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| Sycamore in Ancient Egypt |
Ficus sycomorus is native
plants to Africa south of the Sahel and north of the Tropic of Capricorn, also shutting the central-west rainforest areas. It also grows by nature in Lebanon, whose celebrated Gemmayzeh Street is came from the tree's Arabic name, Gemmayz; in the southern Arabian Peninsula; in Cyprus; in very localized areas in Madagascar; and as a naturalised species in Israel and Egypt. In its light habitat, the tree is usually got in rich soils along rivers and in combined forests.
The fruit of the sycamore (Ficus sycamorus) matures in June. Although it was much valued by the ancients, it has been denounced by moderns as boring.
The Sycamore tree was of special signification in Egyptian religion. It was the only native tree of usable size and sturdiness in Egypt, and possibly very significantly, most oftentimes grew along the edge of the desert, which would have besides placed it nearly or in the necropolises.
