The beautiful name of this form of decorative viburnum is translated from French as “snow globe”, and the lush flowering bush is popularly nicknamed “snowball”. Planting viburnum Buldenezh does not cause difficulties even for inexperienced gardeners, and caring for it is simple, it consists of watering, pruning, fertilizing and weeding.
In May, for the whole month, this shrub is covered with round caps of snow-white inflorescences up to 15 cm in diameter, so it is readily used to decorate gardens and city parks, as rich Russian landowners and European nobility used to decorate their estates. Viburnum Buldenezh does not bear fruit, since all its flowers are sterile and sterile, so it is planted exclusively in decorative purposes– this can be a single planting or entire hedges.
Conditions for landing
Viburnum planting is carried out in early spring. In autumn, it is advisable to plant only seedlings obtained by dividing an adult bush (by digging up side shoots). Good care helps a three-year-old bush reach a height of 1.5 m, and without pruning, an adult tree grows above 3 m.
The place for planting Buldenezh is chosen to be semi-shaded, since in the sun the flowering period will be shortened, and in the shade the inflorescences will become incomplete, in addition, the bush will suffer from pests. Planting must be carried out responsibly, since viburnum is a long-lived plant and can grow and bloom in a selected area for up to 60 years. If necessary, an adult bush can be transplanted, but this will be difficult. Viburnum grows well along reservoirs, but also feels great in city conditions.
The soil for viburnum needs nutritious and loose, non-acidic. Heavy clay soil cultivated and lightened by adding sand, peat and humus. Planting pit for young seedling prepared with a size of at least 50x50 cm (up to a size of 60x80 is possible). A mixture of soil with compost, sand, peat, ash and suitable fertilizers is poured onto the drainage made of stones or tree bark.
Kalina buldenezh is decorative variety viburnum, characterized by lush and abundant flowers, which are beautiful, white balls with a diameter of 15-20 centimeters. Viburnum blooms from the end of May for a month, the number of flowers reaches up to 500 inflorescences. The leaves on it are fresh green from spring to autumn, and in the fall they turn purple-red or yellow-orange and do not fall off for a long time. An adult bush reaches a height of 2 to 3 meters. These flowers are well preserved in a vase, giving freshness and beauty to others. The buldenezh viburnum bush is a decoration for any garden, and this article will tell you how to grow it.Fertilizers when planting viburnum Buldenezh use potassium-phosphorus, for example "Agronan", or diammofoska, "Agricola", AVA.
A distance of at least 1.5–2.0 m is left between two bushes. The root collar of a young plant can be buried 3-5 cm. A seedling is placed on a cone-shaped tubercle in the planting hole, sprinkled with earth, compacted and watered abundantly. The surface of the earth around the bush is mulched, for example, with peat.
Viburnum care
Planting viburnum is accompanied by mulching; in the first years after planting, it is also advisable to cover the root circle with additional humus or mulch in the winter. You can plant it around the bush and not cut it off for the winter, which will give young roots additional protection from frost. Very cold winter Viburnum shoots can freeze slightly, but with healthy roots the bush quickly recovers. The shoots do not require any shelter, as this shrub tolerates frost well and takes root even in Siberia.
Viburnum Buldenezh loves moisture. In dry summers, the shrub requires frequent and abundant watering, at least twice a week. On mature plant up to 20 liters of water are consumed.
Fertilize the shrub in early spring and autumn before leaf fall:
- at spring feeding add nitroammophoska;
- in autumn - superphosphate and potassium nitrate.
Caring for viburnum Buldenezh also involves mulching. The mulch in the tree trunk circle of the plant must be renewed annually (maximum every three years) by digging up last year’s layer and adding a new one.
To protect viburnum from diseases caused by fungi, such as gray leaf spot or powdery mildew, bushes are sprayed in early spring, and when a problem is detected Bordeaux mixture. If the situation is already advanced and the bush cannot be treated, then it is better to remove the plant from the site.
Viburnum can also be overcome by pests. Aphids are fought with a soap solution, and with viburnum leaf beetle - an infusion of garlic, onion or wormwood with soap. In early spring, the plant is treated with karbofos. If pests appear, you can use other chemicals, sold in garden stores.
