Basil is wonderful all-purpose seasoning for meat, fish, soups and fresh salads- well known to all lovers of Caucasian and Italian cuisine. However, upon closer inspection, basil turns out to be a surprisingly versatile plant. For several seasons now, our family has been happily drinking aromatic basil tea. In a flowerbed with perennials and in flowerpots with annual flowers, bright spice plant a worthy place was also found.
Thuja or juniper - which is better? This question can sometimes be heard in garden centers and in the market where these plants are sold. It is, of course, not entirely correct and correct. Well, it’s the same as asking what is better - night or day? Coffee or tea? Woman or man? Surely, everyone will have their own answer and opinion. And yet... What if you approach with an open mind and try to compare juniper and thuja according to certain objective parameters? Let's try it.
Brown Cream of Cauliflower Soup with Crispy Smoked Bacon is a delicious, smooth and creamy soup that both adults and children will love. If you are preparing a dish for the whole family, including kids, then do not add a lot of spices, although many modern children are not at all against spicy flavors. Bacon for serving can be prepared in different ways - fry in a frying pan, as in this recipe, or bake in the oven on parchment for about 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
For some, the time of sowing seeds for seedlings is a long-awaited and nice chores, for some it is a difficult necessity, while others are wondering whether it would be easier to buy ready seedlings at the market or with friends? Be that as it may, even if you gave up growing vegetable crops, for sure, you will still have to sow something. These are flowers and perennials, conifers and much more. A seedling is still a seedling, no matter what you sow.
amateur humid air and one of the most compact and rare orchids pafinia is a real star for most orchid growers. Its flowering rarely lasts longer than a week, but it can be an unforgettable sight. You want to look at the unusual striped patterns on the huge flowers of a modest orchid endlessly. IN indoor culture pafinia is rightly ranked among the difficult-to-grow species. It became fashionable only with the spread of interior terrariums.
Pumpkin ginger marmalade is a warming sweet that can be prepared almost all year round. Pumpkin keeps for a long time - sometimes I manage to save a few vegetables until summer, fresh ginger and lemons are always available these days. Lemon can be replaced with lime or orange to create different flavors - variety in sweets is always nice. The finished marmalade is placed in dry jars; it can be stored at room temperature, but it is always healthier to prepare fresh products.
In 2014, the Japanese company Takii seed introduced petunia with a striking petal color - salmon-orange. By association with bright colors southern sunset sky, the unique hybrid is called African Sunset. Needless to say, this petunia instantly won the hearts of gardeners and was in great demand. But in the last two years, the curiosity has suddenly disappeared from store windows. Where did the orange petunia go?
In our family sweet pepper they love it, that’s why we plant it every year. Most of the varieties that I grow have been tested by me for more than one season; I cultivate them constantly. I also try to try something new every year. Pepper is a heat-loving plant and quite whimsical. Varietal and hybrid varieties of tasty and productive sweet peppers, which grow well for me, will be discussed further. I live in middle lane Russia.
Meat cutlets with broccoli in béchamel sauce - great idea for a quick lunch or dinner. Start by preparing the mince and at the same time heat 2 liters of water to a boil to blanch the broccoli. By the time the cutlets are fried, the cabbage will be ready. All that remains is to collect the ingredients in a frying pan, season with sauce and bring to readiness. Broccoli needs to be cooked quickly to retain its vibrant color. green, which, when cooked for a long time, either fades or the cabbage turns brown.
Home floriculture- not only exciting process, but also a very troublesome hobby. And, as a rule, the more experience a grower has, the healthier his plants look. What should those who have no experience but want to have a home do? indoor plants- not elongated, stunted specimens, but beautiful and healthy ones, not causing a feeling of guilt with their fading? For beginners and gardeners who are not burdened long experience, I’ll tell you about the main mistakes that are easy to avoid.
Lush cheesecakes in a frying pan with banana-apple confiture - another recipe for everyone’s favorite dish. To prevent cheesecakes from falling off after cooking, remember a few simple rules. Firstly, only fresh and dry cottage cheese, secondly, no baking powder or soda, thirdly, the thickness of the dough - you can sculpt from it, it is not tight, but pliable. Good dough with a small amount of flour you will only get good cottage cheese, but here again see the “firstly” point.
