Russia is a huge country with vast areas, different time zones and climatic conditions. The nature of our country is unique and beautiful. There is perhaps no other country in the world so generously endowed by nature. Our vast fields, dense forests, high mountains, deep rivers attract the attention of all nature lovers. Tourists believe that this is precisely the secret of the Russian soul.
Leaving Russia, guests (who managed to see all the natural diversity), and even more so the citizens of the country, always miss the nature of the great power. They admit that they always remember with warmth and nostalgia nightingale trills, wonderful wildflowers, what trees bloom in May and what coolness and peace the mountains give.
Spring
Spring is considered the most wonderful time of the year. In spring, nature wakes up from hibernation: trees “dress” in beautiful green outfits, flowers of different shapes and shades and give a dizzying aroma, the sun becomes gentler and warmer.
In the vast expanses of our homeland, spring is gradually coming into its own. Therefore, if you take a vacation and travel around the country to see the “spring route and its consequences,” you can experience this time of year in all its diversity. While in the south of the country all the trees begin to turn green and bloom, in the Far East there are only a few types of trees that can please residents.
Let's go on a virtual journey and find out which trees bloom in May in different parts of our country.
Spiraea spring blooming
In spring, the spreading branches of spirea are covered with a thick layer of lush white buds. Bushes reaching a height of 1.5-2 m can have a crown with a diameter of up to 3 m, depending on the species. Therefore, growing them requires a spacious area and the absence of nearby buildings and other obstacles. A fresh aroma envelops the entire garden for 2 weeks.
You can prolong the joy of admiring spirea if the soil is loose with the addition of turf and humus. Before planting young plants, provide drainage. Regular watering is required, since the root system is close to the soil surface.
Kuban lands
It is known that Kuban is the breadbasket of Russia. Its fertile lands are capable of feeding the entire Kuban population, as well as generously sharing with compatriots. Bread, rice, various berries, vegetables and, of course, fruits ripen under the Kuban sun.
Kuban gardens, forests, villages and even cities change beyond recognition in the spring: the trees become lush green, bloom very beautifully and smell pleasant. If you ask: what trees bloom in April-May in Kuban, you will receive an impressive list in response. Firstly, fruit trees bloom, such as apple trees, pears, peaches, apricots, cherries, plums and many others. Secondly, non-fruit and ornamental trees: chestnut, acacia, lilac, poplar, birch, linden, willow and willow.
It is interesting that the weather in Kuban is a very capricious lady, and often she shows her “whims” to nature and all residents. There were cases when the trees were budding, but strong frosty nights still awaited them. Or, on the contrary, spring was in such a “hurry” to come that even on rare snowy April days it bloomed flowers on the trees.
Resort areas
“Staying” still in the south, you can look into the gardens of residents of resort cities such as Sochi, Adler, Gelendzhik. Trees grow here, the fruits of which are adored by every resident of our country. The taste and benefits of summer fruits cannot be compared with anything for human health.
So, what trees bloom in May near the sea coast? This:
- magnolia;
- pomegranate (sometimes begins to bloom at the end of May, but more often in summer);
- mandarin;
- persimmon;
- azalea multicolored.
Barberry Thunberg
In many gardens, this type of shrub is cultivated as a spectacular decorative ornament. The spherical crown with brown-green foliage is noteworthy. Blooming barberry has buds of a yellow hue and a round shape with a pleasant aroma.
Good lighting is one of the important conditions for long flowering and rapid growth of bushes reaching a height of 1 m. Before planting, ensure proper drainage of the soil, which should be light and loose.
Moscow
Although the capital of Russia is located significantly north of Sochi, here, too, everything “comes to life” and decorates the city. Muscovites and guests of the capital who arrived in the spring know which trees bloom in Moscow in May and give it a festive look and comfort: hawthorn, chestnut, Manchurian walnut, acacia. Also in the parks you can find a lot of flowering trees such as apricot, double almond, apple trees and lilac. If the spring is hot, then linden may begin to bloom in May; if, on the contrary, the cold does not subside for a long time, poplar or willow may continue to bloom for a long time.
Despite the many buildings (a tribute to the modern metropolis), Moscow is rich in green areas. Not to mention the lands near Moscow, where city dwellers can “break out” to admire nature. During the flowering period, trees give the city a more gentle look, and a person can enjoy a piece of nature even in the concrete jungle.
Peter
The northern capital of Russia is known to everyone for its rich history, palaces and fountains. The climate there, although not as harsh as in the Far East, still rarely indulges residents with truly hot days. But few people know that in St. Petersburg there is a wonderful botanical garden that brings together “domestic” flora and “foreign guests”.
Wind, cold, rain and grayness are ordinary days for St. Petersburg, it is interesting that neither St. Petersburg residents nor guests stop loving him because of this. But it is precisely this eternal autumn mood that makes the arrival of spring a real holiday. Residents of the Northern capital are trying to find time to visit parks, gardens and find out what trees bloom in May in St. Petersburg this spring. Because due to the weather, the flowering time may differ in different years.