Pruning viburnum
Ornamental viburnum is most often grown as a spherical shrub, but sometimes as a standard tree. The shoots grow very quickly, up to 40 cm per year.
To form a ball, the bush is cut short in the second year of planting, leaving 2-3 buds, and a ball is formed from young strong shoots, pinching their growth point at a length of 30 cm.
To form a tree, only one powerful stem is left to grow, its lower lateral buds are removed, and the remaining shoots are removed. In the future, only branches from the apical buds are allowed to grow. To do this, after 2–3 years of growth of the main (single) stem, its crown is pinched at the desired height, for example 2 m, and a crown is formed from its side shoots, leaving a clean stem 1–1.2 m high.
In addition to pruning to form the bush, you will also need to remove lateral growth when it appears, as well as dried and broken branches. Once every 7–8 years you need to thin out the crown of the bush - such care helps maintain healthy looking decorative shrub.
Reproduction of viburnum Buldenezh
Since the sterile flowers of this viburnum do not produce seeds, it can only be propagated vegetatively: by layering, cuttings and dividing the bush.
For cuttings, shoots of this year are most often taken during summer pruning, but last year's shoots can also be used. On a cutting 7–9 cm long, two pairs of buds are left, the lower leaves are cut off completely, and the upper leaves are cut in half. The lower cut of the cutting should be oblique, and the upper cut should be straight. To accelerate root formation, the lower cut is treated with Kornevin, Heteroauxin or another growth stimulant. The cuttings are planted to a depth of 2 cm in a loose substrate (peat and sand in equal quantities), a kind of mini-greenhouse is made (a cap made of plastic bottles or lutrasil/film stretched over small arcs).
When propagating by layering in May-June, flexible young shoots are bent to the ground, placed in grooves up to 10 cm deep, pinned, covered with soil and often watered. The rooted seedling is cut off from the mother bush and left for some time in its original place or transplanted into a shrub.
As can be seen from the information above, viburnum Buldenezh does not require special attention. Planting and caring for it is no more difficult than caring for others garden crops, and beauty spring bloom worth all the effort.
Viburnum buldenezh planting
Let's look at what conditions are best to grow viburnum, look at the order of propagation of viburnum buldenezh and planting seedlings.Conditions for growing viburnum
Kalina buldenezh does not demand special attention when growing. This frost-resistant bush, but in a cold winter it can freeze and as a result will not bloom well. To prevent freezing, it is advisable not to plant the viburnum bush in open lowlands and in heavy clay soil. She prefers a sunny, slightly dark place. If the bush is planted in the shade, the flowering weakens and gradually degenerates. Viburnum buldenezh is drought-resistant. It grows well in dry soils, but requires sufficient watering, so it is better to grow it in moist soils. It will also grow well in fertilized, nutritious, loose soils, such as garden or vegetable soils.Reproduction of viburnum buldenezh
Viburnum reproduces vegetatively (divide the bush, plant summer cuttings and layering). In the summer, when pruning the bush, cuttings are prepared, which by autumn germinate and produce shoots. At the beginning of summer, cut off last year's shoots and plant them 2-3 centimeters deep in moist, humus soil. In spring they propagate by layering. Plant in moist, humus soil at a depth of 10-12 centimeters, pin and bend the shoot. Watering should be done by spraying with warm water.Planting viburnum
Viburnum buldenezh is usually planted in the spring. The holes for planting must be deep, at least 50 cm. Pour sand and crushed stone into the clay soil, under the root. The bush is deepened 3-5 centimeters below the root collar, covered with compost and a small amount of ash. Afterwards, the bush is well watered, and the hole is filled with humus on top. At first, viburnum buldenezh grows slowly (30 cm in the first year), then up to a meter per year. In total the bush reaches a height of up to three meters, and lives up to 60 years.
