The argan trees become more scarce as we cross into the fertile and well-cultivated province of Shiadma. |
The long, winding ascent past flat-roofed villages, and groves of almond and olive-like argan trees brings one to the Col de Kerdous. |
Argan oil, known as Moroccan gold, comes from the seeds of the argan tree, once widely grown in Morocco but now found only in the south. |
It remains with me always, and the mere mention of the argan Forest brings it back. |
The argan trees become more rare, and within sight of our destination we see the last of them. |
The oil was sold in Moroccan markets even before the Phoenicians arrived, yet the hardy argan tree, called the Moroccan ironwood by some people, has been slowly disappearing. |