Russia Trees and shrubs

Almost the entire territory of Russia is located in the temperate climate zone where winter reigns mostly snow and frost.Therefore, to meet here evergreen deciduous plants can be except that only in winter gardens or arboretums, where the climate corresponding to the tropics and subtropics, created and maintained artificially.

Speaking of coniferous trees, it should be noted the fact that they are evergreen only in appearance, because, like the rest of the vegetation growing on the territory of vast Russia, in winter stop growing and "fall asleep."Their leaves, having the form of needles do not fall completely, but are under "sleep".

Trees Russia can be divided into two groups: coniferous and deciduous.But most of the forests in the area are referred to specialists mixed.Conifers Russia are characterized by their diversity.These include various types of spruces, firs, pines, cedars, larches.In turn, the coniferous forests can be divided into light coniferous and coniferous.The first are basically grow trees Russia, as different types of larch and Scots pine, there are also spruce and fir.Coniferous forests in our country is dominated by the taiga.

The most common mixed forest, where you can see both coniferous and deciduous flora.But there are also purely deciduous conifer that meet instance is now almost impossible.Hardwood trees are also subdivided into small-leaved and broad-leaved.

It should include broad-leaved oak, horse chestnut, maple, linden, ash.Small-leaved trees Russia - a birch, gray alder, rowan, bird cherry, willow, and others.

Almost all the trees except the willow, linden, maple, apples, pears, plums, apricots, pollinated by wind.Representatives listed above are required for pollination, "visits" insects.

multiply every tree seeds.And some of them have a large amount of seeds takes place every year, for example, birch, alder, poplar, and some, such as oak, pine, spruce - every few years.

Most conifers do not have the ability to vegetatively breeding, that is, through the shoots and root growth.But poplar, willow, aspen can not only actively make suckers, but even abundant offspring of a broken branch prikopat!

Talking about how different types of trees of the same breed, depending on where they grow, can be judged by the example of all the familiar birch - a symbol of Russia.

After this fragile beauty belostvolnaya middle band is not like a mighty tree, which bears the same name, but growing in the Siberian taiga.And how can you compare a tree that grew in the forest, with dwarf birch tundra?The latter is more like a stunted bush than a tree, from which you can build a house, put together furniture, carve souvenirs.

And, of course, thanks to the work of breeders, different species diversity all the fruit garden trees.Alone apple varieties do not count!And there are even interesting "mixed class" garden trees such as apricot or plum grusheyablonya.

Shrubs Russia presented in our country almost wider than the trees.It should be called Kalina, acacia, Vishniac, Thorn, raspberry, wild rose, barberry, gooseberry, currant, lilac, hawthorn, dogwood White, honeysuckle, mock orange, physocarpus, irgu, forsythia, spiraea dubravkolistnayu, rose, juniper, chokeberry, vines, willow basketryjasmine.Many shrubs provide delicious and healthy fruits - berries that are eaten not only people but also animals and birds.