Kalina buldenezh care
Let's look at how to properly water, feed, prune viburnum, as well as its possible diseases.Watering viburnum
Caring for viburnum buldenezh is not difficult. She loves moisture, therefore, to ensure abundant flowering, permanent good watering. In order to avoid dehydration in winter, it is necessary to thoroughly saturate the soil with moisture in late autumn.Lure
Viburnum is not picky, but it is recommended to apply it once a year. organic fertilizers. This could be one or two buckets of compost or humus, as well as some wood ash. It is best to feed in the spring when digging the garden.Trimming
In order to get a wide bush, young viburnum buldenezh is cut at a height of 20 centimeters from the ground. Young inflorescences are cut off without allowing them to bloom, then the flowering is abundant and lush. Young shoots are pinched at the beginning of August. The formation of the bush and its pruning are carried out in late June, early July, after flowering. One strong shoot is left, the crown is formed at a height of 1.5 - 2 meters. In summer, the side branches are slightly shortened, the volume of the bush is reduced, and the crown is thinned out. Shoots and shoots are removed from under the bush. “Old” viburnum bushes need to be tied up carefully, because over the years, under the weight of the inflorescences, the branches begin to bend to the ground.Diseases of viburnum buldenezh
Viburnum buldenezh is a persistent plant that suffers little illness. The main scourge of viburnum is aphids. It is very dangerous, as it quickly “eats” all the leaves on the viburnum. To fight, you can use a soap solution. They spray viburnum in the evening, in dry, calm weather. To avoid the appearance of aphids, it is necessary to sprinkle the soil around the plant with a thick layer of wood ash; it repels pests.Kalina buldenezh is one of the most beautiful plants in the garden. Her flowers are beautiful and pleasing to the eyes. Growing viburnum buldenezh is very simple, it does not require high costs time and effort. A more attractive plant is difficult to find, and when proper care it will decorate your garden for a long time.
Not everyone ornamental plant boasts such abundant and long flowering. Whole month huge caps of snow-white flowers attract the eye. This is how the ornamental shrub Viburnum Buldenezh blooms. Translated from French its name sounds like “snow globe”. It is quite justified - huge inflorescences up to 15 cm are spherical in shape and at the time of complete dissolution they are very reminiscent of snowballs.
It belongs to the Adoxaceae family and has many relatives growing in different climatic zones. All viburnums like to be sufficiently moistened fertile soils. They grow well and bear fruit in the sun or in slight shade. Most have edible berries that are produced from the central flowers, as the outer flowers are sterile. They have neither pistils nor stamens; their purpose is to attract pollinating insects. In the viburnum Buldenezh, which is a decorative form of the common viburnum, all flowers are sterile, so they are larger in size, making the plant decorative and lush flowering. But it does not bear fruit; viburnum Buldenezh reproduces only vegetatively.
Viburnum Buldenezh: reproduction
Rooted layering and cuttings, both green and lignified, are used for it. Buldenezh is easily propagated by division. To do this, the dug bush is divided into parts so that each has roots and shoots. The resulting plants are planted.
Reproduction by layering
Only those plants that are cultivated in bush form can be propagated in this way. In the spring, dig a shallow groove under the developed lower branch and bend the shoot, pinning it to the ground. For better rooting, longitudinal scratches are made on the bark. The shoot is sprinkled with humus, leaving the top open. Keeps the soil moist. Over the summer, the cuttings take root. Next spring it can be separated from the mother plant and replanted.
Propagation by cuttings
Both this year's shoots and last year's are suitable for it. Green cuttings are cut during their active growth– from the beginning of June to the end of July. It is better to cut lignified cuttings in April-May. Each of them should have 2-3 internodes and a length of about 10 cm. The lower cut is made at an angle of 45 degrees, and the upper one is straight. The lower pair of leaves is removed completely, and the upper one is shortened by half. The lower cut of the cutting is treated in a growth stimulator according to the instructions and planted in a mini greenhouse, immersed 2 cm in the ground. By creating artificial fog, almost all cuttings can be rooted. They are planted in the ground in the spring after 2 years.
Planting ornamental shrubs
Viburnum Buldenezh is durable. It can live more than 50 years, so you need to choose a planting site carefully. The dimensions of the plant depend on how it will be grown. Bush forms grow up to 2.5 m in height and have a crown of the same diameter. If you form a plant in standard form, it will grow into a slender tree up to 4 m high with the same crown diameter.
