Cherry glandular Rosea Plena

Cherry is the favorite tree of the garden. To date, many fruit-bearing and ornamental varieties are derived, one of which is cherry glandular. About such its varieties, like Rosea Plena and others, read in the article.

General information

Cherry glandular is a relative of the Japanese cherry blossom, whose blossoms are admired by the inhabitants of the Land of the Rising Sun and tourists who go there to admire the amazing beauty of delicate flowers. But the middle belt of Russia and the more northern regions are characterized by severe winters. To grow cherries in this climate is possible, but it will never blossom due to the freezing of flower buds.

Therefore, in our country, in the climatic conditions of the Moscow region, the Orenburg region, the Perm region and the south of Siberia, Cherry glandular. It also spread widely in Japan and Korea. This culture has exceptional decorative features. And in our time a large variety of its forms and varieties with thick double flowers is derived.

Description of the culture

Reviews of cherry gland always contain a note of admiration and warmth. And this is not accidental. The tree is decorative at any time of the year: in spring - during flowering, in autumn - during harvesting.

It reaches a height of one and a half meters. Thin branches have a reddish-brown color. Leaves broad, lanceolate or oblong, ovate. Their length reaches eight centimeters. The top of the leaves is drawn in length, the edges are jagged, the color is light green.

Single flowers have pink, axillary petals. Fruits of a spherical form are painted in bright red color. When maturing, they become almost black. The flesh is rather dry, the skin is thin, the tip of the bone is sharp. Cherry ferriferous has a little edible bitter and sweet fruit that ripen in early August.

Individual hybrids are able to tie decorative and edible fruits. Others differ in infertility, which pleases many gardeners who use cherries only for decorative purposes. After all, on the ground along the perimeter of the crown there will not be any fallen fruit that litter the territory.

Cherry glandular grows on soils of any composition. For its growth, choose a bright, well-lit area of the sun. The plant gives good self-seeding, due to which it forms dense thickets. It will grow in the shade, but the lush flowering, which occurs at the end of April or beginning of the month of May, does not wait in such conditions. If cherries provide good conditions, she will live a hundred years. This culture is a valuable honey plant.

Cherry Rosea Captive

This kind of culture is called "northern cherry blossom". The cherry glandular Rosea Plena is considered to be the most beautiful representative of its kind. A plentiful flowering with dense flowers begins at the end of May and lasts a whole month. The garden at this time is filled with the scent of flowers of amazing beauty.

This cherry fruit does not give, it is appreciated for its high decorative qualities. Shrub and after the flowering period looks beautiful: openwork, dotted with pubescent light green leaves. In the autumn, he is attracted by a special beauty, when his leaves get a golden-red color.

Due to the high decorativeness of cherries used in garden compositions, it is well combined with shrubs of other species and plants of coniferous species. It is planted on lawns, alleys, and adjacent territories. Cherry is beautiful surrounded by bright flowers.

Bush description

Cherry glandular Rosea Plena, whose reviews are astonished with frank admiration for its beauty, is a bush of round shape, one and a half meters high. Its width is little more than one meter. Twig-shaped thin shoots are very flexible, smooth, painted in dark red or brownish color. Sometimes they get a bluish raid.

Branches bend to the ground, like arcs, so that the bush becomes a tent. The leaves are small, green, with a glossy coating, have jagged edges. Their tops are elongated.

The upper leaves are bare, and the lower leaves are pubescent. In the autumn they become yellow-red. Gustomahrovye flowers in diameter reach two centimeters. Shades of petals are different: soft pink, bright purple. The flowers are single, but sometimes there are several pieces in the inflorescence. They bloom at the same time as the leaves.

Conditions for the growth of Rosa Plena cherry

It feels comfortable on the sites illuminated by the sun. If there is not enough light, it blooms badly and loses its decorative qualities. Direct sunlight on the plant can lead to burns of leaves, so early in the spring the bush needs to be covered.

