Planting elegant flowering shrubs provides an excellent opportunity to transform your garden plot. They help in zoning the territory, decorate areas between trees and recreation areas, and can become a real highlight of the site. Many of them, in addition to their enchanting beauty, give an aroma that delights the sense of smell.
Keriya
This forest shrub with sunny flowers is nicknamed the Japanese rose. It blooms early and continues to delight with lush flowering until mid-summer. Lonely flowers may appear further.
Camellia
At the mention of this plant, many immediately recall the novel "The Lady of the Camellias". This is a very aristocratic plant that, unfortunately, cannot stand Russian frosts. You need to hide it for the winter.
In the photo you see charming camellia flowers Almond
Jasmine
Before flowering, jasmine bushes are not of any interest in terms of decoration. But with the appearance of delicate white flowers, the picture changes dramatically, and the air is filled with an enchanting aroma. The petals can be harvested to flavor tea.
In the photo, a bush with a rare smell, called jasmine Daphne
One of the leaders in flowering time. Pleases the owners with a magnificent aroma that spreads far beyond the site.
Irga canadian
The plant has a special decorative effect not only in May, when it is covered with delicate white flower clusters. In the fall, the bush becomes crimson, which looks very impressive.
Viburnum, mountain ash, elderberry
These shrubs delight with their appearance all season, because no less attractive berries appear to replace beautiful flowers. These berry bushes not only complement country-style decor, but are also actively used for healing.
The variety of shrubs that bloom in summer is amazing. Let's plunge into the world of beautiful garden shrubs that delight the eye during the summer heat.
Barberry
These bushes with a special decorative effect are covered with yellow flowers in summer, which are replaced by red berries in autumn. Barberry leaves with a burgundy color will effectively smooth out.
Bush roses
This plant is better known to us under the name of rose hips. Red or pink lush flowers appear on thorny branches in early summer, and healthy fruits in early fall.
In the photo is a bush rose Park roses
The bushes are covered with flowers at the beginning of summer, and this beauty continues for about a month. Modern hybrids bloom much longer.
Weigela
The shrub stands out among other ornamental plants for its extraordinary abundance of flowers. Their color is not bright, so the composition looks very gentle. Enchanting splendor lasts all May and June, and if you're lucky, the continuation will be in August.
Hydrangea
Hydrangea always attracts attention: the bushes are very beautiful and do not disappear almost all summer. There are sometimes so many flowers united in large balls that green leaves are not visible behind them. Hydrangea paniculata and treelike are considered frost-resistant. The plant tolerates partial shade well.
Pictured is a gorgeous hydrangea Honeysuckle b
Has a decorative appearance not only during the flowering period. The flowers are bell-shaped, white. Honeysuckle produces delicious fruits - sin no berries that taste like blueberries.
Scumpia
A magnificent shrub with an unusual flowering shape. Instead of forming flowers, the plant grows the length of the peduncles, which are covered with fluff. In the photo you can see how unusual the scumpia looks: like a large cloud.
Action
Gently pink or white flowers cover the plant during the first half of summer. This visitor from the east looks unusually elegant.
Shrubs are another large group of woody flowering plants. Unlike trees, they are characterized by the presence in the adult state of not one main trunk, but several, growing side by side and reaching various thicknesses and heights. These stems originate at the very surface of the soil from the dormant buds of the main shoot, which is developed from the seed. They grow rapidly, often overtaking the maternal shoot and gradually replacing each other due to the death of the trunks in the center of the bush and the appearance of new ones on the sides. The life span of shrubs as a whole can be several hundred years, but individually, each of the shoots lives on average from 10 to 40 years, and their height ranges from 0.8 to 6 m.
Shrubs are widespread throughout the planet from equatorial regions to cold zones. Most often, they are wild (hazel), which are located both on the outskirts of forests (forest-tundra, shrub steppe) and in forests, forming undergrowth. In decorating the landscape of a summer cottage or garden, ornamental shrubs with their wonderful foliage and charming flowers are also an integral part. Today, many species of these plants are known, which perform different functions. The main ones are fruit, ornamental deciduous and ornamental flowering shrubs. Plants of the first type are capable of producing fruits rich in vitamins, most of which humans eat. These include gooseberries, currants, raspberries, barberries, blackberries, etc.
Small bushes often bloom very attractively and beautifully (jasmine, lilac, hydrangea, hibiscus, spirea, etc.). There are varieties of ornamental shrubs that bloom in spring or summer. In addition, their flowers come in completely different colors, shapes and sizes.
Those garden shrubs that bloom with nondescript flowers (boxwood, ivy) are also highly valued due to their very beautiful leaves of bright green color and unusual shape. They are mainly used for the formation of hedges, as well as in various plant compositions that complement landscape design. When choosing such types, the main role is played by the color and texture of the sheet.
All shrubs have different attitudes towards frost and sunlight. In this regard, they are divided as follows:
Saplings of ornamental shrubs are planted mainly in autumn. For this purpose, a month after the leaves have fallen, holes are dug, drainage is poured into them, and seedlings with an open root system or with earthen lumps are placed. However, thermophilic plant varieties take root better in spring, and they are planted before buds begin to bloom on the shoots.
1. It is strong and mighty with a powerful trunk, twisting, thick branches. Lives on average 400-500 years. The leaves of the tree are special: large, harsh, elongated-oval, with deep grooves.
2. The bark of a very young tree is dark. But the tree will live for several years, and the bark changes its color. The branches of the plant are drooping, the leaves are small, resembling a rhombus in shape. In ancient times, bark was used instead of writing paper.
3. Tall slender trees decorating streets, parks and squares. The trunks are gray. The leaves are large, smooth, and resemble triangles.
4. Wonderful honey plant! It is also called fragrant for its extraordinary aroma of flowers. The fruits, like flowers, are collected in bunches. Each bunch of fruits has one wing. The fruits are small nuts. Leaves are like hearts.
5. Young bark of this tree is a favorite treat of hares and mice. Branches are a delicacy for elk. Even in calm weather, it rustles with its round, dense, tough leaves on thin, long petioles.
6. Tall slender tree. By the end of summer, two-winged fruits ripen on it, which, falling off, quickly rotate like a propeller. Children in the fall love to collect bouquets from the multicolored five-pointed toothed leaves of this tree.
7. The tree has a powerful beautiful crown with flexible hanging branches and thin narrow oblong leaves. It is especially beautiful in spring, when it is covered with fluffy, as if, fur earrings.
8. The trunks of these resinous trees, loving light, are as if columns rush upward. Leaves - needles, long with a waxy bloom, grow on branches in bunches of two.
9. Very beautiful tree with large feathery leaves. In spring, it pleases with white lush fragrant inflorescences. In autumn - orange-red clusters of fruits - "berries".
