Do you know how many years the mountain ash is living?

Some objects surround us all life and, you see, we are so used to their existence that we even stop paying attention to them, without even thinking about quite reasonable questions.

For example, do you know how many years the mountain ash, viburnum or apple-tree live? After all, if these trees decorate our yard or a household plot this year, can we count on their uniqueness and shadow in the next? Or, say, 10, or even 15 years?

This article will deal with one of the most traditional trees in the central part of Russia. Readers will learn in detail about how many years the ash-tree lives in reality, what are the characteristics of its cultivation and why these bright fruits have long been popular in folk medicine.

Section 1. Rowan. Features of growth and development

First of all, it should be noted that in everyday life this plant is often referred to as red mountain ash, forest ash or just ripples. The last name is perhaps the most interesting, although it can be explained quite simply: the elderly people of the villages have always considered it, and continue to be considered until now, the most suitable meal for a small bird, hazel grouse.

Before we talk about how many years the ashberry lives, we note that the representative of the fauna grows in the form of a tree, and in height it can reach fifteen meters, although sometimes there are also bushlike varieties.

It is quite easy to find ashberries - on smooth gray bark, thick crown and characteristic bright red berries.

According to experts, under favorable conditions, the mountain ash grows mostly about 100 years, but some trees may well survive up to two hundred and more. Such cases were recorded more than once.

Young branches of mountain ash are grayish-red, slightly pubescent, with fluffy large buds. Flowers of mountain ash are white, represented by umbellate inflorescences.

Find places where growers grow, too easy. As a rule, these are forest glades, undergrowths, parks and gardens. You can meet this Russian beauty along the roads. Although in this case the answer to the question of how many years the tree of mountain ash is living will not be so unambiguous. Bad environmental conditions initially adversely affect the leaves of the plant, and then on the fruits.

As a rule, it begins to bloom in early May-June. The berries are red-orange, round, the size of a pea. The taste is bitter and tart. Ripen already by September and remain on the branches until the deep winter.

True, it should be noted that the bitterness and astringency of berries is greatly lost immediately after the first frost.

Section 2. What is the use of rowan

We found out how many years the rowan tree lives: about 100. And this means that if such a plant appears next door to you, it means that it can benefit not one generation.

Vitamins, which are part of the fruit, help strengthen the nervous system, eliminate the general weakness of the body, irritability and insomnia. Also, berries are used in folk medicine as a diuretic, hemostatic and multivitamin agent.

And they also actively use fruits in the production of liqueurs, vodka, liqueurs and soft drinks. Prepare also marmalade, jam, jam, jelly, pastilles and sweets.

Section 3. Interesting facts about mountain ash

Few people guess that, despite its small size, rowan berries are rich in vitamins and acids. And in their composition is sorbic acid - a powerful antiseptic.

Despite the fact that ashberry is widely used in folk medicine, the pharmaceutical industry has still not managed to create any medicine based on its fruits.

It should be noted that this plant is able to relieve stress in humans, for this he needs to lean his back against the tree for a while and close his eyes.