Vol. 57 No. 2 (2002):
Forest Culture and Perspectives

The Koran and dendrology

Elio Corona
Già docente di Tecnologia del Legno - Università della Tuscia .

Published 2013-06-10

Abstract

References to trees and generically to plants are rather numerous in the Koran. Four qualities are attributed to the tree: goodness, safety, ramification toward the sky, fruits. The tree is recognized as a symbol of the knowledge and the power of God.