Elegant deciduous shrub, snow white berry, or brush belongs to the family of honeysuckle. It occurs from northern and central America, where it numbers up to 15 of its species. He has an average height of one and a half meters. The shrubbery is dense, fast-growing, with thinly hanging thin shoots, which are littered with closely-sitting fruits. Can form dense thickets. In China, grows snow leopard, the fruit is almost black. And the snow-melon is round, growing in Western Europe, the fruits are purple. Recently, a hybrid of the snow leopard Chenot from a snow-covered shrub was introduced. It is more wintery and has beautiful pink fruits.
Snowplow: description
Early in the spring, there appear on the snow-bush shrub sizo-green oval or ovoid leaves. Blossoms snowy white in June, inconspicuous, partially hidden under the foliage, greenish-pink flowers. Numerous snow-white wax fruits with a diameter of up to one and a half centimeters are tied at the end of summer and do not fall all winter. Beautiful pearl snowy-pearled fruit is its fruit, hanging down, like precious pendants on thin yellowish-gray branches. In all other respects it is an inconspicuous and unpretentious plant.
But be careful, snow whiteberry is a poisonous shrub. When exposed to the skin, there may be irritation or even inflammation. Berries have a very unpleasant taste and if you eat them in large quantities, you can get poisoned. Especially it is dangerous for children, which can attract beautiful white snowballs. If such a misfortune has occurred, you must always consult a doctor. Perhaps, it will be necessary to wash the stomach. Therefore, in the area where the snow leopard grows, closely monitor the children and do not allow them to take such berries in their mouths. But the seeds are very fond of birds. Bees choose this shrub their workplace for collecting honey.
Planting snowberry
Snow white is an absolutely unpretentious shrub. It can grow on any, even stony and calcareous soils. He loves both sunlight and partial shade, he does not mind even a strong blackout. The plant is frost-resistant, does not fear drought. The only thing that it does not like, so it's excessive humidity, so when planting you need to make a good drainage. Snow white is one of the few plants that does not suffer from smoke and gas in urban conditions. It grows well in the neighborhood of large trees, for example, under spruce or birch.
Snowflakes multiply by dividing the bush, cuttings and offspring. Easily grown from seeds. The first two years after sowing seeds, the bush grows, and the third - it blooms.
Before planting, the roots of the bush should be dipped into a clay chatterbox. Plant it in a trench of 3 pieces per meter. Then the ground around the planted bush must be well tamped.
Snow melon - care
If your site is shaded, then you will not find a better plant than a snow creeper. Valuable plant snowy white is its unpretentiousness, resistance to diseases and pests. In order for the plant to grow better, it needs to be fertilized. Care
On the backyards you can often find beautiful hedges and curbs of white snow white. It is used under large trees, like a ground cover, strengthening the slopes and banks of rivers. An amazing effect can be obtained if you plant a rowan with its bright red fruits and a pearl snow melon. And you can create a stunning white hedge from this shrub and rose wrinkled, which will be decorative for a very long time.