How and when to plant
The ornamental shrub Viburnum Buldenezh takes root best when spring planting. It is carried out while the plants are dormant and have not yet released their leaves. In the fall, it is permissible to plant divided bushes, provided that they have a well-developed root system.
Preparing the site and soil
This ornamental shrub is moisture-loving. If there is a pond on the site, the Buldenezh shrub will perfectly decorate it. In this case, the plant will not feel a lack of moisture.
Good lighting is important for it, but in the hottest hours a little shade from tall plants growing nearby is desirable.
This type of viburnum has average requirements for soil fertility. It grows well on not too rich sandy loam and podzolic soils. But in this case it needs regular feeding. Soil acidity should be between 5.5 and 6.5. If it is higher, the soil is limed. It is advisable to do this in the fall.
Landing rules
It is better to prepare the planting hole in the fall so that the soil is well compacted and there are no voids in it.
- The diameter and depth of the planting hole is 60 cm. On dry soil, it is completely filled with water and the plant is planted when it is absorbed. If the soil is too wet or heavy clay, drainage made of crushed stone, pebbles and sand is placed at the bottom of the hole.
- The top layer of the excavated soil is mixed with three buckets of compost, a glass of nitrophoska and two glasses of ash.
- The straightened roots of the plant are placed on an earthen mound and sprinkled with prepared soil mixture so as to deepen the root collar into it by 4 cm.
- The tree trunk circle is trampled down, watered well and mulched with a layer of compost or humus.
- Shorten the bush by 1/3 to maintain balance between aboveground part and root system.
In the future, the survival rate of the plant and its successful growing season will depend on care.
Kalina Buldenezh: care
This ornamental shrub is not too demanding to care for, but it has its own preferences.
Watering and fertilizing
During the season, it is enough to do only 3 feedings. In early spring, 1-2 buckets of well-rotted manure or compost are poured under each bush. Once leveled, it will serve as a mulch layer while nourishing the plants.
Inorganic fertilizers are applied in 2 periods. In spring, for every square. m of tree trunk, add 50 g of nitrogen, 40 g of phosphorus and 30 g of potassium fertilizers. They can be added dry, lightly incorporated into the soil. This should be followed by watering. In autumn, plants are fed before the leaves begin to fall, adding half of the spring norm of phosphorus and potassium fertilizers. Nitrogen in autumn feeding do not apply so as not to provoke out-of-hour growth of young shoots, which weakens the bushes and prevents them from preparing for winter.
Viburnum Buldenezh does not like the soil to dry out, so it needs regular watering, especially in dry weather. It is necessary to water so as to completely moisten the root layer of soil.
This is especially important for recently planted plants.
Trimming and pinching
After frosty winters, the plant needs sanitary pruning– cut off all frozen and dried shoots. This must be done carefully so as not to weaken the flowering, since viburnum blooms on last year’s shoots.
Formative pruning is done for the first time immediately after planting - each branch is shortened by a third of its length. If in the first year after planting an inflorescence appears on the bush, it must be cut off without allowing it to bloom. This technique will ensure more luxuriant flowering on next year. Subsequent formative pruning depends on the method of growing viburnum. In the bush form, all new shoots are cut out annually except one - the strongest. Maximum number An adult bush has 8-10 shoots. Pruning is carried out in the summer after flowering, but no later than mid-August. In summer, the side branches are shortened, achieving the desired shape bush. Young growing shoots are pinched at the end of August.
If viburnum is formed on a trunk to create a beautiful tree with weeping branches, only one of the most powerful shoots is left. Cut out all other shoots and root shoots. Around the third year, the crown begins to form. The height of the trunk by this time should be about 1.2 m. An old viburnum bush can be rejuvenated by cutting off all the branches at a level of 30 cm from the ground.
Preparing for winter
Kalina Buldenezh - enough frost-resistant plant and freezes only in very severe winters. To help her transfer them, you need to prepare the plant for winter.
- Do not feed with nitrogen fertilizers in the second half of summer.
- Do not allow young shoots to grow starting from the end of August. Pinch them if necessary. Reduce watering starting from the last ten days of August until the end of leaf fall.