Walking along the streets or the St. Petersburg Botanical Garden, you can admire and then tell your friends and acquaintances what trees bloom in May in the city. These are such as:
- sakura;
- Apple tree;
- cherry;
- horse chestnut;
- rose tree;
- bird cherry;
- alder.
Far East
The next stop on the virtual journey “In the Footsteps of Spring” is the Far East. The climate of this part of the country, as they say, is not for the faint-hearted and heat-loving. For example, in the village of Oymyakon in winter the temperature drops to –50 °C, and on a summer day it can rise to +30 °C (and at night drop by 20 degrees).
But, of course, not all territories of the Far East are so snow-covered, and spring is coming here.
Let's find out which trees bloom at the end of May in the Far East? We can meet here:
- Mongolian oak;
- Amur linden;
- Amur velvet;
- Calopanax sevenloba;
- Aralia Manchurian;
- Manchurian apple tree;
- small-fruited alder;
- Maksimovich cherry;
- Daurian birch;
- Scots pine.
How trees bloom
You don't have to be a botanist to love nature. Sooner or later, everyone gets tired of the hustle and bustle of work and strives to get at least a little closer to nature. Especially in spring, people try to find time and go to the park, mountains or to the country. Fortunately, in our country May is very generous with weekends, so almost everyone has this opportunity.
A person who is far from in-depth knowledge of botany is attracted and surprised by trees covered with flowers. Often we enjoy the view without even knowing the correct name of the tree. Let's do a little education and find out:
- Which tree blooms with white flowers in May? A lot of trees bloom with white flowers, of course, they all differ in size, shape and aroma. For example, an apple tree blooms with large white and pink flowers that cover the entire tree with a lush cap. Bird cherry flowers are small, white, they seem to be put on a rod, hanging down with a brush. On thin reddish twigs of cherries, 3-5 relatively large white (five-petalled) flowers are collected. Some types of magnolia also bloom with white, huge flowers.
- How do coniferous trees bloom? The flowers of these trees are cones and spikelets. For example, a pine tree blooms with male flowers - yellow spikelets, and female flowers - small pink cones.
Everyone will agree: weekends in nature are also exhausting (by the way, no more than shopping). But when you come to work on Monday after the May holidays, the first thing you want to say to your colleagues is: “Oh, what trees bloom in early May!”
Decorative shrubs for the garden
Decorative shrubs for the garden and cottage
The role of beautiful shrubs in any area is invaluable. They form a middle tier between trees and flowers, fill free spaces and inconveniences, cover with their crown everything that one would like to hide, and serve as hedges. They plant country decor in both spring and autumn.
Lilac
A real leader in popularity among ornamental flowering shrubs throughout almost the entire territory of Russia. The abundance of colors of inflorescences includes the following shades: white, lilac, purple, pinkish, lilac, violet.
Blooming lilac bush
Tree varieties can grow in one place for many decades and require minimal care.
Barberry
Numerous varieties of this fruit shrub are rapidly gaining popularity. Among the leaders is Thunberg's barberry. It is beautiful all year round. Young shoots are decorated with red bark. The foliage and fruits have the same shade of varying degrees of saturation.
Blooming Barberry Thunberg
Flowering is not the main advantage of barberry, but it also looks very decorative. Small, but numerous flowers of white, yellow or red color smell very pleasant.
Hydrangea
It is sometimes confused with lilac, but this shrub has many differences. First of all, the flowering season lasts several months. Some withered inflorescences are replaced by others, and, as a huge brush or panicle dissolves, the shade of the petals can smoothly change from boiling white to pink or from soft green to white.
Blooming paniculate hydrangea
The bush usually germinates quite slowly, which is why it is valued among mixborders. The size of its inflorescences is so large that it does not fit in the hand.
Spreading bushes and trees
The crown of such plants is formed more by long drooping shoots than by a pronounced trunk or base. The most striking representative is all kinds of climbing roses, but in their company you can also find other ornamental flowering crops.
Important! In the garden, such trees and bushes are traditionally planted near walls or other supports to create an elegant arch, gazebo, fence, pergola, etc.
climbing roses
The peculiarity of these varieties is that their shoots can stretch up to 3 m in length and even more during the season. Many modern hybrids are obtained by crossing with rose hips and are distinguished by their rare vitality and long life expectancy.
They are easy to wrap around any vertical support. You can choose a variety with any shade of flowers, which can be single or collected in loose cysts from 2-3 to 15 pieces. Some varieties produce buds twice during the summer with a short break, while others are continuously flowering.
Blooming climbing roses
Important! In central Russia, most climbing roses need shelter, so in the fall they are removed from their supports.
