Vergleich Fagaceae + Betulaceae

 

Vergleich:     Oak                                                   Birch

Fagaceae                                                   Betulaceae

Roots penetrate deep into the soil                         Hardly connect to the soil a "plate" root taking

Does not exhaust the soil/tends to improve it              hold of the soil superficially.

Do well on lime/avoid really acid soils.

Pliny: the coast of Germania is lined with oaks.           Grows in poor/acid soils and depletes them.

Washed out by floods/pushed by the wind taking             Plants hardly grow near birches.

large islands with them, holding them  with                Pioneer plant (abandoned houses/graveled areas/waste land/moor).

their roots/floating upright in balance.                   Cool climate.

                                                           Bark used as paper substitute. (enthält K)

 

Grow in warm regions    

Is home and food for many insects and animals              Trunk is lofty/bends tot the wind/opens to surrounding space       

Has a relation with wine (stopper for bottles/casks)       Venus/spring (pollinates early = allergenic)/

Bark thick/used to make ink/medicine (enthält Ca)          Fruit without nutrional value

                                                           Hardly animal life

 

 

Vorwort/Suchen                                Zeichen/Abkürzungen                          Impressum