This text uses "good fruit" (χρηστόκαρπον) as one word."useless" (ἄχρηστόν) and "fruitless" (ἄκαρπον) were closely associated
Posidonius Phil. (c. 2-1 B.C.), Fragmenta (1052: 001)
“Posidonios. Die Fragmente, vol. 1”, Ed. Theiler, W.
Berlin: De Gruyter, 1982.
Fragment 42, line 8
ὄρος, κατατεφροῦται πολλῷ βάθει τὰ Καταναίων χωρία· ἡ μὲν οὖν
σποδός, λυπήσασα πρὸς καιρόν, εὐεργετεῖ τὴν χώραν χρόνοις ὕστερον·
εὐάμπελον γὰρ παρέχεται καὶ χρηστόκαρπον, τῆς ἄλλης οὐχ ὁμοίως οὔσης
εὐοίνου· τάς τε ῥίζας, <ἃς> ἐκφέρει τὰ κατατεφρωθέντα χωρία, πιαίνειν
[δ'] ἐπὶ τοσοῦτον τὰ πρόβατά φασιν, ὥστε πνίγεσθαι· διόπερ ἐκ τῶν
"The fields of the Katanaeans are deeply charred; the ash, causing grief for a while, later proves beneficial to the land. It becomes a fertile vineyard, providing good fruit, unlike other areas that are not similarly conducive to wine production. The roots emerging from the charred fields are said to nourish the sheep to such an extent that they become choked. Therefore, these fields are more advantageous than others."
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