Tree of Hippocrates

The Tree of Hippocrates is the plane tree (or platane, in Europe) under which, according to legend, Hippocrates of Kos (considered the father of medicine) taught his pupils the art of medicine.

[1] Hippocrates' tree resides on the Platía Platanou (or "Square of the Platane"), in front of the Castle of Knights and next to the Gazi Hassan Mosque (erected in 1776) in the centre of Kos town.

[3] The tree has become hollowed out over the years, and some branches are supported by metal scaffolding.

Next to the tree is a white tap with engravings in the Arabic language, also built by the Turkish Governor Gazi Hassan.

[6] A cutting of the tree was presented as a gift from the island of Kos to the United States and the National Library of Medicine, and planted on December 14, 1961 on the grounds surrounding the library.

The celebrated "Tree of Hippocrates", an oriental plane tree in Kos , Greece .
Tree of Hippocrates at the United States National Library of Medicine