Characteristic Russian tree's by jorgesanchez

Moscow - Russia, Moskva This is the most loved tree in the whole of Russia, the birch. When the Russians travel abroad for a long time they missed it.

Uploaded: Feb, 17 2007 | Taken: Oct, 21 2006| Viewed: 18 times  | 9 votes Camera:  Canon PowerShot Pro1 | Exposure 1/200s, f4.0 | FLength: 16mm | SW: Adobe Photoshop 7.0

mrscanada - Jan, 31 2007 10:01pm Why do the Russians love the birch tree? picasso - Feb, 01 2007 04:02pm Because birch tree is Russian landscape, and Russian soul.Even old Russian fairytales paintings and songs are associated with this tree.Russians even drink birch tree juice,collected from a young tree picasso - Feb, 01 2007 04:02pm Lyla ,good example if you would look a Martins image as well. http://www.globosapiens.net/mortimer/picture-russian-church-in-geneva-40842.html picasso - Feb, 01 2007 05:02pm Lyla, also would like to add that in old days, this tree in Slavic mythology has been asociated with the beginning of spring and young women’s has been making wreathes,welcoming spring arrival. mrscanada - Feb, 01 2007 05:02pm I love mythology thanks for explaining quikflikchiq - Feb, 02 2007 06:02am really vivid colours - love the dark green contrast with the bright yellow horourke - Feb, 02 2007 05:02pm I have drunk the juice of this tree in Tissuul in the Kemerovo Obalast in Wetern Siberia. it is a very happy memory. Good picture thanks for the memory! mortimer - Feb, 02 2007 05:02pm Jorge, is the tree with the yellow leaves a birch too? For my understanding birches are the ones with the white bark to the right hand side of the picture. But the yellow seam to be the main subject horourke - Feb, 02 2007 05:02pm of course you are right!! jorgesanchez - Feb, 02 2007 07:02pm Martin/Hugh. Yes, that is one of the characteristics of the Beriozka (Birch tree), but the bark becomes black when the birch gets old. The leaves acquire an intense yellow colour in autumn. jorgesanchez - Feb, 02 2007 07:02pm Russians prepare with the sap homemade wine. I have finished my quota of pictures for this month and can not upload more Birch tree pics, but in my new profile picture I show you another beriozka.