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Date-plum tree - Diospyros lotus The Bachkovo Monastery Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.<br /> This tree was brought to monastery and cultivated by the monks maybe 60-70 years ago.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43665/date-plum_tree_-_diospyros_lotus.html" title="Date-plum tree - Diospyros lotus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/43665_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1718236810&Signature=pB13W4%2BpY04VXKisJESaKWJpZtA%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Date-plum tree - Diospyros lotus The Bachkovo Monastery Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.<br /> This tree was brought to monastery and cultivated by the monks maybe 60-70 years ago.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43664/date-plum_tree_-_diospyros_lotus.html Bachkovo monastery,Bulgaria,Caucasian persimmon,Date-plum,Diospyros lotus,Ebenaceae,Ericales,Eudicot,Europe,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Magnoliophyta,Nature,Plantae,Summer,Wildlife,flower" /></a></figure> Bachkovo monastery,Bulgaria,Caucasian persimmon,Date-plum,Diospyros lotus,Ebenaceae,Ericales,Eudicot,Europe,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Magnoliophyta,Nature,Plantae,Summer,Wildlife,flower Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Date-plum tree - Diospyros lotus

The Bachkovo Monastery Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.
This tree was brought to monastery and cultivated by the monks maybe 60-70 years ago.

Date-plum tree - Diospyros lotus The Bachkovo Monastery Dormition of the Holy Mother of God, archaically the Petritsoni Monastery or Monastery of the Mother of God Petritzonitissa in Bulgaria is an important monument of Christian architecture and one of the largest and oldest Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Europe. It is located on the right bank of the Chepelare River, 189 km from Sofia and 10 km south of Asenovgrad, and is directly subordinate to the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The monastery is known and appreciated for the unique combination of Byzantine, Georgian and Bulgarian culture, united by the common faith.<br /> This tree was brought to monastery and cultivated by the monks maybe 60-70 years ago.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43664/date-plum_tree_-_diospyros_lotus.html Bachkovo monastery,Bulgaria,Caucasian persimmon,Date-plum,Diospyros lotus,Ebenaceae,Ericales,Eudicot,Europe,Flowering Plant,Geotagged,Magnoliophyta,Nature,Plantae,Summer,Wildlife,flower

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The Date-plum

''Diospyros lotus'', with common names date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, or lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus ''Diospyros'', native to subtropical southwest Asia and southeast Europe. Its English name derives from the small fruit, which have a taste reminiscent of both plums and dates. It is among the oldest plants in cultivation.

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Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Aug 14, 2016. Captured Aug 11, 2016 09:47 in 86 53, 4251 Bachkovo, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/5.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO100
  • 24mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.