UMary Allen
Isihlahla esinamaqabunga yisihlahla esingenazinaliti, amaqabunga kuphela. Amaqabunga ezihlahla nezihlahlana abizwa nangokuthi amahlamvu. Isihlahla esinamaqabunga yisitshalo esiqhakaza izimbali: imbewu ikhula okusanhlamvu noma izithelo.
EYurophu nakwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba lapho kungabandi kakhulu noma kushisa kakhulu, izihlahla ezivuthulukayo zilahlekelwa amahlamvu ebusika. Ngakho-ke izihlahla zethu ezivuthuluka ngokuvamile “ziyaphuka”. Amaqabunga awela ekwindla. Ngale ndlela isihlahla silahlekelwa amanzi amancane.
Ihlathi elingenalutho ngaphandle kwezihlahla ezivuthulukayo liyihlathi elivuthulukayo. Kwamanye amahlathi, kunezihlahla ezivuthulukayo nezihlahla zomquba, okuyihlathi elixubile. Kodwa futhi ungasho ihlathi elixubene lama-deciduous, okuyihlathi elinezinhlobo ezahlukene zezihlahla ezivuthuluka. Ihlathi lezihlahla ze-coniferous yihlathi le-coniferous.
Iluphi uhlobo lwesihlahla olunezihlahla eziningi?
Cishe eminyakeni eyikhulu namashumi amahlanu edlule, amahlathi ayehlanganisa izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zezihlahla eziphukayo kanye nengxenye eyodwa kwezintathu yezihlahla ze-coniferous ezifana nespruce nepine. I-Beech kwakuyisihlahla esivuthuluka kwasekuqaleni, silandelwa yi-oki. Njengoba abantu bebelokhu behlakulela amahlathi kakhulu futhi bazitshale izihlahla, kuye kwaba okuphambene ncamashi: kunezihlahla eziningi eziphindwe kabili kunezihlahla ezivuthuluka ngenxa yokuthi ungathola imali eyengeziwe ngamaconifers.
Ngakho-ke izihlahla ezivuthulukile sezizoshabalala ezindaweni zethu eziphansi. Nokho, abacwaningi bathi lokhu kuzophinde kushintshe: Ngenxa yokufudumala kwesimo sezulu, ama-conifers aba nesikhathi esinzima futhi maningi amathuba okuthi achume ezindaweni eziphakeme. Lokhu kukhulula isikhala esengeziwe samaconifers ezansi.
Uhlu lwezihlahla ezivame kakhulu eJalimane namuhla lubukeka kanje: i-maple, i-apula, i-birch, i-pear tree, i-beech, i-mountain ash (lena i-rowan berry), i-yew, i-oki, i-alder, umlotha, i-hornbeam, i-hazel, i-chestnut, i-cherry tree, i-lime tree, i-poplar.