I’ve already mentioned that in May we had a school trip with my students to the city-hero of Volgograd. Among other numerous sights I took the photo of this poplar-tree. It’s situated on the square of Fallen Fighters in the centre of Volgograd. I was greatly impressed when I heard its story. As it turned out, it’s the only tree that survived Stalingrad Battle 1943 ( World War II). We know the Battle is considered to be one of the boodiest battles of World War II. That’s why the tree is covered with war scars. It has become a nature- historical monument. In 1975 a granite plate was put here: “ Nature-historical monument. This poplar-tree brought his life through the great battle”.You can see the tree in its full size herehttp://vetert.ru/rossiya/volgograd/sights/157-ploshad-pavshih-bortsov.phpRead more…
Thanks a million for such a lovely comment. I was so happy to learn you liked the photo and that the tree reminded you of Buddha and made you feel peaceful. I like this religion, I mean Buddhism. I think it's a very wise and peaceful religion. My favourite quote by Dalai Lama is: "Respect for self.
Respect for others.
Responsibility for all your actions."
I'm glad, Nawa, you liked my other photos, too. I think you're a very interesting person.
Thanks for your inspiring comment! Your words about the energy of the tree inspired me to find some information on the topic. As it turned out sometimes we have too much energy and we need let it go, sometimes there's lack of energy in our organism, then we should get it. The best solution is to go to the forest, not to the parks as the trees there are surrounded with a lot of negative energy daily. They’re tired and overworking.
Capacities of most available trees:
Fir tree is a strong source of bioenergy. Fir tree forest is almost sterile because firs trees produce lots of phytoncides that destroys harmful microorganisms.
Pine gives energy from the sun. Pine reduces stress, improves the respiratory activity and tones the body.
Birch cleans the biofield, takes away fatigue, and calms an agitated mind.
Linden has gentle but empowering energy. Linden creates the feeling of peace and warmth.
Maple is a tree of balance; in contact with a maple tree we become more peaceful and more self-confident.
Oak gives positive energy and soothes the soul.
Aspen is a strong energy taker. It can liberate from the energy congestion and initiate healing processes.
As for this hero-tree, I think it’s also very tired and has some negative energy, but the hero is the hero and we respect it a lot.
Wow! Gabriel! I’m happy that you also like such amazing stories connected with our past and our history. When I listen to them I feel as I touch the history itself! I’m always so excited about it!
Thanks for such interesting information about this unique tree! Wow! If they can grow these cloned saplings, we'll be able to watch these living descendants of this courageous tree for ever! Great!!! Thanks for the research!
Dear Galya, so it's a hero-poplar which had shown a great patience at one time. :) I wonder with how much energy it has been saturated considering its experience...
You're absolutely right. This tree is an alive eyewitness of that devastating battle. Everything was burnt out in this city. And only this tree survived this massive attack. I think it's very symbolic. Everybody who saw the ruins of Volgograd didn't believe the city would be rebuilt. But it did. And the tree was and is the symbol of continuity of life!
The topic is really very interesting. It inspired me to find out a lot of interesting information about these pillars of life. As it turned out there more than 100 000 different species of trees on the earth. Among them there’re some that are really unique, like Giant Sequoia: General Sherman in the USA ( the largest tree in the world). The oldest, non-clonal trees may be the Great Basinbristlecone pine trees from California and Nevada, in the USA. Through tree-ring cross-referencing, they have been shown to be more than 5,000 years old. A clonal colony can survive for much longer than an individual tree. The oldest clonal individual tree is Olda Tjikko, Norway Spruce, 9550 years old ( Dalama , Sweden).
There are a lot of other really unique trees in the world!
I was greatly intrigued by your brief historical account of the ‘living witness’ of World War 11 – the poplar tree in Stalingrad! Thank you for the wonderful snapshot and amazing story! You’re an excellent photographer and captivating narrator.
Here’s more fact about this tree that I found on the Net. It is said that the lifespan of a poplar tree is an average of 80 years. But it came as a surprise to me when I learnt that the Volgograd poplar tree is a ‘centenarian’. I think it still stands firm merely to remind the world how Volgograd withstood siege for 200 days.