Bladderwort
A shrub from the Rosaceae family is known for its ability to grow shoots up to 40 cm in length per season. Without formative pruning, the bushes stretch up to 3 m in height. Bright foliage of rich purple-burgundy color combined with lush shields of small white flowers looks very decorative.
Bladderwort flowers
It can be planted in the form of a hedge, the crown formed into a spherical bush, or allowed to take its natural shape with long spreading shoots - the plant is beautiful in any form.
Spiraea (meadowsweet)
One of the most unpretentious shrubs up to 2.5 m high, like lilac, capable of taking on a tree-like form with age. Over a hundred species are known, differing in the shape of the shoots, shades and sizes of flowers. White spirea with shoots up to 1.8 m long is often popularly called the “bride”.
When planted closely together, the bushes form a dense hedge. Some varieties bloom once in late spring, while others can bloom their buds alternately throughout the summer. Quite large flowers are found in crenate spirea, which has the valuable quality of holding sloughing soil on slopes with its tenacious roots.
Spiraea flowering
You can decorate your garden plot so that it looks beautiful throughout the warm season in different ways. For example, select varieties of trees and shrubs with different flowering periods so that they harmoniously complement and replace each other.
Interesting results are obtained by combining similar or contrasting shades of flowers, which not only serve as decoration, but also attract bees and other pollinators to the garden.
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Trees versus people
People are waiting for spring, its warm rays of sunshine, which will drive away the dullness, melt the ice and awaken nature. How wonderful it is to go outside and inhale the aroma of apple or cherry! But unfortunately, not all people enjoy spring, and not all trees are so harmless in the wonderful time of flowering.
Every year more and more people suffer from allergies to tree pollen. Agree, it is difficult to maintain a high spring mood when you have a headache, itchy and watery eyes, an itchy nose and constantly want to sneeze.
The population suffers especially severely in May from the flowering of the following trees:
- and you;
- oak;
- ash;
- maple;
- pine trees;
- ate;
- hazel;
- poplars.
If representatives of these “dangerous” species are present in large quantities in your region, and you are susceptible to allergies, it is better for you to take a vacation and travel or stock up on the necessary medications.
Shrub blooming with yellow flowers
Flowering shrubs for the garden, perennial and unpretentious
Yellow bushes greatly decorate areas and create a spring mood. Finding out the name of a shrub with yellow flowers is not difficult - not many varieties are used in garden floriculture.
Forsythia
Powerful branched bush from 1 to 6 meters in height.
It blooms starting in April, when other trees are just gaining buds.
Small flowers in the form of bright yellow bells with four petals completely cling to the branches. In nutritious soil and under the right care conditions, flowering lasts up to 2 weeks.
Kerria
A heat-loving ornamental shrub with yellow buds, whose name is kerria, belongs to the Rosaceae family. In central Russia, it is recommended to grow it in large tubs, which are brought indoors for the winter.
Trees for people
Nature does nothing thoughtlessly or to the detriment of humans. It is difficult to find anything in the world as comprehensive and balanced as Mother Nature. So trees, while causing harm to some allergy sufferers with their blooms, still bring irreplaceable benefits to humanity as a whole.
We also know from school courses that trees are living beings and what is their role in human life:
- climate, agricultural land, water and air purity directly depend on trees;
- the forest and trees protect the animal world;
- trees are a source of material resources used in construction and production;
- human diet and health cannot do without trees, since their fruits, flowers, juice, leaves, roots and bark are used in gastronomy and medicine;
- The culture of the inhabitants of many cities, villages and even the peoples of countries necessarily concerns trees and forests.
From childhood we are taught to take care and protect trees. Planting a tree means doing a good and important deed in your life. And admiring the beauty of trees blooming in spring is a very pleasant, calming activity that gives strength and hope.
The history of monochrome gardens
Using a single-color palette to design a landscape was invented a long time ago.
Nowadays, designers are only continuing what they started hundreds of years ago. In the Middle Ages, gardens called moon gardens were popular in India and East Asia. To create such a landscape, exclusively white color . But at the same time there was no feeling of monotony and boredom, since the plants were selected very competently. Thanks to their different shapes, sizes and general appearance, lunar gardens at dusk acquired many shades of halftones. By night, the landscape seemed to consist of different pictures that were woven by the play of shadows. In addition to plants, white stones, artificial ponds and rivers, and white sea sand were also used in the gardens. All this together gave an amazing effect.
However, it was not only the Middle Ages that were famous for such masterpieces. In modern England there is still a garden called Sissinghurst Garden. It was created by the writer Vita Sackville-West at the beginning of the twentieth century. Sissinghurst amazes with its many shades of white. The leaves of its trees and shrubs are edged with silvery white. The plants are selected in such a way that the garden delights visitors with its blooms all year round. Sissinghurst is one of the most masterpiece examples of landscape creation. Modern designers and gardeners are still guided by it.
