Some objects surround us all life and, you see, we get so used to their existence that we even stop paying attention to them, without even thinking about quite reasonable questions.
For example, did you know about how many years liverowan, viburnum or apple-tree? After all, if these trees decorate our yard or homestead this year, can we count on their uniqueness and shadow in the next? Or, say, in 10 or even 15 years?
In this article we will discuss one of the mosttraditional trees in the central part of Russia. Readers will learn in detail about how many years the ashberry lives in reality, what are the characteristics of its cultivation and why these bright fruits have long been popular in folk medicine.
Section 1. Rowan. Features of growth and development
First of all, it should be noted that in everyday life it isa plant is often called red red mountain ash, forest ash or just ripples. The last name is perhaps the most interesting, although it can be explained quite simply: the elderly people of the villages have always considered it, and continue to be considered until now, the most suitable meal for a small bird, hazel grouse.
Before I tell you about how many years liverowan, we note that the representative of the fauna grows in the form of a tree, and in height can reach fifteen meters, although sometimes there are also bushlike varieties.
It is quite easy to find the ashberry - on a smooth gray bark, thick crown and characteristic bright red berries.
According to experts, under favorable conditions, the mountain ash grows mostly about 100 years, but some trees can well live to more than two hundred. Such cases were recorded more than once.
Young branches of mountain ash are grayish-red, slightly pubescent, with fluffy large buds. Flowers of mountain ash are white, represented by umbellate inflorescences.
Find places where growers grow, too 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 about how many years the tree of mountain ash is living will not be so unambiguous. Bad environmental conditions initially adversely affect the leaves of the plant, and then on the fruits.
As a rule, it starts to bloom at the beginningMay-June. The berries are red-orange, round, the size of a pea. The taste is bitter and tart. Ripen already by September and remain on the branches until the deep winter.
True, it should be noted that the bitterness and astringency of berries is greatly lost immediately after the first frost.
Section 2. Than rowan is useful
We found out how many years the ashberry lives: about 100. And this means that if such a plant appeared next door to you, it means that it can benefit not one generation.
Vitamins, which are part of the fruit,help strengthen the nervous system, eliminate the general weakness of the body, irritability and insomnia. Also, berries are used in folk medicine as a diuretic, hemostatic and multivitamin agent.
And they also actively use fruits in the manufacture of liquors, vodka, liqueurs and soft drinks. Prepare also marmalade, jam, jam, jelly, pastilles and sweets.
Section 3. Interesting facts about rowan
Few people guess that, despite its small size, berries of mountain ash are rich in vitamins and acids. And in their composition is sorbic acid - a powerful antiseptic.
Despite the fact that ashberry is widely used in folk medicine, the pharmaceutical industry has still not managed to create any medicine based on its fruits.
It should be noted that this plant can relieve stress in humans, for this he needs to lean his back against the tree for a while and close his eyes.