It is no secret that many drugs from pharmacies have migrated to summer cottages. Their use, at first glance, seems so exotic that some summer residents are perceived with hostility. At the same time, potassium permanganate is a long-known antiseptic that is used in both medicine and veterinary medicine. In plant growing, a solution of potassium permanganate is used both as an antiseptic and as a fertilizer. In this article we will tell you how to properly use potassium permanganate in the garden.
Meat salad pork with mushrooms - a rural dish that can often be found on festive table in the village. This recipe is with champignons, but if possible, use forest mushrooms, then be sure to cook it this way, it will be even tastier. You don’t need to spend a lot of time preparing this salad - put the meat in a pan for 5 minutes and another 5 minutes for slicing. Everything else happens practically without the participation of the cook - the meat and mushrooms are boiled, cooled, and marinated.
Cucumbers grow well not only in a greenhouse or conservatory, but also in open ground. Typically, cucumbers are sown from mid-April to mid-May. Harvesting in this case is possible from mid-July to the end of summer. Cucumbers cannot tolerate frost. That's why we don't sow them too early. However, there is a way to bring their harvest closer and taste the juicy beauties from your garden at the beginning of summer or even in May. It is only necessary to take into account some of the features of this plant.
Rowan has long been readily grown in our country. Gardeners love this plant not only for its beauty during the period when rowan blooms, but also for its usefulness and excellent taste qualities berries IN ornamental gardening Rowan began to be used many years ago, so you can often find it in garden and summer cottages.
Rowan is very attractive during the flowering period
Plant characteristics
There are about a hundred varieties of this tree in the world. Only a third of them grow in our country. Most popular variety- ordinary rowan. It grows in forests, in gardens and summer cottages, even in the urban landscape. In nature, this tree does not form thickets. It grows alone in the undergrowth of coniferous and mixed forests, in clearings and forest edges. One of the advantages of this tree is that it is not at all afraid of frost, so the climate of our strip is suitable for it.
Rowan is loved for its beneficial properties for the body. Jams are made from its fruits. Its berries contain healthy oils, which have a beneficial effect on digestion and improve the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. It is good for blood vessels, the heart, and also improves the condition of the skin and hair, for which women especially love it.
You can make delicious jam from rowan berries
Flowering period
The most common variety - common rowan - is easy to recognize by its description.
- The plant is medium-sized - from 5 m and above.
- Has a perfectly even trunk and smooth branches gray shade. Due to these qualities, the bark is used in the furniture industry.
- The leaves are beautiful oblong, elongated, green in color. This quality of rowan is used in landscape design.
- Rowan blossoms white small flowers, which are collected in large inflorescences, with a diameter of 4 to 7 cm. The flowers are strong and not pleasant aroma, which is somewhat reminiscent of the smell of fish. Typically, the flowering period occurs at the end of May - beginning of June (the exact forecast depends on the weather). The flowering time of the plant is approximately 1–2 weeks.
The advantage of the common mountain ash is that the tree can easily tolerate frosts down to -2 °C.
The berries usually ripen in August or early September. This plant is great at any time of the year, but is especially good in the fall.
Flowering of other varieties
Despite the fact that several varieties of a given tree can grow in one region of the country, approximate dates the blooms will be the same.
The flowering of the plant lasts from one to two, regardless of the type of tree. But if the weather brings surprises (rainy or too hot and dry), then the fruits will set very poorly and for quite a long time, which will also affect the flowering period of this tree.
Blooming chokeberry variety
The flowers of chokeberry, or chokeberry as it is commonly called, are collected in large inflorescences, the so-called umbrellas. Each of them usually contains about twenty small flowers. By themselves they white and have a fragrant, pleasant aroma. Chokeberry blooms in the second half of May - early June. This lasts 12 - 16 days, depending on weather conditions. The fruits ripen in August - September.
Flowering dates in different regions of the country
This tree begins to bloom quite late, because the plant likes the summer season to be established by this time. hot weather. It is clear that this depends on the location of the regions of our country. In the southern and central regions warm weather is established already in early to mid-May. And in areas located to the north, warmth comes in the first ten days of June. In most cases, the plant begins to bloom in mid or late May. This is the period of the first heat, when spring frosts have already passed and are unlikely to happen again. Lilacs and bird cherry trees also bloom at this time.
