That storm, which, as everyone remembers, covers the sky with romantic haze, spins whirlwinds of snow, howls like an animal, and can cry with the voice of a child, is beautifully described by the poet A. S. Pushkin. And the next day, the poet will have frost, snow sparkling in the sun and, in general, a wonderful day. However, let's take a closer look: there are some consequences from yesterday's storm. And before harnessing a horse to a sled for a walk, it is worth assessing the damage caused by yesterday's elements.
Roots on the surface
The eye of an observer may see a forest battered by a storm, trees broken by it. It's called "disgrace" it's a windbreak.
Sometimes the element rages so strongly that it not only knocks down the trunks to the ground and twists the branches, but directly uproots large trees. In the forest where the storm has passed, in this case, a windfall is formed (also called a windbreaker).
The word "windbreak" is a masculine noun formed from twothe corresponding roots of the words "storm" and "break". The nouns "stormy" and "windblown" have the same gender and the same way of formation: the composition of two word roots: storm + bring down and wind + break.
Although these words will seem synonymous to many, arborists distinguish them clearly.
Information from the arborist and toponymist
The windblow is, according to their classification, trees felled by the wind, which give in to it relatively easily. Among them:
- aspen;
- fir;
- pine;
- spruce.
And if they grow on wet swampy soils, then the probability of seeing them uprooted as an illustration of a windfall is great.
But there are trees that grow in pine forests, they penetrate their roots into deep soil layers. These breeds include:
- maple;
- pine;
- larch;
- ash;
- oak;
- beech.
Yes, bad weather can beat them: break off branches, even the top of a tree, and sometimes the entire trunk. In the terminology of forestry specialists, this is just a windbreak.
An interesting fact from Russian toponymy. In the Zhernovsky rural settlement (and this is the Lipetsk region, its Dolgorukovsky district) there is a village called Burelom. It's not hard to guess why she got that name.
