Forever Europe

2013-2015

Tree dictionary

FINLAND

Birch

In Finland there are three different birch species, birch, white birch and dwarf birch.

The most common of them is the birch.

Of birch you can make:

Skateboards, flavoring or leather oil, soap, schampoos, boats, birch syrup, folk medicine, paper, casts (for a broken arm), xylitol and xylitol gum ect.

Autum, birch.

ITALY

OUR GREEN TUSCANY

COMENIUS PROJECT

III A/B PRIMARY SCHOOL

ARONNE CAVICCHI

FIGLINE VALDARNO

FLORENCE

THE CYPRESS

IL CIPRESSO

THE CYPRESSES ARE EVERGREEN TREES;

THEIR LEAVES ARE OF DARK COLOUR.

THE CYPRESS IS THE TREE TYPICAL OF THE

CEMETERIES. I CIPRESSI SONO ALBERI SEMPREVERDI. LE LORO FOGLIE SONO DI COLORE SCURO.

IL CIPRESSO E’ LA PIANTA TIPICA DEI CIMITERI.

THE OLIVE-TREE

L’OLIV O

THE OLIVE-TREE IS A FRUIT PLANT.

HIS FRUITS, THE OLIVES, ARE USED FOR THE

OIL EXTRACTION.

L’OLIVO E’ UNA PIANTA DA FRUTTO. I SUOI

FRUTTI, L’OLIVE, SONO USATI PER ESTRARRE

L’O.

THE SCREW LA VITE

THE SCREW IS A CLIMBING PLANT.

WITH THE GRAPES THE TUSCAN FARMERS

MAKE AN EXCELLENT WINE KNOWN IN ALL

OVER THE WORLD.

LA VITE E’ UNA PIANTA RAMPICANTE. CON

L’UVA I CONTADINI TOSCANI

PRODUCONO UN’OTTIMO VINO

CONOSCIUTO IN TUTTO IL MONDO.

THE CHESTNUT

IL CA STAGNO

THE CHESTNUT CAN SPEND MORE THAN A

THOUSAND YEARS.

THE MOST WELL-KNOWN AND PRECIOUS

FRUIT IS “THE BROWN”, USED FOR MAKING

A LOT OF CAKES. IL CASTAGNO PUO’ VIVERE PIU’ DI 1000 ANNI. IL SUO FRUTTO PIU’ CONOSCIUTO E’ IL

“MARRONE”, USATO PER FARE MOLTE TORTE.

ENGLAND

Latin. anglicus quercu

English oak is a large decidulous tree up

to 20-40m tall.

The majesty oak with a circumference of

12.2m (14 Ft.) is the thickest tree in Great

Britain.

Name: Larch Tree

Facts:

The larch tree is the only coniferous tree found in England with deciduous wood. In the autumn or fall, its thin needles turn golden yellow and shine through the woods and mountain slopes like fire. It was introduced into England in the 1700’s. The seeds are eaten by red squirrels and a number of birds, including the siskin and lesser redpoll, while the buds and immature cones are eaten by black grouse.

The Latin name for the larch tree: Larix

POLAND

PINE TREE Pine tree– most ferquently occuring

evergreen, coniferous tree in Poland.

Pinus sylvestris – lat. pinus which means ‘the

source of resin’.

Pines cover about 67% forestry surface area

of our country. They are basic tree species

used in the process of afforestation in

Poland. This type of tree occurs commonly

in almost any kind of environment. The crown of a pine tree is in the shape of

an umbrella, the trunk is covered with red-

brown, scaly and flaking bark.

PINE TREE

Three kinds of pine occur in our

climatic conditions: the common pine

tree, arolla pine tree and mountain

pine.

It is worth mentioning that in 24 hours

a sixty-year-old pine tree produces

enough oxygen for 3 people, and

that is 1350-1800 liters!

Kosodrzewina –mountain pine

Limba- arolla pine tree

OAK TREE One of the broadleaved trees, most frequently occurring in

Poland, is the oak tree. This tree is special for us because it is

a symbol of certain values.

It stands for longevity and strength. In Poland we have a

saying that somebody is ‘as strong as an oak’.

The oak tree is highly-valued mainly because of its stately

and majestic appearance, the ability of reaching old age

and because it is the source of quality wood. Two kinds of oak trees can be found in Poland and they are:

the sessile oak and the common oak.

A sessile oak tree- Quercus petraea – lat. quercus ‘oak’;

lat. Petraeus it means ‘growing on the rocks’.

A common oak tree- Quercus robur – lat. quercus ‘oak’;

lat. robur it means ‘the wood from an oak’, but also

‘strength and power’ (relating to the size and the shape of

the tree); An interesting fact is that its name was already known to

people from ancient times

The nuts from the sessile oak tree, aka acorns, are valuable food for

many mammals and birds. The name of this oak tree species

derives from the fact that an acorn is fixed on a long stem.

OAK TREE Famous old Polish oaks trees:

CHROBRY

BARTEK

The most popular oak tree in Poland is an oak called BARTEK (Bart). It is about 700 years old, 30 meters high, with the circuit of its

trunk that has come to 13,4 meters near the ground.

The legend says that it was the kings’ favourite because Bolesław III the Wry-mouthed and Casmir III the Great used to camp under this very tree during their huntings.

Older than BARTEK is an oak called CHROBRY.

PORTUGAL

Spain

Turkey

TURKISH TREES

Siirt Pistachio

is pistahio variett named after Siirt has a taste and shape which is

SİİRT PISTACHIO

Blackberry Tree

Passing beneath a Blackberry Tree:

In Turkish folklore, childless women,

and cows that don't get pregnant,

and children wetting their beds are

supposedly cured by passing under

a blackberry bush known as "Avat"

(West Trabzon). “Avat is believed to

be a charm herb of paradise.”

Blackberries