Red-leaved plum called Pissardi, a plum named after a botanist who first brought it from Iran to Europe, was widely distributed in the southern regions.
Description
An adult plant is very sprawling,dense crown and can reach a height of 5 to 7 meters. The serrate simple leaves of an elliptical shape are distinguished by a reddish-brown tinge, which lasts until autumn.
Цветки обычно светло-розовые или белые, appear before the leaves. Gradually, they acquire a darker, almost red color. The flower has a bright crimson ground, stamens, and it is located on a thin pink pedicle. The diameter is 1.5-2.5 cm.
Pissardi is a plum known for its abundantfruiting. Red fruits, sweet and sour, taste ripen by the end of August and remain on the tree until October. They are large (up to 3 cm) juicy drupes of dark red color.
Growing conditions
In natural wild conditions, splayed plumPissardi grows mainly in Western Asia and the North Caucasus. Prefers open areas that are well lit by the sun. Life expectancy can be 100 years or more.
Can grow in arid areas if providedplant needed watering. Pissardi - plum, not different winter hardiness. Sometimes when planting it in regions where winter is too cold for these plants, frosting of young trees can be observed.
Planting and care
В первую очередь необходимо подобрать подходящее for this culture place. The site should be sunny, not blown by the winds. Even a slight shade can lead to crop loss. If groundwater is too close, drainage will be required.
Landing is made exactly the same as anyother garden trees. It ends in good watering (at least 2 buckets of water) and mulching. Pissardi - plum, which, like any other, very bad tolerates the lack of moisture. Every 2 weeks in the absence of rain under the tree should be poured from 4 to 6 buckets of water.
Top dressing in the first year after planting is not required.Later in the fall, humus is applied to the soil at the rate of half a bucket per m². In the spring, you can use potash fertilizer or sodium humate. During the period of fruit ripening, additional fertilizing is carried out with a solution of urea or "Effecton" to increase the yield.
Plum Pissardi refers to heat-loving cultures.Therefore, to protect against freezing for the winter, the base of the trunk is covered with peat, straw or fallen leaves. You can sprinkle it with additional snow, which can also save from the cold and moisten the soil in spring.
Plum propagates in a vegetative way - layering, cuttings, budding or grafting.
Various forms
- Pliss Pissardi dark purple grows to 6meters and has excellent decorative properties in the period of both flowering and fruiting. Glossy shiny leaves with a size of 7 cm have a rich red color of the lower part. Pink flowers have a diameter of 2.5 cm. The variety has a low winter hardiness and is suitable for planting only in areas where there are no frosts.
- The early Pissardi plum is a tree up to seven meters high, with medium foliage. Annual shoots rather thin and short, rich red color. Flowers white, 2.5 cm.
- Cysten is a hybrid of Pissardi plum andsand cherry The height of the tree reaches only two meters. The long, ovate leaves are pointed at the ends and have jagged edges. The flowers are small - from 1.5 to 2 cm, pink color. Trees are more resistant to frost, so they can be planted in more northern areas.
Using
Pliss Pissardi, described above,widely used in landscape design. It looks good both as single landings and in color compositions. This tree is suitable for the decoration of the alley, and from undersized forms make magnificent hedges and borders.