10. The tree has a very beautiful openwork crown. Her needles are soft and are located on a branch in bundles of 30-40 pieces. For the winter, it falls, like the leaves of deciduous trees. Hence its name. It is the only deciduous coniferous tree in the world.
11. This tree resembles an evergreen pyramid. It can be recognized by the short spiky needles-needles, located on a branch one by one, and long (cylindrical) cones hanging down.
Answers: 1. Oak. 2. Birch. 3. Poplar. 4. Linden. 5. Aspen. 6. Maple. 7. Willow. 8. Pine. 9. Rowan. 10. Larch. 11. Spruce.
In a white sarafan.
With handkerchiefs in their pockets
With pretty clasps
With green earrings.
(A. Prokofiev).
It is the birch that is considered the symbol of our country. Since ancient times, songs and poems have been composed about this tree:
A birch tree stood in the field,
The curly one stood in the field.
White birch under my window.
Covered with snow, like silver,
On fluffy branches with a snowy border.
The brushes have blossomed in a white fringe.
(S. Yesenin).
Birch is unpretentious, it grows both on dry sands and on swampy soils. It can be found in the forest, in the field, and in parks.
In early spring, when the buds swell on the trees, flowers appear on the birch - inconspicuous catkins. In summer, they noticeably increase and turn brown. Each ripe earring contains several hundred small seeds. And on a whole adult tree in fruitful years, they can ripen up to several million. The smallest fruits, similar to a very small butterfly with open wings, are carried by the wind over long distances and germinate next spring on suitable soils. That is why birch is one of the first to occupy free plots of land.
White birch bark - birch bark - reflects the sun's rays and protects the tree from overheating. Since ancient times, birch bark has been used for the manufacture of household products. Raw materials were procured in the spring. At this time, "birch bark molts", that is, it is freely separated from the wood. The raw materials were dried in the shade and smoothed under the press. Tuesques, mugs, breadbaskets, boxes and other household items were made from birch bark. From the inner part of birch bark - bast - they wove sandals, baskets, and trunks. When people still did not know how to make paper, they wrote on birch bark. Birch bark letters, which are 700-800 years old, have survived to this day. Birch is still beneficial today. Furniture is made from its wood. Birch buds have healing properties, they are used for the preparation of medicines. MYSTERY.
Sticky buds
Green leaves,
With white bark
Stands over the mountain.
(Birch).
Rain and wind oak.
Not afraid at all.
Who said that oak.
Are you scared to catch a cold?
After all, until late autumn.
I stand green.
So I'm hardy
So hardened.
Oak is a powerful, majestic tree. The trunk is thick, covered with brown-gray bark with sinuous cracks. The older the tree, the deeper the cracks. Oak is considered the personification of heroic strength. In Greece, the oak branch was a symbol of strength, power and nobility. The oak was dedicated to the patron of the arts - the god Apollo. In ancient Rome, acorns were considered divine fruits. The ancient Roman scientist Pliny the Elder wrote about oaks as follows: "Untouched by centuries, of the same age as the universe, they amaze with their immortal fate, as the greatest miracle of the world."
Oak was considered a sacred tree by the Slavs, it was dedicated to the god of lightning and thunder - Perun.
Oak is the king of all trees,
He has a big role to play.
(I. Goryunova).
In the middle lane there are no trees that would exceed the size of the oaks. Oaks live for 400-500 years. Single specimens reach an age of about one and a half thousand years. The oldest oak tree grows in Germany. Its age is about 1400 years.
Oak is a light-loving tree. Pay attention to the branches of an oak tree? They are repeatedly bent, as if twisted, in old oak trees they have bizarre bends. The fact is that the branches are constantly drawn towards the sun, towards the light. So they change the direction of growth depending on the lighting. Oaks bloom in May. Fruits - acorns - ripen in autumn. Many forest dwellers like to feast on acorns: wild boars, deer, field mice, jays. Oak has a valuable wood: dense, hard, durable with a beautiful texture. It is used in shipbuilding, furniture, carpentry production. RIDDLES.
I got out of the crumble barrel,
I started up the roots and grew
I became tall and mighty,
I'm not afraid of thunderstorms or clouds.
I feed pigs and squirrels -
Nothing that the fruit is my crayon.
(Oak).
Into this sleek box.
Bronze color.
A small oak tree is hidden.
Next summer.
(Acorn).
The sun rose early
Looked into the house.
The chestnuts bloomed.
Behind my window.
The bird sings.
Close, close somewhere
So it comes.
Golden summer.
(G. Boyko).
Horse chestnut is a majestic tree with a spreading, dense, uniform high-vaulted crown. The trunk of mature trees is very strong, usually straight. This tree reaches a height of 25-30 meters.
Horse chestnut deservedly enjoys the fame of one of the most beautiful park trees. It is often planted in parks and gardens, near houses and summer cottages. In early spring, large sticky greenish-pink buds appear on the chestnut. A few days later, the original large leaves appear, divided into 5–7 leaves.
In early May, the chestnut blooms. His flowers are very beautiful - pyramidal panicles up to 30 centimeters high, consisting of large white flowers with yellowish or reddish drops of juice. Flowers that resemble candles on a Christmas tree give the tree a unique look. Chestnut fruits also look attractive: green, with numerous thorns, spherical capsules, each of which contains 1-3 shiny, dark brown seeds.
In the southern regions, the noble sowing chestnut grows. It is so different from horse chestnut that scientists attribute them to different families. They are similar only in appearance, in both species they are shiny, brown, like polished nuts, enclosed in almost identical shells, only in the edible it is brown with thorns, and in the horse chestnut it is bright green with tubercles. It is difficult to say exactly why the chestnut came to be called horse. There are two versions. According to one of them, after the leaf falls, a scar remains at the place of attachment of the petiole to the branch, resembling the trace of a horse's shoe. According to the second, there is a gray spot on the dark brown surface of the fruit, similar to a horse's hoof print. Horse chestnut wood is used in furniture production for the manufacture of high quality barrels. The extract prepared from the bark is used for tanning leather, dyeing cotton, woolen and silk fabrics dark brown and olive. Baskets are woven from young branches.
In the deep blue
Orange-al,
Maple leaf.
He flew over me.
I run after:
He, as if teasing,
Somewhere beckoned.
Follow me.
Leaflet,
Tired of circling above
Trustingly he sat down.
In the palm of your hand to me.
(G. Osinova).
Maple is easily distinguished from other trees by its large, patterned leaves with five pointed tips. Maple is especially beautiful in autumn. Maple leaves are painted in different colors: yellow, red, orange, crimson, golden. The tree is transformed, it becomes so elegant that you can't take your eyes off. It is difficult to resist and not collect a bouquet of leaves.
Maple meets first.
Autumn arrival.
Circling in the air merry.
Round dance of leaves,
The earth quickly covers.
