Argan oil trees

Originally uploaded by Julie70.

Originally uploaded by With A Jacket For My Pillow: the journeys of Mike.

These beautifully twisted trees dot the hills and valleys of much of southern Morocco. People here have been producing an oil for eating and as a skin cream for generations and only recently has it become a high end export (see the photo later of women grinding for more of the story on argan oil). The tree itself is a work of art and they can get fairly large. I could do a whole project just taking portraits of these trees with their distinctive personalities.

by With A Jacket For My Pillow: the journeys of Mike

Originally uploaded by euanpreston

Argan Trees in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco

by euanpreston

Originally uploaded by Robbie's Photo Art

These goats love the fruit from the Argan Tree.