The site that I checked says, Quote… “Scientists have already taken 10 samples from the tree and they hope to plant the first cloned saplings in downtown Volgograd by 2014. In this way, it is hoped that this living reminder of the city's resilience and fortitude can be preserved for decades to come.” …Unquote. Wow…! Isn’t that great?
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Hi, Nawa!
Thanks a million for such a lovely comment. I was so happy to learn you liked the photo and that the tree reminded you of Buddha and made you feel peaceful. I like this religion, I mean Buddhism. I think it's a very wise and peaceful religion. My favourite quote by Dalai Lama is: "Respect for self.
Respect for others.
Responsibility for all your actions."
I'm glad, Nawa, you liked my other photos, too. I think you're a very interesting person.
Wish you peace, love and harmony!
Galina
Hello, Charos!
Thanks for your inspiring comment! Your words about the energy of the tree inspired me to find some information on the topic. As it turned out sometimes we have too much energy and we need let it go, sometimes there's lack of energy in our organism, then we should get it. The best solution is to go to the forest, not to the parks as the trees there are surrounded with a lot of negative energy daily. They’re tired and overworking.
Capacities of most available trees:
Fir tree is a strong source of bioenergy. Fir tree forest is almost sterile because firs trees produce lots of phytoncides that destroys harmful microorganisms.
Pine gives energy from the sun. Pine reduces stress, improves the respiratory activity and tones the body.
Birch cleans the biofield, takes away fatigue, and calms an agitated mind.
Linden has gentle but empowering energy. Linden creates the feeling of peace and warmth.
Maple is a tree of balance; in contact with a maple tree we become more peaceful and more self-confident.
Oak gives positive energy and soothes the soul.
Aspen is a strong energy taker. It can liberate from the energy congestion and initiate healing processes.
As for this hero-tree, I think it’s also very tired and has some negative energy, but the hero is the hero and we respect it a lot.
Oh, Gabriel, I'm also very grateful to you for embedding this wonderful music on the page. I think it's very suitable to the picture!
Wow! Gabriel! I’m happy that you also like such amazing stories connected with our past and our history. When I listen to them I feel as I touch the history itself! I’m always so excited about it!
Thanks for such interesting information about this unique tree! Wow! If they can grow these cloned saplings, we'll be able to watch these living descendants of this courageous tree for ever! Great!!! Thanks for the research!
One more thanks for the new word 'centanarian'.
Dear Galya, so it's a hero-poplar which had shown a great patience at one time. :) I wonder with how much energy it has been saturated considering its experience...
Hello, Junko!
You're absolutely right. This tree is an alive eyewitness of that devastating battle. Everything was burnt out in this city. And only this tree survived this massive attack. I think it's very symbolic. Everybody who saw the ruins of Volgograd didn't believe the city would be rebuilt. But it did. And the tree was and is the symbol of continuity of life!
Thank you EC for featuring the photo
The topic is really very interesting. It inspired me to find out a lot of interesting information about these pillars of life. As it turned out there more than 100 000 different species of trees on the earth. Among them there’re some that are really unique, like Giant Sequoia: General Sherman in the USA ( the largest tree in the world). The oldest, non-clonal trees may be the Great Basin bristlecone pine trees from California and Nevada, in the USA. Through tree-ring cross-referencing, they have been shown to be more than 5,000 years old. A clonal colony can survive for much longer than an individual tree. The oldest clonal individual tree is Olda Tjikko, Norway Spruce, 9550 years old ( Dalama , Sweden).
There are a lot of other really unique trees in the world!
Dear Galina,
I was greatly intrigued by your brief historical account of the ‘living witness’ of World War 11 – the poplar tree in Stalingrad! Thank you for the wonderful snapshot and amazing story! You’re an excellent photographer and captivating narrator.
Here’s more fact about this tree that I found on the Net. It is said that the lifespan of a poplar tree is an average of 80 years. But it came as a surprise to me when I learnt that the Volgograd poplar tree is a ‘centenarian’. I think it still stands firm merely to remind the world how Volgograd withstood siege for 200 days.
The site that I checked says, Quote… “Scientists have already taken 10 samples from the tree and they hope to plant the first cloned saplings in downtown Volgograd by 2014. In this way, it is hoped that this living reminder of the city's resilience and fortitude can be preserved for decades to come.” …Unquote. Wow…! Isn’t that great?