With a golden carpet -
Let the family fall asleep.
Long winter sleep.
In the spring, the maple is one of the first to wake up. As soon as the snow begins to melt, maple roots absorb moisture from the ground and drive it along the trunk to the branches. If at this time an incision is made in the tree, sap will flow out of it. Maple juice is sweet and contains 2-3 percent sugar. At the end of April, the maple begins to bloom. Its flowers are inconspicuous: small, yellowish-green, but they have a strong attractive smell. In addition, there are not many flowering plants at this time, so bees and other insects rush to the maple, collect sweet nectar and pollinate the plant. Maple fruits look like small propellers. In the fall, they break away from the branches, and the wind carries them around the neighborhood. Maple is a fast-growing tree. Young shoots, which receive enough moisture, heat and light, grow by about a meter per year. Maple wood is white, with a reddish-brown or yellowish tint. It is perfectly planed and retains its shape. Maple wood can be easily bent, therefore it has been used for the manufacture of musical instruments for a long time. Back in the 9th century, the Slavs made a harp from maple. In the Middle Ages, maple was widely used in the manufacture of strings, bows and other musical instruments. Now resonant violins and guitars are made from maple. And skis are made from maple, fast and light.
I grew up, sticky
Thin and flexible -
Don't break me!
Honey-bearing color.
I will bloom in the summer -
Protect me.
At noon under me.
Hide from the heat -
Grow me up.
I will cover you from the rain -
Water me.
Together, my dear friend,
Let's gain strength -
You love me.
And wait until the deadline
You will go out into the wide world -
Do not forget me!
(P. Voronko).
Linden is a slender tree with a dense crown. On a hot summer day, it is always cool in its shade, so the linden was planted in the parks of old noble estates.
Unlike many trees, linden blooms rather late - in late June - early July. Her flowers are yellowish-white, collected in small clusters. They look unattractive, but they emit a large amount of nectar. Linden is the best honey plant. Bees fly around it all day, collecting sweet nectar.
Linden flower releases 2-3 milligrams of nectar per day. Linden honey contains many useful substances. Linden flowers also have healing properties. Linden tea is drunk for colds. In winter, linden attracts jays, woodpeckers, squirrels - linden fruits remain to winter on the tree. So the forest dwellers are in a hurry to feast on. Linden is a good neighbor for other trees. There are never old fallen leaves under a linden tree; they quickly rot and return nutrients to the soil, including calcium necessary for plants. Linden wood is solid white, without shades, and soft. Since ancient times, window frames have been cut out of it, carved kitchen utensils, toys, and musical instruments have been made. The bark of young lindens used to be used to cut bast, from which bast shoes were woven. MYSTERY.
It takes from my flower.
Bee is the most delicious honey.
And everyone offends me:
The thin skin is removed.
(Linden) PROVERBS AND SAYINGS The pine tree feeds, the linden clothes.
Alder has learned a little.
Put on an earring behind an earring,
And when she grew up completely,
I brought you two earrings.
And she is not a fashionista at all,
Yes, it is so common in the world:
Everyone wants to grow up
Everyone wants to blossom.
(E. Serova).
Alder is a short tree with a thin, often crooked trunk. Its bark is gray-greenish, always smooth, even in old trees.
Alder blooms in early spring, long earrings bloom on the branches even before the leaves appear. According to the old custom, the girls went out to watch the alder bloom. The beauty of the girl was compared with the beauty of the alder. She blooms in lush color, like a beautiful girl. Bees gather at blooming alder, guys stare at beautiful girls. Beekeepers tried to let the bees out of the hives by the time the alder blossomed, so that they could collect food from the sticky leaves.
The alder leaves are dull green above, gray-green below. Even in autumn, they do not change color, so they fall to the ground green. Fallen alder leaves are rich in nitrogen. This element is essential for the normal development of plants. Alder leaves rot quickly enough and enrich the soil with nitrogen.
Alder roots live in close symbiosis with certain soil bacteria. To do this, they form special nodules, like in legumes. But unlike legumes, it is not bacteria that settle in them, but the so-called radiant mushrooms. They assimilate nitrogen from the air and return it to the soil. Where alder grows, the soil is significantly improved. This tree is very useful for the forest. The roots of alder are located at a shallow depth, and the main shoots often grow on them. Alder grows very quickly and therefore is the first to populate the clearing, abandoned arable land. Alder is often planted to strengthen the soil on dumps or freshly covered soils. Alder wood has an orange tint. Fresh alder stump of bright orange, almost orange color. Alder wood, soaked in water, is durable and does not rot. For a long time in Russia, well logs were made from it. And now it is used for the construction of underwater structures. FOLK CHARACTERS Alder has bloomed - this buckwheat. The gray alder has become dusty, the wild willow has let loose the golden-green lambs, the lark has begun to sing - it's time to go out to the arable land. If Indian summer is rainy, autumn is dry, dry, like black alder.
Osinka.
Painted.
Autumn.
I like the aspen very much.
She shines with gilding
It's only a pity -
Flies around.
(V. Lunin).
Even in calm weather in the aspen forest you can hear the faint noise of rustling leaves, as if they are constantly whispering about something. If the breeze blows, the aspen leaves begin to sway and rustle.
You've probably heard the expression: "trembles like an aspen leaf." So they say about a person who is cowardly or overwhelmed by fear. This expression did not appear by chance. For a long time, people have noticed that at the slightest breath of breeze, aspen leaves begin to rustle - "tremble". Why it happens? The leaves of the aspen are round in shape, sit on a long petiole. When the air moves, they begin to sway, bump against each other and make noise. Interestingly, the leaves of young shoots are completely different from the leaves of an adult tree. They are larger, softer, slightly pubescent, with a pointed tip. The petioles of young leaves are short and round in cross section, and they cannot "tremble".
Aspen blooms in early spring. The leaves have not yet bloomed, and the aspen is covered with long shaggy earrings. In autumn, aspen leaves are among the first to acquire an elegant color of various shades: from pale yellow to bright crimson. Aspen fruits ripen in autumn. Her seeds are light, small. Thanks to the fluffy tuft, they fly over long distances. Young aspen trees are fast growing. Young trees (up to 30 years old) grow by 1.5–2 meters annually. The life span of an aspen is 60–80 years. Since ancient times, aspen wood has been used as a finishing material in the construction of wooden churches. A ploughshare was cut from it - a patterned shit, which was used to cover the domes. Properly dried wood is second only to oak and pine in strength, so it is suitable for making boats and skis. MYSTERY.
What kind of tree stands -
There is no wind, but the leaf is trembling?
(Aspen) FOLK CHARACTERS Aspen in earrings - harvest for oats. As the aspen trembles, so the cattle in the field are fed. In autumn, one berry is a bitter mountain ash, one tree is a bitter aspen.
