Good afternoon, my reader. Fir in the garden sites of the middle strip of Russia is an infreteen guest. Gardeners prefer to grown pines, cedars and other boys.
Coniferous on the site (photo used by standard license © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
The useful properties of fir are known for a long time. Her needles are rich in microelements, the smell of this plant has a beneficial effect on the human body. It is not surprising that recently there has been an increase in interest in this coniferous plant of the Pine Family. And it is easy to grow it.
Fir and pine look like: cone-shaped, large needles and sufficient high. But they have different differences:
- By the growth of cones: Fir - up, pine - down.
- Type of needles: The fir needles are not very sharp (more often rounded) and softer to the touch, pine - like a needle.
- Claw color: Fir - light gray, in a young tree it is smooth, in pine - brown, rude.
- Resin: Fir is rich in resin, due to which it exudes a good resistant smell, there are no pines.
Lifetime Fir - 200-300 years. When landing at home, consider it and correctly plan the place.
For the middle strip of Russia, the following varieties are most suitable:
- Siberian
- Sakhalin
- Korean,
- Monochrome
- Balsamic.
They are adapted to the climatic conditions of the middle strip, more resistant to weather changes.
Seedling age - 4-7 years. The young tree should be without dry branches and damage to the crust.
The root system is preferable to closed. It will keep the roots of the tree when transporting and will contribute to good survival after landing.
With a closed root system, a seedling can be planted at any warm season. If the root system is open - in the spring (April) or in the fall (the end of August is the beginning of September). It should be a little cloudy cool day. You can sit even in the rain.
It depends on the choice of landing site, as the seedlock and the lifespan of the tree takes place.
Software landing (Photo used by standard license © azbukaogorodnika.ru)
Rules:
- half-day - away from direct sunlight;
- Does not like dry soils - it must be constantly wet, so sublibious soils are suitable;
- Poor tolerate the city's gas and smalleriness;
- Avoid the neighborhood with berry and fruit trees, fir depletes the soil;
- The distance to the nearest structure should be 10-15 m.
Observing the following rules, you will achieve the fact that your seedling will fit perfectly and will delight you with its beauty not one year:
- Pit preparation - in 2 weeks to dig a hole, put a mixture of garden land, peat, sand and fruit of approximately equal amounts, add mineral fertilizers and bucket oph. Everything is good to shed. During the specified period, constantly mix the contents of the pit.
- The seedling is sold in the prepared mixture so that the root cake was at a distance of 2-3 cm from the ground.
- Form a rolling circle. It should be slightly burst in the trunk so that the water does not flow back when watering.
- Provide regular watering and loosening seedlings.
- Sweep the mulch: Opil, peat, recycled dry branches, bark of trees, etc. (layer must be up to 10 cm). Favoring needles will also serve a good mulch.
- Understanding the plant is needed only 3 years after landing;
- Do not overcoat the soil. Almost adult trees are watered;
- Sanitary trim - removal of patients or broken branches;
- For the winter it is necessary to stroke - the roots fall asleep with a layer of peat, and the tree itself is wrapped with nonwoven material;
- Rusty needles - an indicator of the disease. Treat "Aktar" or "Commander". Sick branches must be cut off so that the disease does not apply.