In the Ternopil region, a woman agronomist grows about 200 exotic plants.
A tree growing 3 meters a year, a bush on which all butterflies flock, a vine, the fruits of which have the effect of ginseng. A woman has been collecting a collection of overseas trees, bushes and flowers for over 30 years.
By education, Emilia Pankevich is an agronomist. She is now 75 years old. But despite such a venerable age, Emilia Mikhailovna has enough strength and energy for an unusual hobby. At its site in Skalat, she grows about 200 exotic trees, bushes and plants.
Actinidia
A woman shows her greatest pride - actinidia. “Ripens in September. The berries are very tasty, with pineapple flavor. You’ll take such in your mouth and it’s spreading like butter, ”says Emilia Pankevich, a resident of Skalat.
Emilia Pankevich dries the leaves of the ginkgo biloba for tea, and also jokes that this tree heals everything except death. “This relict tree still remembers dinosaurs, it has no pests, can withstand up to -70 ° C and is very healing,” she says.
Ginkgo biloba leaves
Figs of the hostess bears fruit twice a year: in spring and summer. According to Emilia, Adam and Eve did not taste figs in the Garden of Eden, but figs, as they were covered with leafs similar to figs. There is also a Scandinavian blueberry on the plot, which, according to the agronomist, is not as picky as blueberries.
Emilia Pankevich can talk about her hobby for hours. She admits that plants give her strength and give a good mood.