Walking around the garden of a friend on Paros a few days ago, we came upon a small tree which he had purchased in Cyprus. He couldn't remember its exact name but remembered that it had been called a Cyprus wild apple. He said that he was surprised at how well it had coped over summer, considering that the automatic watering system had failed and it had received no water. It looked nothing like an apple tree and its leaves were distinctly hawthorn-like. After some research we think we identified it as Crataegus azarolus, known in Cyprus as Mosfilia. I am sure members in Cyprus are familiar with this tree. It looks like one worth having in a very dry garden.
What was more surprising was that 2-3 days later we received our copy of the Mediterranean Garden with a drawing of this same plant on the front cover and an article within!
