Oak "bogatyr taurida". Unique trees of Crimea: "Five-barreled chestnut" and "Bogatyr Taurida", as well as Crimean weather wonders In ornamental gardening

Now the oak impresses with its grandeur and at the same time pleases the eye of visitors. The walk was interesting and educational. It is so amazing to realize that the wonders of nature are much closer and there is such a unique opportunity to see everything with your own eyes. In addition, the chosen route surprised not only with majestic trees, but also with the clash of heat and cold! According to the observations made, not only autumn was warm, but December-January struck with incredible warmth. This led to the world full of greenery, nature has partially awakened: decorative roses in parks began to bloom in January!

The giant oak "Bogatyr Taurida" grows in the Children's Park, the circumference of its trunk is within 6 meters, and the diameter of the crown is approximately 30 meters. According to various estimates, the age of the oak is from 600 to 750 years.

Until the end of the 20th century, the “Bogatyr of Taurida” grew up in the garden of the famous chemist De Serra, a close friend of A. S. Pushkin. Being here in 1820, the poet stopped at De Serra and, most likely, walked in the garden. It was then that his gaze had the opportunity to become this oak, whose age at that time was already almost half a thousand years. Who knows, although maybe the well-known words: “Lukomorye has a green oak ...” inspired the poet to write a new masterpiece under this tree. Here, in the park, according to the characters of the fairy tales of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, a glade with fairy-tale heroes was created.

In 1945, about 200 meters from the tree, in one of the buildings on modern Schmidt Street, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill stopped to rest on the way to the Yalta Conference.

On September 12, 2007, the Simferopol city council decided to attribute the oak to the natural reserve fund of territorial significance and is now protected by law.

AT this moment oak pleases the eye with its own grandeur and inviolability, and is a place where you can hide from hot weather during the day. sun rays, and in the evening - arrange a meeting with your loved one. Of course, you can relax in the shade under an oak tree only in summer, well, the maximum is still in September, and if you want to find shade in the rest of the year, then we recommend a vacation in Thailand in October or in winter period. It is always warm and green here.

Description

Most oaks are healthy, dense trees. Many species of this genus belong to the so-called evergreen, that is, equipped with leathery leavesremaining on the plant for several years. In others, the leaves fall off annually or, drying out, remain on the tree and are gradually destroyed. Most evergreen species have entire leaves, others are lobed. The flowers are monoecious: male and female on the same plant. The female flowers form small bunches or catkins, the male ones are collected in hanging or standing, often long catkins. Flower covers are simple, poorly developed, but at the base of female flowers, many scale-like leaves are formed, located on an annular roller, which is nothing more than an overgrown receptacle.
flower formula: ∗ P (6 − 8) A 6 − 10 G 0 (\displaystyle \ast P_((6-8))\;A_(6-10)\;G_(0)) and ∗ P 3 + 3 A 0 G (3 _) (\displaystyle \ast P_(3+3)\;A_(0)\;G_(((\underline (3))))) .

In the 1950s-1980s, attempts were made to acclimatize oak in the Altai Territory. If the plantings of the 1950s were held with varying success, then the plantations of the 1980s were successful: oaks took root and bear fruit, acorns are carried by birds and chipmunks over considerable distances, where they also take root.

Usage

Oak drill and ornamental forests are mainly produced by the named Russian-European species. Of the other types of oak, cork oak is the most important ( Quercus suber), growing in southern France, Spain, Algeria, on Black Sea coast Caucasus. It is notable for the unusually thick layer of cork that forms in its bark. This layer is several centimeters thick and goes to the preparation of bottle caps. The removal of this cork layer begins with 10- or 15-year-old trees. The first cork is not good, but after 8-12 years a new one grows, which goes into action. After the second shooting, the third layer is removed after a known period of time, and so on.

In music

A decoction of oak bark is used by masters of wood plasticity to obtain the effect of ebony: 89.

Oak bark is used as medicinal product [quote not provided 389 days ] . Tannins have an astringent and anti-inflammatory effect, “fixing” the intestines with diarrhea. An infusion or decoction is good as a gargle for infections of the mouth and throat, as well as inflammation of the gums. It “tans” the mucous membrane and thereby deprives the bacteria of a nutrient medium. Later, the hardened mucosa is replaced by new, healthy tissue.

In ornamental gardening

Oaks are often planted for landscaping cities; so, marsh oak ( Quercus palustris) is one of the most popular species in the eastern United States and Europe, and the evergreen Virginia Oak ( Quercus virginiana) in the southern United States. In the XVIII-XIX centuries, oak was often used as tapeworm in palace and manor parks. In this case, he was usually planted in a clearing in front of the master's house.

In the Crimea and the Caucasus, you can successfully grow cork oak ( Quercus suber).

Wood

Cross cut of a cork oak trunk Quercus suber.

Although the calorific value of oak wood is higher than that of other tree species middle lane Russia, but complete combustion of oak firewood requires a large draft of air, oak coal does not hold heat well.

Folk omens

Oak in oral folk art

In the cosmic worldview of the Slavs, the world tree was transformed into a folklore image of an oak tree growing on Buyan Island, in the middle of the Ocean-Sea. “On the Sea-Ocean, on Buyan Island, there is a green oak,” - this is how many Russians begin folk tales. According to the beliefs of the ancient Slavs, the snake Zmiulan lives in the hollow of an ancient oak, embodying the element of fire. He can inspire love in a woman in order to marry her. As a wedding gift, the serpent brings jewelry, which he takes out through a hollow from underground storerooms. Men who wanted to inspire love for their chosen one turned to Zmiulan for help. In Russia, there was a belief that Nikola Duplinsky lives in the hollow of a huge oak tree. And if you pray earnestly to him, then he will fulfill any desire: 40-41.

Some peoples believed that hollow trees felled by a storm could restore youth and bring health to a person. Such a tree in G. Longfellow's poem "The Song of Hiawatha" is an oak:

On their way, in the wilds of the forest
The oak lay, perished in the storm,
Giant oak covered with moss
half rotten under the leaves,
Blackened and hollow.
Seeing him, Osezo
Suddenly let out a sad cry
And he jumped into the hollow, as into a hole.
Old, dirty, ugly,
He fell into it, and came out -
Strong, slender and tall, stately young man, handsome! :41

Symbolism

During the revolutionary era in France, the oak, in memory of the Gallic tradition, symbolized freedom, hope and continuity. Its copies were declared public monuments protected by law, at their foot the peasants burned the landowners' securities, under their shadow, important documents were signed and civil oaths were pronounced

In the city of Simferopol, in the children's park of the Kyiv region, a tree grows, according to various estimates, which is from 600 to 750 years old. The girth of its trunk is 6.2 meters, and the diameter of the crown is 30 meters.
This is a famous botanical natural monument of local importance. Oak-giant "Bogatyr Taurida". Taurida is the name of the Crimean peninsula after its annexation to Russia, however, the name Crimea was assigned to the peninsula.
In the 19th century, on the site of a children's park, there was an estate and a garden of professor-chemist De Serra, who was friends with A.S. Pushkin. There is an assumption that the poet, who was resting here in 1820, being under the impression of the monumentality of a gigantic tree, came up with a plot for the poem by Ruslan and Lyudmila “At the Lukomorye there is a green oak”.

Today, the "Bogatyr of Taurida" captivates visitors to the park with its grandeur and stature. Its powerful crown is able to shelter vacationers from the scorching sun on a hot summer day. It is known that lovers often make dates under the oak tree.

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