Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/04/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A any good Tarheel boy, I've known the legend as long as I've known the tree. Now, lots of others have shared it. Ric On Apr 16, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Tina Manley wrote: > At 12:51 PM 4/16/2006, you wrote: >> I only this year noticed the odd shapes the dogwood takes as the >> blossoms open. Thanks to Friday Flowers. >> >> Ric Carter > > Do you know the legend of the dogwood tree? This may be just a > Southern thing, but the legend goes that the Jesus' cross was made > from the wood of a dogwood tree, which at that time grew as > straight and tall as an oak. Since then the dogwood has only grown > stunted and crooked, the blossoms are in the shape of a cross and > the stain on the end of each blossom represents Jesus' wounds. > That's the story here in the Bible Belt. > > Tina > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information