The pines want to grow up to the sky,
They want to sweep the sky with branches,
To within a year.
The weather was clear.
Pines are slender, tall trees with beautiful golden trunks. Lower branches on pines die off quickly, as nutrients in the lower parts of the trees are consumed faster than accumulated during photosynthesis. Therefore, the pine forest resembles a light temple with majestic columns. The inhabitants of Northern Europe have created many tales about this tree. In the East, they believe that pines ward off misfortune and bring happiness. Being in a pine forest is not only pleasant, but also useful. The air is always clean there. Pine trees secrete essential oils that kill germs.
All year round: both in winter and in summer, the pine tree remains green. The needles on it do not change all at once, but gradually: some needles fall off, new ones grow in their place. Pine needles are longer than spruce needles and are attached to the branch by two needles together.
Pines are light-loving plants, they love space and sun. You look at the pine forest and it seems that the pines are stretching upward, closer to the sun.
Pines can be found on sandy soils, in swamps, on rocks, among crevices. They are not capricious and can adapt to different conditions. The roots of the pine are powerful and large. On sandy soils, the roots rush down, extracting life-giving moisture. On swampy soils, they are compressed, fleeing excess moisture. Pines are the oldest trees on our planet. Scotch pine, common in the middle lane, grows for 300-500 years. Long-lived pines are found in North America. In the highlands of California, the bristlecone pine grows. In 1955, one of these pines was cut down. It turned out that her age is 4900 years. It is older than the Egyptian pyramid of Cheops. Now all the long-lived pines have been taken under state protection. Among them there are many trees over 4000 years old. MYSTERY.
I have a long needle
Than the tree.
I grow very straight.
High.
If I'm not at the edge
The branches are only at the top.
(Pine) FOLK CHARACTERS There are many cones on pines and firs - for a good year: both rye and wheat - everything will come. If you listen carefully, the pine tree rings at the storm, and the oak groans.
Different types of willow have got their own, memorable names among the people: willow, rakita, willow, black-blooded, white-thawed.
Willow is found everywhere: from the desert polar tundra to the steppe of Central Asia. In the north, it reaches only a few centimeters, and in the south, these are huge 30-meter trees.
Near the river at the cliff.
The willow is crying, the willow is crying.
Maybe she feels sorry for someone?
Maybe she's hot in the sun?
Maybe the wind is playful.
Did you pull the willow by the pigtail?
Is the willow thirsty?
Maybe we should go ask?
(I. Tokmakova).
The willow has long roots, so it is planted to fix loose sands, to strengthen the banks of canals, slopes, dams, to create forest belts. Weeping willows, which are planted in parks and along the banks of reservoirs, look very beautiful.
If you see a willow tree, then know that somewhere very close there is water - a pond or a river. In the old days, people looked for water using a willow twig. Where the twig trembles, tilts down - it means that deep in the ground there is an aquifer, and this is where you need to dig a well. People who were looking for water with a willow twig were called dowsers. In the spring, the willow blooms, and its branches are covered with earrings. Ripe fruits open up, releasing light, like fluff, seeds. The wind carries them away from the parent tree. Willow seeds have an amazing ability. Having fallen to the ground, they begin to sprout in an hour! In a day, the seed acquires a tail - a root, and a stalk rises upward. Many animals feed on young shoots of willow. In the tundra in thickets of willow deer feed, in the forest zone - moose. Willow rods are used for weaving baskets and making wicker furniture. Various crafts are made from white willow wood. MYSTERY.
The kidneys are silver
The flowers are gilded
And the skin on the branch -
Red colors.
(Willow).
Poplar - everyone knows it -
Growth champion.
And get my head out.
It's not easy for you at all,
Because I'm over the summer.
I grow two meters.
Poplar is indeed one of the fastest growing trees in the middle lane. It reaches impressive sizes in a short time. Poplar grows by 1.5–2 meters per year. This tree is unpretentious and does not require special care.
Poplar is used more often than other trees for landscaping streets. Besides fast growth, it has other advantages. This majestic slender tree with a greenish-gray smooth trunk and dense crown fits perfectly into the landscape design, decorates city squares, squares, streets. In the city, the poplar plays the role of an orderly. It cleans the air from dust and soot and releases a large amount of oxygen into the atmosphere.
Let's take a closer look at the poplar leaves. Above they are shiny dark green, and below they are light with white pubescence. Such pubescent leaves are capable of trapping a significant amount of dust from the air. It settles in the hairs, and during heavy rainfall it is washed off and carried away by the flowing water. If there is too much dust and soot and the air is very polluted, poplar leaves send a distress signal - they become small, become stained, thin out. It is necessary to take measures, because it is impossible to live in such conditions not only for a poplar, but also for a person.
Poplar blooms in early spring, even before the first leaves bloom on it. Already at the end of May, fruits ripen on poplars - boxes with a large number of small seeds. These seeds are covered with long silky hairs - popularly called poplar fluff. The boxes burst, and a "white blizzard" falls on the city. Poplar fluff, like snow, covers the ground and trees.
- Confess to us, rooster,
Why is fluff everywhere?
You are a famous bully!
There must have been a fight here?
“I’m not fighting for eight days!
Pooh flies from poplars!
(M. Druzhinina) Poplar fluff quickly absorbs moisture, thus creating good conditions for seed germination. A poplar seed swells in 4 hours, and after 8-10 hours a root appears. Poplar wood is soft and light. Plywood and paper are made from it. Poplar buds are used in cosmetology.
What kind of girl is this:
Not a seamstress, not a craftswoman,
She does not sew anything herself,
And in needles all year round.
(A. Rozhdestvenskaya).
What tree do we always decorate with toys for the New Year? That's right, a Christmas tree. Christmas tree, or, scientifically, spruce, is a relative of other conifers such as pine or cedar.
Spruce has a denser crown than pine. It tolerates a lack of light well and does not die, but simply stops growing. Spruce requires moist, nutritious soil for good growth. Spruces are slender trees with fluffy branches covered with needles. Norway spruce is the tallest tree in Europe, it reaches a height of 70 meters.
We ate at the edge - to the top of the sky -
They listen, are silent, look at the grandchildren.
And grandchildren are Christmas trees, thin needles,
There is a round dance at the forest gate.
If in deciduous trees the leaves turn yellow and fall off in autumn, then in conifers the leaves-needles remain green in winter. The only coniferous tree that sheds needles every year is larch.
In our country, common spruce grows in the European part, Siberian spruce in the Urals and Siberia, Korean spruce in the Far East, Eastern spruce in the Caucasus, and Finnish spruce in Karelia. Here are how many species! Blue spruce trees adorn the central squares of Russian cities. Their homeland is North America. The waxy bloom gives the needles an unusual blue color. The wood covered with natural wax can easily survive both harsh winters and dry summers.
