Askelinos (scientific name: Juniperus Phoenicia ) is a juniper that grows mainly in the Mediterranean region.
In Greece grows in the mountains of the central and southern part of the mainland, in the islands of Southern Aegean, the Ionian sea, and in Crete, mainly near the sea.
Askelinos is a plant with a short trunk and its leaves look like those of a cypress. Its shoots are branched from its base and its flowers are green and spherical and blush when they ripe.
Some parts of the plant are used in chemical and pharmaceutical biology due to their important organic and inorganic components.
Askelinos adorns the entrance of our complex and the surrounding area as well.