Reproduction, planting and caring for Kalina buldenezh. Decorative viburnum buldenezh

Shrubs planted in the garden perform a number of functions, including decorative. An excellent solution would be to settle in your garden such a beautiful shrub as viburnum Buldenezh, and why, read on.

Description and characteristics of viburnum Buldenezh

Kalina Buldenezh, the height of the bush of which sometimes reaches three meters, from afar can resemble a tree that children threw snowballs at. And to the delight of passers-by, these snowballs do not melt, creating an amazing landscape! When Kalina Buldenezh blooms, a huge number of voluminous white balls appear on its branches, under the weight of which the tree branches fall to the ground. The flowering cycle is one month, during which flowers are born, change color, and in some cases even turn into berries.

Varieties and types of viburnum Buldenezh

This plant has several types, let's dwell on the most famous of them:

viburnum ordinary buldenezh - is considered a sterile form of the usual red viburnum. Recently, it has gained great popularity among gardeners due to its shape, which allows you to create whole compositions;
viburnum decorative buldenezh - the same as the usual one, but has a smaller size;
viburnum buldenezh roseum - this species is also called terry, due to its unusual shape. At the beginning of flowering, it has white flowers, with a tint of green, and by the end they become pinkish.

Kalina Buldenezh in landscape design photo

Decorative buldenezh in the garden - a snow-white beauty

Planting and caring for the viburnum Buldenezh in the fall

Caring for the viburnum Buldenezh in the fall involves:

Decrease in the level of watering of the bush;
Cultivation;
Mixing soil at the roots;
Pruning dried branches (done in early autumn);

And of course, feeding with various mineral fertilizers.

As a rule, Kalina Buldenezh is planted in the fall, when the plant is already in preparation for hibernation. This plant loves open spaces, with unhindered access to the sun. In addition, it is desirable that the soil is moist, but not watery. If you plant it in a dry place, then there is every chance that the viburnum will grow, but it will have very small flowers. When planting, a hole half a meter deep is pulled out, which is pre-fertilized, and only after that the bush is planted.
The shrub should be transplanted in the spring, because plants of any kind, and viburnum buldenezh is no exception, they root better and go through an adaptation period.

For a plant like Viburnum Buldenezh, preparing for winter is not something urgent, since it is frost-resistant and can easily survive the winter of the middle lane without any additional care.

Only young plants that have not yet fully adapted should be insulated and covered.

How to plant Kalina Buldenezh?

When planting viburnum Buldenezh, as a rule, is cut off by one third, so that the viburnum can more easily take root in a new place. Further, this procedure is carried out every year - all dry branches are cut off, as well as all new ones except one. That is why a shrub, as a rule, does not have very many branches, for example, a ten-year-old tree should have no more than eight or nine of them.

It is necessary to plant the viburnum Buldenezh correctly, observing a number of requirements:
It is necessary to plant the plant in a pre-prepared hole, which will be sprinkled with a soil mixture from compost and garden soil. It is best to prepare drainage so that the roots do not rot and allow them to absorb moisture freely.

It is best to do drainage from rubble or expanded clay.

How to care for Buldenezh viburnum?

Viburnum bush Buldenezh requires a sufficient amount of water, as well as various mineral dressing both in autumn and spring. Of course, you can do without them, but it has already been proven that under their influence the plant looks more alive and blooming.

Sometimes the "snowballs" become so heavy that they tilt the branches to the ground, then it is necessary to use the supports and tie the branches. Otherwise, they will crack and dry out.

How to propagate viburnum Buldenezh?

Reproduction of viburnum Buldenezh occurs both by cuttings and by branches. Propagation of viburnum by branches should be in spring, and cuttings must be harvested already at the beginning of summer. The cut branches are placed in a container with water.

Tip: the cut should be made at an angle of 45 degrees, and it is also necessary to pinch off part of the bark at the very cut of the branch.

The branches planted in pots must be placed in a dark room and covered with light cloth. The temperature in the room in which the cuttings will be stored until spring should not be lower than 13 degrees C. Watering the cuttings should be done once a week. Overflowing the plant is not worth it, because the roots can rot.

Viburnum disease Buldenezh

The biggest misfortune for this plant is various pests and fungal diseases. The viburnum leaf beetle is the main “client” for the shrub. It can damage foliage so much that nothing remains except veins. At the very beginning of summer, the larvae "attack" the bush, which practically throughout their entire life continue to destroy the bush. At the stage of transformation into beetles, the former larvae give life to a new generation of pests, i.e. a plant subject to the attack of these pests is forced all year round suffer from insects.

In addition, viburnum is eaten with pleasure:

different types of golits,
flower moth,
hawker

In addition to insects, the formation of powdery mildew and spotting is becoming a serious problem.

Powdery mildew affects not only the foliage of the shrub, but also the trunk, as well as branches. You can only deal with it with saline solutions. If you do not pay attention to the signs of damage, then you can not only lose one shrub, but also lose a whole garden, because many of the listed pests are not picky about "food".

Price for viburnum seedlings Buldenezh

A native of exquisite France, the decorative viburnum Buldenezh pleases the eye with its beautiful white ball-shaped inflorescences, which can be seen in the photo. Its very name indicates these white flowers - translated from French boule de neige means " snowball". In addition to its beauty, viburnum is very prized in folk medicine as a means to cleanse blood vessels and normalize blood pressure. A decoction of flowers and bark of the plant helps with gastritis and stomach ulcers, treats colds and perfectly strengthens the immune system. The flowers and bark of this shrub are used in the production of cosmetics. Tinctures made on the basis of viburnum flowers perfectly cleanse and tone the skin.

Unlike ordinary viburnum, the ornamental viburnum Buldenezh is a stunted shrub: its height rarely exceeds three meters (as you can see in the photo), while the common viburnum grows even up to five meters.

The seeds of this type of viburnum are quite difficult to obtain because they produce very few berries. Reproduction of this shrub occurs only with the help of cuttings and layering.

Especially Buldenezh loves water, so when planting it is worth making sure that its roots receive a sufficient amount of moisture.

Viburnum grows quickly, acquiring over time a spreading crown and buds of delicate inflorescences white with a creamy shade, although varieties with colored buds have already been bred ( on the picture). Like lilacs, Buldenezh viburnum begins to bloom in May, and its flowering period is 25 to 30 days. In autumn, its leaves take on a greenish-purple hue. Caring for this type of viburnum is easy, because Buldenezh tolerates winter frosts, poor soil and all kinds of fertilizers very well. However, in order for a plant to take root well in your garden, first of all, you need to know how to plant it correctly.

Planting viburnum Buldenezh and growing conditions

This viburnum can be planted twice a year - either in early spring, or in late autumn.