- After leaf fall, carry out water-recharging irrigation.
- Mulch the tree trunk circle with a layer of mulch of at least 10 cm.
- Cover additionally young plants in a mini greenhouse.
Proper preparation will mobilize all the forces of the plant, and it will safely survive the winter, showing all the frost resistance given to it by nature.
Pests and diseases
Viburnum Buldenezh is loved not only by gardeners. Insect pests do not ignore it either. The viburnum leaf beetle and black viburnum aphid are especially rampant. Insects begin their harmful activities in early spring, so plant protection cannot be delayed. Effective method is treatment with such drugs as Iskra and Inta-vir. Both karbofos and chlorophos are suitable. Three treatments will be required with an interval of 12 days. For those who do not allow “chemicals” into their garden, there is a safe product called Healthy Garden. The frequency of treatment of viburnum with it is the same. Can be used folk remedies: garlic infusions, hot pepper, yarrow, wormwood. They will also help when viburnum is affected by spotting or powdery mildew. It is very useful to lure entomophagous insects into the garden that fight pests. To do this, spicy and aromatic herbs are sown near the bushes.
Application in landscape design
Viburnum Buldenezh looks great on the lawn. A good border for it would be flower beds of low annual or perennial flowers. During flowering, it revives conifers and can serve as the lower tier in plantings of large trees - birches, rowan trees, maples, lindens. Planted along the fence, viburnum Buldenezh forms a beautiful hedge. Decorative viburnum planted near the water will become a real decoration of the reservoir. It goes well with lilac, mock orange, hydrangea, and barberry.
One or several bushes of viburnum Buldenezh will decorate the site and help bring out interesting design solutions, emphasize the individuality of the garden.
Decorative viburnum buldenezh has long won the sympathy of many landscape designers and just amateur gardeners. The flowering of a bush can leave few people without positive emotions. In the article below we will look at the Buldenezh viburnum variety in more detail, and also highlight the basic rules for planting and care.
Viburnum buldenezh photo
Flowering of viburnum begins in last days May and lasts about 15-25 days. All flowers are collected into a single dense lump, which can reach 15 cm in diameter. At first, the inflorescences have a greenish tint, a little later they become creamy and, finally, snow-white pompoms gracefully hang from the curved branches. Viburnum buldenezh stands out in the fall for its long-lasting red foliage and does not produce fruit. This shrub cannot boast of large annual growth, approximately 30-40 centimeters per year, but life expectancy with proper care can exceed 60 years.
The name “Buldenezh” itself came to us from the French language and literally translates as “lump of snow”. The thing is that the inflorescences gather into a strong ball, somewhat reminiscent of the snowball that we all made in childhood.
The structure of the inflorescences is the main difference between Viburnum Buldenezh and the usual one. In the latter, the inflorescences are located at the edges and their shape resembles umbrellas. The official name of this plant is “sterile viburnum”, since these bushes have neither pistils nor stamens.
Buldenezh in landscape design
Viburnum buldenezh in the garden
Viburnum buldenezh in garden design is a very popular plant that looks great both in various compositions and in single plantings. In addition to its interesting appearance these plants are very resistant to frost and do not need shelter for the winter (with the exception of the northern regions of the country).
Landscape designers actively use this ornamental shrub on turns and corners garden paths, near benches or other small architectural forms. Bulldenezh looks gorgeous when adjacent to other plants, for example, dwarf varieties barberry or . These shrubs cover the lower part of the buldenezh, thereby making it possible to interestingly highlight the inflorescences in the shaded areas of the foliage.
Video “Kalina Buldenezh description”
Planting viburnum
Viburnum buldenezh is not a demanding plant, however, when choosing a planting site, it is better to avoid shaded and dry areas, as well as loamy soils. There is a high probability that the shrub will take root there, but the size and number of flowers will be very average.
Having decided on the location, you should prepare a hole. Its average dimensions are about 50x50 centimeters and depend on the volume of the root system of the plant being planted.
For faster establishment and rapid growth, you can add nutritious compost or mineral fertilizers. Before planting, the root system should be trimmed a little so that the roots grow more actively. In addition, you can soak them in a growth stimulator solution for several hours.
