Thuja is a tree or shrub of the cypress family. There are 5 types of thuja such as Chinese, Western, Korean, Folded and Japanese. She was born in North America and East Asia, and came to us in Russia in the 18th century.
The tree perfectly tolerates cold, but as it turned out, the western thuja has perfectly adapted to our climate. This shrub is very well suited for hedges. Also, these coniferous plants look great at home in pots. Dwarf thuja is best suited for an apartment.
How to plant a thuja in your garden? First you need to choose a place for her. It must be well protected from the wind. In the bright, scorching sun, the thuja can burn, but this is only in the first year of planting. Therefore, it will be necessary to take care of her and shade. In general, thuja is photophilous and durable. It can grow up to a hundred years, of course, with proper care.
How to plant a thuja if the place is wet? This is already a simple matter. In such conditions, her crown will always be bright and with a rich green color. After the rain, the garden will have a pleasant coniferous aroma, reminiscent of the forest. In addition to the smell, this shrub also hasuseful medicinal properties.
Thuja oil can cure influenza, adenoids in children, arthritis and many other diseases. But do not forget that this plant is considered poisonous. It is necessary to strictly monitor the dosage when taken orally. Therefore, it is not used during pregnancy and lactation.
Nothing will be better than planting thuja in the spring, because that's when all plants begin to grow. It has a closed root system, so you need to dig a hole based on the size of the roots. Before planting, it is necessary to pour a mixture of sand and peat, as well as soddy soil into it. Then plant the plant. You should not strongly raise or deepen the thuja, otherwise it will dry out and eventually die.
If the planting of the thuja on the site was successful, and its new habitat was chosen correctly, then you will not have problems with it, and care will be minimal. It does not require frequent watering (1 bucket per week for each tree). If the place of its landing is in the sun, then, naturally, you will have to water the thuja more often.
A year after planting, it will need to be fed, preferably in the spring. For coniferous plants, complex mineral fertilizers, as well as liquid organic fertilizers, are suitable. Thuja may be disturbed by pests or fungal diseases, as well as late blight, which causes root rot. If such a misfortune happened to your tree, then you should not hesitate, but you need to dig it up in order to save neighboring trees from the same fate. After that, the land must be cultivated, for examplephytosporin.
More often loosen the ground around the plant, as its roots are close to the surface, do not forget to cut dry shoots. In winter, while the thuja is small, you should cover it so that it does not freeze and survive the winter safely. Just do not do it with a fabric that does not let in sunlight. It is even advisable to tie branches that can break from the weight of the snow.
When your tree is one year old, it will be possible to prune its crown, it is better to do this in the summer, as the buds and twigs will already be formed.
This is such a tree - thuja, signs about which our grandmothers tell. Many people still do not know how to plant a thuja and whether to do it. It is believed that there will be trouble if you plant such a plant. But, of course, there is no evidence for this, and such a plant can delight us with its green hair. The main thing is to properly care for him, and you will only be envied.
