Viaggio polonia

PolandAugust 2010

F.U.E. Activity:

The Bolestraszyce Arboretum

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Photos by Sebastià GuillemPower point design by Antoni

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GRUNDTVIG PROJECTFLOWERS UNIT EUROPE (FUE)Project number: 2009-1-PL1-GRU06-05112

Arboretum Bolestraszyce37-700 Przemysl, skr. Poczt. 471, Poland

www.bolestraszyce.com

The area of the Arboretum amounts to 305.57 ha while its species and varieties is about 4000

The Bolestraszyce Arboretum is situaded 7 km north-east from Przemysl and it belong to the gems of natural and cultural heritage of the Malopolska region

The Arboretum covers 22.58 ha, including 0.89 ha of the ponds, on the lower terrace three ponds are situaded

Aged trees, being a remainder of the old castle gardens, are a very picturesque feature among new plainting, consisting of the species of foreign origin, as well of native specimens

The present graden layout was probably determined at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1975 was renovated. Today the Arboretum operates as a cultural

institution under the authority of the Marshal’s Office of the Podkarpackie Voivodeship

The biggest pond contains many aquatic plants like water lily

In the Arboretum you can see the natural forestcommunities, composed of beech(Fagus), fir (Abies), horn beam(Carpinus) and so on. The main task is activeprotection of the flora and the conservation of its diversity

In this picture you can see the bald cypress (taxodium distichum)another typical tree ofthe Arboretum

The visit let the learners get new knowledges and skills connected with the vegetation and the flora

Hydrangea paniculata

Pinky Winky has an unusual name, and an even more unusual flower. The large white panicles open in mid to late summer, and as summer turns to fall the florets at the base of the panicles turn pink. The flower panicles continue to grow, producing new white florets at the tip.

Lavandula angustifolia

Common lavender, native to the western Mediterranean region, primarily in the Pyrenees and other mountains in northern Spain

Taxus x mediaYou can see this tree on the roadside, the biggest yews in the whole Arboretum, being the first trees planted in the Arboretum

The Common Hazel It is an important component of the hedgerows that were the traditional field boundaries in lowland England. The wood was traditionally grown as coppice, the poles cut being used for wattle-and-daub building and agricultural fencing.

Corylus avellana

Chaenomeles x superba Chaenomeles is a genus of three species of deciduous spiny shrubs. Chaenomeles x superba is the commonest hybrid has been bred in the gardens

Lamb's Ear is a species native to Turkey, Armenia, and Iran. It is cultivated over much of the temperate world as an ornamental plant, and is naturalised in some locations as an escape from gardens

Stachys byzantina

A gunnera of considerable size is situated on the shore of the pond. It is from South-America

Gunnera manicata

Carlina acaulisStemless carline thistle

The common names are descriptive of the manner that its flower head rests directly upon a basal leaf rosette.

Potentilla fruticosaGoldstar

Native to the cool temperate to subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, often growing at high altitudes in mountains.

Trapa natansWater caltrop

The water caltrop is one of the rarest plants in Poland that you can see in the ponds of Arboretum

Nuphar luteaIn the ponds there are many varieties of water lilies besides the water caltrop and algae

Sedum spectabileShowy stonecrop

It is a herbaceous plant with alternate, simple leaves, on succuulent stems. The flowers are pink, borne in fall.

Veronica spicataSpiked Speedwell

Cultivated varieties include blue ('Royal Candles'), red ('Red Fox') and white ('Noah Williams'

Mentha x peperita

Next to the entrance you can observe a collection of aromatic plants

Levisticum officinaleLovage

the leaves and seeds or fruit of which are used to flavor food, especially in South European cuisine

Buddleja davidiSummer lilac

It is native to northwestern China and Japan. It is widely used as an ornamental plant, and many named varieties are in cultivation.

Nymphaea

In the ponds you can observe a multi-coloured collection of water lily

Erica vagans

In the heather collection you can see this shrub

Picea abiesCommon spruceAt the edge of the old

garden you can find this tree

Potentilla fruticosaBush cinquefoil

Next to the pergola of the Arboretum you can see this bush

Aesculus hippocastanum

There is a sizeable common horse chestnuts

Eonymus europaeusSpindle tree

The fruit is poisonous, containing amongst other substances, the alkaloids theobromine and caffeine

Pinus silvestris

In the castle-spot you find several species of pines, like the Scoth pine.

Acer campestreHedge maple

The hedge maple is situated on the lane-fork of the garden

Quercus macrantheraCaucasian oak

It’s occasionally grown as an ornamental tree in Europe growing to 30 meters tall

Cornus masEuropean cornel

There is an eighty years old cornellian cherry. Probably it was brought from Podole by the Zajaczkowski family, the last owners of Bolestraszyce

Staphylea pinnata

On the escarpment, aside of the line of yews you can find the European bladdernut

Fraxinus excelsiorEuropean ash

This tree formerly grew on the fork of tracks leading to the forts

GRUNDTVIG PROJECTFLOWERS UNIT EUROPE (FUE)

Project number: 2009-1-PL1-GRU06-05112