Every spring we have a wonderful opportunity to admire the snow-white cloud of bird cherry color and enjoy the bright, unique aroma. These wonderful features distinguish bird cherry from a number of others berry bushes, making her a source of inspiration for people of art. In addition, our ancestors were confident in the magical abilities of the plant and associated various beliefs and signs with it.

Is it possible to plant near the house?

Superstitious people firmly know that it is absolutely not worth planting bird cherry near your home. There is a very practical explanation for this prejudice. The fact is that during flowering the bush spreads very strong aroma, causing severe migraines in sensitive people, and asthma attacks in allergy sufferers. However, our ancestors believed that such a neighborhood could bring other troubles.

It was believed that in a house next to which a bird cherry tree grows there will never be real prosperity, and all household members will constantly experience various personal problems: unhappy love, constant need and illness, unfair treatment from superiors, and much more.
Sometimes a bush seed would fall on its own next to the wall of the home and take root there, giving life to a new plant. If such an uninvited neighbor was discovered, then they tried to get rid of him as quickly as possible, otherwise the spouses would face numerous conflicts, which could even lead to divorce.
If a bird cherry bush planted in the yard has grown so large that its roots are in the basement of the house, then all representatives of the stronger sex are under threat. It was believed that the restless tree would not calm down until it got rid of the entire male half of the family in one way or another. And divorce in this case will be the most gentle option. In addition, the father, brother or son may be at risk of a long business trip, imprisonment, serious illness or fatal accident.

Weather, crop prospects and other predictions

In addition to the negativity associated with planting bird cherry near the house, this tree can also serve to benefit people, turning into a real weather forecaster.

The most common meteorological sign says that if the first flowers appear on the bird cherry tree, then you should expect a sharp cold snap. This prediction is especially important for farmers and amateur gardeners who have already opened the next agricultural season at this time.
By the duration of flowering and the abundance of inflorescences, one can judge the coming summer. If the bush is completely covered with flowers so that the foliage is not visible at all, then cold and rain are coming until autumn. But early and long flowering promises a very warm season.
The future harvest was judged by the abundant and long-lasting flowering. The more spectacular the tree looked in the spring, the longer it retained its beauty, the better all the grain crops ripened.
For a long time, we have been guided by bird cherry when choosing the right time for planting potatoes and sowing wheat. It was believed that work could begin as soon as the plant was decorated with the first inflorescences.
Even for fishermen, the predictor tree served as a guide. Feeling the aroma of bird cherry, all lovers of river “hunting” rush to the banks of reservoirs. After all, it is at this time that the moment of biting comes for such favorite fish as bream, asp and pike.
There is another amazing sign associated with bird cherry. For a long time, ladies and girls were sure that it is best to pierce their ears precisely when the enchanting smell of bird cherry color is in the air.

Our ancestors also planted bird cherry trees near the house. And not only because it blooms beautifully and exudes a wonderful aroma. During flowering, the tree releases phytoncides into the air, which have a detrimental effect on pathogenic bacteria. It was believed that standing in the shade of a tree could ward off illness. Let's take a closer look at the varieties of common bird cherry and its areas of application.

Folk signs associated with bird cherry blossoms

The tree blooms in May or early June. Flowers collected in oblong inflorescences smell pleasant and attract bees. Bird cherry is an excellent honey plant. This is another reason why they tried to plant near houses or on personal plots. The tree or shrub is widespread throughout Russia: from the European part to Siberia and the Far East. That is why, along with the birch, it can be considered a symbol of the Central Russian Plain.

The most common type is the common bird cherry, also called carpal bird. She throws out clusters of white inflorescences. Of the 20 tree varieties, 7 are cultivated on our territory. Among them stand out decorative types. Their unusually beautiful inflorescences, from yellowish multi-colored to double pink, are used in landscape design for decorating garden and park compositions and personal plots.

The bird cherry with white flowers is more familiar to us. There is a popular belief that when the bird cherry blossoms, you can start sowing wheat and planting potatoes. There is an opinion that when a tree blooms, the air is freshest and cleanest. Flowering is also associated with temporary cooling, “bird cherry cold.”