You will always find her in the forest -
Let's go for a walk and meet:
It is prickly like a hedgehog
In the winter in a summer dress.
The spruce lives for several hundred years, the oldest spruces in our country were found in the Kostroma region. They are over 500 years old. Spruce wood is soft, pleasant white or yellowish. It makes beautiful furniture. Also, paper and musical instruments are made of spruce wood. RIDDLES.
In winter and summer in one color.
(Spruce).
She has pegs of clothes -
All needles and needles.
The animals joke: “Uncle Hedgehog.
She looks a little like her! "
(Christmas tree).
To begin with, the tree that everyone calls cedar and from which pine nuts are harvested is not actually cedar at all. This is a cedar pine, or Siberian cedar.
There are only three types of real cedars: Lebanese, Atlas and Himalayan. In our country, they almost never occur. In some southern cities, Himalayan cedars are planted on the streets.
But there is a lot of Siberian pine in Russia. It is a tall, powerful tree. It reaches a height of 40 meters and a trunk diameter of 1.5–2 meters. The crown in young trees is pyramidal, in adults it is spreading.
For the first time the Siberian pine was called cedar by the Tobolsk Metropolitan Cyprian in his work "Synodik". He described how Novgorod merchants, in the XII century, finding themselves in Siberia, saw large trees with cones. Some of them had seen cedar cones before. So the unfamiliar tree was called cedar.
It is very easy to breathe in the cedar because of the smell of pine needles and aromatic oils that cedar wood gives off. This remarkable feature of the cedar forests was noticed by the ancient monks. Then the proverb arose: "In the spruce forest - to work, in the birch forest - to have fun, in the cedar forest - to pray to God." Monks brought cedars from Siberia to central Russia. And today they grow in Sergiev Posad, monasteries in Yaroslavl and Tver regions. They are on the territory of the Moscow Kremlin. Cedars are long-lived trees. They live up to 800 or even 1000 years. Siberian cedar is a real wood-combine, almost all of its parts are used by humans. The juice is used in medicine. Wood is used to make furniture, musical instruments and pencils. Tannins from the bark are used in the manufacture of leather goods. The needles are processed to obtain vitamin meal for animal husbandry. In a productive year, one large tree produces up to 1000-1500 cones. In nature, the seeds of the Siberian cedar are distributed by nutcrackers, chipmunks, squirrels, sables and other animals that feed on pine nuts. Pine nuts are very nutritious, they contain 65 percent oil, rich in protein and vitamins. RIDDLES.
There is Siberian cedar in the taiga,
Cedars are generous for nuts.
They know squirrels, they know mice,
That you need to look for them in ... (bump).
In this article about trees you will find pictures, fairy tales, riddles and educational tasks for children. This is the first article in the series "Encyclopedia of Trees for Kids". And in it we will get acquainted with three trees - oak, elm and ash. At the end of the article there is a presentation for children on the topic "Trees" for free download.
Welcome to the wonderful world of trees! I would like to believe that you will make new discoveries in this world and fall in love with it! And once again admire the beauty and wisdom of nature, revealing its secrets for yourself and for your children.
All tasks are designed to be performed not in one sitting, but as the kid gets to know the trees. We saw an oak tree while walking - we talked about it. We examined the drawing with the leaves of trees and their bark on the website - while walking we examined the bark of trees in the yard, drew an individual drawing of the bark for each tree. We watched the cartoon and came up with a fairy tale based on it, etc. Then the child will not only assimilate new information, but will apply it in life, study the world around him, ask questions, think, seek solutions, grow up as an inquisitive, independent, creative person!
I wish everyone interesting communication with the world of trees and new discoveries!
Why is the oak called a giant? Why is he called a long-liver? (because it "lives for a long time") How else can you say about an oak - what is it? (Mighty, strong, large, huge, great, branched, tall, thick, stocky, gnarled, curly, squat, spreading, spreading, thick, age-old, ancient, century-old, stately, majestic, old, young, etc.) ...
Helpful hints:
1. Choosing words, you can play this game with your child. Print out the Oak coloring sheet. In it, the crown of the oak is divided into parts (10 or more). You can draw a similar picture yourself. As soon as the child names a word, you paint over one of the parts (you need to paint over quickly - therefore, it is better to use a marker). The task is to find a lot of words about oak in order to paint over all the parts. Such a task is interesting to the kid, and he has a desire to find as many suitable words as possible. I often use this technique in teaching children, and it always gives great results! Gradually, you can divide the image into more and more parts, so the children will already easily cope with the task.
2. It will be difficult for the child to complete the task alone, so you name the most difficult, rare words, and the baby says simpler and more familiar words. By conducting such exercises, we enrich the child's vocabulary and teach him to listen attentively to the speech of adults and the language of works of art, to memorize expressive words, to pay attention to them. If you constantly conduct such word selection games with your baby, you will gradually begin to notice that the child has begun to use very beautiful, bright, individual, figurative expressions in speech!
3. If you are doing this exercise with several children or a group of toddlers, you can do it differently. Cut the leaves out of colored cardboard (shaped like the leaves of an oak tree) and apply them to the design of the oak tree. One word is equal to one leaf on an oak tree! It is necessary to calculate so that the leaves at the end of the assignment cover the entire crown. It is very convenient to do this exercise using Uni patafix - a means for repeatedly securely gluing parts. Attached and then easily removed! No spots or traces remain, and the pictures are intact! Very handy when playing with children! I have been using it for twelve years and I recommend it to everyone! This plastic mass is sold in stationery stores and online stores.
And here is the coloring book for this exercise!
They say about a strong, strong, healthy person: "He is as strong as an oak." Why do they say that? Who of the fairytale heroes can I say so? (Remember the heroes from the works known to your child. You can tell about Russian heroes from epics or about the heroes of fairy tales who overcame obstacles and showed their prowess and strength in the fight against the Serpent Gorynych or Koshchey the Immortal, remember the brave soldier from many folk and author's tales ). When you watch cartoons or read fairy tales, remember this expression from time to time, ask. about which of the heroes can I say so and why.
Find an oak tree while walking. Consider him, say hello to him.
Tell your child that in autumn the leaves of an oak tree fly around reluctantly and slowly, as if they are in no hurry to fly to the ground. And when the whole forest has already flown around, the oak still has leaves. And some oak leaves do not fly around at all, and remain on the branches for the winter. Here is how Irina Tokmakova wrote about it in a poem.
Rain and wind oak
Not afraid at all.
Who said that oak
Are you scared to catch a cold?
After all, until late autumn
It stands green.
This means that the oak is hardy,
So tempered.
Find acorns under the oak and examine them. Make a riddle.
Consider the leaves and fruits of an oak (explain to your child that the fruits of an apple tree are apples, a pear has pears, and an oak has acorns). What color are they? What shape? What do they look like?