But this plant can be planted in autumn only by dividing the root. It is very simple to do - you just need to carefully cut off a part of the lateral growth of the bush and plant it. Winter is not terrible for the Buldenezh sapling - it perfectly adapts to any weather conditions, especially to cold weather. But caring for this variety is also important.

In spring, it is best to use layering for propagation of viburnum. This method is also very simple - you just need to bend the lowest branch to the ground and attach it to the ground with an iron bracket. Then, sprinkle it with earth and moisten it abundantly until the branch releases the roots.

It is a little more difficult to plant Buldenezh using a cutting, because then the viburnum takes root worse and takes much longer to root. First you need to grow a stalk. To do this, cut off a young shoot, which should have eight to nine buds, and plant it in the ground in a greenhouse ( on the picture). The stalk must be in the greenhouse for several months to become a seedling. It must be watered abundantly.

In the spring, the Buldenezh stalk is planted in open soil.

Kalina of this variety is very unpretentious, but, nevertheless, it is better to plant it in a soil saturated with moisture. Reproduction of Buldenezh is impossible without moisture. Also, without sufficient water saturation, it is impossible to care for this plant.

How to plant viburnum Buldenezh

Although viburnum Buldenezh is a very unpretentious shrub, it also needs careful care.

Viburnum care Buldenezh

The unpretentious nature of the viburnum Buldenezh does not mean that she does not need care at all. An adult plant needs regular watering and fertilizing, and a growing bush should be constantly cut off, freeing it from old, dried branches. But young plants in the first year of life are not recommended to be thoroughly cleaned. Also, do not forget to regularly deal with pests - viburnum black aphid, cruciferous flea beetles and leaf beetle (on the picture).

Kalina "Buldenezh" - snowballs on a viburnum bush.

It is noticed that in the garden ornamental plants the environment to which they are accustomed in nature is most suitable. Mountain species are stones and slopes, coastal and water-loving - shores and shallow waters. Kalina to face to grow on the shore of the reservoir. And it doesn't matter if it is a fruit shrub or an ornamental viburnum "Buldenezh".

Its history is long-standing.

Garden historians believe that for the first time decorative form viburnum with sterile flowers, collected in dense lumps, appeared in medieval France. It is believed to have originated naturally many centuries ago, and gradually spread to gardens. Also, it has been surprisingly entrenched for a long time. exact name- "Buldenezh" - "snowball", reflecting its main attraction - dazzling white globular inflorescences.

It differed from the usual viburnum by the complete absence of any reproductive organs (stamens and pistils), which made it impossible for its seed reproduction. But the gardeners of medieval Europe, it turns out, were literate enough to master the vegetative propagation of shrubs. So it gradually dispersed throughout Europe, and not later than the 18th century found itself within the Russian Empire.

The bush of this viburnum itself, when it does not bloom, is no different from a wild plant. But in bloom, the difference is huge. In a natural species, the inflorescence has the appearance of a flat umbrella, in the center of which there are small fertile flowers, and on the periphery there are larger, sterile flowers, which, according to botanists, are just bait for pollinating insects. In "Buldenezh" there are no fertile flowers, and sterile ones are densely molded to each other, forming dense spherical inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter.

At the beginning of flowering, they are greenish-white, then snow-white. Flowering usually begins in late May and often ends in July.

Planting and leaving.

In terms of winter hardiness, "Buldenezh" is somewhat inferior to wild viburnum. IN middle lane it can freeze slightly in severe winters, but this has little effect on its development. The flower buds of the shrub have a high frost resistance, so that flowering practically does not know interruptions. At the same time, the size of the inflorescences and the splendor of the flowering, to a certain extent, depends on the care.

The place for planting viburnum "Buldenezh" is chosen completely open. In this case, lowlands should be avoided, although small local depressions where snow accumulates in winter, on the contrary, are desirable. The tops of the hills are also less favorable due to too much drainage.

Like wild viburnum, Buldenezh loves moist, rich loams. On dry sandy loam soils, "lumps" of its inflorescences become smaller, which cannot be compensated even by watering. When planting, they dig holes with a depth and diameter of 60-70cm. A possible variant of the soil substrate may be a mixture of turf and humus in a 2: 1 ratio. At the moment of filling the pit, 80-100 g of mineral mixture (NPK) is added to the substrate.

Dryness of the soil substrate is also harmful by the fact that it weakens the plant and provokes an attack on it by leaf-eating pests - leaf aphids and viburnum leaf beetle. It is best to deal with them with the help of pesticides (Fufanon, Karbofos, Iskra) by double spraying - in May and at the end of August.

When planting, the seedling is useful to slightly, by 2-3 cm, deepen, trunk circle form in the form of a hole with a slight drop to the base of the bush. Watering the bush should be so frequent that the earthy clod maintains a constant high humidity... This is facilitated by the systematic mulching of the trunk circle with humus, peat (layer about 5 cm).

Buldenezh in your garden.

Viburnum bush "Buldenezh", as a rule, is planted singly on the lawn. In mixed shrub compositions, it is successfully combined with Japanese spirea, treelike and panicle hydrangeas, creeping junipers and microbiota, being in the background from them. From perennials, it is the neighborhood of host, buzulniks, telekiya, geyher, chrysanthemums, stonecrop of the prominent, milkweed of many colors. In landscaping public places and city courtyards, with sufficient space, it is customary to plant it in groups of 3 or 5 bushes.

It is not difficult to form "Buldenezh" in a standard form. To do this, pinch all the shoots coming from the root except for one, the largest and most direct. The stem is left without branching up to a height of 1.2-1.5 m. Above, pinching and trimming a spherical crown is formed. Try not to inflict large wounds, but only to pinch the young growth, completing the formation by the middle of summer.

The formed standard bush can be made the center of a small composition by decorating the entrance to a country estate, a city cottage, an office on the ground floor of a high-rise building, etc. For example, it is good to enclose it in a low ring-shaped border made of a sheared cotoneaster or privet, and fill the foot entirely with a carpet ground cover: variegated tenacious, Aurea coin loosestrife, Indian duchenea, stonecrops, Byzantine purse, etc.

Viburnum decorative and edible

In the assortment of ornamental woody plants for garden decoration, a variety of viburnums occupy a prominent place.
The genus Kalina belongs to the honeysuckle family and includes about 200 species, many of which are moisture-loving and can grow in the shade. In nature, viburnums are found in Europe and Asia, in Africa and America.

Viburnums are deciduous or evergreen shrubs living for about half a century, sometimes trees with beautiful leaves and spectacular bloom. The flowers of viburnums are white or pinkish, of two types: sterile, sterile (large and catchy, attract pollinating insects) and fertile (often small and inconspicuous, from which berries are formed).