But for most people, fragrant flowering symbolizes the renewal of nature and an optimistic spring mood.

What types of bird cherry are there?

In addition to the common bird cherry familiar to everyone, The Cheryomukha virginskaya variety has taken root. This beautiful plant migrated from North America.

Virginskaya

The tree grows up to 15 meters. Unlike the brush cherry, which has black fruits, the virginia bunches of berries are dark red.. Blooms with white inflorescences. The plant looks especially impressive in autumn. The leaves turn burgundy-red. Tolerates hot weather and winter well. Loves moist soils and light. Propagates from seeds and root shoots. Virgin bird cherry has several varieties, depending on the type of fruit (black, yellow, light red). The shape of the tree is low-growing and with drooping branches (weeping bird cherry).

Common Colorata

It looks more like a bush, as it reaches a height of up to 5 meters. The unusual leaves, colored in shades of purple and red in spring, turn green by summer. In autumn the foliage turns red again. But the plant is especially beautiful during the flowering period. Lush inflorescences Pink colour with a delicate almond aroma. The twigs and bark also have a purple tint. It sends out shoots from the root, so it reproduces easily. Loves moisture, light, tolerates winter well. Like most types of bird cherry, it is susceptible to spring frosts. Black fruits ripen by August.

Late

The main habitat is North America, but has taken root in the temperate latitudes of our country. Powerful tree with a well-developed crown up to 20 meters. Bright green foliage in summer, turning yellow-red in autumn period. It is called “late” because it blooms 2 weeks later, at the end May - early June. Black round fruits ripen at the end of August. The fruits are twice as large as those of ordinary bird cherry, juicier and without an astringent aftertaste. It is also called “rum cherry” due to its dessert taste. It makes delicious tinctures. The tree is highly self-fertile, tolerates winter well, and has a powerful root system.

Antipka (Magalebskaya)

An amazing shrub with powerful roots that can live up to 200 years. Not picky about soil, can grow on rocky slopes. The Middle East and Europe are considered their homeland. The value of this variety is that it is perfect for cherry and plum rootstocks. Since bird cherry belongs to the plum family. The bush is used to strengthen crumbling slopes. The bark of the shrub contains coumarin, an aromatic substance used in perfumery. Small white inflorescences cover the entire bush during flowering, producing pleasant aroma . The fruits are small and black.

Squamous

Has taken root well in middle and northern latitudes. Is different abundant flowering. Dark fruits Brown have a sweet-sour and tart taste. High yield and early date ripening and winter hardiness make the tree suitable for growing in cold climates. A tree up to 5 meters high produces up to 15 kg of berries.

Self-fertile and Sakhalin (Siberian cherries)

Early ripening varieties, the berries ripen in July, bred by Siberian breeders. They tolerate frosts well. They give consistently good harvest up to 20-22 kg. Resistant to diseases. They easily tolerate spring frosts. Trees with a powerful crown up to 8 meters bloom with large white inflorescences. The varieties differ in the taste of the berries.

Self-fertile bird cherry Sakhalin bird cherry

Small-serrated Amanogova (sakura)

Sakura Amanogova has the most beautiful blossoms. Bird cherry belongs to the genus of plums, according to its species characteristics it belongs to cherry.. Therefore, the famous Japanese sakura is also a bird cherry. Small-serrated Amonogova decorative tree dome-shaped. Double white and pink flowers cover the entire tree. Extraordinary beautiful bloom and delicate aroma glorified sakura as one of the miracles created by nature.

Ssyori (Far Eastern, Ainu)

A beautiful powerful tree reaching 10 to 20 meters in height. Distribution area: Kuril Islands and Sakhalin. When the inflorescences bloom, they are colored red-purple, later turning white. The length of the inflorescence is up to 15 centimeters, with a beautiful bell-shaped flower shape and a delicate aroma. Large berries up to 12 mm.

Healing properties of wood

ABOUT healing properties The plants contained in the bark, leaves and berries were known to healers in ancient times.

