Ginkgo biloba. And not in Africa, but in Gomel! Bashny.Net

In the central park of Gomel first bloomed ginkgo biloba. Relic male tree in the park were planted in the 1960s to replace those killed in the years of the Great Patriotic War of unique relic trees planted more Paskevich.
In Gomel Park grow two trees biloba ginkgo biloba - male and female. Female tree for 10 years blossoms small white flowers from which emerge and mature fruit - the so-called silver apricot. But all the while they were fruitless, as the male tree was still "very young man." And "the young man turned into a real man" - blossomed cute earrings. First male ginkgo tree blooms in about half a century old.

As noted by an employee of the museum institution, ginkgo - "living fossil", flourished during the period from 2, 5 billion. 250 million. Years ago. This is the only now living representative of the "transition stage" between ferns and conifers and the only tree that has retained its original appearance. "Living fossil" is resistant to smoky air, fungal and viral diseases, is not damaged by insects and fire. Ginkgo biloba are widely used in medicine. In Japanese ginkgo means silver apricot.

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Leaf of the tree is shaped like a heart, in this regard, the people call it the tree of love. According to legend, male and female ginkgo trees - is a boy and girl who are very fond of each other, but had no idea that their love is mutual. Girl, hoping to wait for her lover, went to God to ask him to turn it into a tree that lives on Earth for a long time. God turned it into a tree and gave the name of Ginkgo. Soon, the young man came to his beloved, but did not find her. Then he asked God to turn it into this beautiful tree that their love was eternal. Since then, the world and grow male and female ginkgo trees.

In ancient times, using the leaves of Ginkgo girl wondered at her betrothed. Took an armful of fallen autumn leaves and walked to the water (the river). Throwing leaves in the wind direction in which they fall, from the other side and will be their betrothed. And here is one important condition - not to disrupt the leaves of the tree, and collect the fallen, to give each other, that they bring luck and mutual love. If disrupt leaf - its effects can be reversed, as the tree, according to legend, does not forgive the rough attitude.
Currently, the park boom "Gomel Palace and Park Ensemble" grows more than 6, 5 thousand. Trees and shrubs. The pride of the park staff are some instances in which about 200 years old and exotic trees. Among them krasnolistnyh maple, oak chereschaty, decorative willow, dwarf birch, cedar pine, arborvitae, Black Sea magnolia, Japanese cherry, North American Liriodendron tulipifera or tulip tree.

What is worrying me personally throughout this romantic story - the rate of warming is clearly out of control. About 25 years ago, on May 9, Gomel region, I could not go fishing - the lake was covered with a thin layer of ice, and the goods have not punched frost. By skimpy green grass blizzard strew islands prickly snow. And now here you are - Ginkgo blooms under tropical downpours.
Where is rolling this warm and dangerous world ...
(Last paragraph - from himself)



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