Deciduous viburnums are decorative not only because of their elegant flowering and leaves of various shapes, which acquire a bright color in the fall. And the fruits of these plants are also very beautiful, they usually stay on the branches for a very long time after falling leaves.
In most species of viburnum, their ripe drupes are edible. Most often, the fruits of viburnum are red or bluish-black, and the yellow-fruited form of the common viburnum is also derived.

Kalina Gordovina

Kalina Gordovina(Viburnum lantana) - oh dean of the best ornamental shrubs... This type of viburnum has long been traditionally used in ornamental gardening.
Gordovina is not demanding on the soil, it is unpretentious. It is also important for gardeners that this shrub is shade-tolerant (but prefers sunny places), drought-resistant and frost-hardy.

The smart viburnum Gordovina looks great in alleys, groups, hedges. Shrub 2-5 m high with grayish-silvery young shoots from pubescence.
Hordovina leaves are very beautiful, ovate, wrinkled, gray-green underneath from tomentose pubescence.
At the tops of the shoots, inflorescences are formed, consisting only of fertile flowers. Viburnum Gordovina blooms for a long time, up to a month. Its fruits are inedible, but very decorative: first green, then red, then black ...

Ha photo: Gordovina's viburnum blooms; viburnum "Boulle de Neige"

Kalina Boulle de Neige

Kalina "Boule de Neige" in fact, it is a delightful variety of Viburnum vulgaris, or red. Its adult shrubs reach an average height of 3 m.
Highly decorative viburnum "Bul-de-Nezh" ("Snow Globe") with spherical snow-white inflorescences was bred by the French breeder Lemoine.
These dense inflorescences consist of only sterile flowers. Therefore, the flowers of the viburnum "Boulle de Neige", of course, do not form fruit. Which usually disappoints the supporters of a "healthy" garden who rely on berry picking. But when they see the bushes of the viburnum "Bul-de-Nezh" in bloom, they become passionate admirers of this wonderful plant. And no wonder ...

Blooming viburnum "Boule de Neige" is an amazing sight! The lush bush is covered with snowballs at the time of flowering, which create a great contrast to the green background of the leaves.
Viburnum "Boulle de Neige" blooms in June, pleases with flowering for more than 30 days. At first, its blossoming flowers are greenish, then white, and when they bloom, they turn pink. Therefore, this variety received a second name - "Roseum".

Due to the lack of fruits, the Boule de Neige viburnum propagates vegetatively, usually by cuttings.

Viburnum ordinary, red viburnum

Viburnum ordinary, or Red viburnum(Viburnum opulus L.), - this is the most beloved plant in Russia since ancient times, personifying the feminine principle. In pagan antiquity, the red viburnum was called "fornication".
In ancient times, viburnum accompanied a person from birth to death, since three key points in the life of each person - birth, wedding, funeral - required the presence of viburnum. It was believed that a viburnum twig under the pillow drives away evil ghosts, pacifies any nightmares, attracts gentle erotic visions ...
We are also very tender, with love for Kalina.

In spring, green viburnum bushes are covered with flat round inflorescences, consisting of two types of white flowers. On the edges of the inflorescence of the Viburnum vulgaris there are large sterile flowers. And in the center of the inflorescence there are small fruiting flowers, from which bright red berries are formed.

Viburnum is usually propagated green cuttings... Seed propagation of viburnum is difficult, since it has a number of features. When sowing in spring, viburnum seeds require stratification.

Ha photo: rooted viburnum stalk; viburnum variety "Red Coral"

The benefits of the fruits of the viburnum ordinary

The yield of the common viburnum is very high. In the fall, you can often see such fruitful viburnum bushes, which are a solid red spot. Their branches bend under the weight of large clusters with bright red fruits in such quantity that no leaves are visible ...

The usefulness of viburnum fruits (link to Ryazhnova's article) is well known among the people and recognized by official medicine. Viburnum juice contains a lot of ascorbic acid, it helps the body to remove toxins and cope with colds, lowers blood pressure, enhances the contraction of the heart muscle.
Pies are baked with the fruits of the common viburnum, useful drinks and preparations are made from berries - juices, jellies, jam, etc.

The berries of Viburnum vulgaris, which are common in nature, have a distinctly bitter taste. Thanks to the selection work, varieties of red viburnum with an improved taste, called sweet-fruited, have been obtained.

Selection of sweet varieties of red viburnum

Our trip to Michurinsk - at the All-Russian Research Institute of Gardening named after Michurin and the Central Genetic Laboratory - was undertaken with the aim of purchasing planting material for sweet-fruited viburnum varieties that have been of interest to us for a long time. But only in Michurinsk we were able to find pure-bred plants of the highest quality.

At the Research Institute of Horticulture. Michurin has been breeding viburnum for a long time.

Several valuable varieties of common viburnum have been bred here: "Pomegranate Bracelet", "Red Coral", "Michurinskaya Early". These varieties have their own characteristics, but they are united by several common features... The berries of these varieties of viburnum, in contrast to the wild form, are relatively large (up to 1 g) and have a spicy slightly bitter taste - they can not only be processed, but also consumed fresh.

Amazing snow globe - kalina buldenezh

The yield of these varieties is high - it reaches 10-15 kg from an adult bush.
From the breeder, candidate of agricultural sciences Nikolai Khromov, we received a sweet-fruited variety of viburnum ordinary "Red Coral".

Also in our country, viburnum is being bred in the TsGL (or the All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding fruit plants them. Michurin). There we purchased the Krasnaya Grozd variety of sweet-fruited viburnum. This variety is inferior to the "Red Coral" and in terms of fruit weight (0.74 g), and overall yield (4 kg per bush). But its berries have a wonderful taste with a subtle bitterness.

Kalina sweet-fruited varieties "Red Coral"

Viburnum sweet-fruited variety "Red Coral" has a compact, medium-sized bush (easy to harvest), giving stable annual yields. The yield of the variety is high - 10 kg or more.
The variety of viburnum "Red Coral" has ripe bright red fruits weighing up to 0.9 g. The berries are round, very fragrant, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste with low bitterness.
It is also important that the fruits of the "Red Coral" variety are highly transportable and have a long shelf life.

Growing sweet-fruited viburnum in the garden means having a very beautiful bush that delights the eye all year round. This means that there will be large yields of tasty and healthy berries that will help improve health and successfully fight a number of diseases.
And the pleasure that a person gets simply from the fact that he holds these red clusters of large viburnum berries in his hands, feels their aroma and a very special fresh taste - this is worth a lot ...

Irina Mikhailovna Ivanova (Ryazan region, village of Morozovy Borki)
http://delphinium.ru

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Kalina Buldenezh photo, description, landing, care and

Decorative viburnum Buldenezh has long won the sympathy of many landscape designers and just amateur gardeners. Flowering shrub few people can leave without positive emotions... In the article below, we will consider the viburnum Buldenezh variety in more detail, and also highlight the basic rules of planting and care.