Invite the child to guess the riddle (do not show the answer!).
Pay attention to the kid how interesting it was said in the riddle about the acorn! "Beretik" in it was called "scoop", and "box" - what is that? Why does this riddle say that there is an oak in the "box", because the oak is big and won't fit in an acorn? (Listen and encourage any opinion of the child, the main thing is that he is trying to think, find reasons and relationships, learns to independently look for a solution in a new situation with an ambiguous answer!)
Ask: “Do you want to know what is inside the acorn and how new young oak trees are obtained from acorns? Watch this little film "How an oak grows from an acorn"!
From the branch to the ground
An acorn fell
Ripe acorn
The acorn is heavy.
He is frightened
Cries and cries
And acorns
Doesn't hide tears.
- What should I do,
The giant oak?
Hey, answer me
I'm your son!
- What do you do?
Bury yourself in the ground
So that by spring
Turn into an oak tree. (Leila Eradze)
Note: The kid will most likely be surprised in the first minute of the film that nothing happens to the acorn. Say that you need to wait a little and be patient, because an acorn does not immediately grow an oak tree. First, the acorn lies on the ground for a very long time, gets wet under water in moisture? it is covered and protected by snow in winter. And only then the first sprout appears from the acorn, which begins to stretch upward.
Tell your kid that an acorn oak can be grown at home if you plant an acorn in damp ground and water it every day. You can also try to grow an oak tree yourself, if you or your children have a desire. It will be interesting for children to watch what happens. Take acorns under a strong, sturdy oak tree and plant them in regular flower potting soil. You can also germinate acorns in damp cotton wool, and then plant in a pot. Water every day, the plant really needs moisture! Ask the kid: "Who waters the acorn in nature?" (The rain helps him grow!) The sprout will appear no earlier than in three weeks. When the oak tree grows, you can transplant it outside. Never discard the trees after your germination experience! They are alive, and the kid must see how they will be returned to nature! Of course, it is not at all necessary to grow an oak from an acorn yourself, but this always delights children when they see seedlings and their development!
Speech exercise for the development of linguistic flair. Ask the child, start the phrase, and he will finish:
If the child is mistaken, then just say “Such a word could be in Russian, but people call these leaves differently” and name it correctly. The wrong version of the child should not be repeated. Forming new words, the child is in the role of an experimental researcher, so here mistakes are not a loss, but let them develop! You can't learn to walk without falling!
Assignment for the child: Once again, carefully examine the leaves of the oak. Now try to find them in this picture - confusion. The autumn breeze has mixed up all the leaves. Help me figure out where the oak leaves are. Where is the birch leaf? Aspen? Maple? Rowan berries?
The wind flew through the forest,
The wind counted the leaves:
Here is oak,
Here is the maple
Here is the mountain ash carved,
Here is a golden birch tree,
Here is the last leaf from the aspen
The wind threw on the path.
N.Nishcheva
How many oak leaves are in the picture? (Three - one with smoother edges, and two leaves with carved edges)
Note: this and other pictures in good quality for printing or display on the screen are given in the presentation below.
“Let's imagine what would happen if the trees were gone?” (It would be very hot, there would be no shade, the birds would fly away, the wind would blow, etc.). Try to fantasize with your child further: “Would there be no birds? Why is that bad? Maybe we would have lived without birds? (No, birds peck on harmful insects, and then there would be too many of these bugs). “And if there were no trees on our streets, what would it be? Wouldn't there be a shadow? Why would that be bad? Maybe nothing terrible would have happened? (It would be very hot outside, very dusty on the road, we would not be able to play during the day in the heat, etc.) old oak and birch: "Tales of the old oak". In this cartoon, the kid will see why we need trees and how they help us!
http://youtu.be/cXqRN5bxFVs
And at the end of our conversation about our first tree - the oak, I want to tell you two fairy tales about the oak. The kind and wise are the same as the character of the oak itself - a symbol of strength and wisdom.
In one dense forest lived a wise and old oak tree. Everyone respected him and called him the king of the forest.
Young willows, birches and other trees loved to listen to the tales of the old tree.Once the oak asked the trees:
- Dear trees - lindens, maples, willows and others! - Would you like to listen to a fairy tale
about our forest?
- We want, we want! - all the young trees shouted joyfully.
- Well, listen ... - said the oak.The wise oak began to tell:
- In our forest, once upon a time there lived an old and proud stump. This case was in the fall. Once grandmother came to him with a basket, bowed to him and left. After some time, grandfather comes to the forest with a bag, he also bowed to the stump and left there. And so people came with buckets and bowed to the stump.Stop reading the fairy tale here and speculate with the baby, what kind of stump was it that everyone bowed to him? Have we ever bowed to a stump with you? And you will find out the clue further in the fairy tale - I wonder if you guessed it?
Then the stump became proud and says to the trees that stood around it:
- Bow to me, I am your king!
But the trees did not bow to him.
- You have a wonderful imagination! - said the tall Pine.
- And the gift to play in the theater! - said the wild cherry.
- I am not kidding! - Today people came to me and bowed to me - you do the same!
But the trees were already indignant:
- How so? said the wild apple tree.
And then a terrible commotion arose. The trees were outraged, and the old tree stump was still proving that he was the king.But then, in the midst of this commotion, a swift titmouse flew in and sat down on a tree stump. She asked to tell what happened to the wild cherry. When the bird found out everything, she said:
- Old tree stump! You know that it is autumn outside and that there are many mushrooms in the forest. Look around you.
And indeed, around the stump were visible mushrooms: porcini, boletus, chanterelles and others.
- I now understand why people were bending down in front of me! - said the stump. - They collected autumn mushrooms! And the old tree stump didn't brag anymore, he began to respect all the trees and the forest.The wise oak finished telling the tale.
- What a clever tale! - said the owl, which also flew in to listen to the story.
- Indeed, it also happens to us! - admired the young birch.Everyone liked the tale of the wise oak tree, and since it was late afternoon, everyone fell asleep sweetly.
The tale of life is more for adults than for children ... More precisely, not only for children ...
In the forest, high on a steep, on the open seashore, there was an old, old oak tree, and it was exactly three hundred and sixty-five years old - a considerable period, but for a tree it is the same as for us people, the same number of days. We stay awake during the day, sleep and dream at night. With a tree, the situation is different: the tree is awake for three seasons and falls asleep only towards winter. Winter is the time of his sleep, his night after a long day - spring, summer and autumn.
On warm summer days, mayflies danced around its crown; they lived, fluttered and were happy, and when one of these tiny creatures in quiet bliss sank to rest on a large fresh leaf, the oak would say every time:
Poor thing! Your whole life is one single day! So short ... How sad!
Sadly? - answered the mayfly. - What are you talking about? Everything is so light, warm and wonderful! I'm so glad!
Why, just one day - and the end!
