With great difficulty the French succeeded in introducing the clove tree into Mauritius in the year 1770.
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Nearly 40 metres tall and over 4 metres round, Afo is the world's oldest clove tree, planted in defiance of the Dutch ban nearly four centuries ago.
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The clove tree is an evergreen that grows to a height ranging from 8-12 m, having large leaves and sanguine flowers in numerous groups of terminal clusters.
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Now, four acres of gardens around the hotel include 150 varieties of palm tree and about 600 species of plants, including the spices, like clove and cinnamon, for which Zanzibar is famous.