Decorative viburnum buldenezh, description

Kalina Buldenezh photo

Viburnum bloom begins in late May and lasts about 15-25 days. All flowers are collected in a single dense ball, which can reach 15 cm in diameter.

Kalina buldenezh - planting and care, growing

At first, the inflorescences have a greenish tint, a little later, already creamy, and, finally, snow-white pompons gracefully hang from the curved branches. Kalina buldenezh stands out in autumn with long-lasting red foliage and does not form fruit. This shrub cannot boast of a large annual growth of about 30-40 centimeters per year, however, with proper care, life expectancy can exceed 60 years.

It is interesting

The very name "Buldenezh" came to us from the French language and literally translates as "a ball of snow". The thing is that the inflorescences are collected in a strong ball, somewhat reminiscent of a snowball, which we all sculpted in childhood.

The structure of the inflorescences is the main difference between the viburnum buldenezh and the usual one. In the latter, the inflorescences are located at the edges and resemble umbrellas in their shape. The official name of this plant is "sterile viburnum", since these bushes have neither pistils nor stamens.

Ornamental shrubs: viburnum

Buldenezh in landscape design

Kalina Buldenezh in the garden

Kalina buldenezh in garden design is a very popular plant that looks great both in various compositions and in single plantings. In addition to their interesting appearance, these plants are very resistant to frost and do not need shelter for the winter (with the exception of northern regions countries).

Landscape designers actively use this ornamental shrub at the turns and corners. garden paths, near benches or other small architectural forms... Buldenezh looks gorgeous when adjacent to other plants, for example, dwarf varieties barberry or spirea. These shrubs cover themselves lower part buldenezh, thereby allowing it to be interesting to highlight the inflorescences in the shaded areas of the foliage.

Video "Kalina Buldenezh description"

Planting viburnum

Kalina buldenezh is not a demanding plant, however, when choosing a planting site, it is better to avoid shaded and dry areas, as well as loamy soils. It is highly likely that the shrub will take root there, but the size and number of flowers will be very average.

Having decided on the location, you should prepare a pit. Its average size is about 50x50 centimeters and depends on the volume of the root system of the plant being planted.

For early survival and vigorous growth, nutrient compost can be added to the soil or mineral fertilizers... Before planting, the root system should be cut a little so that the roots grow more actively. Alternatively, you can soak them in a growth stimulant solution for several hours.

The shrub must be positioned so that the root collar is a couple of centimeters below ground level. Immediately after planting, the viburnum should be well watered, and the trunk circle should be mulched with rotten foliage or peat, or simply spud.

Video "Planting viburnum and further care"

Watering

Watering adult plants should be based on the degree of dryness of the soil under the bush. It is worth considering that excessive drought and intense heat can negatively affect the length of the flowering period. If the summer months are rainy and cold, you can do without regular watering altogether.

Top dressing

Feeding viburnum is carried out either every year or after a year and depends on the quality characteristics of the land and the condition of the shrub itself. For one adult plant, a mixture of 6-7 kg of compost, 20-25 g of ammonium nitrate, 15 g of potassium salt and 40 g of superphosphate will be enough. And you can also use ready-made mineral compositions that are sold at any hardware store or gardening store.

Pruning

Kalina buldenezh from time to time needs pruning, which allows you to thin out dense branches, rejuvenate a shrub or form a beautiful and lush crown... It is very important not to forget during pruning that the inflorescences are formed exclusively on the processes of the second year of growth. It is for this reason that an overly pruned viburnum bush Buldenezh will delight with lush inflorescences in one year.

For 2-3 years after planting, the shoots should be cut every year, leaving no more than 4 pairs of inflorescence embryos from the base. This procedure will give the shrub a thick shape. Formative pruning of already mature plants is carried out only in cases of a decrease in the volume of the crown or its correction.

Thinning viburnum is characterized by getting rid of already dried or weak branches. It is necessary to inspect the buldenezh, as well as other plants, annually.

In cases where the former splendor has disappeared in adult plants, and the inflorescences have become smaller, the shrub needs rejuvenation. To do this, it is necessary to cut off all shoots at a height of 20-25 cm. After this type of pruning, dormant buds that are below the cut level will grow rapidly. It is worth considering that the rejuvenated viburnum, after a short time, will need shaping pruning.

Any type of pruning is best done in early spring when the snow has completely melted. In order for young shoots to be stronger and grow quickly, the shrub after pruning should be well fed with useful microelements.

Pruning ornamental shrubs

Pests

Alas, the bulldozer is subject to periodic attacks from various pests. In most cases, these are the larvae and beetles of the viburnum leaf beetle, as well as the viburnum leaf-rolling aphid. If these insects appear on your bushes, then you will not have to admire the lush "snowball" gracefully hanging from the branches, but the bare bush with the remains of foliage. In order to avoid this misfortune, in the spring, before the buds bloom, the plants should be treated with the Inta-Vira solution or its analogue.

Reproduction

Effective reproduction of viburnum buldenezh is carried out only by a vegetative method, since its inflorescences are sterile.

Propagation by cuttings

photo 1. Reproduction of viburnum by cuttings

Cuttings 5-6 centimeters long with a pair of internodes should be cut obliquely. The lower cut must be done under the kidney, and the upper cut above it. Already cut cuttings must be planted in the greenhouse in the soil prepared in advance to a depth of 2-2.5 centimeters. Optimal soil is a mixture of humus, 10 -15 centimeters thick and 2-3 centimeters of sand on top. Young plants should be protected from bright sun, watered regularly and sprayed periodically after rooting (usually 14-20 days after planting).

In mid-August, when the root will develop in order, the young bushes of the viburnum buldenezh must be transplanted into open ground, where they will have time to get strong enough before the first frost.

On the winter period plants are best mulched sawdust, humus or peat solution, and after 2 years they can safely choose a permanent location on the site. This breeding method is the most effective, but at the same time it requires a lot of effort.

Reproduction by layering

photo 2. Reproduction of viburnum by layering

This method of obtaining new bushes of viburnum should be carried out in the spring. The process itself is not difficult: a shallow hole is dug (about 12-15 centimeters), the selected shoot is tilted and securely fixed with a wire bracket. After this, the shoot must be sprinkled with soil, tamped thoroughly and shed well.

Full rooting will end closer to autumn, however, replanting a young plant to a new place is best not earlier than 2-3 years later, when the young shrub and its root system are fully formed.

Dividing the bush

This method of obtaining new plants does not present any difficulties. All that is required for it is to find a good daughter shoot and separate it from the mother plant as carefully as possible.

Kalina buldenezh is a very resistant plant to various unfavorable climatic conditions, for example, drought, frost and cloudy weather, and even a novice gardener can grow it on his site. In addition, it is unlikely that there is at least one person who has not stopped his eyes on the gorgeous snow-white "snow" bunches hanging from the bending branches.