The plant blooms very beautifully - with large clusters of white flowers, with which the entire crown of the tree is strewn. Moreover, unlike the flowers of the same bird cherry, rowan flowers are shaggy, because of this they look more impressive - lush and voluminous.
Depending on the variety, rowan flowers can vary, not only in size and color, but also in smell. Non-torn varieties have quite large flowers and a pleasant aroma. And others have a bitter almond smell or smell like fish. Some flowers are collected in corymbs or umbels, others in panicles.
Rowan blooms in large inflorescences
Plants growing in Crimea and southwest Asia bloom for two weeks. The flowering period is the same as for the common rowan (which grows in the central zone of Russia, on Far East, most of Siberia) - late May and early June. Rowan varieties native to Northern Europe bloom for about a week.
An interesting fact is that rowan fruits are popularly called berries, but they are apples.
Rowan has long been sacred tree. And it doesn’t matter in which region the tree grew. It was used in rituals and ceremonies. With the help of fruits, leaves, and tree bark they treated the sick and drove out spirits. Rowan beads were a talisman against evil spells. Until now, rowan is planted near the house, because it is a symbol of family happiness.
Rowan is perhaps one of the most common trees in Russia. We can know with confidence that every resident of our country knows exactly what rowan looks like. Older generations remember with pleasure the taste of sour berries, which become sweeter in the cold - a small piece of childhood that remains with a person for life.
This plant can grow almost anywhere. This is explained by its unpretentiousness and endurance. That is why it is most often chosen for decoration. personal plot. Rowan can become really important element landscape design country house. Its advantages lie not only in its endurance, as mentioned above. The appearance of the rowan tree is pleasing to the eye and attracts attention, which can look advantageous against the background of monotonous decorative and complex decorations.
This article, as one can already understand from the previous paragraphs, will be entirely devoted to mountain ash. This famous plant is of certain interest not only for specialists in the field of botany, but also for the ordinary reader, drawn to interesting information about everything at once.
Rowan - description. Characteristics of rowan
To begin with, it’s worth simply describing the rowan, and also answering a very common question that relates to this plant. Many users on the network ask the question “Is rowan a shrub or a tree?” If you think about it, this question is very logical; if you look closely at a mountain ash, you really won’t immediately understand whether it is a shrub or a tree.
Finding the answer to this question is quite easy. You just need to enter “Wikipedia rowan” into the search engine, and all the information will be posted in the first paragraph of the article on this comprehensive resource. The fact is that this plant itself is a tree, but at the same time There are also shrub varieties. Rowan doesn't look very good tall tree, which has a straight trunk, as well as a crown, the shape of which can be described as ovoid.
Rowan trees are distinguished by their smooth bark and grayish color. . Leaves may be different shapes : oblong-lacental or simply oblong, alternate, odd-pinnate. This plant is indeed a very beautiful tree, which determines its popularity as a ornamental plant. The old leaves of this shrub are not pubescent, unlike the young ones.
Rowan is especially beautiful during its flowering period, when it begins to bloom, and also looks very pretty in the fall. The flowers are collected in a kind of panicle and can be white or have a pinkish tint. The smell of rowan flowers, however, is not particularly pleasant. This is a plant bears fruit annually, but one should not naively believe that the “harvest” can be collected within the specified time frame. Approximately once every three years the plant produces a full “harvest”.
The rowan tree usually blooms in late spring or early summer. At the same time fruit development begins in autumn in September. Gradually, they turn from white berries into red or black fruits. Of course, the berries of the rowan tree may not be on a par with the berries of cherries or grapes when comparing their taste, but in terms of usefulness they can easily compete with them.
Some growing features
When planting any plant, you should first learn about the peculiarities of its cultivation. This will avoid possible subsequent death of the plant as a result of improper care.
- In the case of rowan, you don’t have to worry when planting it. As already mentioned above in this article, this plant is very, very hardy and unpretentious, and feels quite comfortable in almost any soil. Also, don’t forget about something else important quality This plant is frost-resistant. This ability allows the mountain ash to withstand even the most harsh winters. In addition, the plant can boast of resistance even to high temperatures.
- This plant is ideal for lovers beautiful landscape, who prefer to put a lot of effort into caring for plants, since they practically do not require constant, regular watering. True, in summer it is recommended to periodically moisten the soil under the rowan tree. Also, thanks to its strong and developed root system, the plant will not fall before strong gusts of wind. It should also be noted that the plant is resistant to heavily polluted city air.
