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approaches to end the New Year holidays, and it is a pity to throw them the main character - a fragrant live Christmas tree. Lovers of flora in many countries liked a successful alternative - a tree in a pot. It can be stored indoors before the onset of heat, followed by transplanting on the plot of land.
In order for the plant to take root, develop normally, it is necessary to study and adhere to the basic rules of its acquisition and care.
Choosing an
Plant When purchasing a conifer seedling variety, you need to take into account its adaptability to life in cold conditions of our climatic zone. Best fit:
- plain spruce or pine;
- dwarf conic spruce in a pot;
- ate barbed, Serbian;
- ornamental blue spruce Dutch, Danish, North American or Russian varieties;
- fir growing in Siberia, Korea or the Caucasus Mountains;
- colonic western thuja.
Choosing a sapling, you need to make sure that it was not transplanted into a pot or a tub yesterday. To do this, just gently move the trunk, scrape the top layer of soil. If in doubt, ask the seller to carefully pull out the plant, inspect the root ball, the state of the root system. It should not be damaged and densely branched.
Ate like peat-based acidified soil mixtures. If the tree was grown from the very beginning in one container, the roots of the plant will be evenly distributed throughout the pot. Its size should be proportional to the crown of a living Christmas tree in a pot. Miniature tubs, pots most often indicate the use of various growth stimulants and a low probability of successful further transplantation of such conifers in the summer cottage near the house.
Dense, one-colored needles, a strong root system indicates the health of the seedling, and good prospects for its further growth.
Reliable buying places for spruce are nurseries and specialized gardening shops. Now in the big cities began to appear the most humane way of using Christmas trees. After growing in special nurseries, they are offered to buyers to rent for New Year's celebrations for a period of 17 days. After that, the tenant returns the plant to the nursery, where experienced specialists take care of it, and with the onset of heat they plant spruce in the forest parks, alleys, and other designated areas.
In order not to damage the branches, the trunk of a tree, do not overload it with toys, decorations and garlands.
Christmas tree in a pot: how to care in an apartment
Decorative coniferous plants are capricious and sensitive to lighting, moisture, content at the optimum temperature.
After the purchase, you should not immediately install the tree on an honorable warm New Year's place. A few days in a cool room with a sufficient flow of air will allow him to better adapt to new conditions. On holiday, place the Christmas tree away from batteries and other heating devices.
After the New Year and Christmas, it is better to immediately move the Christmas tree to the glazed balcony.
Spruce in a pot at home requires careful maintenance. Soil for its maintenance should be regularly maintained in a wet state, avoiding drying out or waterlogging. Pine needles, twigs constantly( at least 5 times a day) process with a water spray. Low humidity can lead to drying and death of the ornamental plant. To evenly illuminate the tree, it is recommended to periodically turn it around its axis. This will provide a uniform color needles, reduce the risk of disease. To avoid burns, protect the plant from direct sunlight.
Eats are particularly susceptible to temperature extremes. It is necessary to ensure their constant content at a temperature of from 0 to 10 degrees Celsius, a constant flow of fresh air. If it becomes very cold on the balcony, you can additionally wrap the tree with a warm blanket, straw, hay.
In winter, the trees in the pot are at rest, so they should not be fertilized or fed.
Features of individual varieties of
Serbian( Balkan) spruce among fans of conifers is considered the most harmonious.
Her decorative varieties Dwarf( height in adult condition up to 1.5 meters) and Nana( height up to 3 meters) look great on a New Year holiday.
Among the blue( prickly) spruce in a pot, decorative varieties are in great demand:
- semi-dwarf Edith with harmonious forms and gray-blue needles;
- Fat Albert with a bright color and correct crown;
- green with blue Glauka Globoza with a spherical crown.
Many Russian florists know how to care for the popular Canadian Konik tree in a pot. It grows very slowly, the annual growth is up to 5 centimeters. Even in the adult state, plant height rarely reaches one meter. Nutritional soil for the plant is earth turf mixed with leaves, a small amount of peat and sand. Konik less capricious than other varieties of conifers. Can grow in a tub( pot) for several years.
An analogue of the variety is a decorative Canadian cone-shaped Christmas tree in a pot of Sanders Blue. They ate soft, bluish-blue needles, annual growth up to 7 centimeters. With proper care, it grows 50 years, reaching a maximum height of 3 meters. Loves light, moist fertile soil. In the open field withstands temperatures up to 40 degrees.
The miniature Korean fir varieties fit well into the interior:
- Brilliant with thick dark green needles. By 10 years grows up to half a meter, winter-hardy, loves moisture, moderate sunlight.
- Cis in the form of a small soft dense ball. It has bright purple bumps. Loves moisture, acidified sandy soil.
- Frost-resistant Frazer Fir.
- Oberon with cushion crown .
Caucasian and Danish varieties of fir are distinguished by a strict conical shape, soft fluffy green needles. On the New Year, golden, erect, gray gray varieties of fir are also established.
Farmers from Denmark have successfully mastered the cultivation in tubs of the beautiful Nordman fir, which enjoys great demand in the capital cities on New Year's Eve.
Fir is unpretentious in maintenance and durable. Home care is regular watering( without waterlogging), sufficient soil drainage. When planted in open ground, they grow up to 30 centimeters annually and can live up to 100 years.
The mountain fir of the Compact with flat needles, a glossy silver overflow of needles is in great demand. Along with the proportional conical shape, unusual color shades made her the leader in sales of live spruce in pots in many regions.
The brightest of the blue spiny fir trees, Hoopsie, the leader of the New Year celebrations in Europe. Its main advantages are the strict cone of the crown, silver-blue needles. He loves light, frost-resistant, unpretentious in conditions of high urban gas pollution and air pollution.
The German Kupressin spruce stands out in a series of varieties of common Christmas trees in a pot. She has an original narrowed ovoid crown, emerald green needle-like color. The variety showed good stability in blizzards and snowfalls.
Spring Transplanting
With the onset of heat and sufficient thawing of the soil, you can transplant your winter beauty from a pot into the open ground. It is advisable to do this before the sap flow of the plant. For landing the best fit free, lit place. Transplant is carried out sequentially:
- We are preparing a spacious hole so that the roots of the coniferous plant spread freely and evenly in the prepared space.
- At the bottom we lay sand drainage depth of 20 centimeters.
- Preparing an earth mixture for backfilling, consisting of two parts of turf, one part of peat and sand.
- When installed in a hole, the plant's root neck should be level with the ground.
- Fill the pit, compacting the soil in layers.
Fertilizer for planting is used individually, taking into account the characteristics of the variety and the health of your tree.
Gradually after each New Year, a new coniferous seedling will appear on the garden. A Christmas tree alley will delight your eyes for a long time and warm your soul.