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Types of viburnum

The numerous genus of viburnum has about two hundred species. Their representatives are widespread on at least three continents - Eurasia, North America and Africa. Many people from childhood are familiar with the common viburnum. This unpretentious shrub does not need special attention, because it feels great without special care in almost every forest. And practically without demanding anything in return, he generously endows everyone around with his bright flowering, lush foliage and healthy fruits.

Other representatives of this genus are also interesting, looking at the photos of which you do not immediately recognize the viburnum in them:

Buryat, or black, grows in the form of a spreading shrub up to 3 meters high or a tree with an openwork crown and bare branches. Elongated leaves with a sharp top are covered with sparse hairs. The flowers are pale yellow, the fruits are black, edible, sweet in taste;
Fork forms shrubs on mountain slopes and mixed forests. It has large, beautiful leaves that are reddish-brown in spring and bright purple in autumn. White flowers give way to red fruits;
Canadian lives on forest edges, rocky hillsides, river banks and swamps. Wide-oval, pointed bright green leaves in summer take on a reddish color in autumn. It has a creamy white bloom. Fruiting with bluish-black berries;
Toothed is a densely branched shrub, reaching a height of 5 meters. This species is distinguished by its unusual rounded foliage and dark blue small fruits;
Gordovina grows in broadleaf fruits. It is famous for its black edible fruits.

Description of decorative viburnum Buldenezh

The most common ornamental culture of the common viburnum is the Buldenezh variety. Literally translated from French, this name means Snow Globe. Thus, the distinctive feature of the plant is reflected - large spherical inflorescences about 10-15 cm in diameter bloom snow-white flowers and their appearance resembles a snowball.

Buldenezh is cultivated as a shrub or small tree. It grows rather quickly, its height reaches 3-4 meters. Flowers are sterile and do not bear fruit.

Decorative properties of viburnum Buldenezh

Buldenezh dissolves its snow-white balls in May. Flowering is long, lasts a month or more. The blossoming buds have a delicate greenish tint, eventually acquiring a white color. Fading away, viburnum does not lose its decorative appeal... In autumn, the foliage is painted in noble crimson tones.

Besides decoration as garden plant, flowers of this variety are often used by florists to create flower arrangements... They stand well in cut, so the bouquets do not lose their freshness for a long time.

Conditions for growth and fruiting

Most viburnums are shade-tolerant. However, decorative species are recommended to be planted in well-lit areas or partial shade. Planting in the shade is fraught with weakening of the bush, at the same time, excessive sun exposure shortens the flowering period.

These plants are hygrophilous, so excessive moisture in the soil and places near water bodies will optimal conditions for their growth and fruiting. Prefers loose, moderately acidic soils. If the earth is heavy clay, add humus, wood ash, peat.

Reproduction of viburnum

Viburnum is propagated by seeds, cuttings, layering, dividing the bush. Each method has a number of features:

long-term seed stratification, lasts at least 6 months;
freshly harvested seeds germinate only after a year;
decorative forms are more often propagated vegetatively;
green cuttings are harvested during the active growth of the plant;
cuttings are rooted in conditions of artificially created fog.

Seedlings grow slowly.

Their development accelerates in the 3rd year of life. At seed reproduction fruiting begins in 4-5 years. The vegetative method accelerates the appearance of fruits, the berries appear in 2-3 years.

How to plant viburnum seedlings Buldenezh

Since Buldenezh flowers are sterile and do not produce seeds, only vegetative propagation is available to this variety.

Time and site for planting viburnum

The time of year for planting determines the breeding method:

propagated by layering in the spring;
cuttings are carried out in the summer;
seedlings are planted in early spring and late autumn.

The landing site is prepared in advance. A suitable place would be a corner of the garden shaded at times.

Why isn't the bulldozer blooming?

If the chosen breeding method provides for a planting pit, it is prepared with dimensions of 60 × 60 cm, about 0.8 meters deep and well watered big amount water. Drainage from bark, stones and others is laid at the bottom suitable materials... Viburnum loves moisture, but stagnant water will damage the roots. The pit is filled with a nutrient mixture, which includes potash-phosphorus fertilizers, peat, humus, ash and garden soil.

We plant viburnum layering

If Buldenezh is already growing in your garden, the easiest way to propagate viburnum will be by layering:

a hole 12-15 cm deep is prepared near the bush;
the lower shoot is bent to the landing site and pinned with a bracket;
sprinkle on top with humus or just earth, compact;
the soil is kept moist.

Under favorable conditions, by the fall, the shoots take root. After 2 years, the layers are separated from the mother bush. After that, they can be planted in a permanent place.

Summer cuttings of viburnum

Propagation by cuttings is a more laborious process. Planting material harvested during the summer pruning of the bush. For rooting, cuttings with one internode are chosen.

Adhere to the following scheme:

in June, annual shoots 7-8 cm long are cut;
cuttings are planted in humus soil and left in a greenhouse;
plantings are covered with a film on top, watered moderately.

In the greenhouse, you need to maintain a warm and humid microclimate. Rooting is facilitated by the creation of artificial fog. Cuttings are sprayed with warm water from time to time. Such conditions are maintained until next spring. Young rooted bushes are grown in the school. After that, they are planted in the ground.

How to plant viburnum seedlings with roots

If you intend to plant several seedlings, you should take into account that Buldenezh occupies a large area over time. The crowns of spreading shrubs are broadly ovate and can be up to 5 meters wide. The rest of the process is simple-minded:

acceptable landing scheme 2x2 meters;
the root collar is buried 3-5 cm into the soil;
the earth is compacted and well watered.

In the first year, viburnum grows slowly. This is due to the fragile root system. By the age of three it reaches about 1.5 meters in height. Rarely are 10-year-old specimens higher than 3 meters.

Caring for decorative viburnum

Caring for viburnum is not particularly difficult. To maintain the decorative appearance of a plant, it requires formative and rejuvenating pruning, sufficient watering and infrequent feeding. Minor troubles for the gardener can be delivered only by preventive measures in the fight against diseases and pests.

Bush formation and pruning

Pruning young viburnum at a level of about 20 cm above the ground helps to achieve a multi-stem bush. Buldenezh will bloom magnificently in the future if in the first year the inflorescences of the plants are removed still unblown. Subsequently, young shoots are pinched at the beginning of August.

Pruning for crown formation is carried out after flowering. Thus, new buds will have time to form on the branches. You can adjust the shape and thin out the bush throughout the summer. At the end of August, such work is stopped so that the viburnum has time to get stronger by the cold.

With age Buldenezh from abundant flowering bends and the bush can collapse. Therefore, the branches are tied to the old plant.

