Tree-grower: cultivation and care

The arbor is a decorative liana with picturesque fruits, with little requirements for care and fast enough growth. In this article, information on growing and care, species of woodgrass.

Where did this strange name come from?

Such a frightening name deciduous liana was awarded for the ability of its sickle-shaped hooks to grow into the trunk or branches of a tree, braid them and literally stifle plants with their embraces right up to their death. Therefore, the tree-keeper It is not recommended to plant near valuable garden trees, such as:

• Apple tree.
• Pear.
• Plum.
• Apricot and others.

Description of the wood-cutter

It is a fast growing liana, deciduous and evergreen. This is a very large species of this plant, reaches a length of 12-18 meters. The stems of the liane cling to any support, braiding it and each other. In the upper part of the plant a strongly branched crown is formed, in diameter it reaches 3 meters. If there are no supports, the cedarwood (Celastrus orbiculatus) Will spread along the earth, forming by its branches huge impenetrable thickets. The stems of adult plants are usually from 1 to 4 cm in diameter. Shoots can be long and curly. They have enough leaves, but there are a lot of leaves on short and direct shoots.

The stalk bark is dark, having deep longitudinal cracks. Young sprouts shoots first have a green color, and then they turn orange-red or brownish-brown. The liana wood is solid whitish-yellow, with a brown core in the middle.

The round-leaved arborea has leaves dense, bright green, rounded and oblong with a pointed apex 5-10 cm long and of the same size in width. In autumn the foliage acquires a bright yellow-orange color.

The woody liana blooms in June-July with unattractive greenish (whitish or pinkish) flowers. 8 days after the beginning of the formation of fruits in the form of a spherical capsule. It was at this time - during the fruiting period - that the unpretentious liana is particularly effective and good.

At the end of August, the boxes become bright yellow. And then they reveal themselves in a very unusual way - three shutters. They hang on long stems and show bright red fleshy seeds. They do not crumble even in winter and stand out nicely among the snow-covered branches. Because of these seeds, the tree-keeper has another name - the red-bubble. Each capsule has 3 seeds. By the way seeds have germination for 3 years. Fruit of a tree-lover with pleasure is eaten by birds in the autumn-winter period. Liana grows fast enough - from 1 to 5 meters per year.

Applications of a wood carver

The plant is widely used in landscape design and has great potential in this direction. In the summer, the liana is a beautiful backdrop for the flower garden and pleases its green leaves. In the autumn period, the tree-keeper is full of bright colors. In winter, branches with beautiful seeds are often used to compose various compositions, bouquets, ikebans. Very often the Hercules rotundifolia is used for vertical gardening. It perfectly decorates ordinary-looking buildings, as well as:

• Enclosures.
• Pavilions.
• Arches and others.

Very often a tree liana is used as a covering for soils on slopes, embankments and retaining walls. Preparations from seeds, roots, leaves and shoots of woodworm are used in Chinese traditional medicine for the treatment of various diseases.

The birthplace of the plant

In Russia, in a natural habitat, a woody liana (wood-billed leopard) is found in the Primorsky Krai and on Sakhalin. The homeland of a tree-keeper is:

• Equatorial and South Africa.
• Central America.
• Southeast Asia.

This species of lianas is most common in a narrow strip of the sea coast and in river valleys, and also:

• In sparse forests.
• Bush shrubs on the sand and gravel sediments.
• Rocky and stony slopes.

Types of plants

The arbor is resistant to various diseases and is practically not attacked by pests.

Several types of plants are grown:

• Bristly.
• Round-leaved. Seeds of this species (for example, such as a monocerotum monoceros) can be ordered on specialized sites.
• Wattled.
• Climbing.
• The Vein.
• Tenacious.

In Russia, only 2 types of frost-resistant tree liana are common - it is tenacious and round-leaved. Outwardly these two species are almost the same.

Care

This frost-resistant species does not require shelter in winter. But sometimes young shoots in a severe frost can freeze. Although subsequently easily recede and recover. Transplantation in spring and autumn, the round-leaved dendrimer tolerates very well, especially if the age is 2-3 years old. The crown of a vine, especially if it has grown greatly, can be thinned, while removing the dried branches and stems. The plant grows well both in the penumbra and in the sun.

Reproduction of a tree liana

The plant multiplies both by seeds and by cuttings. Seeds can be sown right after their ripening in autumn. Spring (April) is also a wonderful time to plant a roundwood leopard. Cultivation of the plant is as follows. Seeds before spring planting are quenched for 2 months at a temperature of 2-5 degrees or kept in moist sand for 30 days. Seedlings are already beginning to rise in May, by autumn the seedlings will reach a height of about 80 cm.

The first 3 years are the most dangerous for young plants. So that they do not freeze, seedlings must be sheltered from severe frosts. For the first time a tree-borer blooms only at 7 years old. Cuttings of lianas are carried out in the early spring. Half-aged shoots are suitable for cuttings. Cuttings 7 cm long are planted inclined into the soil as a whole. A month later, the first shoots and roots appear. For the winter, young plants should also be sheltered.

The seedlings in the nursery are grown for 4 years, then realized. If there was a desire to buy a tree-borer, it is best to choose a plant grown in a tested nursery. In 4 years, this plant is already blooming.

If the seedlings are planted in a row, then the distance between them should be about 1 meter. The soil is prepared as follows. At the bottom of the pit, there is a drainage - sand, crushed stone, karamzit. Then the nutrient soil is filled.

Liana loves loose soil. Therefore, the ground under it must be regularly loosened. In spring the plant can be fertilized. In summer, in arid weather, a roundwood leopard requires abundant watering. When planting this plant, you must immediately take care of its support.

A woodcutter can grow on any soils, also on the drying up. It will be better if the plant is planted in "poor" soil, as it grows very much in fertile lands. The tree liana perfectly adapts to acidic soil.

Some features of a woodcarver

The woodworm plant is a dioecious species of lianas. In order for them to enjoy the eye year-round, it is necessary to acquire several seedlings, for example:

• 2 plants - a dendrite dwarf Diane is a female species.
• 1 plant - a tree-keeper Hercules - a man's tree.

Female species of lianas will please the autumn with their beautiful fruits. Trees actively fructify only if there is a "masculine" nearby. After all, only she is capable of pollinating female flowers. In the male tree, no fruit is produced. It is clear that if there are only one tree of a female species, then they will not have any fruits. And vice versa, if you bought a roundwood leopard Hercules, that is, a male type vine, then you will not see colorful fruits. Must be present male and female individuals of the plant, then in the fall you will enjoy the abundance of colors. Although if the vines are used only for gardening, then do not bother about it. Simply fruiting tree dwarves are more decorative and look more effective.

To date, a tree-keeper is not very popular in our gardens, but its demand is gradually growing. It is advisable to purchase a plant in the nursery and to avoid buying plants of unknown origin.