The shrub must be positioned so that the root collar is a couple of centimeters below the ground level. Immediately after planting, the viburnum should be watered well, and the tree trunk should be mulched with rotten leaves or peat, or simply hilled up.
Video “Planting viburnum and further care”
Watering
Adult plants should be watered based on the degree of dryness of the soil under the bush. It is worth considering that excessive drought and extreme heat can negatively affect the duration of the flowering period. If the summer months are rainy and cold, you can do without regular watering.
Top dressing
Fertilizing viburnum is carried out either every year or every other year and depends on the quality characteristics of the land and the condition of the bush itself. For one adult plant, a mixture of 6-7 kg of compost, 20-25 g of ammonium nitrate, 15 g of potassium salt and 40 g of superphosphate will be sufficient. You can also use ready-made mineral compounds, which are sold in any construction supermarket or gardening store.
Trimming
Viburnum buldenezh needs pruning from time to time, which allows you to thin out dense branches, rejuvenate the bush or form a beautiful and lush crown. It is very important not to forget during pruning that inflorescences are formed exclusively on shoots of the second year of growth. It is for this reason that an over-pruned bush of viburnum buldenezh will delight with lush inflorescences in one year.
For 2-3 years after planting, shoots should be cut off every year, leaving no more than 4 pairs of inflorescence embryos from the base. This procedure will give the bush a dense shape. Formative pruning of already mature plants is carried out only in cases of reducing the volume of the crown or correcting it.
Thinning viburnum is characterized by getting rid of already dried or weak branches. It is necessary to inspect buldenezh, like other plants, annually.
In cases where adult plants have lost their former splendor and the inflorescences have become smaller, the shrub requires rejuvenation. To do this, it is necessary to trim all shoots at a height of 20-25 cm. After this type of pruning, dormant buds that are located below the cut level will begin to grow rapidly. It is worth considering that rejuvenated viburnum, after a little time, will need shaping pruning.
It is best to carry out pruning of any type in early spring, when the snow has completely melted. In order for the young shoots to be stronger and grow faster, the shrub after pruning should be well fed with useful microelements.
Pests
Alas, buldenezh is subject to periodic attacks various pests. In most cases, these are larvae and beetles of the viburnum leaf beetle, as well as the viburnum leaf roller aphid. If these insects appear on your bushes, then you will have to admire not a lush “snowball” gracefully hanging from the branches, but a bare bush with remnants of foliage. In order to avoid this scourge, in spring period, before the buds bloom, the plants should be treated with Inta-Vira solution or its analogue.
Reproduction
Effective propagation of viburnum buldenezh is carried out only by the vegetative method, since its inflorescences are sterile.
Propagation by cuttings
photo 1. Propagation of viburnum by cuttings
Cuttings 5-6 centimeters long with a couple of internodes should be cut obliquely. The lower cut must be made under the bud, and the upper one above it. Already cut cuttings must be planted in a greenhouse in soil prepared in advance to a depth of 2-2.5 centimeters. The optimal soil is a mixture of humus, 10-15 centimeters thick and 2-3 centimeters of sand on top. Young plants should be protected from bright sun, regularly water and spray periodically after rooting (usually this occurs 14-20 days after planting).
In mid-August, when the root has fully developed, young bushes of Viburnum buldenezh must be transplanted into open ground, where they will have time to become sufficiently strong before the first frost.
On winter period It is best to mulch the plants with sawdust, humus or peat solution, and after 2 years they can safely choose a permanent location on the site. This propagation method is the most effective, but at the same time requires a lot of effort.
Reproduction by layering
photo 2. Reproduction of viburnum by layering
This method of obtaining new viburnum bushes should be carried out in the spring. The process itself is not difficult: a shallow hole is dug (about 12-15 centimeters), the selected shoot is bent and securely fixed with a wire clamp. After this, the shoot must be sprinkled with soil, compacted thoroughly and shed well.
Full rooting will end closer to autumn, but replant young plant it is best to move to a new place no earlier than after 2-3 years, when the young bush and its root system will be fully formed.
