One of the oldest palm in Europe began to blossom in Kiev Botanical Gardens

200-years old palm which is considered to be one of the oldest European palm broke into bloom in Kiev Botanical Gardens. The tree 27 meters high will blossom till the end of February, so all tourists have enough time to see this unique phenomenon of nature.

Ukrainian and foreign palm specialists say the palm in Kiev Botanical Gardens is really one of the oldest palms in Europe. It creates 12-16 flower-bearing stems one and a half meter long at a time. The flowers are about 3 millimeters in diameter and the quantity of flowers is about 5-7 thousands.