{"id":1247,"date":"2017-12-13T18:51:04","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T17:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goelba.com\/blog\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2022-10-07T10:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T08:28:47","slug":"spring-is-a-perfume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goelba.com\/blog\/spring-is-a-perfume\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring is a Perfume"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the protagonists of the Elban springtime is the sweet scent of the brooms.<\/span>
\nBrooms are plants that are resistant and can easily grow in the arid climate of the Island of Elba.<\/span>
\nThe thorny broom, one of the two types that grow on Elba the other is the local “pruno caprino, adapts well to the land destroyed by forest fires, it likes rocky, sunny places and even the powerful salty winds don\u2019t prevent it from exploding into very bright blooms.<\/span>
\nThey are all leguminous, therefore their fruit is a pod, but don\u2019t eat the seeds because they are toxic!<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn the months of April and May soon after the thorny broom flowers , it is followed by the common broom and with its deep roots it can adapt and thrive on every type of soil, provided it does not retain moisture.<\/span>
\nUnlike the \u201cpruno caprino\u201d which is closely linked to the coastal area of the Mediterranean, the common broom reaches all the way to the Apennines, even at 1400 meters. On Mount Etna it is also can be found at a height of 2,000.<\/span>
\nA broom common to a hilly and mountain environment grows spontaneously on Mount Capanne.<\/span>
\nIt is the broom of the charcoal burners, with typically furrowed and angular branches.<\/span>
\nIt is called charcoal because the low flammability of the plant means that it burns very slowly and allows it to become high quality coal.<\/span>
\nStill on Mount Capanne another broom, with a very different appearance stands out amongst the gray granite of the mountain with spectacular yellow cushiony flowers, it is thorny and impenetrable, offering the shelter to small animals and plants that would otherwise be easy prey of wild boars and wild goat. In this short video you can see some glimpses from the insular spring!
\nGraziano Rinaldi<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n