Features of growing varieties of viburnum Buldenezh

Kalina "Buldenezh" is a low ornamental shrub that came to us from distant France more than 4 centuries ago. The name of this plant is translated from French as "snow globe", which most accurately reflects its main external feature - large snow-white inflorescences in the shape of a ball. Viburnum “Buldenezh” is a decorative form of the common viburnum known to all, but the difference between them is that the French variety is used exclusively to decorate the landscape, since its flowers are sterile and practically do not form berries.

Content

1 Care
2 Reproduction
3 Landing
4 Video "Recommendations for planting and care of viburnum Buldenezh"

Care

This decorative culture has always been held in high esteem by landscape designers and gardeners, because in addition to the amazing beauty of the spherical inflorescences with which the bush is strewn during the flowering period, it is unpretentious and easy to care for.

Viburnum “Buldenezh” grows rather quickly - in just a couple of years the plant reaches its maximum height (2.5–3 m) and acquires a spreading crown. The shrub blooms with large white, with a delicate creamy shade of inflorescences from the second half of May, and if the culture is properly cared for, then the flowering time stretches to 30 days.

It is not difficult to grow this variety of viburnum. If the planting was done correctly, and the seedling took root, then further care of the crop consists in maintaining its decorative effect and providing the necessary conditions for growth.

Despite the fact that the shrub withstands severe frosts with dignity, is able to grow in poor soil and responds to any fertilizer, there are a number of necessary measures, of which, in fact, care consists:

regular watering;
trimming;
top dressing;
disease protection and pest control.

Kalina varieties "Buldenezh" are very hygrophilous. For her, planting near a pond or in another place with sufficient moisture is ideal. If the bush grows in an ordinary garden or in a flower bed, then the main care for it consists in abundant and systematic watering - only in this case the flowering will be long, and the crown will be lush and green. Water the viburnum at the root at the rate of 3-4 buckets per adult plant, for a small one 1-2 buckets of water are enough. It is advisable to use rainwater for irrigation.

In order for the bush to always look fresh and bloom profusely, you should regularly prune dry, damaged, as well as old branches. Young seedlings of the first year of life are not pruned. Further, starting from the second year, the care consists in gentle, but systematic pruning. If the skills allow, the shrub can be cut, giving it a variety of original shapes.

Top dressing is an equally important part, which includes caring for the viburnum. You can feed the shrub with both organic matter and mineral complex preparations. In autumn and spring, you can dig humus or compost around the bush. The same materials can be used to mulch the tree-trunk circles of plants for the winter - such a shelter will not only serve as top dressing, but also protect the roots from freezing. In early spring, it is recommended to feed the culture with a nitrogen-containing mixture, and closer to the formation of buds, apply special fertilizers that contribute to abundant flowering. You can buy these products at any gardening store.

It is also necessary to carry out preventive treatments from pests from time to time. The viburnum of this variety is most often attacked by such insects as black aphids, cruciferous fleas and leaf beetles.

For the prevention of pests, the shrub can be treated with an ash solution (2 glasses / 10 l of water).The agent is applied to the entire bush from a spray bottle, after which you need to make sure that it does not wash off for a while.

If insects do appear on the bush, then a concentrated soap solution or special preparations (Aktelik, Fitoverm, Iskra) are used for treatment. Branches affected by the pest should be broken off to prevent insects from spreading to healthy shoots. In the fight against the leaf beetle, stronger insecticides are used - Fufanon, Karbofos.

Reproduction

For this type of viburnum, the formation of berries is not characteristic, and therefore, planting a crop from seeds is not possible. Therefore, reproduction is carried out in only three ways:

By cuttings. This method is most convenient to use during spring or summer pruning of bushes. Cuttings are cut from young shoots with several buds developing. Cut cuttings are placed for 10-12 hours in a solution that stimulates root formation (for example Kornevin), after which they are planted on a prepared (dug and fertilized) bed. Cuttings are buried at a slight angle into the soil by 2-3 cm, and covered with a film or a plastic bottle to create a greenhouse effect. If all recommendations are followed, the cuttings take root in 1–1.5 months.
Taps. This method of propagation of decorative viburnum is the easiest and fastest. It consists in sprinkling the shoots with earth, after which they take root themselves. To do this, you need to dig small (up to 10 cm) depressions around the bush, then bend young annual shoots into the hole and fix them with hooks. Then sprinkle with earth, water well, you can add a little compost. After about a month, the shoots will take root, and they can be transplanted to another place.
By dividing the bush. This method is not as simple as the two previous ones, since it is quite difficult to dig a viburnum bush without damaging it. However, if it is necessary to transplant the plant, then it is better to divide the bush in the fall.

Landing

Proper planting for decorative viburnum is more important than proper care. If the plant is planted in compliance with all the necessary conditions, then many caring activities may simply not be needed. First of all, this concerns the choice of the place where the shrub will be planted.

For viburnum of the "Buldenezh" variety, an ideal place would be a site where the sun shines for half the day, and in the afternoon the bush is in partial shade.

If you choose an area with a bright scorching sun, then the flowering of the viburnum will be short-lived, and the inflorescences will become burnt. If the plant is constantly in the shade, then the inflorescences will be rare and weak. If it is not possible to place a shrub in partial shade, then try to plant it nearby a garden reservoir, a fountain.

Viburnum of this variety is undemanding to the soil, but if you want to grow a beautifully flowering ornamental shrub, then the composition of the soil should also be given attention. The plant develops well and blooms profusely in loose, moderately acidic or neutral soil. If the soil on the site is clay, peat, humus or wood ash should be added to it. Depending on the breeding method, viburnum is planted in spring or autumn.

Kalina varieties "Buldenezh" are often planted as a single bush. Planting is carried out in a hole about 60 cm wide and 80 cm deep.During active growth, the shrub especially needs fertilizers, therefore, the planting hole must be filled almost to the edges with organic matter (peat, humus, dry foliage), add a mineral mixture with phosphorus and potassium. Also, do not forget about the drainage, which is laid in the lowest layer.

A young seedling (cutting) is planted in a small depression so that the root system is 5–7 cm deep. The soil around the seedling is compacted, watered abundantly and mulched so that moisture does not evaporate.Any organic material can be used for mulch: dry leaves, needles, sawdust, wood chips.

As you can see, planting a decorative viburnum is no more difficult than any other plant, and the pleasure of contemplating a lush blooming shrub is incomparable with anything. Even when the blooming period is over, viburnum will still remain the centerpiece of your garden thanks to its lush green crown.

Video "Recommendations for planting and care of viburnum Buldenezh"

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