Red bird cherry is a shrub brought from America. Its exact name is Virgin bird cherry. The bush forms luxurious curtains, but sometimes there are varieties that are a thin, low elegant tree. These shrubs bloom very early. For beauty and picturesqueness, they are very appreciated by gardeners and landscape designers. Bird cherry (photo below) can decorate any area.
About the benefits of red bird cherry
Since red bird cherry blooms earlier than the varieties familiar to us, its yield is higher. Harvest can double the size that is obtained from ordinary bird cherry. When the bird cherry blossomed, it seems that a delicate openwork cloud fell on the garden. Its inflorescences are a brush up to 16 centimeters long. For two weeks the garden will be filled with the aroma of flowering bushes, on which berries then appear. They ripen for a long time, much longer than common bird cherry.
Harvest can only be harvested in October. Long ripening periods contribute to the fact that the berries are very juicy, pleasant sweet and sour taste. Dark red fruits can hang on a tree until next spring. Many gardeners leave part of the crop on a tree just for beauty. Fresh berries are rich in tannin, healthy sugars and amino acids. They are recommended to eat for people in need of normalization of intestinal activity, strengthening immunity.
Red bird cherry: recipes of traditional medicine and cooking
Not only berries are useful: the roots, stems, and leaves of the plant are used as a medicine. They act as a diuretic and choleretic, antimicrobial agent. The seeds contain flavonoids, rutin, anthocyanin, amino acids, and other substances that are very necessary for health.
From the berries make flour, which is used for baking pies. Red bird cherry (berries with a stone) is dried in the oven at a low temperature, and then grinded into flour. Pies and pies with it are not just tasty: they are good for health. Other parts of the plant are used to make infusions that help with toothache, colds, and low immunity. It is enough to collect leaves, roots and stems, dry them, brew like tea (for 600 grams of water - a spoonful of dry leaves). Infusion can be drunk after 6 hours. However, do not be zealous: excessive consumption of bird cherry tea can cause intoxication. Healthy people can just add berries to compotes.
Bird cherry - a symbol of love and health
Bird cherry Russian people are very fond of. They compose songs about her, make appointments under her, give her flowers to her lovers. And this is no coincidence. Today it has already been precisely proven that only fifteen minutes spent in the shade of a blooming bird cherry help get rid of harmful microbes and bacteria. Sometimes the smell of the plant can be so strong that it causes dizziness and temporary disorientation. Uncertain grooms sometimes used this. After spending a few minutes under the bird cherry tree, the girls relaxed and became more accommodating. Cherry bouquets in the house improve sleep, purify the atmosphere, soothe nerves. But you shouldn’t sleep next to such a bouquet: you can get poisoning.