Whitewood previously had a distribution area that includes almost all of Europe.Gradually, as the intensification of human activity, spruce forests began to decline, and today this kind of fir in central Europe has been preserved only in the Alps, the mountainous regions of the Czech Republic and southern Poland.In Northern Europe, eating area includes most of Sweden, Finland and most of the significant part of Norway.In the former USSR it is found in the Baltic states, in most parts of Belarus and Russia took the forest zone, bounded on the south steppe and north - tundra.Whitewood often grows in the neighborhood with trees of other species, forming mixed coniferous-deciduous forests.
This shade-loving tree.Forest, where mostly grow old tall spruce produces dismal.No wonder invented a saying in the birch forest fun in the pine - to pray to God, in the spruce - a longing to hang.Perhaps the person who invented it, and exaggerate, but not by much.
Whitewood reaches a height of fifty meters.Crohn's characteristic "triangular" shape.Needles are The square cross-section and a length of up to two and a half centimeters.Fir cones grow up to fifteen centimeters long with a diameter of four centimeters.Range onset age at which to begin to mature spruce seeds, is quite large.In specimens growing in different conditions, time of seed occurs between the ages of twenty and sixty years.Seminiferous comes once every four or five years.
trees, which are used in landscape design of the site a lot.But perhaps one of the first places is occupied by Norway spruce.Photos in the background trees (especially on New Year's Eve) - what could be better ?!Spruce is widely used in landscape design.We derive a wide variety of grades to suit every taste.It landed on the site can not afford only wealthy people, but also those whose welfare is low.
Whitewood nidiformis occupies a special place among the "landscape" of firs.First of all - its unusual appearance.Nidiformis grows very slowly, for the year - three to four centimeters, no more.By the age of forty it reaches a maximum height - 130 centimeters.However, crown nidiformisa dwarfism in such an area of up to two meters.A kind of green prickly flattened charming bead.
And her sister high, spruce, performs not only a decorative function.It is widely used in industry for the manufacture of a wide variety of items.The telegraph poles, railway sleepers, container plate.But that's not all, spruce is suitable for the manufacture of musical instruments, paper.
of fir bark extract tannins and bumps are necessary to create a number of medications.Broth cones successfully treat airway disease, particularly asthma.Found application and fir buds (also used for medical purposes).
