Willows - Olęderski memorial

The most "Polish" of Polish trees, the Mazovian willow, is not typically Polish.

Willows grow in meadows and fields, in rows, eg. along ditches. Hence, it is known that they came to us from the Netherlands, and their presence in Poland began with the Żuławy Wiślane, where the first Olęderes settled. Later they spread all over Poland. And with them willow heads ...

In the Warsaw Olędrzy appeared in 1628. In Poland at that time, agrarian culture was low. We were not able to cope with the drainage and drainage of the lands that hung along the river, which was often pouring out, and there was no way to stop it and manage its periodically fertile lands. The arable land began to end - there were plenty of forests where the grubbing was a nuisance. Olędrzy piece by piece rip the land from the river, as in their country retake from the sea.

The willow roots out water, and the roots bind the ground. That is why it is perfect for drainage.

Every five years, every willow was clipped: all the branches that were cutted were consumed, for example, were used to build hurdles. Willow fondling serves, strengthens it, and the tree produces a characteristic thickening at the top of the stem from which the branches grow.

The spotted cow is also a souvenir of Olęders.