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Juniper Blue Alps came to Russia and Europe from China, it is a coniferous evergreen shrub whose height reaches 4 meters, with a powerful sprawling crown with a diameter of up to 2 meters. Needles are acicular and rigid, textured to the appearance and prickly to the touch, the cone below is painted in a silvery-gray color. The main branches are compact, they are dense and strong, the crown is wide and massive, and the ends of the lateral shoots are lowered downwards. Photos of the Blue Alps juniper attract attention.
The culture grows well singly and in groups, harmoniously complements rock gardens and rockeries, planted in rosaries, on lawns and open terraces. If you plant a Chinese Blue Alps juniper along the fence and carefully look after it, then time, you can achieve an ideal hedge that pleases the human eye throughout the round of the year!
Grade Blue Alps - description
The main decorative advantage of the juniper Blue Alps is its beautiful textured pine needles, featuring an elegant silvery bluish tinge. The branches grow slowly in the direction upwards, by the age of ten the plant reaches an increase of 2-3 meters and becomes a diameter of about 1-2 meters.
The fruits of most representatives of the juniper family are poisonous. They pose a threat to human health and life, eating them in any form is strictly prohibited!
Description of the Blue Alps juniper:
- evergreen coniferous shrub;
- has small dimensions;
- is characterized by slow growth;
- is considered a medium-capricious plant;
- in the natural landscape is distinguished by the color and structure of the needles;
- conifers reach a length of 1 cm;
- Hardy conifer with unpretentious care;
- from the excess of sunlight can turn yellow;
- sanitary pruning is required;
- the plant is sheared, giving it original outlines and forms;
- gives off a pleasant and healing aroma that repels insects.
The variety is unpretentious - it does not require fertility and soil moisture, it is resistant to frost, wind and drought. The plant likes enough sun and drainage, the root zone is covered with mulch for moisture retention and additional ground nutrition.
Juniper Blue Alps - planting, reproduction and care
The bush form, juicy color, standard care and unpretentiousness to surrounding conditions make a grade Blue Alps popular and popular among gardeners, both professionals and amateurs. Planting and caring for the juniper Blue Alps are quite simple.
Rules of landing:
- The optimal distance between the representatives of juniper blue alps - from, to, meters, depending on the size of the plant.
- Seedling is planted in a deep pit in an open area with sufficient sunlight, only a slight shading is acceptable.
- At the bottom of the landing pit, drainage from sand, expanded clay or small broken brick is covered for better passage of water.
- The soil is neutral or with a medium acid reaction.
- The root collar is left on the surface and not buried.
- A thick layer of mulch from sawdust or chips falls around the plant.
- After planting, the conifers need careful watering and bait.
Cutting is the main way of reproduction of shrub junipers. If the soil in the area under the cuttings is heavy and clay, then a special mixture consisting of garden soil, peat and spruce needles is placed in the pit prepared for planting. An obligatory component for juniper transplantation is drainage, the plant dies on a marshy and sour area. The best soil mixture for conifers is 2 parts of humus and peat plus 1 part of sand, mineral top dressing and nitrophos are added to the well-mixed soil.
Care rules:
- Fertilizer should be carried out once a year - in spring.
- In the droughty period, watering is needed in the evening, and better - sprinkling for additional moistening of the air.
- Loosening is the guarantee of juniper health, as it prevents the formation of rot and mold at the base of the trunk and roots.
- For the winter, a young juniper is covered with lapnik for the purpose of protection from wind and snow.
- Around the adults of solitary trees, a temporary protection is constructed, preventing breakage of branches from heavy snowfalls and cold winds.
Juniper Blue Alps grows best on sunny and windless areas, in the shade of coniferous shrubs loses its excellent decorative qualities, is thinned and dries, loses attractive color of needles and becomes loose.
Photo of juniper in landscape design
Juniper Blue Alps in landscape design looks impressive and bright, especially in color contrast and in combination with deciduous tree species. It looks great on Alpine hills, near water bodies and stylistic gardens.
Due to its small size and impressive appearance, the culture will be an excellent addition to the lawn, rocky garden and rockery, harmoniously fit into the landscape composition of any stylistic directions.
The Blue Alps variety is perfectly moldable. In the hands of a skilled gardener, an adult bush can become an exclusive bonsai, and a group of junipers will become a green alley with interesting geometry.
Like all conifers, the juniper Blue Alps creates a human-friendly microclimate - healthy, clean and moist! Today this variety is popular and in demand. The plant can be found on a refined urban area, on landscapes of countryside plots and houses, on flower beds, flower beds and lawns.
