Kirschenallee - 22nd District, Vienna
It´s cherry blossom time in our district and this is located not far away from home. A street named Kirschen (Cherry)Allee(Alley) is about 1 kilometer long. It begins from the Esslinger Strasse down to one of the entrances of the Donau-Auen National Park called Eßlinger Furt.
I wanted to see the white cherry blossoms as a sign of the start of Springtime. The only trees planted in this alley are white cherry varieties. They are there for the ornamental purposes and they do not bear fruits like the cherries that we eat.
They do not have a faint scent like that of the lilacs, but some mild scent is there.
The blossoms are so lovely to see with the blue sky as backdrop because of the color contrast.
The white cherry blossoms
When we got there, most of the trees were not yet completely blooming, so I guess, today Sunday had been a lovely sight to see all of them. The blossoms do not last long, when the buds have fully opened they could last for about a week or maybe 10 days.
The Wooded Area...
This area is actually a park intended for sports for kids and it also has a wooded area where locals could take a walk particularly in Summer, the trees add cooler surroundings because of their shades.
The direction of the Alley is going towards the Main Road called Eßlinger Hauptstraße.
This alley´s direction goes all the way to the National Park.
The Eßlingerfurt...
Once the end of the Kirschenallee is reached, the entrance to the Park is right behind the Parking lot fronting a restaurant. This is one of the entrances to Lobau at the National Park. In Vienna, all entrances are located in the 22nd District. We come here sometimes to see the birds. It is also not far away from our flat. The city admins of the Park simply let nature take its toll on all the flora and fauna. When a tree is sick, in my opinion, there are no efforts done to save it since there are many dying off as we see them lying around.
Only when the tree poses danger to the visitors, that's the time that it is cut and leave the barks on the ground. Sometimes they use the barks to hamper the flow of the water after a strong rain.
This is a narrow bridge used by bikers and locals alike. On weekends, a lot of bikers come here to make their trails. The National Park is so huge that it even reaches to the border of Slovakia. All biking trails have proper signboards and directions.
Unfortunately, the mistletoes are parasites, they are all over the trees at the National Park. They live by sipping the water in trees until the trees become so dry and die off just like the tree in the image below.
If you ever visit Vienna, do not forget to include the biking trails of Lobau if you are a sport enthusiast, you´ll surely love it here.
That is all for today, I hope you like my nature images.... have a great week coming ahead!
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