Forsythia intermediate: planting and care (photo)

When the street is still cool, and the trees are gloomy and without leaves, like bright yellow flames break out foritsii bushes. An unpretentious plant is a real primrose among tree species. The modern variety of forms and varieties allows using it even in regions with cold winters.

Forsythia: a brief description

Its name was given to the genus of plants in honor of W. Forsait (Scottish botanist), who was the chief gardener in the Kensington Palace. He brought her to Europe from China. The second name of the genus is Forsaitia, it unites 14 species of shrubs and small trees belonging to the family of the Olive. All of them are distinguished by their high decorative and lush flowering, which is why they are actively used in landscape design of parks and parks.

The height of the shrub on the average is 1-3 m, rarely reaches 6 m. The bushes are broad, wide, the diameter reaches 2 meters. Forsythia intermediate, European and other species has bright yellow bell-shaped flowers.

The natural habitat is broken, which indicates the antiquity of the whole genus of plants. The European forsion is found in Albania and in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. And all other varieties grow in the countries of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China).

Use of fortsias in horticulture

The plant is very popular in Europe, where it can be found in many parks and gardens. Forging is highly valued for its high decorativeness. Lush flowering of bushes begins in early spring, as soon as snow falls. Naked branches are covered with a dense cover of small flowers, and only after they begin to fade, leaves appear. Especially impressive looks in the company with coniferous evergreen trees and shrubs. Widespread use is also associated with the undemanding shrubbery to the soil, the most important is that they are well drained. Forsythia intermediate can grow both in the sun and in the penumbra.

Shrubs are practically not susceptible to diseases and various pests, and this also distinguishes them among the rest. Some species are quite cold-resistant and can easily grow in the middle of Russia if sheltered for the winter.

Forsythia Intermediate: photo and description

Sometimes it is also called the Medium Medium. This garden hybrid, obtained as a result of crossing the forsythia green and drooping. The deciduous shrub has considerable dimensions and grows up to 2-3 meters in height. It has a spreading crown. Combined shoots, some of them erect, and others drooping (arched). The bark is light golden yellow, the young branches have a greenish tinge. Leaves large from 5 to 12 cm in length, lanceolate-ovate, part near the petiole intact, and margins serrate-dentate. Forsythia intermediate leaves only covered after the flowering period, and then long preserves the juicy greens. In autumn the bushes become purple , yellow or even purple. The flowers are large and collected in several pieces (up to 6) in each kidney on last year's shoots.

The flowering period is April-May. The hybrid is completely frost-resistant and can withstand a decrease in air temperature to -29 ° C. In the middle zone, shelter for winter time will be required. In culture, this forsythia has been introduced since 1880. At the present stage has a lot of highly decorative varieties with large flowers, which have become widespread in comparison with the original species.

Forsythia intermediate Lynwood Gold

A tall shrub (2-3 m in height) with a sprawling crown. Light-loving, the flowers have a light yellow hue .. The variety has an average frost resistance (up to -26 ° C). Large flowers cover bare branches for two weeks in May, after which leaves appear, which in autumn are painted in yellow and purple hues. Under winter, the shrubbery is required to be sheltered, and the branches are pinned to the ground. The Lingwood Gold intermediate formation, which is very simple to care for, is very often used in city park landscaping, since it has resistance to gassed air.

Vic End's Forcing

Deciduous shrubbery blooms before all other varieties of forsythia intermediate. The height of the plant is from one and a half to two meters, and shoots tend to land as they grow and creep apart. The flowers resemble the Linwood variety, bloom in large numbers, creating the impression of a large yellow flame in the garden. The forcing of the intermediate Vic End is well suited to shearing and forming a bush, therefore it is widely used by landscape designers in both group and single plantings. It grows practically on any soils, in which there is enough moisture, from alkaline to acidic.

A grade of moderate resistance to cold (up to -26 ° C). Summer drought does not tolerate, therefore, regular watering is required.

Forsia Goldzauber

Very popular and in demand variety of German breeding, it has almost the highest resistance to cold and winter frosts. Therefore, certainly, it deserves attention. Flowering continues for three weeks (from mid-April). The height reaches 2 meters, and the formation of the bush and crown ends only in the eighth year after planting. Long, drooping branches create just a charming picture. The flowers are large, golden yellow with a delicate pleasant aroma. The intermediate Goldzauber preferring sunny places with well-moistened and fertile soils. The crown can be subjected to decorative pruning, the plant tolerates it well. In hot seasons requires additional watering. The bright emerald foliage is painted in autumn in a golden-red color.

Planting of fortsies

Plant and transplant bushes can be in early spring or autumn, but so that the plants have time to get stronger before the onset of the first frost. Forzitsia prefers sites protected from wind, sunny or in the light penumbra of the garden. To the soil, it is undemanding, but on slightly alkaline lands it will grow better. Therefore, when preparing the soil, add a little wood ash. Distance between the bushes leave at 1.5 meters.

The planting pit for the plant should be 50 * 50 * 50 in size. At the bottom, necessarily pour the expanded clay, broken brick or rubble with a layer 15-20 cm thick, and then a layer of sand. Good drainage will be useful. After planting, the ground around the bush must be dumped and watered abundantly.

Forsythia intermediate (Lynwood, Goldzauber, etc.), planted in the spring, will subsequently require routine care. But autumn bushes need more attention. First, it is necessary to wallow the roundabout circle. For winter, the plant should be sheltered, choose a material with good air permeability, so that during possible thaws flower buds on shoots are not forbidden.

Care for Forcing: Basic Rules

Cultivation of forcing is a simple occupation and does not differ much from the care of other bushes in the garden.

• Watering is required only in arid summer, its frequency is 1-2 times a month, 10-12 liters for each bush.
• Soil loosening - to the depth of the spade bayonet and weeding after watering, followed by mulching with dry soil or compost.
• Fertilizer application - three times a season. In the early spring, near the trunk, the humus is spread out and then abundantly watered; in April, a complex mineral fertilizer is introduced (per 1 square meter 60-70 g), then after flowering it is recommended to pour a solution of kemir universal.
• The young forsyza is intermediate, like all other species, exposed only to sanitary pruning. Adult shrubs are ennobled in summer, after flowering. Old and withered branches are cut off at the same time, leaving 4-6 cm of penis. This stimulates the formation of young shoots. If there is a need to rejuvenate the old bush, cut off all branches at least 2/3 of the entire length. But such a measure can be applied no more often than once in 3-4 years.