interviews to our grandparents

1. Made by 2B 1

2. WHAT TREES WERE THERE
AND ARE THERE IN VENETO?
AND ARE THERE ANY
SPECIAL WAYS TO CALL THE
DIFFERENT SPECIES OF
TREES AND SHRUBS ,IN THE
DIALECT OF THE VENETO
REGION? 2

3. Under the picture, in italics, you can read the name of the tree in our local dialect
In Veneto there here have always been a lot of trees:
THE ELM THE APPLE TREE
Pomaro
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4. THE ROBINIA
BOTANICAL FAMILY: legumes
ORIGIN: Northern America.
NOTES: The flowers are used for
making pancakes. The wood is very
resistant.
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5. THE CHESTNUT CRABGLASS
Castagnaro Sanguinea
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6. THE POPLAR
Piopa
BOTANICAL FAMILY:
Salicaceae
ORIGIN: Central and Southern
Europe and Western Asia
NOTES: The wood is tender
and whitish, light and porous of
modest value for its scarce
duration; it is employed for
cellulose paper, cardboard and
matches.
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7. THE ELDER THE JUJUBE TREE
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8. THE MULBERRY
BOTANICAL FAMILY: Moracee
ORIGIN: East Asia
NOTES: The leaves are the food of
silkworms. The fruits are sweet and
you can make excellent jams with
them. The wood is a good fuel.
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9. ROSEMERY THE APRICOT TREE
Rosmarin Persegaro
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10. THE BIRCH
BOTANICAL FAMILY: Betulaceae
NOTES: it is used in herb shops.
From the wood toothpicks are made.
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11. THE WALNUT TREE THE PLUM TREE
Nogara Susinara / Brombara 11

12. THE MAPLE
BOTANICAL FAMILY: Aceracee
ORIGIN: Northern Africa, south-western Asia
NOTES: The lumber is used for manufacturing batons,
musical tools, etc. If you toss the fruit up in the air, it
falls as if it were a helix and this was a game that we
played when we were children. It was used for making
hedges.
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13. THE PEAR TREE THE PEACH TREE
Peraro Persegaro
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