Of course, there is a tree called "cedar", of course, almost everyone knows. Moreover, many certainly tried tasty and very useful pine nuts . But where, in what natural zone this very cedar grows, not everyone will be able to answer. To correct this small defect will help our article.
Where does the cedar grow?
Scientists-botanists distinguish four types of cedar:
- Lebanese;
- atlas;
- Cypriot;
- Himalayan.
The first two varieties of cedar are most often found in the mountainous regions of North Africa, Cyprus on the island of Cyprus, and the Himalayan in Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan. In addition, the Lebanese and Atlas cedars perfectly suited on the southern coast of the Crimea, as well as in many countries of the Mediterranean, where the winter temperature does not fall below -25 degrees. And where does the Siberian cedar grow and why did not it get on the list of 4 species known to science? The thing is that, strictly speaking, Siberian cedar cedar is not at all. Speaking of the Siberian cedar, we usually have in mind the Siberian pine pine - a powerful tree, reaching about forty meters in height and about two and a half meters in circumference.
Where is Siberian cedar growing in Russia?
Wild cedar forests in Russia can be found in Transbaikalia, Siberia and the Urals. Cultivation of cedar in other regions has also proved quite successful. For example, Siberian cedars planted in the Moscow region, Leningrad and Yaroslavl regions not only safely got accustomed, but also regularly bear fruit. True wait for the first harvest long enough - from forty to seventy years in natural conditions and about twenty-five years when growing in the country. The Siberian cedars reach the peak of fruiting at the age of one or two hundred years. The average lifetime of this tree is usually from three hundred to five hundred years.