Standard form of viburnum

Very original standard form viburnum. Buldenezh molding pruning allows to obtain specimens with a wide crown on a high and low trunk. Pruning consists in forming a crown at a height of 1.5-2 meters around one powerful shoot. The branches are left about 30 cm long. Young shoots under the bush are regularly removed, and the crown is thinned out every 7-8 years.

Top dressing and watering of a decorative bush

Compared to other plants, viburnum needs more watering. This is especially true for the young, developing plants... In the fall, preparing the plant for cold weather, the soil is watered more than usual. This technique will prevent dehydration of the viburnum in winter.

Buldenezh is fed twice a year. In the spring, nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus are introduced under the bush under the digging. In mid-August, potassium and phosphorus will be needed from fertilizers. Once or twice a season, the soil is watered with complex fertilizers, and ash is poured under the plant. Once every two years, in the fall, rotted manure is introduced into the soil for digging.

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Pests and diseases of viburnum Buldenezh

Aphids can annoy the viburnum. They fight it by treating the leaves with soapy water. Spraying is carried out in the evening in calm dry weather. It repels the pest and a thick layer of ash on the soil around the plant.

If a white bloom appears on the leaves of the viburnum, this indicates a disease with powdery mildew. To save Buldenezh at an early stage of the disease will help spraying with bodros liquid. In severe cases, the bush is removed from the site so that it does not become a source of infection spreading to other plants.

Such simple techniques will provide your Kalina with a long, in the literal sense of the word, blooming life. After all, this long-liver is able to settle in your garden for 50-60 years. What varieties still grow on your site? What can you say about their leaving, what tricks do you use in pest control? Share your experience, findings, inventions in the comments!

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Decorative viburnum Buldenezh: planting a tree and care, photo - print version

I was simply captivated by these lush viburnum buldenezh flowers when I saw them in the botanical garden. I then firmly decided to grow such a charm in my summer cottage... I studied the rules of cultivation, prepared the best place in the garden. Now every year I look forward to the beginning of flowering of my viburnum bush.

Her flowers remind me of snowballs on a Christmas tree. And until now I am not left with the feeling of a holiday when I see blooming viburnum bully. The soul rejoices that the New Year is coming soon and something wonderful is about to happen. These are the flowers!

Buldenezh (Boulede Neige) is translated as a snow globe. This variety of decorative viburnum received this name due to its wonderful flowers. They resemble large, snow-white snowballs with which the bush is strewn. Inflorescences, similar to balls, reach 20 centimeters in diameter.

The shrub came to Russia thanks to the efforts of Empress Catherine the Great and grew only in the imperial gardens, which is why it received the status of an aristocratic plant.

Buldenezh is also called Viburnum opulus, which means sterile. Flowers of this viburnum do not give ovaries, they are sterile. The flowering of snow-white balls, from the severity of which thin branches bend, can be observed only for a couple of weeks at the very beginning of June.

Kalina buldenezh is considered a capricious plant. However, observing the necessary conditions and rules for caring for her, even a novice gardener can grow a chic bush.

The buldenezh shrub belongs to the Honeysuckle family, grows up to 3-4 meters in height. The branches are erect, branching at the top with many stems, forming a lush, spreading crown. If you do not prune, then the viburnum grows up to one and a half meters in diameter.

Most often, the shrub is cut in the form of a hemisphere, in order to emphasize the colorfulness of the globular inflorescences. Buldenezh is also grown as a tree with a single trunk.

The bush is most attractive during flowering - the snow-white caps of the inflorescences hang beautifully on thin branches. At this time, several semicircular petals bloom on each flower. But the stamens in the center of the bud are absent, this makes them sterile. In addition, the flowers are completely odorless.

The color of the buds gradually changes: at first, a little with a shade of green, then shades of pink or cream appear. And when fully opened, the inflorescence turns into a snow-white ball. Moreover, the bush is literally strewn with these white snowballs. Under their weight, the branches lean towards the ground itself, thereby making the bush completely charming.

In addition to the beautiful flower balls, viburnum has very decorative leaves. They are quite large, serrated along the edge. The color of the leaf blades is bright green, with clearly carved veins on the outside. With the onset of autumn, viburnum leaves acquire crimson shades, standing out among all for their catchy brightness.

Varieties

In addition to the main variety, terry viburnum or Roseum was also bred. It differs from the decorative color of the buds, which by the end of flowering gradually turn from white to pale pink.

Terry viburnum grows in the form lush bush reaching three meters in height. Otherwise, it has the same characteristics as viburnum buldenezh.

Reproduction

Since the flowers lack stamens and pistils, the plant is completely sterile. Other methods are used for reproduction. This is:

division using layering;
cuttings;
root division method.

Reproduction by layering

Sprinkling the layers with earth is a very simple way to breed buldenezh viburnum. This procedure is best done at the very beginning of the growing season.

For this:

Shallow rows are made in the soil (deepening the ground by 10 centimeters).
Young twigs are pressed to the ground and laid in prepared rows.
The layers are pinned to the soil with staples.
Sprinkle with humus soil on top, tamp it lightly and water it well.
After the sprouts appear, hilling is carried out, not forgetting to keep the soil moist.
With the onset of autumn, the rooted seedlings are separated from the mother bush and planted in a school or in prepared pots.

They can be transplanted to a permanent place in two years.

Propagation by cuttings

It is best to propagate bulldozer by cuttings in the summer, when pruning takes place. For this purpose, select non-lignified branches with several pairs of buds.

For this:

Choose suitable branches, leaving one internode. Extra leaves are removed.
Prepared cuttings are kept in a stimulating solution for 8-10 hours.
Prepare a bed using turf soil with sand and humus in a 1: 1: 1 ratio.
The soil must be properly moistened by deepening the cuttings by two centimeters.
After that, to root the cuttings, you need to build a greenhouse, covering them with a plastic bag or jar.
The soil in the mini-greenhouse should be constantly moistened, and the seedlings should be periodically sprayed with warm, settled water.

New shoots will appear at the end of summer.

Reproduction by dividing the bush

To do this, carefully dig in a bush, and then separate a part of the root with a young daughter shoot. It is best to carry out this procedure at the end of autumn.

Landing

There are three conditions that must be observed in order for the viburnum bush to quickly adapt to a new place and delight you with the luxury of abundant flowering:

determine a suitable place for a bush;
pay attention to the soil when planting;
choose the right time.

When to plant

Depending on which method is chosen for the propagation of the bush, it is necessary to choose the planting time. It can be either early spring or late autumn.

In the spring, it is best to start rooting the cuttings, and in the fall or spring, the bush is divided. However, rainy and too cold weather can interfere with proper rooting. Therefore, a safer time to breed a bush with layering is in the spring.

