Do I need to cover the boxwood for the winter and what is needed for this

Boxwood, or bucksut, is an evergreen shrub of the Boxwood family. The plant is mainly used in landscape design. Due to its firmness, elasticity of leaves and stems, the shrub can be given almost any shape. The relative unpretentiousness of some varieties of boxwood allows the gardener not to worry about his wintering. However, unstable crops still need proper insulation. How to cover boxwood for the winter is the topic of our article today.

Content

1 Does the shrub need insulation
2 Video "Preparing boxwood for winter"
3 Shelter methods
- 3.1 When to remove protection

Does the shrub need insulation

Caring for boxwood in autumn directly depends on the variety of culture. Frost-resistant varieties of buksut are:

evergreen;
Hyrcanic;
Colchian.

Those crops that do not tolerate severe frosts are insulated. However, before the shelter procedure, experienced gardeners carry out a number of preparatory steps:

Watering. As you know, under the influence of low temperatures, the plant loses moisture, therefore, thorough moistening of the boxwood in autumn plays an important role. This type of irrigation is considered to be water-charging. The name is due to the degree of soil moisture - it must literally be saturated with water.
Mulching. This procedure is an important stage in preparing the axle box for winter. The root area is mulched with peat, pine bark or needles. Dry foliage is also often used as an insulation material, but for many summer residents it is unacceptable. The fact is that fallen leaves are often the habitat of many garden pests. In addition, foliage that has absorbed moisture undergoes rotting, which also spreads to the plant itself.
Pruning. The procedure involves the removal of young shoots in order to activate the growth of new branches in the spring. Damaged, dry stems are also cut.

Video "Preparing boxwood for winter"

In this video, you will learn how to properly prepare boxwood for the winter season.

Shelter methods

You need to insulate boxwood in two stages:

Tying bush bushes. For this, a support is built, to which the base of the bush is tied with a string. This measure prevents damage to branches under the weight of snow.
Shelter. After the plant is compactly fixed, they begin the main care procedure - the shelter.

An important aspect of a successful wintering of a bush is a correctly selected place of planting. The best option is a shaded area of the garden. With the onset of a thaw, the rays of the sun can "awaken" the plant, which will trigger the activation of sap flow processes and early growth of shoots. Subsequent frosts will have a negative impact on boxwood, which is still weak after "hibernation", up to the death of the bush. Therefore, the shady area is considered an excellent place to grow bucksut.

In central Russia, the Moscow region, where winters are not as harsh as in the north, you can limit yourself to elementary wrapping a bush with insulation material. They can be burlap, agrotextile, but not polyethylene, which accumulates a large amount of moisture under it.

In the northern latitudes, where strong and prolonged frosts are considered commonplace, boxwood is insulated more significantly:

Frame. It is built from wooden sticks, wire, plastic, fittings. The main task of the frame is not to bend under the pressure of the snow.
Shelter. Covering material is thrown onto the frame and fixed around the perimeter with weights or earth.

Boxwood bushes, which act as hedges, are insulated with spruce branches. Coniferous branches are distributed along the bush and tied with ordinary twine.

When to remove protection

Novice gardeners often make one big mistake - removing insulation too early. You can open the boxwood only after all the snow has completely melted and the air temperature has stabilized. Experienced flower growers recommend gradually accustoming the shrub to the sun's rays, and removing the insulation layer by layer. The first layer is removed on a cloudy day to eliminate the risk of leaf burns. When the buxut gets used to the "new mode of life", you can untie the twine that fixes the branches.

This shrub is one of the most popular landscaping materials.

Professionals create real masterpieces by trimming boxwood to a specific shape. Its stems are quite soft, and the leaves are dense, which makes it very malleable for the formation of a variety of garden figures, hedges. Do not think that only venerable gardeners can do this, even beginners in this area can safely start a plant and experiment with its shape.

However, one should take into account the fact that its appearance depends on how to prepare the boxwood for winter. Therefore, starting this plant in your summer cottage, you should provide all the conditions for its comfortable growth.