Viking Traveller 2nd Issue
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NATURE<br />
LIVING WITH NATURE<br />
As well as looking good, pine, spruce and firs are<br />
chosen for their evergreen qualities and are used<br />
as windbreaks. The Norway spruce is probably<br />
one of the most recognisable Scandinavian trees and can<br />
grow up to 100 feet tall. Birch, particularly silver birch<br />
(betula pendula), is widely used in homes, for flooring<br />
and furniture, but they also make superb ornamental<br />
trees. With their love of homegrown and organic produce,<br />
fruit trees are popular with Scandinavians—particularly<br />
apple, pear, apricot, and cherry, which also produce<br />
wonderful blossom, a welcome sight after the darkness<br />
of winter. They also grow shrubs, including lingonberry,<br />
cranberry and blueberry, all useful for their fruit. To mark<br />
Midsummer’s Day, many Finns stand two silver birch<br />
saplings outside the doorway of their home or cabin.<br />
X Images left to right: Scandinavians take inspiration from the<br />
outdoors to decorate their homes; the sun’s rays break’s through a<br />
Norway spruce forest; a Scandi home with touches of the outdoors<br />
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