Seat selection

For a moisture-loving viburnum, it is best to choose a place in a lowland or on the shore of a reservoir. There is a lot of moisture in the soil, which will contribute to the normal growth and development of the shrub.

If the site is on a hill, then you need to find a shaded place, not forgetting to monitor the moisture content of the soil around the bush.

But the full shadow will affect the quality of flowering: the abundance will decrease, and the flowers are crushed. Landing on open sun also not recommended as the delicate buds can burn and the flowering period will be shorter.

It should also be borne in mind that the viburnum buldenezh lives for many years, so a spacious place for a spreading crown must be allocated to the bush in advance.

How to plant

Having chosen a place for planting, you need to take care of preparing the soil for planting. Buldenezh prefers breathable, well-fertilized soils, with a drainage layer of at least 10 centimeters when planting.

Considering the future growth of the bush in width, a plot of at least 2x2 meters is allocated for each plant.

The root system of the bush is quite powerful, so the planting hole is made large and deep (60x60x80 cm).

During the first year, the growth of the bush is very weak, since the main forces go to rooting and development of the root system. But then the plant is rapidly gaining growth, reaching one and a half meters in three years.

When planting, the seedlings are buried 4-5 centimeters to the root collar. After planting, abundant watering is carried out, and from above the soil must be mulched with sawdust or humus.

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Care

The decorativeness and intensity of flowering of the bush depends on the thoroughness of the care. The plant needs regular watering and fertilization. The decorativeness of an adult bush depends on timely pruning. Disease prevention and protection against insect pests are also important

Watering

This shrub is moisture-loving and requires regular watering. Particular attention should be paid to this during the heat of summer, in the absence of rain. After all, from correct watering the quality and intensity of flowering directly depends.

For young plants, watering should be more frequent than for adults. Watering the bushes is not stopped until late autumn in order to prevent the soil from drying out over the winter

Top dressing

Top dressing should be started a year after planting the bush in well-fertilized soil. Top dressing is carried out twice a year - in spring and autumn.

Spring feeding is carried out with nitrogen-containing complexes with the appearance of the first green leaves. You can also include organic matter, consisting of rotted compost and humus, bringing one bucket under the bush.

Second, autumn feeding carried out before the beginning of leaf fall.

During this period, potash and phosphorus complexes of fertilizers are applied. You can choose from both liquid and dry forms. The soil should be loose, and after application, the bush is well watered.

Pruning and pinching

To preserve decorativeness, it is necessary to form the crown of the bush every year by pruning. This is done after the end of flowering, cutting off the side branches and thinning the bush. And if it is necessary to form a plant in the shape of a tree, then all the shoots are cut off, leaving the main one.

If the bush is cut under a stump, by 20 centimeters, then this stimulates the growth of lateral branches. In this way, you can grow a multi-stem bush.

Pruning should not be postponed until the end of the growing season as the plant begins preparing for winter.

For better flowering by the end of summer, new shoots are pinched, since buds and buds grow only on old shoots.

Sumptuously flowering bushes often fall under their own weight, they should be tied up and supported

Buldenezh is a bushy flowering plant from the honeysuckle family. It is an ornamental variety of the common viburnum, and is used to decorate flower beds... "Chinese snow" is found in parks, squares, summer cottages, country or private homes.

To grow a bulldozer on your land plot, the hostess will need to know: the features of choosing and preparing the zone for planting, the basics of caring for shrubs, options for their reproduction, methods of feeding and pest control. This article will help you figure it out.

Description of the variety

The average height of "Chinese snow" is 2-4 m. It is planted in flower beds as one bush or in small groups. During the flowering period (late spring - early summer), decorative viburnum is covered with large spherical inflorescences. At first they have a greenish tint, and then they become snow-white. The characteristic feature of this decorative variety- lack of smell in flowers.

At the beginning of summer, the shrub is completely covered with inflorescences.

Planting viburnum Buldenezh

The ideal place for planting is partial shade with wet soil. Of course, you can plant a bulldozer in the shade or in the sun, but in the first case, its flowers will be completely weak and small, and in the second - burnt, with a short flowering period. The choice of a place must be taken with high level responsibility, since the shrub is planted for a long time.

Important! Particular attention should be paid to watering, as the bulldog loves moisture.

The most the right time for planting viburnum - autumn or spring. The weather conditions of this period contribute to the active adaptation of the plant to new habitat conditions and rapid rooting in the ground.

Buldenezh feels good in partial shade

Shrub planting

Before you start planting a seedling on open ground, you will need:

Dig a hole (its diameter should not be less than 60-70 cm, and its depth - 50-60 cm).
Put pieces of broken brick or large rubble on the bottom.
Cover the previous layer with sand (layer - 10-15 cm).
Fill the pit with prepared soil (4 buckets of compost are mixed with 2-3 glasses wood ash and a glass of nitrophoska).
Then the viburnum is immersed in a hole with soil (3-5 cm below its root collar), poured abundantly with water, covered with a layer of humus or sawdust.

Young bush

Caring for decorative viburnum

In order for the viburnum to please with its exuberant flowering for more than one year, it will need to provide:

abundant systematic watering, preferably with rainwater;
pruning dry branches;
top dressing;
pest control.

Fertilizers and feeding

Buldenezh, like any other plant, needs fertilization. For these purposes, you can use:

compost;
humus;
wood ash;
special fertilizers that can be purchased in stores.

Feed Bulldogs During Bloom

Gardeners also recommend using fermented herbal infusion for gravy under the root, as well as a liquid mixture of chicken droppings and water (1:10), which needs to be insisted a little. The period for making various dressings is late spring - early summer.

Breeding options and methods

Since the decorative viburnum is completely sterile (the inflorescences do not have stamens and pistils), gardeners use vegetative methods of its reproduction. Among them are:

reproduction by offsets;
propagation by cuttings;
division of the bush.

Saplings buldenezh

Reproduction by branches. Simple enough and easy way reproduction of decorative viburnum - sprinkling of branches. In the process of work, you will need:

Dig long shallow grooves (up to 10 cm deep).
Bend the one-year bends to ground level, place them in the prepared grooves.
Fix them in the grooves with metal hooks.
Sprinkle gently with earth (compost), pour abundantly with rainwater.
Rooted shoots are transplanted into special containers for further germination.

Important! In order for roots to appear on the branches faster, they need to be constantly watered.

Cuttings. This method is used when pruning bushes in summer period... Young shoots with several buds are suitable for reproduction. Reproduction technology by cuttings:

young shoots are carefully cut;
put them in a stimulating solution for 8-10 hours (for example, Kornevin, it will accelerate the process of root formation);
prepare beds for planting (watered, fertilized);

Buldenezh cuttings

processed cuttings are immersed in the soil by 2-2.5 cm;
covered with a film or a cap made of plastic bottle(this is how the greenhouse effect is formed).