The value of rowan as an ornamental plant
It has already been said above that rowan is often used landscape designers as an ornamental plant. Moreover, both rowan trees and shrubs are used. Popularity of rowan used for decoration is due to a number of reasons. First of all, you should definitely point out the beauty of the crown of a rowan tree or shrub, which stands out for its density and compactness. Of course, plants with a “weeping” crown shape are most often used.
It is also worth noting the beauty of rowan leaves, which are distinguished by their unusual shape. In addition, in the fall the leaves become orange-reddish tint. In addition, bright rowan berries, which are able to retain their beautiful color even until late winter.
Types of mountain ash
Many people don't even know that they exist different types rowan Most often you can come across rowan species with red berries, but there are also chokeberry varieties mountain ash (photo), which are highlighted in separate species. It is worth noting that the fruits of both types have medicinal properties. The most common type of this plant is the mountain ash. There are more than forty varieties in total.
Serious work on the selection of mountain ash species was carried out by the famous Russian scientist Michurin. The scientist has developed several new hybrids of this plant. It was thanks to his research that chokeberry , which has already been mentioned in this article. In principle, it is very similar to the ordinary rowan species, but it does not belong to this species. In fact, this is a separate hybrid plant that has its own name - chokeberry.
Medicinal properties
The fruits of the mountain ash have long been used by people as a folk medicine. Rowan berries contain various vitamins, as well as glucose, fructose and sorbic acid. All these components very beneficial to the body, especially weakened by illness.
- It is necessary to identify some ailments for which decoctions of healthy rowan berries are sometimes used. It is recommended to drink such decoctions for hypertensive patients and people suffering from atherosclerosis. Also this folk remedy can help with disorders of the heart, kidneys and liver. Rowan juice can be used in cases where a person has gastritis, hemorrhoids or low acidity. One of the beneficial components of the fruit of this plant- sorbic acid - can become a serious assistant in the fight against dysentery bacillus and staphylococcus.
- The berries of the plant are sometimes used as a food preservative and also for water purification. Our ancestors even had a certain way purification of water - at night a branch of this plant was simply thrown into a bucket of water. This method not only allowed the water to remain fresh for a long time, but also imparted a pleasant taste.
The meaning of rowan in ancient rituals
The importance of mountain ash was noted in ancient times. Cases of using the plant as a decorative decoration and medicine, but even in pre-Christian Rus' in some regions people used rowan for certain rituals. For example, there were wedding ceremonies which implied forgiveness rowan leaves shoes for the newlyweds, as well as rowan berries were placed in their pockets.
The specified plant in this case used as a symbol of protection against the possible machinations of witches and sorcerers. Rowan trees were also planted next to the house for the same purpose. Rowan was also used to drive out spirits that were brought to people various diseases and illnesses.
In addition, the value and significance of rowan among the people is emphasized by the existence various legends, which were passed down from mouth to mouth for more than one generation. For example, you can point out an interesting and original legend that tries to explain the presence of bitterness in the taste of rowan fruits. According to this legend, the rowan tree was created by the devil himself from the tears of Eve when she was expelled from paradise.
It was believed that this served as a kind of symbol of Satan's victory over humanity. But after the Creator discovered the similarity of the leaves of the rowan tree with the cross, he took it from the devil's garden. This could not please the devil, who subsequently set out to destroy his own creation so that it would not go to the Creator and people. But he failed to do this, only as a result of trying the berries of the rowan tree have become bitter.
Decorative and medicinal properties rowan trees, which have already been mentioned in this article, are not the only advantages of this beautiful plant. The qualities and properties of the wood of this tree make it possible to make various joinery products from it. Here it is necessary to mention the main advantages of rowan wood-strength and elasticity.
As already mentioned, there are quite a few different varieties of this plant, but one of them can boast quite large fruits. Large-fruited rowan berries are really large compared to the fruits of other varieties of this plant. One berry can weigh twenty grams and have a diameter of three and a half centimeters. The fruits of large-fruited rowan are very tasty. At the same time, this variety is not as unpretentious as other types of mountain ash. She doesn't really like winter, so you need to look after her special care. Interesting fact about large-fruited mountain ash is that it was bred in Crimea by the Crimean Tatars.
