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3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

I found very old photos with trees. I need to determine the species composition of the trees, but this is difficult to do because the photographs were taken over 100 years ago. Can you identify some of trees on these very old photos or give me some information about these trees? These are different photos, but all the trees grew close to each other.









Comments (16)

  • 3 years ago

    No idea, but what are the common tree species in that part of Russia? Seems to be Ligovo, St Petersburg. There are certainly a lot of birches visible. I believe there are several species in Russia.

    Ivan Ivanov thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
  • 3 years ago

    I don't know all trees that grew here 100 years ago here but it was pine, birch, willow, oak, etc.


    The common tree species now in this place (Ligovo, Saint Petersburg) are: birch, aspen, willow, Populus alba, P. suaveolens.


    The most popular trees in Saint Petersburg now are: linden, maple, spruce, pine, willow, mountain ash, larch.



  • 3 years ago

    Hardly any way to tell from just those pics other than what floral suggests -- the commonest trees in those locations. The second pic is mostly conifers -- maybe the common spruces that grow there?.

    Ivan Ivanov thanked bengz6westmd
  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I lived in Russia for over a year, and I remember a lot of Scotts pine. I would think the conifers are those, but I could definitely be wrong. The other memorable tree was betula pendula. Those things are everywhere! In fact, I can kind of see the white bark and the form of betula pendula in a couple of the pictures.


    The first picture says "grotto of love on the lake".

    Ivan Ivanov thanked L Clark (zone 4 WY)
  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Given the very pale trunks, branching structure and blousy tops I would say that the second picture is mostly birch and/or aspen. Apart from the large tree at the right hand end of the bridge which appears to be a conifer. What makes you think the trees would be different now than 100 years ago?

    Ivan Ivanov thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
  • 3 years ago

    I think the trees would be different now than 100 years ago because this park was destroyed during World War II. Today we also have the park but a lot of trees was destroyed during World War II. It was the front line between the Soviet soldiers and the Germans.The lake was also destroyed too.

  • 3 years ago

    I think the trees would be different now than 100 years ago because today we have young forest (young trees).

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    But maybe I'm wrong, and it's really aspens or birch. Now there are a lot of aspens in the park (young forest with aspens and willows). This is interesting to me, because this was the front line for many years during World War II. Now there are a lot of birch too.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    Second photo. Today it's not a forest (I'm sorry for my mistake). Today it's a city. It's a food stand, asphalt, concrete. We have a young small forest but at a distance of 300-400 meters.

  • 3 years ago

    Tree species can change drastically. In the Catskill Mountains, not too far away from me, there is an area that was stripped of hemlocks 150-100 years ago for tanning. When the forest grew back, it came back almost entirely as deciduous forest. Hemlock groves are few and far between now. So it can happen.

    It might be worthwhile seeing if someone can blow up the photographs to get a better look. You can do that with analog.

    Ivan Ivanov thanked mad_gallica (z5 Eastern NY)
  • 3 years ago

    Presumably there was a seed bank of deciduous trees in the ground, so they must have grown there in previous stages of the forest and have taken advantage of the new conditions. Cleared areas are colonized by quick growing succession species but that doesn't mean the forest will never regenerate to how it was, if left undisturbed.

    Ivan Ivanov thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
  • 3 years ago

    I am 99.9% certain that silver birch is heavily represented in those pictures.

    Ivan Ivanov thanked L Clark (zone 4 WY)
  • 3 years ago

    I can give more photos from this place.










  • 3 years ago

    I see aspen, pine, birch but I am not an expert in identifying trees.

  • 3 years ago

    Nor am I. I see the same as you.

    Ivan Ivanov thanked floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK