For the first time, 20 certified tree inspectors (arborists) and representatives of environmental departments of communities from Ukraine and Poland conducted a comprehensive study of the age-old trees of the Rozdil Sanatorium Park and the landscape of the 18th-century historic park near the Lianskoronski – Zhevuski Palace in Rozdil village, Mykolaiv district, Lviv region. They concluded that the park has an extremely valuable collection of exotic tree species, which was collected by the former owners.
This was reported by ZAXID.NET.
The curators of the work were two of the best arborists in Europe, Piotr Tyszko-Khmelovets and Jerzy Stoliarczyk, who have VETcert certificates.
According to the researchers, the park near the palace still has trees that are more than 300 years old and were planted by the first owners of the palace, the Lanczkoronski and Zewuski families. The oldest oaks planted by the owners are few in number, but they are very valuable. The park's valuable botanical collection includes old-growth specimens of Ginkgo biloba, several Weymouth pine (Pinus strobus) and black pine (Pinus nigra), as well as slightly younger tile oaks (Quercus imbricaria), European larch (Larix decidua) and metasequoia (Metasequoia glyptostroboides).
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"Of course, there are trees that can threaten the safety of people, but this does not always mean that they need to be removed, a number of measures can be taken to increase the level of safety. Recommendations on this issue will be provided by our specialists," said Hanna Gavryliv, head of the "Palace of Division" project.
Polish arborist Jerzy Stolyarczyk is convinced that the park with ancient trees around the palace in Rozdil is more valuable than the building itself.
"The palace was destroyed and looted, it went through several periods of construction, but the park remained authentic and untouched. The historical trees that grow here are more than old – they are ancient, because they have learned to live in different conditions and have extensive experience in adapting to climatic changes that have occurred over the centuries. The age-old trees of Rozdol are a living chronicle of history: their personal history, the history of the park, as well as history as a whole are recorded on them," he explained.
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The arborist added that the trees of Rozdil are exceptional and proved to be very resistant, like Ukrainians who adapt to the conditions in which they have to live.
Earlier, EcoPolitic reported how in Kyiv the staff of the capital zoo, together with specialists of the Kyiv ecological and cultural center, treated several centuries-old preserved trees-botanical monuments, namely ash trees, cherry trees, sycamores and poplars.
