PLANTS IN SLOVENIA

4.a Primary School Trnovo

A SNOWDROP = ZVONČEK

• We like white gentle snowdrops because they are white as a snow.

• We like snowdrops because they announce spring.

A VIOLET= VIJOLICA

AN EDELWEISS = PLANIKA

Edelweiss is beautiful. It is small. We can find them in the mountains. They are very rear. It is a protected flower.

A WILLOW TREE= VRBA

• Slovenian poet France Preseren wrote a wonderful poem about Vrba- his birthplace named by this wonderful tree. Here you can listen to Slovenian interpret:

• http://www.preseren.net/slo/3_poezije/91_o_vrba.asp

A LARCH= MACESEN

There are a lot of larch trees in the Slovenian mounatins. It is a very strong tree. Cones are small in the shape of eggs. It is conifer.

A SPRUCE = SMREKA

A spruce tree is conifer tree. It is beautiful. It is a very big tree. We see it in the forest. We decorate it for Christmas. A spruce has cones. We make furniture of spruce’s wood.

Maja Habjanic, Slovenia

A LINDEN TREE = LIPA

A linden tree leaf is a symbol of Slovenia.

Every village in our country has at least on linden tree in the central market where people use to meet and spend time together.