Cypress, or cypress pseudo - is an evergreen coniferous plant from the family of cypresses. From it you get an excellent hedge in the summer residence.
Description of the plant
Kiparisovik stupid Nana Gratsilis is a coniferousshrub with a very decorative crown. There are two types of plant foliage: conical and asymmetric forms. Exquisite shoots, reminiscent of shells, give it a charming appearance. The cypress has a bright color of needles that shine and shimmer in the sun. There are two types of needles: green and dark green. This kind can be attributed to the slowly growing, adult cypress stupid Nana reaches five meters.
Varieties and varieties
There are only seven species, three of whichcame from America, and four - from Asia. In Russian gardens, there are often varieties of Japanese selection. Distinguish dwarfish, pyramidal form and weeping species.
Popular varieties:
- Nutkansky is one of the interesting weepingspecies. Shrubs of this type grow slowly and persistently bear the frosty winter. In the event that the winter period is cold and little snow, it is recommended to hide the cypress tree.
- Kiparisovik stupid Rashahib - evergreenbush. The crown is a wide-pyramidal shape. It grows to a height of 2 m. The plant has a very interesting coloring: from a dark green color in the middle to greenish-yellow and light yellow shoots. The growths are yellow at first, but they eventually turn green. The plant is suitable fertile, drained soil of neutral acidity. The plant is best planted in a sunny place. Mandatory mulching of the soil. High frost resistance. Kiparisovik looks great on private plots.
- There is a lot of dwarf varieties in the Cypress larva, and he is widely known among gardeners. This kind of badly tolerates cold, so in the middle band it is not easy to grow.
- Cypress barley is a beautiful frost-resistant and unpretentious species. The plant needs fertile soils and sun.
- Kiparisovik stupid Teddy Bia - leisurelya growing species with an asymmetrical crown shape, with a reddish-brown bark. Cypress reaches a height of 1.2 m. Crown with a diameter of up to one meter. Scaly emerald needles with tender green new growths. The bush resembles a teddy bear, which every time you pass it, you want to touch it. Shoots look like a fern.
Plant Selection
Landing material is recommended to buy in special nurseries. Plants should be in pots.
Kiparisovik stupid: planting and care
In the fall period, you need to dig a hole forcypress. The place should preferably be sunny, without drafts. Approximately 80-90 cm deep and 60 cm wide it is necessary to excavate a pit. At the bottom set drainage, the plant does not like stagnation of water near the roots. For the drainage system, claydite, chipped bricks, stones will do. The recommended layer is 20 cm.
In the spring, the pit is approximately halfmust be filled with nutrient soil. In general, plants grow best on fertile soils. For this reason, a mixture of humus, peat and sand should be present in the pit. Before planting, add mineral fertilizers and compost. Next, the cypress is placed in a pit and sprinkled with earth. Mulch with straw, sawdust or peat, creating a layer about 7 cm thick, watered. Mulch retains moisture in the soil, and also prevents the growth of weed grass.
Reproduction
Cypress dull breeds in three ways - seeds, cuttings, cuttings. The most common way is the latter.
- The breeders-professionals are used as aseed reproduction tool. Collect them in the fall and dry at + 40 ° C. Store cypress seeds at + 5 ° C. They can retain their germination capacity up to 15 years. Stratification is needed to awaken the seeds. For this purpose, a seed of cypress is sown in a container with a mixture of sand and peat. If you plant cypress trees in December, then they should ascend to the beginning of April. The container with seeds is placed in the basement for three months, then moved to a bright room, where the air temperature is maintained at +18 ° C. In the tanks, the soil must be moistened, and when the first shoots appear, they are moderately watered. In the spring period, when the soil and air warm up, the sprouts should be transplanted into a shaded place on the site.
- Reproduction by layers.The formation of them occurs in an ordinary way - the lower branches of the plant are bent to the ground and buried in the beginning of spring. On shoots where the kidneys are located, it is necessary to make incisions for the rapid appearance of roots. The upper part of the layer is tied to the peg. Beginning next spring, the cypress can be separated from the bush and transplanted to a new location.
- Reproduction by cuttings is the simplestand in a reliable way. Cut the tips of shoots at least 15 cm long. Next, remove the needles from below and put the cuttings in a container enriched with nutrient medium. For rapid rooting, the effect of the greenhouse zone is created: the containers are closed with a covering material or a polyethylene film and the substrate is constantly moistened. Cuttings are recommended to be carried out in the spring, and in autumn they can already be transplanted into the garden. In the first winter, so that the cold does not damage the roots, the plant is recommended to cover the fallen leaves.
Trimming
This procedure should be done in the spring-autumnperiod. In the spring, as soon as the snow comes down, remove the dry and frozen branches of the needles, trim, cutting no more than a third of the entire green mass of the plant. The cuts are carried out obliquely with sharp and clean tools. As a rule, cypress trees are cone shaped. Just planted plants are not cut. The first pruning can be done one year after planting the plant. For the density and splendor of the crown in the autumn, at the end of the growing season, cut the third part of the total increment. In addition, you should remove all the bare branches, since they will dry up.
Care
Despite the fact that cypresses are quiteundemanding plants, to safely grow them must adhere to the basic rules of care. Once planted a new cypress stupid Nana, it needs to be fed.
Pests and diseases
Cypress dumb quite rarely exposedattack pests and is practically not sick. However, sometimes troubles can still appear. As a rule, the shrub is damaged by a scab and spider mite. If the plant has turned yellow and the needles have started to fall off, then, most likely, a spider mite has wound up. With this problem will help to cure the drug Nuprid. Mature plants are treated once a week. And also can help acaricides.
Most of all shrubs affect root rot.Fungus can appear due to incorrect content or excess moisture. Therefore, do not pour too much water, and when planting necessarily install drainage. If the bush has ruined the root rot, then the plant must be destroyed. If you saw the fungus at an early stage, you need to dig a bush, cut off the damaged roots and treat them with a fungicide. It is recommended to sprinkle the root system with charcoal. Then wipe the wounds in the air, and then plant the cypress into another place, observing the technology of planting.
Problems in care
If you wrongly take care of cypress stupid Gracilis, he will give you signals:
- yellow needles - there is not enough water or in the soil there is an excess of calcium;
- poor drainage or it is completely absent - the roots decay, which leads to the death of the bush; to save the plant requires a transplant to a new location;
- dry air - yellow or become brown needles; to solve this problem, sprinkle the water jet over the plant more often and water regularly.
Ecology of the dwelling
Cypress has useful properties:
- enriches oxygen and ozone with air;
- with proper care it improves the microclimate in the room;
- humidifies the air;
- functions as a sound absorber;
- reduces the number of pathogenic microflora when planting two plants on an area of 10 square meters. meters;
- improves the air habitat;
- in the places where the cypress grows, there is harmony and tranquility.
Landscaping
Cypress is a bright and unpretentious plant. Shrubs can beautifully decorate the area around the cottage.
