Araucaria species.
Araucaria (scientific name: Araucaria angustifolia) is the arboreal species that occurs mainly in the southern region of Brazil, but is also found in the east and south of the state of São Paulo, south of the state of Minas Gerais, mainly in the Serra da Mantiqueira, in the Mountain region of the state of Rio de Janeiro and in small stretches of Argentina and Paraguay. It is known by many popular names, including Brazilian pine and Paraná pine, but also called by its indigenous name, Curi.
Its origin dates back more than 200 million years, since the American and African continents were united, and later it was spread throughout South America, from Argentina to the Brazilian Northeast.
This conifer can reach heights of 50 m, with a trunk diameter at chest height of 2.5 m. Its shape is unique in the Brazilian landscape, resembling a cup. Occupying an original area of 200,000 km², from the 19th century it was intensively exploited for its high economic value, providing very useful wood and nutritious seeds, and today its territory is reduced to a tiny fraction, which according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) puts the Araucaria in Critical Danger of Extinction.
The female flowers are popularly known as pine cones, and the male ones are cylindrical cones with scales.
Araucarias have no real fruit; the pseudo-fruits are grouped in cones which, when ripe, assume a spherical shape, with a diameter of about 15 to 30 cm, and can weigh up to 5 kg.
The seeds (pine nuts) are conical and brown in color, have about 5 cm in length, average weight of 8.7 g, and hide an almond of great nutritional value.
These seeds were part of the diet of the indigenous people who occupied the southern region of Brazil and saved many Italian immigrant families from starvation at the end of the 19th century, when colonization in the South began under extremely precarious conditions, in natura or processed into flour, bread and pasta. Currently, pine nuts are a way of aggregating income for small rural producers, helping to settle man on the land. Pine nuts are preferably consumed baked or cooked, but with pine nuts it is possible to make bread and cakes. It can also be used for the preparation of souffles, rolls and puddings and has arrived in contemporary cuisine where "Trout Fillet with Pine Nut Sauce" has become one of the most popular dishes.
From Wikipedia
- More rural pathways - (1)
"If the path be beautiful, let us not ask where it leads."
Anatole France
In this case the path seems to lead only to a corral :))
The beautiful and slender trees that you can see beyond the corral are of the Araucaria species.
Araucaria (scientific name: Araucaria angustifolia) is the arboreal species that occurs mainly in the southern region of Brazil, but is also found in the east and south of the state of São Paulo, south of the state of Minas Gerais, mainly in the Serra da Mantiqueira, in the Mountain region of the state of Rio de Janeiro and in small stretches of Argentina and Paraguay. It is known by many popular names, including Brazilian pine and Paraná pine, but also called by its indigenous name, Curi.
Its origin dates back more than 200 million years, since the American and African continents were united, and later it was spread throughout South America, from Argentina to the Brazilian Northeast.
This conifer can reach heights of 50 m, with a trunk diameter at chest height of 2.5 m. Its shape is unique in the Brazilian landscape, resembling a cup. Occupying an original area of 200,000 km², from the 19th century it was intensively exploited for its high economic value, providing very useful wood and nutritious seeds, and today its territory is reduced to a tiny fraction, which according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) puts the Araucaria in Critical Danger of Extinction.
The female flowers are popularly known as pine cones, and the male ones are cylindrical cones with scales.
Araucarias have no real fruit; the pseudo-fruits are grouped in cones which, when ripe, assume a spherical shape, with a diameter of about 15 to 30 cm, and can weigh up to 5 kg.
The seeds (pine nuts) are conical and brown in color, have about 5 cm in length, average weight of 8.7 g, and hide an almond of great nutritional value.
These seeds were part of the diet of the indigenous people who occupied the southern region of Brazil and saved many Italian immigrant families from starvation at the end of the 19th century, when colonization in the South began under extremely precarious conditions, in natura or processed into flour, bread and pasta. Currently, pine nuts are a way of aggregating income for small rural producers, helping to settle man on the land. Pine nuts are preferably consumed baked or cooked, but with pine nuts it is possible to make bread and cakes. It can also be used for the preparation of souffles, rolls and puddings and has arrived in contemporary cuisine where "Trout Fillet with Pine Nut Sauce" has become one of the most popular dishes.
From Wikipedia