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Date: 5 Aug 2021, Entry id: 1628162162-1

The secret of Burning Bush of the Bible...
and other Blackberries

by Alex Butova, the Witch of Herbs and Cats

...In the entire Old Testament nowhere does God reveal more about himself to one man than in the passage of the Burning Bush... And this exact bush exists! It can be found at the Chapel of the Burning Bush on Mount Sinai, where it is revered as the original Burning Bush of the Bible survived to nowadays. The species is very long lived so chances are, this is the exact plant that has been growing and regrowing from its roots throughout centuries...

...Rubus sanctus not only successfully survived to nowadays, but is used in Blackberry and Raspberry breeding programs. It has many descendants - hybrid varieties of berries so much loved by both kids and adults...

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Photo above: the original mother plant specimen of Rubus sanctus growing at Top Tropicals B-Farm. This plant was obtained from Israel in 2016 and gave life to many clones of so much wanted plant, for rare plant collectors worldwide.