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Among the spring in bloom in Girona, the vivid colors of the tree of love stand out. The specimens of cercis siliquastrum bring a great spring note to the garden areas of the city, as we see in the Photos of the Readers of La Vanguardia.
The tree of love or crazy carob presents a beautiful purplish-pink color in May. This deciduous tree species between 4 and 6 meters is covered in spring with these beautiful pink flowers.
It is called "tree of love" because its leaves have a definite heart-shaped shape and, in addition, the pink color gives it a very romantic appearance.
It is also called "Judas tree", because it was popularly associated with the tree in which Judas Iscariot hanged himself, although it may be a misinterpretation, since the name comes from "Judean tree", which is where it originates from. .
