Leaves of trees, if they are not evergreen tropical plants, tend to bloom from the buds every year, and with the onset of autumn turn yellow, wither, wither away, and fall off. Oak is no exception. Its beautiful shiny oblong ovoid leaves with sinusoidal carved edges serve the tree as a tool for the synthesis of solar energy, which it needs for growth and life. It's no secret that a plant devoid of ultraviolet rays dies.
In the fall, the tree itself as if “hibernates” - all life processes in it slow down. Leaves that “worked” for oak in spring and summer now become unnecessary.
And to maintain their vital activity requires water, trace elements. Moisture evaporates from the surface of the sheet. And in winter, it is already difficult for an oak to extract water from the earth. The tree therefore "falls asleep" in order to save moisture.
In addition, the approaching cold can freeze the fluid in the leaf cells. Nature has provided for everything. That is why before the onset of winter, trees dump foliage.
“The Lukomorye has a green oak” … With these words, many have a childhood, a fabulously magical journey into the world of Pushkin's poetry. And what other associations may arise in connection with this tree?
The beauty of the form that a leaf of oak possesses eternally attracts people - there is something inexpressibly beautiful, wonderful, bewitching in it. That is why designers so often use this image in their creations. For example, in stores often labels and price tags resemble the shape of a carved oak leaf. Perfume bottles in the form of an acorn with leather leaves are offered by perfume departments. This type of jewelry is in demand.
In the design of the premises they also often use oak leaf as the main element. It can be seen on wallpaper, ornaments, cutting boards, as a picture of curtains and on furniture upholstery, on cast-iron decorations. This is probably due to the fact that this tree itself is a symbol of strength, durability, stability, and power.
Creating their magnificent models, couturiers also turn their attention to the oak leaf. A drawing imitating it is used to combine combined clothing. For example, the upper part of the coat is made of sand drapes, and the lower part is made of dark brown.
The joint of the two colors is not done in a straight line, but as if the dark brown leaves of the oak are superimposed on a beige background. It turns out a beautiful, non-trivial thing, especially if the model has other “symbolic” details: wooden buttons, pocket trim, acorn brooch.
The appliqués on the fabric in the form of oak leaves decorating clothes and tablecloths, bedspreads on furniture and beds, towels and kitchen aprons are very beautiful.
These were all practical-life associations. And as for another area of our existence? For example, what is the symbol of the oak branch?
Even in the Holy Scriptures this tree was mentioned as a symbol of God's justice, and the oak leaf was a sign of the fullness of Christian life. In the USA, such leaflets are used as elements of awards, and are also symbols in the insignia of the military.
In Germany, oak is recognized as a national tree. The hardness of wood and the characteristic shape of the leaf symbolize immortality, resilience, indestructibility, unity. No wonder that in state symbols, and in coins, and in monuments, and in heraldry, and in orders of Germany, oak twigs, acorns and the leaves themselves are used. The era of romanticism attributed fidelity to this tree.
And how many literary works bear this symbolic name? Today everyone knows the book “Oak Leaf” by the author Ladinsky Antonin Petrovich, whose hero is Valeryan Bochkin, the lyric poem M. Yu. Lermontov “Leaf”.
Andrzej Shipulsky and Zbigniew Safyan - Polish writers who have created a series of adventure stories under the pseudonym "Zbyha", tell in their works about the exploits of Hans Clos. This brave intelligence officer obtained during the terrible years of World War II shocking information about the Nazis. And it is also very symbolic: "Germanic" symbolism and the name of the operation "Oak Leaf".
What else comes to mind when the phrase “oak branch” is pronounced? Of course, the healing properties of this "king of the woody world." One smell in the oak forest is able to cheer up, purify the soul, inspire enthusiasm, optimism, and thirst for life.
From ancient times, Russian people in baths used brooms from the branches of this mighty wood healer, expelling ailments and ailments. The substances and essential oils contained in oak leaves have a beneficial effect on the respiratory system, on the state of the epithelium, and prevent the increase in pressure. A decoction of oak bark stops bleeding gums, diarrhea.
Here's how much you can learn about an ordinary oak leaf, if you are curious and attentive. And if you also connect your imagination, you can come up with a lot of amazing tales, the heroes of which will be the leaves of an amazing tree - oak, tell these magical stories to children and invite them to translate this into their drawings.