End? said the mayfly. - What is the end? You, too?
No, I, maybe, will live thousands of your days, my day lasts for whole seasons! You can't even count how long it takes!
No, I don't understand you! You have thousands of my days, and I have thousands of moments, and in everyone there is joy and happiness! Well, will all the beauty of the world die with your death?
No, - answered the oak. - The world will exist much longer, endlessly, I cannot imagine how long!
So, it means that you and I are given an equal share, only we think differently!
And the mayfly danced and whirled in the air, rejoiced at its delicate, graceful, transparent velvety wings, rejoiced in the warm air filled with the smell of clover, rose hips, elderberry and honeysuckle. And what smelled like woodruff, primroses and mint! The air was so fragrant that it was just right to get drunk from it. What a long and wonderful day it was, full of joy and sweet sensations! And when the sun went down, the fly felt such a pleasant fatigue, its wings refused to wear it, it quietly sank onto a soft wavering blade of grass, drooped its head and fell asleep sweetly. It was death.
Poor things! - said the oak. - Their lives are too short!
And every summer day the same dance was repeated, the same conversation, answer and falling asleep; so it was repeated with whole generations of mayflies, and they were all equally cheerful, equally happy.
The oak was awake for its morning - spring, its noon - summer and its evening - autumn, it was time to fall asleep for him, his night - winter was approaching.
The storms began to sing: “Good night! Good night! Here the leaf fell, there the leaf fell! We cut them off, we cut them off! Try to sleep! We will lull you, we will rock you! Isn't it how good your old branches are? They are so aching with pleasure! Sleep well, sleep well! This is your three hundred and sixty-fifth night, because you are still like a one-year-old baby! Sweet dreams! The clouds are pouring snow, it will lie in a sheet, a soft blanket around your legs! Sleep well, enjoy your dreams! "
And the oak threw off the foliage, gathered to rest, getting ready to fall asleep, to spend the whole long winter in dreams, to see in a dream the pictures of the experience, as people see them in a dream.
He, too, was once small, and an acorn was his cradle. By human count, he was now in his forties. Bigger, more magnificent than he was there was no tree in the forest. Its top rose high above all the trees and was visible from the sea from afar, serving as a sign for sailors. And the oak did not know how many eyes were looking for it. Forest pigeons nested in its green crown, a cuckoo crowed, and in the fall, when its leaves seemed to be forged from copper, migratory birds sat on the branches to rest before setting off across the sea. But now, in winter, the oak stood without leaves, and one could see what twisted, knotty branches it had; crows and jackdaws took turns sitting on them and talking about how difficult the time had come, how difficult it would be to get food in winter.
On the night before Christmas, the oak had the most wonderful dream of his life. Let's listen!
He seemed to feel that the holiday time had come, he could hear the ringing of bells around him, he dreamed of a warm, quiet summer day. He spread his mighty green crown wide; the sun's rays played between its branches and leaves, the air was filled with the scent of herbs and bushes; colorful butterflies chased each other; the mayfly flies danced as if everything only existed for their dancing and merriment. Everything that from year to year experienced and saw the oak around him passed now in front of him as if in a festive procession. He saw equestrian knights and ladies of the past, with feathers on their hats and falcons on their arms. They drove through the forest, the hunting horn blew, the dogs barked. He saw enemy soldiers in shiny armor and colorful clothes, with pikes and halberds; they pitched tents and then took them down. Campfires were burning, people were singing and sleeping under the wide-spread oak branches. He saw happy lovers, they met here in the moonlight and carved the first letter of their names on his isser-green bark. Merry wandering apprentices used to - many, many years have passed since then - hung zithers and aeolian harps on its branches, and now they hung again and sounded so inviting again. The forest pigeons cooed, as if they wanted to tell how the tree felt at the same time, the cuckoo crowed how many summer days he still had to live.
And it was as if a new stream of life streamed in him from the smallest roots to the highest branches and leaves. And it seemed to him that he was stretching, he could smell life and warmth in the roots there, underground, he could smell how strength was coming. It grew higher and higher, the trunk quickly, non-stop stretched upward, the crown became thicker, more magnificent, more and more spreading. And the more the tree grew, the more the joyful thirst grew in it to grow even higher, to rise to the sun itself, sparkling and hot.
The top of the oak tree had already risen above the clouds, which swept below like flocks of migratory birds or white swans.
The oak saw with every leaf, as if everyone had eyes. He saw the stars in the middle of the day, and they were so big and shiny! Each shone like a pair of clear, gentle eyes, reminding of other familiar eyes - the eyes of children and lovers who met under its crown.
The oak was experiencing wonderful, blissful moments. And yet he missed his forest friends ... He so wanted all other trees, all bushes, grasses and flowers to rise with him, to feel the same joy, to see the same shine as he did. The mighty oak, even in those moments of blissful sleep, was not quite happy: he wanted to share his happiness with everyone - both small and large, and this feeling fluttered in every branch, every leaf passionately and hotly, as if in a human breast.
The crown of the oak moved, as if it were looking for something, as if it lacked something; he looked down and suddenly heard the smell of woodruff, and then an even stronger smell of honeysuckle and violets, and it even seemed to him that he heard a cuckoo.
And now the green tops of the forest peeped through the clouds. The oak saw underneath other trees, they also grew and stretched upward; bushes and herbs too. Some even burrowed out of the ground to fly faster. Ahead of all was the birch; like white lightning, its slender trunk rushed up, the branches fluttered like green veils and banners. All forest plants, even the brown reed sultans, rose to the clouds; birds with songs flew after them, and on a blade of grass that swayed in the wind, like a long green ribbon, a grasshopper sat and played with a wing on its thin leg. May beetles were buzzing, bees were buzzing, birds were pouring into their throats; everything in the skies sang and rejoiced.
“Where is the red water flower? Let him be with us! - said the oak. - And a blue bell, and a baby daisy! "
Oak wanted to see everyone near him.
"We are here, we are here!" - came from all sides.
“And what about last year’s beautiful woodruff? And the carpet of lilies of the valley that was spread here a year ago? And what about the wonderful wild apple tree and all those who have decorated the forest for many, many years? If they lived to this moment, they would be with us! "
"We are here, we are here!" - it was heard from above, as if the respondents flew just over him.
“No, how good it is, I just can't believe it! - the old oak rejoiced. - They are all here with me, both small and large! None are forgotten! Is such happiness possible? "
"Everything is possible!" - sounded in response.
And the old oak tree, which did not stop growing, suddenly felt that it was completely separated from the ground.
“Nothing could be better! - he said. - Now no bonds hold me! I can fly to the very source of light and brilliance! And all my dear friends are with me! Both small and large - everything! "
This is what the old oak tree dreamed about. And while he was dreaming, a terrible storm raged over the land and sea - it was on Christmas night. The sea rolled heavy ramparts onto the shore, the oak creaked and cracked and was uprooted at the very moment when he dreamed that he was separating from the earth. The oak has collapsed ... Three hundred and sixty-five years of his life have now become like one day for a mayfly.
