Trees of "Midi"

End of hemmed long ways silver plated olive-trees, the country house with simple and quiet happiness.

"The wealth of the farmer in Provence: the number of olive-trees on these lands."

Porquerolles Eucalyptus. Blue Gommier, Gunaii on the coast they plunge in the blue of meditérrannées water.

"Porquerolles: Perfect island, of plenitude, tranquillity. Only authorized vehicle: the bike."

Umbrella pine, Corsica pine, Maritime pine: On bottom of bluish light, shades and of soft sun.

"The tree which immortalizes the decoration of our holidays souvenir at the seaside."

In the bottom of Hexagon, under the soft and sunny climate of Côte d'Azur, the Lemon-tree reveals you the exoticism of this area of dream.

"On our Mediterranean region the festival of this symbolic fruit, that takes place in Menton."

Olive-tree of Provence decorates the blank with the hills, defies the wind, the seasons, the time which passes. Its full rustic fruit bitterness restores so many savours and smoothness.

"In Provence as somewhere else, it is necessary to remind itself that the black olive, it is the green olive which is walls up."

Which happiness to offer generous brewed Mimosas, sun bursting of the first beautiful days of the South.

"The smell of mimosas makes drunk from February the accesses of the region of Grasse, city of flavors."

In the hollow of a wall, with the turning of a way the fig tree offers these fruits liberally to you. A single taste gorged with sun.

"It is the disproportionate dimension of these leaves that catches the eye, but just down we discover the fruit full of nectar."

Only portion of shade in summer in the middle of the extents of lavenders the solitary Almond-tree. It will deliver you in winter the first flowers of the year.

"Numerous Provençal specialities use the almond. Let us quote the "Calisson of Aix" and, more known, the barley water."

Is a stone Farmhouse with a fig tree centenary, it is enough there to pose our bush settings and al disappears.

"At feet of the Provençal ancient country-house, in the place or the water oozes takes root the fig tree."

Cork oak of the guarrigue: … And then is be in the found Farmhouse one adopts the rate/rhythm of the hot days, the nap.

"The cork oak in Provence chooses paradoxically a little calcareous ground. It supplies glans which appreciates all the Mediterranean fauna."

Let us collect the reds arbutus-berries, that grandmother levels us her good frosts.

""In the middle of the autumn, in the wet copses we pick this fruit very appreciated in Provence.""

Just song of the Cicadas: … O, beautiful summer! your hot air makes sing the cicadas and dance the sun between the sheets of olive-tree.

"The cicada sings so much it is happy to be finally outdoor. It crossed the main part of its life under the ground of Provence."

Olive-tree and its branch symbolize peace, forgiveness, fidelity and reconciliation but also force and victory.

"Since millenniums, all the civilizations of Provence dedicated a cult to the olive-tree. It is necessary to say that it always returned to us."

Trim of olive-tree is a thousand-year-old art. The branch seized by the dove to indicate the appeasing.

"The olive-tree, in Provence, decorates the nature but also the inside of the house"

The dimension of olive-tree trunk forces the respect of the age. Certain olive-trees could have to be go alongside to several millenniums.

"The Olive tree of Provence likes the heat, resists to the icy cold and to the fires."