Rowan with sweet fruits instead of bitter ones, it was first found in the village of Nevezhino, Vladimir region. From there it spread throughout Russia. It was this variety with sweet fruits, called nevezhensky, that at the beginning of the twentieth century was used for the mass production of tincture, which was called “Nezhinskaya”.
Galina Anokhina
And the rowan tree celebrates autumn,
Putting on red beads...
Compiled by: teacher of GDOU No. 93
Anokhina Galina Pavlovna
Observation 1. What rowan looks like in autumn.
Target: Specify the name of the tree, the shape and color of the leaves and fruits.
Enrich and activate the vocabulary with words: multi-colored dress, bunch, purple, carved.
The teacher and the children examine the trees around the site. Draws attention to the mountain ash.
Look how thin the tree is in front of us
What's it called?
What color and shape are the leaves of the rowan tree?
That’s right, a rowan leaf consists of several symmetrically arranged oval leaves
What can we say about appearance this tree?
Yes it is very beautiful. All trees in autumn dress in colorful clothes: yellow, red, purple.
Has the outfit of our mountain ash changed?
Yes, the leaves gradually turned red and purple.
What do we see on the mountain ash besides leaves?
Right. Orange-red berries hang on thin branches that bend from the weight. There are a lot of berries. They are small, juicy with small seeds inside.
Observation 2 Rowan in golden autumn.
Target:
To cultivate in children the ability to admire the beauty of the surrounding trees and the desire to take care of this beauty.
Walking around the territory with children kindergarten The teacher pays attention to the elegant decoration of the trees.
Children, what is this time of autumn called? Guess the riddle:
Turned green in spring
Sunbathed in the summer
I put it on in the fall
Red corals (rowan)
Let's come closer to the mountain ash.
What color are the leaves on it?
Yes, in golden autumn, rowan leaves are colored purple-orange and, together with bright clusters of scarlet berries, create a beautiful picture.
How does this picture make you feel? (Feelings of joy and delight)
So that we can observe this beauty every year, so that we have more often good mood, it is necessary to preserve and protect nature. We ourselves are part of nature.
Observation 3 Rowan during leaf fall.
Target:
Deepen and generalize children’s understanding of preparing trees for winter. Activate the words: leaf fall, clusters, purple-red.
A teacher and children examine a rowan tree.
Children, what changes have happened to our mountain ash and to other trees?
That's right, this phenomenon is called leaf fall.
The leaves of various trees fall gradually over time. different parts branches and at different times.
What is under our feet now?
Where did this carpet come from?
What happened to the mountain ash, is it the same as it was?
What happened to the berries?
That's right, they still hang on the branches, tempting people and birds.
Guys, let's play a game: "Which branch are the kids from?"
(Children collect leaves of maple, poplar, birch, rowan, oak. Discuss their shape, color, etc. The teacher shows the leaf and asks what tree it comes from. Children must run up to the hidden tree)
Children, in nature nothing happens for nothing. So the trees, shedding their leaves, adapt to the harsh conditions of winter weather.
I suggest picking beautiful leaves for an autumn bouquet.
Observation 4 Rowan is a bird feeder.
Target:
To foster in children an interest and kind attitude towards birds and nature in general.
The teacher leads the children to a familiar mountain ash tree.
What changes have happened to rowan?
That's right, the leaves have almost completely fallen off. But the clusters of berries remained hanging on bare branches.
Guys, look what we see on the ground.
Where did these berries come from? (birds dropped them).
What birds do you think visited our mountain ash?
Guys, rowan favorite treat blackbirds. That's what they're called, Field Thrushes.
It can be seen that the blackbirds plucked the rowan berries hastily, dropped a lot of berries, and left a lot of scraps on the clusters.
(if you succeed, be sure to watch the birds peck the rowan berries)
In addition to blackbirds, other birds also love rowan. For example, waxwings. This beautiful bird is also called krasava. For thrushes, waxwings and other birds, rowan is a feeder.
Now let’s play the game: “Birds, birds, go home”
Observation 5 About the benefits of rowan berries.
Target:
To clarify children’s idea that rowan berries are not only beautiful, but also very useful.
The teacher invites the children to approach the rowan tree.
Guys, remember what a harvest is.
What time of year is the harvest?
What kind of crop do people collect and where from?
Is it possible to harvest from our mountain ash?
That's right, you can pick ripe scarlet berries, which after the first frost became tasty and sweet. (The teacher gives pre-washed berries to try.)
