Description of the attraction
Khosta yew and boxwood grove is a unique monument of ancient nature. It is located on the southeastern slope of Mount Bolshoi Akhun, 2 km from the center of the village of Khosty. This is a kind of museum, repository of the most valuable relics - representatives of vegetation that has been preserved here almost unchanged since the preglacial period. But from it we are separated by almost 30 million years. And here is the last islet of rare endemic habitats - nowhere in the world, except for these places, not found plants.
In addition to yew and boxwood, the grove is home to more than 70 species of tree and shrub species, and various lianas. Among them are century-old beeches, hornbeams, cherry laurels. But the main value is represented by yew and boxwood.
The sun's rays hardly penetrate through the green roof of the centuries-old gigantic trees, and therefore the air in the grove is cool and humid, there is always twilight. The grove amazes visitors with its wild beauty and mystery. And there are many amazing natural monuments here. This is a picturesque canyon of the Khosta River and White Rocks, a labyrinth and two thousand-year-old yew, evergreen boxwood and vines up to forty meters high, and a five-hundred-year-old Caucasian linden.
This ancient forest today gives people clean, fragrant air filled with phytoncides, stores healing mineral and drinking water.
Reviews
| All reviews 0 Maria 2015-21-05 17:28:58
The staff of the ignorant My friend has long dreamed of taking pictures in this place. For the entourage, she made herself reindeer antlers from plaster. We went with 4 people. On the spot we could not decide which circle to visit. They asked the woman of the cashier about this, they say, where is the most beautiful place for a photo session (made a reservation, it is sinful). Hearing …
