Sivers apple tree in Dzungarskiy Alatau.

“All covered in snow, curly, fragrant,
All of you are buzzing with a blissful ringing
Bees and wasps, envious and evil...
Are you getting old, dear friend?
No problem. Will there be something like this?
Others have a young old age!”

Ivan Bunin. "Old Apple Tree", 1916.

Sivers apple tree in Semirechye.

In the eastern part of the village of Topolevka, on the left bank of the Terekty River in the Sarkand district of the Zhetysu region, on the northern slope of the Zhaman-Kotir-Tau mountains, which are located in the Dzhungar Alatau system, the festival “Blossoming of the Sivers apple tree” is taking place.
This event is timed to coincide with the beginning of the flowering of the Sievers apple tree and has been held since 2018. Initially, the festival, its organization and holding was entrusted to the department of culture of the akimat of the Sarkand region, then the festival was transferred to the Zhongar-Alatau National Natural Park.
In a large and picturesque clearing on the left bank of the Terekty valley, rows of yurts, shopping and information pavilions are erected. The planting of seedlings is organized, at the festival you can try dishes of Kazakh and national cuisine, purchase natural products of rural residents: honey, cottage cheese, sour cream, butter, and participate in national sports.
Artists perform. The festival “Blossoming of the Sievers apple tree” is held with the aim of developing the tourism potential of the region, aimed at popularizing and attracting attention to the conservation of the Sievers apple tree in Kazakhstan.
During the festival, Zhongar-Alatau Park conducts a trip to the Kokzhuta and Osinovoye tracts, located at an altitude of 1027 to 1300 meters above sea level. In the vicinity of the tracts you can observe the flowering of the Sievers apple tree. 
Geographic coordinates of site of Siversii Apple Tree Blossoming Festival: N45°26'15.63" E80°20'18.50"

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Authority and photos by
Alexander Petrov.