The most striking aspect of this tree, even more than the red fruit, is the bright red bark.
There are a number of folk lore stories how it got the Hebrew name katlav (קטלב) all related to the red colored bark.
Latin names: Arbutus andrachne, common English names: aka strawberry tree, grecian strawberry tree, cyprus strawberry tree, eastern strawberry tree, common Hebrew name: קטלב מצוי
This was an interesting challenge to take this photo from within a pitch black tunnel – using the flash for detail of the interior but still retain the reflection of the greenery in the water.
What was really neat was I did not notice the two different heights to the ceiling until I got home to review the photos!
Aein Tanur (Hebrew) – a spring near Matah (Hebrew).
This photo was taken 2007-09-30
This photo was taken on 2007-07-10