Вт, 30 авг 2016 Автор: Юлия Кривенко
Berry shrubs are grown in the garden along with fruit
trees. Among them you can find a plant with red
sweet and sour fruit – cornel.
It has long been grown in our latitudes.
Cornel belongs to frost-resistant species, with proper care
gives a bountiful harvest. To form a plant can be in the form of a tree or
shrub.
Many gardeners grow cornel as an ornamental plant. is he
tolerates haircut and trimming.
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Growing dogwood: description of shrubs and photos
Cornel – unpretentious shrub that can grow as
sunny areas and in the shade. Plant tolerates drought
and frost. Even in the harsh climate, it winter well at temperatures
to -40 degrees. To the conditions of growing dogwood undemanding.
It grows well on any soil, but prefers light fertile,
well drained land. The height of the shrub can reach 5
meters The plant tolerates pruning, it can be grown in
as a tree.
Cornel bloom occurs earlier than other fruit
cultures. As soon as the air temperature warms up to 5-10
degrees, shrub covered with bright yellow flowers.
Duration of flowering up to two weeks.
Pollinating plants occurs due to bees, which are recommended.
attract to the garden. To do this, you can plant flower cultures with
early blooming or sprinkling dogwood sugar solution. On
The yield affects the number of trees in the plot. For good
pollination is necessary to plant several plants.
The first harvest ripens in late summer. The shape and color of the berries depends
from the variety. The fruits are pink, yellow and red. Dogwood berries
saturated with beneficial substances, have anti-inflammatory,
diuretic and choleretic action.
The cornel root system is powerful, lies down to a depth of 1 meter.
The main roots are located at 50 cm from the surface.
land.
Where and how to plant dogwood?
It is possible to grow dogwood on any site. Most often his
placed along fences. For a good harvest plant
planted in open sunny areas.
Place for landing may be inclined. In nature shrub
grows well on hillsides. Orient sapling need to south
or southwest. The only condition for landing is to avoid
marshland, dogwood does not tolerate high occurrence
groundwater.
By planting dogwood start in spring or summer. Allowed and
autumn planting, but not later than 20 days before the onset
frosts. By this time, the plant has time to settle well and
Spring starts to grow.
Landing pits make large up to 1 meter deep and 80 cm
wide. The ground for planting cornels is mixed with organic and
mineral fertilizers. To do this, use good compost and
humus, which is poured on the bottom of the pit. Sapling set
straighten the roots and cover the rest of the earth. In this case, the root
the neck should be recessed 2-3 cm into the ground.
Composition of soil for planting:
• humus or compost – 1 bucket;
• ammonium nitrate – 50 g;
• superphosphate – 200 gr;
• ash – 250-300 gr.
After planting a dogwood seedling, it is well watered and mulched
soil around the plant. Brush shoots must be cut to 1/3
lengths so as not to overload the sapling.
How to choose a suitable sapling for planting dogwood?
For planting pick up seedlings no older than two years.
When buying you need to pay attention to the state
Cornel root system, as seen in the photo:
1. Roots must be healthy, with no obvious signs.
diseases.
2. It is better to choose seedlings whose root system has
branches. The optimal root length is 30 cm.
3. Rhizomes should be moderately moist, without dry
weathered plots.
4. The condition of the branches and bark must be satisfactory, without
creases and flows.
5. The seedling must be alive: the bark on the cut is green, but not
brown.
Before transporting the seedlings to the landing site is necessary
wrap the root system with a damp cloth. If measles is strong
dried out, they should be soaked in a bucket of water. Leave the seedling in
this condition can be no more than two days.
How to save a seedling for a long time? If there is no possibility
immediately start planting a dogwood, then you need to save the planting
material.
• Seedlings dripped into small grooves at an angle.
• The rhizome and half of the plant should be covered with earth.
• Store shrubs no more than a month, in wet ground.
Before planting, check the root system, remove the broken
branches pruned sapling.
Caring for dogwood correctly
Competent plant care allows you to get good yields.
Every year. Timely subcortex, pruning, watering and processing
ground – these are the main points for the care of dogwood.
In the early spring, the garden is cleaned up
necessarily loosen the soil under a bush. After which its good
Mulch with a thick layer of organic. On протяжении всего сезона нужно
weed periodically and add mulching
material.
Watering plants
The dogwood root system is superficial, so the plant is good
absorbs moisture from precipitation. But in dry time it is better to water
a plant, without allowing drying of roots. Watering is carried out in advance
prepared furrows that make around the plant.
During the season, shrubs need to water three
times:
• spring at the beginning of the growing season;
• two weeks before harvest;
• three weeks after collection.
Water consumption per plant depends on the condition of the soil and the
shrub.
How to feed dogwood?
For a full crop, the plant needs extra
nutrition. During the growing season, nitrogen fertilizers are applied to the soil, and
fall to potash supplements in the fall. Fertilize during the season.
compost or humus. For abundant fruiting is important
calcium in the soil, so lime is added to the ground.
1. Approximate scheme of spring feeding:
• 1 bucket of humus or compost;
• 30 grams of ammonium nitrate.
The nutrient mixture is applied to the top layer of soil, sealing it in
loosening. The bush is plentiful to water.
2. Summer feeding:
• 1 bucket of a mullein or bird droppings infusion;
• 1 compost bucket.
Onстоем поливают посадки кизила. This dressing can be replaced
high-grade mineral fertilizers that are embedded in
the soil.
3. Autumn feeding:
• Ash – 500 gr;
• Superphosphate -100 gr.
This feeding will generate after harvest. Ash replaces potash
fertilizer. The nutritional formula is for one adult.
plant.
Pruning and shaping the crown of a cornel
Caring for dogwood, no special pruning for fruiting
not required. In the first years of cultivation form the crown of the plant.
For the stem tree, cut out all the lower shoots at level 70
cm.
Further trimming of the dogwood is reduced to the removal of broken branches and
thickening crown shoots. In adult plants whose age
more than 20 years, spend rejuvenating pruning. It is made in the spring before
start sap flow.
Photos and descriptions of popular dogwood varieties
Kizil Vladimirsky – a popular grade, differs in large
fleshy fruits of black and red color.
Amber cornel – berries of yellow color, ripen in September.
Coral dogwood – pink fruit, more like cherry plum:
rounded, barrel-shaped.