Cherry glandular Rosea is demanding to the soil and moisturizing. For its growth nutrients in the soil must be kept in sufficient quantity. Humidification should be in moderation, its excess leads to decay of the roots.

The tree has an average frost resistance, so it does not tolerate severe winters. Although it survives in conditions of the usual cold period of the year, if it is covered with a thick layer of snow. Recent years have shown that winters become unpredictable, often with little snow and frost. In order not to subject the plant to severe tests, it is better to prepare it for the winter, then in spring the flowering will be lush and plentiful.

Cherry Alba Plena

It is called the Northern Sakura. The place of growth is Japan, Korea and North China. In these countries cherry is protected by environmental institutions. It grows mainly in reserves. It is called the ancestor of the Manchurian apricot.

Cherry glandular Alba Captive is a decorative shrub that has a compact structure and a rounded shape. The reddish-brown branches are very flexible. They are smooth to the touch and thin. Sprawling numerous shoots form a bush, which has a spherical shape. The height of the plant and its diameter is one size - one and a half meters. Cherry is fast growing, for a year it is twenty centimeters.

The oblong leaves have petiolate structure, jagged edges and green color. In the autumn they become yellow-red. Double flowers have a white color of petals, their diameter is 1.5-2.5 cm. The flowering period occurs in May and lasts twenty-five days. Fruits are not formed, since this cherry is an ornamental plant.

Its dignity is flowering. It is lush, abundant. Snow-white terry flowers are like small roses, thanks to which the bush looks very elegant and fits into any composition of the garden.

Conditions for growing cherry Alba Plena

This heat-loving plant prefers a lot of light and bright sun rays. It grows in a good nutrient medium, in neutral or loamy soils. Needs moderate watering. Overmoistening can damage the roots, they will rot.

Cherry glandular Alba is a frost-resistant plant. It is capable of withstanding small frosts, but it does not tolerate severe winters - it dies. In any case, for the winter needs shelter. It grows in Ukraine in all regions.

Shrub, thanks to early flowering, is used for landscaping adjacent areas and parks. This variety is ideal for decorating small gardens and reservoirs. It combines well with rocks in rock gardens and coniferous plant species.

Preparation for planting

The best time for disembarkation is spring. The saplings are bought in the autumn, for the winter they are buried in the ground and are covered with bilberry. You need to choose high shoots, about 60 cm. They are planted in the sun-warmed soil, until the buds are blooming.

For the growth of cherries, low places with a moist microclimate are not suitable. She prefers bright, sunny areas. If the soil is acidic, it is necessary to add lime to it, about 0.5 kg per 1 m². Then dig with the addition of organic fertilizers: compost or manure.

Planting cherries in the ground

Cherries are planted before and after the onset of winter. In spring, this time falls on April, until the buds are blooming. In the autumn - in early October. Bushes put in rows. The distance between them and each plant should be about two meters.

Pits for planting are excavated well in advance, in the fall. Their depth is sixty centimeters, diameter - eighty. The land from the pit should be fertilized with a mixture of organic and mineral fertilizers with the addition of ash.

Just before landing, a stake is killed in the pit, then the stem of the seedling is attached to it. At the bottom poured the prepared mixture in small quantities. The seedling sinks into the pit, its roots are straightened, completely covered with soil and abundantly watered with two buckets of warm water. It is important that the root of the root is at the ground level. If it is strongly bared, the soil is poured.

Seed preparation

For those who intend to propagate cherries with bones, one should know that they must first be prepared. To do this, they are soaked in water at room temperature with the addition of a stimulating solution per day. When the seeds are slightly dry, they are sown in a soil with a weakly acid reaction, adding sand, sawdust or wood ash. Seeds should not be too deep, one centimeter is enough.

After planting, the planting material is watered. Seedlings are covered with a film and placed in a cold place for stratification for two months. A refrigerator is ideal for this. Landings are placed on the lower shelf. Further germination is carried out in the light at a temperature of 18-28 ° C. Soon there will be shoots. When they grow up, young plants are planted in the ground in a garden plot.