{"id":37949,"date":"2026-02-05T14:08:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T13:08:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ortidimare.it\/percorsofloristico\/flora\/erica-arborea\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T20:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T19:50:12","slug":"erica-arborea","status":"publish","type":"pf_pianta","link":"https:\/\/www.ortidimare.it\/en\/floral-trail\/flora\/erica-arborea\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree heath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>An evergreen shrub or small tree with an upright habit<\/strong> (1-6 meters). It differs from erica scoparia as its young branches are always hairy. The leaves are needle-like and dark green. The small flowers are clustered in racemes and give off a delicate scent. <strong>The plant is melliferous and bees produce honey with a characteristic aroma from its nectar.<\/strong> The fruits are ovoid and contain many tiny seeds. Growth is slow. <strong>Ericaceae live in symbiosis with a fungus that helps the roots absorb nutrients even in difficult soils. <\/strong>The word erica comes from the Greek \u201cer\u00e9iko\u201d, which means \u201cI break, I shatter,\u201d and refers to the fact that it is very hard and can pierce many materials. <strong>The logs of plants over 50 years old produce hard, unalterable, light, and heat-resistant wood <\/strong>(the massive absorption of silicon from the soil makes the stump practically fireproof), <strong>which is used to produce high-quality briar pipes<\/strong>. The wood is also excellent for producing a special type of charcoal, once highly sought after by blacksmiths for forging iron. <strong>Heather has a dual relationship with fire: it catches fire immediately, but the fire only destroys the part of the plant above ground<\/strong>, leaving the part below ground functionally active, which, <strong>immediately after the fire, regenerates the plant through suckers<\/strong> (pyrophytic species).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An evergreen shrub or small tree with an upright habit (1-6 meters). 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