Chokeberry is an ornamental plant up to three meters high, which is famous for its beauty and tasty he althy fruits. Today we will talk about what growing conditions chokeberry loves. Landing and leaving, choosing a location - we will talk about all this in this article.
Select location
Chokeberry loves fertile soil with a weak acid-base environment. High groundwater, dry slopes and hollows are unfavorable for it. It is where snow accumulates more that chokeberry is most protected. Planting and care should therefore be carried out in places where there is a lot of light and moisture.
How to plant seedlings?
Having decided on the place, you can start the landing itself. Planting chokeberry is recommended in the fall. To do this, dig a hole up to half a meter in width, length and depth. Mix the earth with humus, phosphate and potash fertilizers. Pour most of this mixture back into the hole. Plant the plant and cover with the rest of the earth. Pour warm water over and mulch the ground around the trunk.
How to care?
Chokeberry planting is done, now you need to take care ofit so that your shrub takes root faster and begins to bear fruit. You need to take care of the mountain ash all season, while you need:
- fertilize at least three times;
- water regularly;
- cut annually;
- loosening the soil around the trunk;
- protect from the wind with other plantings;
- to carry out disease prevention and pest control.
We have already said that the soil should be fertile - this is exactly what chokeberry likes. Planting (and care) involves top dressing with nutritious fertilizers. It must be carried out for the first time in the spring, for this use humus. Before flowering, water with potash fertilizers, and in the fall with phosphate fertilizers. When your mountain ash blooms, it especially needs moisture, so water it more intensively during this period. In general, chokeberry (photo attached) is moisture-loving, so regular watering is needed. When pruning, first of all, remove dry and damaged branches. Trim young shoots so that the bush does not become overgrown. If you prune your mountain ash correctly every year, you can get a rich harvest for 40 years.
Reproduction
Rowan can be propagated by seeds, cuttings, grafting, dividing the bush. It is easiest to propagate on your own in the last way. To do this, divide the old bush, cut it short and transplant. Seeds are usually propagated by specialists or experienced gardeners. Cuttings are verycommon, but this requires a greenhouse with a special installation for spraying. Cuttings are harvested in autumn or spring.
Conclusion
And finally, I would like to note that this plant is unpretentious, it gets sick much less than other fruit and berry plants, it gives 8-10 kg of berries per season, and besides, it is an excellent element of landscape design. Here she is - chokeberry. Planting and caring for it are simple, flowering is lush, and its fruits are very tasty and he althy.