Therefore, they were actively used for treatment:

phytoncides, which are contained in the bark of a tree, were used in the form of decoctions or made tinctures. The bark was removed in thin strips in the spring. Used as an anti-inflammatory, anti-fever and diaphoretic. Tinctures help well with rheumatism.

The bark and leaves contain hydrocyanic acid, so you need to be extremely careful in dosages.

for lung diseases A decoction of leaves and flowers is useful. An infusion of flowers treats the mucous membranes of the eyes. The bark is used to treat rheumatism;

fruits are a storehouse of vitamins and useful elements. Vitamins P, the so-called flavonoids, strengthen the walls of blood vessels. Amygdalin (B17, most abundant in bones) is used as an antitumor and anticancer substance. Sugars, citric acid, ascorbic acid, malic acid, essential and fatty oils (in seeds), mineral elements, including molybdenum and titanium, are found in fruits. Therefore, they are used as a restorative remedy for many stomach diseases and colds. Tannins and astringents from the fruit are used to combat diarrhea;

It is thanks to these properties that bird cherry has found application in medicine and home cooking.

Use in cooking

Bird cherry is widely used in cooking. By taste qualities the berries are inferior to their relatives - cherries, cherries and plums due to their slightly astringent taste and sourness, but they are healthy for the body and aromatic.

Dried berries are ground into flour. Used as an additive to bakery products. The baked goods acquire a delicate delicate aroma.

Use:

a cake is baked from bird cherry flour;
make delicious bird cherry kvass;
tinctures and liqueurs are made on its basis;
fresh berries are an excellent filling for pies;
make jelly, fruit drinks, syrups;
young leaves can be used for salads;
make tea;
making jam.

Bird cherry is especially valuable for the northern regions, where berries that can be grown in temperate latitudes cannot ripen.

Bird cherry is widespread throughout our country. It pleases with its flowering and delicate aroma. Used in medicine and cooking. Gardeners plant varieties new selection. Decorative tree species are used in landscape gardening. Poets and writers wrote about bird cherry with warmth and love.

The best answers to the main questions of a gardener and gardener Kizima Galina Aleksandrovna

Bird cherry

198. Is it possible to plant bird cherry on the plot?

It is not recommended to plant ordinary bird cherry on the site. The cherry overwinters on the common bird cherry and damages black currants. This dangerous pest, fighting him is by no means so easy. If bird cherry grows nearby, then every spring, as soon as the cherry tree begins to bloom and the glass flies towards the currant, spray the bushes with infusions with a pungent odor (pine needles, garlic, tansy, citrus peels) to disorient the pest so that it does not colonize the black currant.

Glassworm damage manifests itself in the form of drying branches, drying flowers and berries. If you cut a branch, you will find a black core in it - the glassworm caterpillar has eaten it. Burn the branch, systematically spray the bush with Iskra-bio or Fitoverm.

199. What kind of bird cherry can be planted on the plot?

On the site you can plant Virginia bird cherry, Chinese red bird cherry, and a hybrid of bird cherry and cherry. The glassberry does not overwinter on them, so they do not pose a danger to the garden, and their berries are large and tasty, with a slightly astringent aftertaste.

200. I really like the smell of bird cherry. In what corner of the garden can it be planted?

Bird cherry is shade-tolerant. Any building has a black triangle on the north side, where there is almost never sun and where little grows, and bird cherry trees can be planted there.

201. They often say: plant plants when the bird cherry blossoms. And when does this happen?

Bird cherry blossoms in different places in different ways, and it doesn’t vary from year to year... But here, in the Leningrad region, according to average statistical data, bird cherry blossoms on May 12th.

