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Siberian pine (lat. Pinus sibirica) - an evergreen coniferous tree, to the name of which the word "cedar" is added, although it is united with real cedars only by belonging to the Pine family (Pinaceae). Siberian cedar or Siberian cedar pine is a breadwinner for animals and people living in cold winters and short summers. Frost hardens a powerful tree with enviable longevity.
What's in your name
There are several versions of the origin of the Latin name of the genus of conifers "Pinus", which in Russian is called "Pine". According to one of them, the name is based on the word "Pin", which belonged to the ancient Celtic people who knew a lot about the surrounding nature and actively used its gifts. They used the word "Pin" for the rocks, and since the Pines love to settle on the rocks, this is where their name comes from.
According to another version, the basis of the name should still be looked for in the Latin language, in which there are a couple of words similar in sound with the meaning of "resin". Since the Pine tree is rich in aromatic resin, it was the resin that served as the basis for such a name.
The adjective "Siberian" is understandable without any translations, but the adjective "cedar", apparently, reflects the power of the tree, akin to the power of the Lebanese cedars.
Description
“A grain fell into the ground. A grass of grass has grown not red, but, take a closer look! Pine!”, - somehow the birth of Pine was described in a quatrain printed in one book for children.
That "little blade of grass" is in no hurry to grow, slowly gaining strength and power. After all, its growing season is limited by the warm Siberian summer, but the plant has several hundred years of life ahead, if earthly cataclysms do not interfere. By the way, by its slow growth, Siberian cedar differs from real cedars that grow in warm climates, and therefore have a much longer growing season and a quick rise in height.
For good nutrition, nature has provided the pine with a short taproot, from which the adventitious (lateral) roots branch out, ensuring the stability of the tree and providing shelter to fungi that form mycorrhiza, which helps the tree to grow. Such is the natural community.
The powerful root system allows the gray-brown straight trunk of the tree to rise up to 40 meters in height, overgrown with thick powerful branches that form a dense coniferous crown. The needles are collected in 5 pieces, creating soft green bunches covered with a bluish bloom. The lifespan of the needles is from three to seven years, which allows the Siberian cedar to be green in summer and winter.
Female and male cones live on the same tree, that is, Siberian cedar pine is a monoecious plant. The Siberian wind helps to form nutritious pine nuts on the tree. And the continuation of the life of the Siberian cedar in the taiga is facilitated by such animals as red-tailed squirrels, agile chipmunks and a bird, which is popularly called "nutcracker" for its help to the tree.
Important cedar fishery
The Siberian cedar does not bear fruit every year, and therefore fruitful years happen and not so much. The harvest year is a real celebration for people living within the reach of the taiga.
Since the 16th century, pine nuts have been exported to Europe, where they were appreciated and loved. And in Russia itself, for all centuries, the pine nut was a good help for feeding people. Its value has not diminished, but, perhaps, even increased today, when the taiga is retreating under the onslaught of "business" people who do not spare nature.
Pine nut products
* First of all, it is yourself
nuts, which have a lot of positive qualities and contain substances important for the human body.
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Cedar oil, unique in its chemical composition, which is unmatched by any other vegetable oil, including Provencal olive oil, famous in the world market. Moreover, all these useful components are in the oil in a form that allows the human body to easily assimilate their benefits.
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Cedar milk and cream - even the cake left over from the processing of the nut into butter is suitable for the production of cedar milk and cream that can calm naughty nerves or replace cow's milk.
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