Guys, do you know what is made from rowan berries?
Rowan berries are used to make jam, delicious marshmallows and a filling for pies and sweets.
Rowan berries are very rich in vitamins. They are dried and frozen, and compotes and vitamin tea are made from them.
You see how much joy and benefit rowan berries bring to adults and children.
» Rowan
The common rowan is loved by Russian gardeners. In the old days she was planted near houses to protect household members from the evil eye. It's high beautiful tree retains its decorative effect in all seasons of the year. It is not only decorative, but has healing properties, as well as rowan berries are used to prepare marshmallows, jams, jams, liqueurs and tinctures. WITH detailed description The characteristics of this variety of rowan can be found below.
Rowan is a tree with a height of 5 m and above. Sometimes it can reach a height of up to 20 m. An adult tree has a crown 6 m wide. It has a perfectly even trunk. Therefore, rowan wood is very often used in carpentry. The trunk and branches are smooth, grayish in color.
Beautiful leaves Rowan trees are oblong and have an elongated shape. Imparipinnate, alternate. Thanks to its leaves, rowan is so popular in landscape design.
The inflorescence of rowan is a panicle. Flowers white or pale pink shade. They do not have an aromatic odor.
It begins to bear fruit 5-7 years after planting. Stable yields gives from 30 years of age. Fruits abundantly once every 3 years. Blooms in late May, early June. The berries appear in September. When ripe they are red or black. The color of the berries depends on the variety of rowan. Berries round shape, usually with bitterness. There are varieties of rowan with a sweet taste. Despite the fact that they are inferior in taste to other berries, they are healthy. Thanks to your beneficial properties, it is successfully used in folk medicine.
How to grow a tree and get fruits
Landing
Rowan grows and develops in any soil, so growing a tree will not be difficult. It is better if the soil is moist, but not swampy. Doesn't like acidic soils, so you need to lime before planting.
2-3 year old seedlings are suitable for planting. Best season for landing- This is mid-autumn in warm areas. In cold mid-September. Planting in spring is also possible.
For planting you will need:
- Shovel.
- Peg.
- Bucket for watering.
- Leg-split.
Prepare the planting area in advance. Dig up and clear of weeds. If several trees are planted, then the distance between them is 4-5 m.
Dig a hole 80 cm deep and 50 cm wide. If the seedling has a powerful root system, That landing pit should be larger size. Such that the roots fit freely in it.
Add to the soil that was removed when digging the hole:
- Superphosphate 600 grams.
- Humus 12 kg.
- Potassium salt 130 grams.
Mix all components thoroughly with soil.
Place a drainage layer at the bottom of the hole. Pebbles or coarse sand are suitable for drainage. Place a mound of prepared soil onto the drainage. Place a rowan sapling on it. Drive a peg into the center. Spread the roots and cover with soil. Trample it around the stem. Water generously. Mulch the soil around the tree with humus. Tie it to a peg with twine.
The root collar, after settling the soil, should be at soil level.
Tree care
- Rowan is unpretentious in care. Loves abundant watering. Lack of moisture will retard the growth and development of the tree.
- Regular loosening of the soil around the stem. Rowan produces abundant basal growth, which must be removed to prevent it from becoming a shrub. In this case, there is no need to leave stumps.
- For better growth and development, rowan needs feeding. In spring, nitrogen fertilizers are needed:
- Mullein 1 kg.
- Urea 10 grams.
- Ammonium nitrate 15 grams.
The components are diluted in 10 liters of water.
In autumn, phosphorus and potassium are added.
- Nitroammophoska 20 grams.
- Tall varieties of rowan require formative pruning. In spring, dry branches are cut out. The cut is made at an angle of 45 degrees.
Berry picking
You should not delay the collection of rowan fruits. Firstly, birds peck at it. Secondly, it becomes tasteless. That's why Harvest occurs at the end of August, beginning of September.
How does mountain ash reproduce?
Over time, every gardener has a desire to propagate a rowan bush. After all, this decorative tree not only beautiful, but also useful. Rowan can reproduce in several ways:
- Seeds.
- By budding.
- Vaccination.
- By layering.
Propagation by seeds
The most popular and easiest propagation of rowan is by seeds. For this method collected seeds In order for them to sprout, they must undergo stratification for 3-6 months.