Dividing the bush
This method of obtaining new plants does not present any difficulties. All that is required is to find a good daughter shoot and separate it from the mother plant as carefully as possible.
Viburnum buldenezh is a very resistant plant to various unfavorable climatic conditions, for example, drought, frost and cloudy weather, and even a novice gardener can grow it on his own plot. In addition, there is hardly at least one person who has not stopped his gaze on the gorgeous snow-white “snowy” bunches hanging on bending branches.
Buldenezh. This beautiful name viburnum, which translates as “snowball,” belongs to a Frenchman. Europe became acquainted with this shrub more than four centuries ago. In Russia, buldenezh appeared under Catherine II. At that time, the “snow globe” or “snowball” was grown at the palace, in the gardens and parks of the estates of wealthy landowners. In the 18th century, gardens were known in which only buldenezh grew. Gardeners, masters of their craft, surprised Europe with the beauty of the standard forms of the Snow Globe.
Snow globes of buldenezh inflorescences
Description of buldenezh
Buldenezh is decorative form common viburnum. The height of the spreading shrub is from 2 to 3.5 meters. I saw bushes that were a little taller. At the end of spring - beginning of summer, snow-white balls of inflorescences appear on the bush. Their diameter is 7–15 cm. The inflorescences consist of sterile flowers that are odorless. As the bush matures, the number of inflorescences becomes larger: even the leaves are not visible behind them. These balls stay on the bush for 20 - 30 days.
Bulldenezh care
Place. It is best to grow viburnum buldenezh in light partial shade. On sunny place flowering will be shorter. In the shade - very weak, with small, loose inflorescences. Yes, and the pests will torture you there. It happens that the place seems to be suitable, and the soil meets all standards, but the bush does not want to grow or bloom. In this case, you urgently need to look for another place for the viburnum. It must be remembered that buldenezh is planted for several decades, so choosing a location is a responsible matter. Some shrubs continue to bloom even at the age of 60 years.
The soil. Viburnum buldenezh grows well in loose, nutritious, moderately moist soil. It is very important to prepare a good planting hole for it, measuring at least 50 cm x 60 cm. Fill it with a large supply of soil mixture nutrients. For example, mix several buckets of compost, peat and sand. Wood ash (at least 3 glasses) and nitrophoska or fertilizer granules (amount according to the instructions) are added to them. This is very important for successful cultivation buldenezha. Heavy clay soil needs to be cultivated by adding humus, peat and sand.
Winter hardiness. Snow globe is a fairly winter-hardy crop that does not need to be covered for the winter. However, in the first years of life, it is advisable to play it safe and insulate the roots with humus at the end of autumn. This simple work will not only protect them from freezing in harsh winters with little snow, but will also feed the plant. If you sow under a buldenezha bush lawn grass or preserve the existing lawn when planting, then the dense turf will become reliable protection in any weather. In winters that are too frosty and have little snow, the buldenezh may freeze. But it quickly grows into absolutely healthy shoots.
Watering. The snow globe is watered frequently and abundantly. This is viburnum. Every autumn, before the onset of cold weather, it is important to thoroughly water the soil under the bush, which prevents tissue dehydration during the winter, protecting the plant from freezing.
Feeding. Good feeding benefits the bush. It could be wood ash or a solution of complex fertilizers. Loves viburnum and well-rotted organic matter. Especially in the spring. In the summer, you can sometimes use an infusion of grass diluted with water, which has had time to ferment, to feed the buldenezh. From mid-August all feeding is stopped.
Pests. Viburnum is a delicacy for aphids and leaf beetles. On no other plants have I seen such fat and well-fed aphids as on the buldenezh. Aphids appear early, at the very beginning of flowering. The worst thing is that it colonizes not only the tops of young shoots, but also the balls of inflorescences. Ant trails are laid on the trunk and branches with insects rushing to “milk” the aphids. Spraying with INTA-VIR or Iskra solution (diluted according to the instructions) helps to cope with aphids. Two or three treatments with an interval of 10 days are enough for the aphids to disappear for a while. A decoction of tobacco also helps against aphids, to which you need to add about 40 g of green soap per bucket of decoction. An emergency method is a strong stream of water from a hose, which knocks out aphids clinging to the shoots. The jet should be of such power as to wash the pest out of the inflorescences, but not spoil the shape of the snow-white balls.
