10 days left before the end of the Internet voting in the framework of the competition “European Tree of the Year ‒ 2021”
There are 10 days left until the end of the online voting for the European Tree of the Year 2021 competition. Let us remind you that the voting takes place on the website: https://www.treeoftheyear.org.
The Russian Federation is represented by the ancient plane tree growing in the courtyard of the old Juma Mosque in the historical part of Derbent (Republic of Dagestan). His age is 284 years. According to legend, the great commander of the east, Nadir Shah, looked after the sycamore sprouts. Admiring the mighty giant, the writer Alexander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky composed his works. Today, the majestic patriarch adorns the central part of the religious building, being a symbol of strength, one of the places of attraction for the people of Dagestan and guests of the republic. Legends are made about him, sung in poetry, depicted in paintings.
It is worth noting that in the Republic of Tatarstan there is a unique tree that has the status of all-Russian significance “Tree is a monument of wildlife”. This is Siberian spruce (Picea obovata Ledeb.), Growing on the territory of the state nature reserve of regional significance of the complex profile “Dolgaya Polyana”. The tree received the status in 2012. The spruce is 134 years old and over 30 meters high.