To prepare seeds for planting, pick a ripe handful from the rowan. Gently mash the berries and rinse the seeds thoroughly running water. After this, mix with peat. Place the mixture in a container and place in a cool place at a temperature of 1 degree.
The most suitable room for seed stratification is the basement.
If there is no basement, place the container with seeds on top shelf refrigerator. Don't forget to moisturize. After time, the seeds should sprout. Now take the container with the seeds out into the air. Bury it in the snow. In spring, plant seeds in open ground.
To plant seeds, dig up the area. The soil should be loose and fertile. Free it from weeds. Add humus, superphosphate and potash fertilizers. Seeds are planted in furrows at a distance of 25 cm from each other. The depth of embedding in the soil is 2-3 cm. Cover with light soil (mix humus or peat with soil).
Thickened seedlings will need to be thinned out. Leave 8 cm between plants.
IN further care for plants consists of:
- Loosening.
- Weeding.
- Feeding.
The first feeding is given to young mountain ash when 2-3 true leaves appear. Make a solution of urea or ammonium nitrate. After about a month, fertilizing should be repeated.
Overgrowth
Reproduction by shoots is not a complicated method of reproduction. For good result rules must be followed:
- For reproduction, shoots of 2-3 years of life are taken.
- Carefully separate it from the mother tree.
- Leave the shoots in place for growing.
- After two years, transplant the grown bush to a permanent place.
By layering
To get good layering for reproduction, two-year-old shoots are used.
The mother bush needs to be hilled up. Be sure to fertilize with humus. Dig the soil shallowly. Remove prefabricated grass.
Dig grooves from an adult bush. Depth 10 cm. Place shoots in the grooves. Secure it with fork-shaped hooks. In order for the shoots to take root better, make small cuts on the bark. Tie the rowan stalk to a peg. After two years, if the cuttings have developed a good root system, the cuttings are transplanted to a permanent place.
Budding
This method of propagation is complex and is used to propagate varietal rowan trees.
For the rootstock, take seedlings of simple rowan. Since its bark is plastic, it is easily separated and provides good survival.
Rowan budding begins in early August. The process is the same as for apples, pears and others fruit trees. The difference is the cultivation of rowan seedlings.
A year after budding, cut the rootstock into a spike. The height will be approximately 28 cm. Remove all buds from it. The shoot that has grown from the grafted bud must be tied to a thorn.
After another year, the crown begins to form. Deleted upper part seedling. Where the kidneys are close together. The cut is made at an acute angle to the trunk.
For planting in parks and alleys, the tree is shaped tall; for gardens, the crown is cut so that it is short in stature. Usually 3 skeletal branches are laid in the first tier.
Since mountain ash begins to grow very early, planting should be carried out in autumn period. Fertile, light soils are recommended for planting. Organic matter, phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are applied as top dressing.. The trees are planted according to the 6*4 or 6*3 m pattern. The holes are prepared with a depth of 60 cm and a width of 80 cm. A drainage layer of 10-15 cm is poured onto the bottom. A couple of buckets of humus are placed on it. And also superphosphate 250 grams, potassium salt in the amount of 100. Cover the top with soil and plant seedlings.
When planting budding seedlings, please note that root collar at the beginning it should be about 5 cm above ground level. After the earth settles it will be at ground level.
The seedlings are regularly watered during the growing season. Weeding. To prevent the earth from drying out under them, the circle around the trunk is mulched with peat, humus or straw.
In the fall, you need to whiten the trunks to protect them from sunburn in the spring. To prevent young trees from freezing, they need to be hilled to a height of 30 cm in winter.
Fertilizers for rowan are applied once every 4 years. When planting, it is shortened. In subsequent years, diseased and damaged branches are removed. It is recommended to thin the crown once every 5 years.. Old trees need rejuvenating pruning. In this case, the main branches are shortened by ⅓ of the length. After anti-aging pruning, be sure to fertilize. Contribute organic and mineral fertilizers under the circum-trunk circle of rowan.
Rowan ranks first among trees in terms of its decorative properties. She is beautiful in all seasons. In winter, it is decorated with red berry beads. From spring to autumn there is a riot of foliage colors. And especially since Rowan is not only a decorative tree, but it is also very useful. It is successfully used in folk medicine for diseases. Therefore, it is advisable to plant the beautiful mountain ash in your garden.