Some objects surround us all our lives and, you see, we become so accustomed to their existence that we even stop paying attention to them without thinking about quite reasonable questions.
Например, знаете ли вы о том, сколько лет живет mountain ash, viburnum or apple? After all, if these trees decorate our yard or a plot of land this year, can we count on their uniqueness and shadow in the next? Or, say, in 10 or even 15 years?
This article will discuss one of the mosttraditional trees of central Russia. Readers will learn in detail about how many years a rowan has actually lived, what are the peculiarities of its cultivation and why these bright fruits have long been popular in traditional medicine.
First of all, it should be noted that in everyday life thisThe plant is often also called red rowan, forest rowan, or just rippling. The latter name is perhaps the most interesting, although it is explained quite simply: the elderly villagers have always considered it, and continue to consider it so far, the most suitable food for a small bird - grouse.
Before telling how many years livemountain ash, we note that the representative of the fauna itself grows in the form of a tree, and can reach a height of fifteen meters in height, although sometimes there are also bush-like species.
It is quite easy to learn mountain ash - from smooth gray bark, thick crown and characteristic bright red berries.
According to experts, under favorable conditions, mountain ash lives for about 100 years, but some trees may well live to more than two hundred. Such cases were recorded more than once.
Young branches of mountain ash grayish-red, slightly pubescent, with fluffy large buds. Rowan flowers are white, represented by umbrella inflorescences.
Finding places where mountain ash is growing is also easy.As a rule, these are forest glades, undergrowths, parks and gardens. You can meet this Russian beauty along the roads. Although in this case the answer to the question of how many years a rowan tree has lived will not be so straightforward. Bad environmental conditions initially adversely affect the leaves of the plant, and then on the fruits.
As a rule, it begins to bloom at the beginningMay-June. Berries are red-orange, round, the size of a pea. The taste is bitter and tart. Ripen by September and remain on the branches until the deep winter.
True, it should be noted that the bitterness and astringency of the berries is significantly lost immediately after the first frost.
We found out how many years a rowan has lived: about 100. And this means that if such a plant appears next to you, it means that it will be able to benefit more than one generation.
Vitamins that are part of the fruit,help strengthen the nervous system, eliminate the general weakness of the body, irritability and insomnia. Berries are also used in folk medicine as a diuretic, hemostatic and multivitamin remedy.
And they also actively use fruits in the manufacture of liqueurs, vodka, liqueurs and soft drinks. Cook also marmalade, jam, jam, jelly, marshmallow and sweets.
Few people realize that, despite its small size, rowan berries are rich in vitamins and acids. And they also contain sorbic acid - the most powerful antiseptic.
Despite the fact that mountain ash is widely used in traditional medicine, the pharmaceutical industry still has not managed to create a single medicine based on its fruits.
It should be noted that this plant is able to relieve stress in a person, for this he needs to lean his back against a tree for a while and close his eyes.