From the book How to Grow Seedlings author Fatyanov Vladislav Ivanovich

Bird cherry Mother plants often produce root shoots themselves. Such an annual seedling must be carefully separated from the tree, without damaging the root system of the mother and her pet, with a sharp pruner, cut off the roots at the junction with the horizontal roots of the tree and

From book Healing berries author Rucheva Oksana Ivanovna

From the book 1000 of the most important questions and the most complete answers about the garden and vegetable garden author

Bird cherry 198. Is it possible to plant bird cherry on the plot? It is not recommended to plant ordinary bird cherry on the site. The cherry tree overwinters on the bird cherry, damaging black currants. This is a dangerous pest, and it is by no means easy to combat. If the bird cherry grows

From the book Generous Vegetable Garden, Fruitful Garden, bright flower garden: the most complete answers to the most important questions author Kizima Galina Alexandrovna

Bird cherry I heard that it is not recommended to plant ordinary bird cherry on the site. Why? Because the cherry tree overwinters on the bird cherry, which damages black currants. This is a dangerous pest, and it is by no means easy to combat. If the bird cherry grows

From book The best varieties fruit and berry crops author Kalyuzhnaya Tatyana Vasilievna

CHERRY MURDER National Research University Central Siberian Botanical Garden SB RAS Mavra Medium-late ripening, universal use. Frost resistance is high. It was affected by diseases and damaged by pests within 1–2 points. Tree

From the book 1001 answers to important questions for gardeners and gardeners author Kizima Galina Alexandrovna

Bird cherry Is it possible to plant bird cherry on the plot? It is not recommended to plant ordinary bird cherry on the site. The cherry tree overwinters on the bird cherry, damaging black currants. This is a dangerous pest, and it is by no means easy to combat. If the bird cherry grows

From the book The best answers to the main questions of a gardener and gardener author Kizima Galina Alexandrovna

They often say: plant plants when the bird cherry blossoms. And when does this happen? Bird cherry blossoms in different places in different ways, and it doesn’t vary from year to year... But here, in the Leningrad region, according to average statistical data, bird cherry blossoms on 12

From the author's book

Bird cherry 198. Is it possible to plant bird cherry on the plot? It is not recommended to plant ordinary bird cherry on the plot. The cherry tree overwinters on the bird cherry, damaging black currants. This is a dangerous pest, and it is by no means easy to combat. If the bird cherry grows

There are many ancient Russian and Slavic signs associated with bird cherry, knowledge about which is passed on from generation to generation. This plant also has magical properties, which you may not have known about.

Bird cherry will help cleanse the aura of negativity. With the help of this plant you will return love to your heart and get rid of depression. Previously, we talked about Natalya Pravdina’s advice on how to get rid of depression. Using bird cherry will help enhance the methods described.

The magical properties of bird cherry

This tree is called the lover's plant because it is used to soothe mental anguish. They say that even just being near a bird cherry tree heals wounds from unrequited love.

Bird cherry can easily show whether there is a curse or evil eye on you. To do this, you need to pick a thin twig no more than 5 mm in diameter, and then put it on the window to dry. After about a week, try to break it. If it breaks very easily, then it is quite possible that you are under a curse or an evil eye. It is best to pick a branch during the full moon.

Bird cherry has been used since ancient times as a love spell. The fact is that the flowers of this plant have a very specific smell that is well remembered. If you need to bewitch someone, use bird cherry flowers together with a ritual or spell.

IN folk medicine Bird cherry is used as a remedy for cough and bronchitis. The tree bark is placed in boiling water for half an hour, after which it is filtered and consumed internally. Bird cherry flowers are infused in boiling water and used to wipe wounds, eyes, and inflammations. The oral cavity can be rinsed when stomatitis appears.

Signs with bird cherry

All signs are of ancient origin - more than one century behind each of them. These are not just superstitions, but the result of centuries of observation and vast life experience, as well as great wisdom. Most of them are dedicated to the harvest. Previously, we wrote about folk signs about the harvest, which help gardeners attract good luck. Signs associated with bird cherry are no exception.

If there are a lot of flowers on the bird cherry tree, then the harvest this year will be rich.
If the bird cherry blossoms, expect a good fish catch.
If bird cherry has grown near the house, this promises problems in relationships between relatives. If the roots penetrate under the house, then this is a sign of great misfortune and death.
During the bird cherry blossoms, it was customary to plant wheat - it was believed that it would grow better.
If flowering begins early, expect a warm summer.

Bird cherry helps improve the energy of the body and home, as well as heal the soul. were described by us earlier - use bird cherry to achieve even more best result. Good luck and don't forget to press the buttons and

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