On Christmas morning, when the sun rose, the storm died down. Bells were festively ringing, from all the pipes, even from the pipe of the poorest hut, a blue smoke curled like a sacrificial incense on the feast of the Druids. The sea calmed down more and more, and elegant Christmas flags were raised on a large ship that had withstood the night storm.
And the tree is no more! A night storm has crushed an old oak tree, our omen on the shore! - said the sailors. - Who will replace him for us? No one!
With such a funeral speech, brief, but spoken from the bottom of their hearts, the sailors honored the old oak that had been thrown by a storm on a snow cover. The old song sung by the sailors also reached the oak. They sang about Christmas, and the sounds of the song ascended high, high to the sky, as the old oak rose to it in its last dream.
Elm is often found on our streets. This is a very useful tree - it cleans the air wonderfully. And birds are very fond of elm - they peck at its seeds.
Ask the child, “What parts does the tree have? (Root, trunk, branches, leaves, buds open in spring, there are flowers, then fruits). Why does a tree need bark? The bark is for a tree as for us - clothes. Why do we need clothes? (It warms us up, protects us from the cold, from the heat, from mosquitoes and midges). So the bark of trees protects them in winter instead of our fur coats and hats. And in summer it protects from heat, insects, dust, water. Without bark, a tree dies or gets sick. "
The north wind, snowy, rushes towards them.
-Where, trees, are your clothes?
Where are your hats and mittens?
No matter how cold you get in the cold!Snowdrifts will lie, there will be no paths,
It will be cold for you without shoes.
Branches and roots will freeze.
Who will feed you? Who will give you drink?
(L. Stepanov)
Trees don't always have bark. Southern trees may not have bark - they are already warm, because there is no cold winter in the south!
Each tree has its own bark pattern. You can even draw it. To do this, take a sheet of paper and a soft, simple pencil for a walk (the softer, the better it will turn out!). Put a sheet of paper on the bark and hold it firmly, and let the baby carefully hatch the surface of the paper. You will get a bark pattern on the paper. You can paste it into an album about different trees, and next to the bark drawings, glue a photo of trees and their dried leaves.
Ask the child, "Why do trees need seeds?" Explain that seeds make new trees. The seeds of the trees are light and fly very far with the wind. There they fall to the ground and sprout, and they make a beautiful new tree. Look at how light, almost translucent, the seeds of an elm tree are.
Find elms as you walk and show them to your child. Look carefully at the leaves under the tree and find "which branch these children are from", that is, where are the leaves of the elm, and where are the leaves of other trees. Do not pick off the leaves for viewing! The tree is alive!
Ask: "Why does the tree need leaves?" Allow your baby to touch the leaves, run your finger along their contour, along the surface of the leaf. Have the child touch the tips of the leaves - are they sharp or blunt? Which edge is jagged, carved, or straight?
Discuss where the leaves will go by spring? After all, there are many of them on earth now? But in the summer they are not! No one removes leaves in the forest. Where are they? Tell us that the soil, the earth, needs leaves very much, they give it nutrients. If the leaves are removed, the soil becomes poorer and depleted. Therefore, the autumn carpet of leaves on the ground must be preserved as it happens in nature in the forest. It will be possible in the spring to look for old leaves on the ground and show the baby how they turn into very dark, and then completely black.
How slender and beautiful you are
our native tall ash!
Decoration of woods,
how green and shady you are!
Up to fifteen leaves
form a composite sheet.
Y. Nasimovich
Ash has a very beautiful name: ash. And even earlier it was called ash-tree, ash-tree and even ash-tree. What word do all these words look like? The word "clear". Why was ash so named? The secret is in its leaves.
Let's look at the ash leaves. They are very similar to rowan leaves. How are they similar?
How do they differ? (In rowan, the leaves are narrower and more carved. And in ash, the leaves are wider than in rowan)
Ash has sparse leaves with gaps between them. Therefore, he has a light, delicate, light crown of leaves. That is why it is called "clear" - "ash".
Ash is an amazing tree! Its leaves fall in late autumn and often fall straight green to the ground. Listen to the tale of why the ash tree does not flaunt in the fall for a long time in a golden outfit, but sheds it quickly, even with green leaves:
Ash's tale
So spring has come, all the trees and bushes have been removed with beautiful leaves and bright flowers.
Ash alone stands naked, like a cold winter. God deprived him of his sight, and the poor man is unaware that spring has come and brought joy to everyone.
For a long time the birch has woven its concatenated, heart-shaped leaves, for a long time the beautiful serrated leaves of the oak are ready. The trees ask, why doesn’t they sew themselves an ash tree for a festive dress?
Has spring come? - Ash was surprised.
Spring has come long ago, the trees told him.
Then the ash tree began hastily to prepare for itself a festive outfit - foliage. But in a hurry he did not manage to make the leaves even and beautiful, but they turned out to be angular, with deep notches.
In the autumn, when the north wind blew, the ash asked the trees:
Is autumn coming soon?
She’s already here, ”the trees answered.
Ash heard this, and he did not want to be a laughing stock again for everyone. So he threw off all the foliage at once. Other trees are still splendidly covered with leaves, and the blind ash stands naked, and the north wind rages in its branches.
Ash is also called “goat tree”. How do you think why? Its leaves are very fond of sheep, goats, and feeding on ash leaves makes the milk of goats more delicious!
Ash is a tree that loves to be friends with other trees - with an elm, with a maple! And very often he is friends with an oak - it grows next to it.
And children are also friends with ash. They love to make crafts and toys from its seeds.
What happened to the maples?
They nodded their crowns.
And the tall oaks
As if reared up.
And hazel is not himself
Rustling with dense foliage.
And the ash tree whispers barely audibly:
Disagree, disagree!
What happened in the forest? What do you think is the name of this poem? Why did the trees suddenly speak? What were they talking about? If the kid is interested, then you can compose with him the fairy tale "What did the trees talk about?" and draw pictures for it. And this poem is called "The Wind in the Forest", written by Agniya Lvovna Barto.
Birds are friends with ash. In winter, they often sit on ash branches. How do you think why? What attracts them? That's right, seeds! Look with what pleasure the bullfinch pecks on the ash seeds in winter! This is his lunch!
So our first trip to the world of trees has come to an end! Until we meet again at the "Native Path!" Pictures of this article in high quality and high resolution in the form of a presentation can be downloaded in our Vkontakte group "Child development from birth to school" (see the section of the "Documents" group under the group videos). The presentation can be edited.
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And in conclusion - two laughs from the little reader of the Native Path. Misha's mom sent them to us.
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