Pests of viburnum buldenezh

The main enemies of the viburnum buldenezh are aphids and leaf beetles. In order to prevent the complete "eating" of foliage and inflorescences by these pests, they must be dealt with. There are many options - special mixtures that can be found in the store (fitoverm, actelik), or homemade substances.

Aphid control

This pest affects not only foliage, but also flowers. To combat it, you can use special ready-made substances - INTA-VIR or Iskra. They are bred according to the instructions, the bush is treated twice (the interval between them is 10-12 days).
Another option is a soap solution (laundry soap is diluted with water to get a sufficiently concentrated mixture). Apply it to the entire bush with a sprayer. After processing, it must not be washed off.

Bulldog leaves infested with aphids

Leaf beetle control

In order to prevent the appearance of the leaf beetle on the bushes of the bulldozer, it is necessary to carry out mandatory preventive measures. The best time to complete them is early spring or late autumn. For processing, you can use - Karbofos, Fufanon, as well as any available chemicals.

If it is not possible to purchase special preparations, gardeners recommend breaking off or cutting off the affected shoots. Of course, such actions are not always feasible (since the bushes are very tall), but they are also considered good. preventive measure to prevent further spread of the leaf beetle.

Knowing all these features of growing buldenezh viburnum, everyone can independently plant it and propagate it on their site. Try it, everything will definitely work out!

Blooming buldenezh: video

Kalina buldenezh: photos

Most gardeners love to improve their garden by adding more and more unusual flowers, trees and shrubs.

To really attract attention and make the garden unique, you should pay attention to the viburnum buldenezh - a perennial plant that belongs to the honeysuckle family. The height of this shrub is on average 3 meters, while ordinary viburnum bushes can grow up to 5 meters.

The name of the plant is translated as "snowball" or "snowballs". This is what the flowers of the plant look like. However, when it does not bloom, it is almost impossible to distinguish it from an ordinary viburnum.

A feature of this species is the absence of stamens and pistils, therefore this shrub does not bear fruit, but reproduces only in a vegetative way - by cuttings.

Choosing a place for planting and preparing the soil

For planting viburnum buldenezh, it is necessary to choose moist soil, however, it will grow well on dry, in case of sufficient moisture, for example, by installing a drip irrigation system.

Sun protection

Kalina does not like direct sunlight and her fox can start to deteriorate and dry, so she will feel good in a semi-shaded place.

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Soil preparation

A hole for planting a plant should be 80 centimeters deep and 60–70 in diameter. The deepening should be sufficiently voluminous, since the viburnum has a well-developed root system.

If the soil in the pit is heavy, then a drainage layer must be laid under it, which is well represented by crushed stone, crushed brick or bark.

To provide Kalina with a good supply of nutrients, it is necessary to prepare a special mixture, which consists of: the upper fertile layer of earth, peat, humus and mineral fertilizers.

The second option for soil preparation is 3 buckets of compost, 2 glasses of ash and one glass of nitrophoska.

Planting process

In the photo, planting cuttings of viburnum buldenezh

Planting can be carried out both in spring and autumn, because the plant has a fairly high frost resistance. However, in order for the viburnum to begin better, it is preferable to plant it in early spring. During this period of the year, it reproduces well by layering.

There is no need to plant the bush too deep, the root collar should be at a depth of 2-3 centimeters. After planting, the bush must be watered, and the soil must be tamped well.

The first time after planting a shrub, it requires abundant watering, and immediately after planting, the soil must be mulched.

To do this, you need to use rotted compost, bringing it in several buckets per year per bush.

About leaving

Kalina buldenezh is unpretentious in care, so even an inexperienced gardener can grow it on his site, however, you need to know some rules.

Feeding

Viburnum grows well without feeding, but in order for it to have abundant color and a healthy look, it must be fertilized periodically.

This can be done once a year in the spring. As a top dressing, compost or humus is well suited in the amount of at least one bucket per bush, but not whiter than two.

You can add saltpeter, superphosphate or potassium salt here. Fertilizers must be spread evenly under the bush, and then the soil must be loosened.

Watering

The main requirement of the shrub is abundant watering, the soil should not be allowed to dry out, otherwise the plant may die or the flowering will not be lush enough.

Transplant

It is necessary to transplant viburnum before the onset of the first frost, if this does not happen, then it is better to wait until spring. This shrub is quite frost-hardy, however, it may not survive too severe frosts.

Pruning

When transplanting a branch, the plant must be shortened. This is done so that the shrub quickly takes root in a new place.

It is necessary to prune every year, dry branches are removed, and only one shoot is left from young ones. Such events will help to form a beautiful bush and it is better to have time to hold them before the start of the summer season.

When pruning, it should be remembered that flower buds of a shrub are formed in the second year of life. Therefore, the viburnum will not bloom immediately after this event, but after two years the shrub will be able to please with lush flowering.

Other care features

Sometimes the flowers of the viburnum become too heavy and may break off. To prevent this, it is necessary to periodically tie up branches or install props.

Preparing for winter

Large inflorescences with proper care for the viburnum are provided

As already mentioned, the plant must be prepared for winter before the onset of the first frost. Only young plants need to be insulated.

Basic shrub care in autumn period is to reduce the level of irrigation, cultivation, pruning and soil treatment with fertilizers from compost and humus.

How to properly grow Kalina Buldenezh - the features of care and breeding are discussed in the video clip.

Reproduction

Viburnum propagates vegetatively - by cuttings or branches.

Reproduction of viburnum buldenezh with the help of bends occurs in the spring, and by cuttings - in June.

In the photo, the first stage of breeding viburnum buldenezh - preparation of cuttings

At this time, the shoots are springy, and do not break when bent.

You need to cut the shoots at an angle of 45 degrees, pinching off part of the bark a little, after the branches take root, they can be planted in small pots. To speed up the rooting process, branches can be treated with root.

The planted viburnum in pots should be stored in a dark room, covered with a light cloth at a temperature of at least 13 degrees.

Water at least once a week. The soil for the pots should be half river sand and the other half peat. After breeding, the first flowering occurs after a few years.

For reproduction by division, it is necessary to bent the annual viburnum bushes to the ground and lay them in small grooves so that the top remains outside.

Sprinkle the decomposed branches with humus mixed with soil.

In order for the roots to form quickly, the bark must be cut off.

In autumn, shoots form on the horizontal layer, which then need to be transplanted.

Disease and pest control

Most of all viburnum buldenezh lends itself to attack by various pests and fungal spores:

To prevent diseases in the spring before budding viburnum can be treated with intravir or nitrofen.

The main advantage of the shrub is its frost resistance. This greatly simplifies the care of the shrub. The main thing is to treat the plant with solutions from pests in time, and then it will delight with lush flowering.