Decorative viburnum buldenezh, oddly enough, does not give fruits, it is sterile, but its popularity among gardeners has earned for a unique appearance. Bulderige from the French can be translated as "snowball", "snow ball" - these balls in the summer and covered with viburnum. Shrubs of bulldogs are also called snow bush, in the flowering period the adult tree can be decorated with four hundred inflorescences that grow to 15 cm in diameter. The height of the viburnum cannon can reach from 1.5 to 3 meters, it is lower than the Kalyna vulgaris.
Reproduction of the viburnum bullfinch
The question is how to propagate the viburnum bullpen, if the plant is not capable of reproduction, can not boast of pestles or stamens. Two suitable methods are cuttings and cuttings. For propagation of the viburnum, the bulldog with cuttings should be cut in July last year's shoots of about 8 cm long with the kidneys, and plant in soil rich in elements to a depth of 2-3 cm. First cuttings are retained in a polyethylene hothouse before rooting, then transplanted into pots and grown in warmth until late autumn. For winter it is better to place cuttings of Kalina in a cool room. In May new plants are planted in a permanent place.
If you have decided to choose breeding for bulbous breeds, multiplication by layers, this should be taken care of in the spring. Annual shoots are bent, lowered into a pit, compacted, fertilized with humus and regularly moistened. In autumn, when the branches are rooted, they are carefully separated from the bush, then divided into saplings and settled in a permanent place.
Kalina buldenyezh - landing
Planting of viburnum bulldogs is carried out in the spring. The place should preferably be open, moderately sunny and necessarily wet. On dry soils, the plant also grows, but loses its appearance, the inflorescence becomes smaller. So, to plant a pit dig a depth of half a meter, which puts fertilizers - potassium, phosphorus, nitrogen, ash, all this is mixed with compost . Planting a young tree, make a hole near the trunk, water it abundantly and mulch .
Care for the wild boar
Despite the exquisite French name of the viburnum bullpen, care of it can not be called gentle and special. This plant is frost-resistant. It is obligatory for the guelder-rose to regularly water, the soil should not dry out, a good place for the growth of the Kalina - near the pond. To make a lush tree a bulldog, the pruning is to be done annually. In spring the plant can not be cut, like many other shrubs. So then do not ask why the blossom does not bloom, do not touch it until the end of flowering. Only at the end of summer the branches are cut off at 20 cm from the ground, and young shoots for lush flowering next year to pinch. Decorative Kalina is easy to give an interesting shape, most gardeners prefer to create a stamping tree.
Pests of decorative viburnum
Unfortunately, a beautiful beetle of bulgaria, pests are also often interested. Especially dangerous is the beetle, which is called the Kalinovy leaf beetle. If no preventive measures are taken,
In any case, if you take care of the viburnum in time and take care of it properly, then every summer for three weeks you can enjoy fluffy snow lumps in your garden.