Another pest of viburnum buldenezh is the viburnum leaf beetle. They get rid of its presence on buldenezh (and other viburnums) preventive measures. Best time for the destruction of wintering clutches of the viburnum leaf beetle on the tops of shoots - late autumn and early spring. In spring, a strong crust allows you to stand on snowdrifts to examine the upper tips of the branches. If characteristic dark tubercles of oviposition are found, then it is imperative to cut off and destroy these parts of the shoots. In the spring they spray with “chemistry” (Fufanon, Karbofos, etc.)
Trimming. Buldenezh without pruning soon thickens, which affects the deterioration of its flowering. In the spring, before flowering begins, cut off damaged and dried branches. There is no need to leave weak shoots growing in the center of the bush. They are doomed due to lack of light and nutrition. But for aphids this is a real paradise. After flowering ends, thin out the central part and shorten individual side shoots. This is the right time to reduce the size of the bush. The plant tolerates such pruning painlessly. Since the end of August, the bush has not been touched, giving it the opportunity to get stronger and prepare for winter.
Buldenezh - every year there are more and more inflorescences
Reproduction of bulldenezh
The flowers of buldenezh are sterile; only sterile flowers are collected in the inflorescences. That's why there are no fruits with seeds. Only vegetative propagation of the Snow Globe is possible by layering, cuttings (especially green ones) and dividing the bush.
Buldenezh is most often propagated by layering in late spring - early summer. The most guaranteed option is to bend flexible annual shoots and pin them into shallow (10 - 12 cm) grooves. Sprinkle the top with soil or well-decomposed compost and water. You will have to moisten the soil regularly so that it remains moist all the time. The rooted part of the shoot is separated from the bush with pruning shears. The seedling is left for some time next to the mother bush or transplanted into a school for growing. The first flowering occurs after two to three years.
Cuttings can be obtained during summer pruning of the bush. Most often, shoots are used for cuttings current year, on which two pairs of buds are left. Lower leaves cut off and the top ones are reduced by half. The cuttings are prepared according to all the rules: the top cut should be straight and the bottom oblique. Heteroauxin or rootin accelerates the root formation process. The planting depth is approximately 2 cm. The cuttings will not only have time to take root over the summer, but will even produce young shoots. Cuttings from last year's shoots also take root well. They are cut in June. If you create everything the necessary conditions(make a bed with loose soil, pull plastic film on low arcs, shade and equalize the air temperature with lutrasil, spray regularly warm water etc.), then the cuttings will quickly become strong seedlings. Many amateur gardeners root cuttings under hoods into which they turn five-liter bottles from drinking water, if they cut off the bottom. Rooted cuttings are grown in a school.
When planting seedlings, the root collar is deepened slightly (by 3 - 4 cm). First, the root system is built up. At this time, it seems that the buldenezh seedling is growing slowly. But soon its shoots begin to noticeably increase in size. A bush at the age of 3 - 4 years can already be one and a half meters high.
The flexible branches of the buldenezh bowed under the weight of snow
Decorativeness and flowering of the buldenezh bush
Buldenezh looks good at any time of the year. In winter, a fairly tall bush stands out in relief against the background white snow. At the beginning of spring, snowdrops, crocuses, liverworts, marigolds and other early flowering plants bloom under its branches.
At the end of May - beginning of June, the finest hour of the Snow Globe begins. Greenish-white inflorescences appear first, and soon they become dazzling white. It becomes clear why this ornamental viburnum was called Snow globe. It seems that the entire bush is covered with snowballs. The foliage remains fresh all summer, and in the fall a bush with colored leaves looks no less picturesque.
The snow globe looks great as a separate growing bush (tapeworm). It is not spoiled by its proximity to other plants. Viburnum looks romantic next to water.
The standard tree of the buldenezh is fascinating. In order to get it, only the most direct escape is left. It will become the basis of a trunk 100 - 120 cm high. It is better to give the crown a spherical shape. And correct it as needed.
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