The sucker is a deciduous shrubor a small tree with a maximum height of four meters. Numerous gray-brown branches form a wide spreading crown. The main decoration of the plant - silver leaves, reaching 10 cm in length, oblong lanceolate. The leaves of this species are dense leathery, with brownish scales on the underside.
In May, the silver loch is covered with fragrantinflorescences collected in small groups of three flowers, which are in the axils of the leaves and have a silvery shade on the outside and yellow on the inside. Effective abundant bloom lasts up to four weeks, while the plant comes from the plant, honey with a touch of sea buckthorn aroma, massively attracting insects.
In place of flowers come oval orspherical fruits with a diameter of 1 cm, which are thickly covered with silver scales with a powdery, sweet, slightly dryish flesh. Thanks to its fruits, the silver sucker has received the second name - "silver berry".
The shrub develops very slowly, andDue to lateral growth in breadth, it grows much more actively than in height. Foliage does not lose its color until November and for a long time remains on the tree. When the leaves fall, large silver fruits become an ornament of the empty branches.
Серебристый лох – растение светолюбивое, лучше develops in well-lit areas. This species is the most frost-resistant of all representatives of the genus, but it is most susceptible to long-term droughts. Shrub prefers sandy soil, but other soil is also suitable for it.
In urban gardening, the great advantage of the silver sucker is its resistance to smoke and dust, which makes it possible to plant a plant on the streets with a large number of cars.
Trees tolerate transplants well.You can safely transplant even adult copies. The sucker silver responds well to pruning. The plant does not need additional feeding, since it is not demanding to soil fertility, moreover, it belongs to the species, which themselves improve the soil where they grow.
Care for the sucker is quite unpretentious.In dry time, it is necessary to carry out moderate watering, otherwise the tree of the sucker may suffer from lack of water. To prevent the plant from growing chaotically, you need to control its root system and cut off the emerging growth. To obtain a compact form of shrub it should be cut. To prevent frosting, young trees for the winter should be covered with non-woven material or lapnik.
The sucker silver breeds seeds, rootshoots, cuttings and division of the bush. To grow a goof from seeds, it is necessary to make their additional processing. Cuttings are also not always able to root. The best breeding method is to separate the root growth.
Amazing trees with silver leaves inlandscape design is used in solitary form and in group compositions. Their unique shape, delightful fruits and leaves make it possible to use the plant in a dominant role in creating color spots. The silver sucker looks interesting in contrasting compositions when it is placed next to bushes whose foliage has a red, golden or darker color. The sucker silver is perfectly combined with coniferous crops and is used as a background for perennial plants with variegated foliage.
Trees are used to create groves and securing slopes. Due to the controlled slow growth of the plant can be used for gardening small gardens.
