Amur fence: how to form a lively fence made of lilac
A hedge is a very beautiful and original way to protect your country area from prying eyes. Gardeners use a variety of plant species to create such a composition, including lilac, which begins to bloom in late May – in early June and takes an incredibly picturesque look.
What kind of lilac is better to use
It is best to choose a lilac variety for hedges in May when it blooms. Then you can get the most accurate idea of how your site will look.
In addition to the right color of colors, you can choose the most suitable aroma: delicate, thin, barely perceptible or thick and rich.
The most preferred look is Amur lilac. This species has a number of advantages:
- grows both on wet soils and on the arid;
- steadfastly tolerates the glossy city air;
- Not inclined to raise the crown.
Lilac is a photophilous plant and does not like sandy, clay and acidic soil. But she needs air circulation. Therefore, the place for its landing must be selected properly.
Another important advantage of Amur lilac is that it is winter -hardy – perfectly tolerates frosty winter.
Lilac care
Top dressing
If the hedge was planted in the soil without preliminary preparation, then in the second year, a fertilizer from urea or ammonium nitrate must be applied under the root of plants.
Each subsequent season needs to be fed with organic lilacs. Wood ash is also well suited. To do this, 250 g of top dressing is diluted with a bucket of defended water. They also bring under the root.
Pruning and the formation of a bush
The first two years, the lilac bushes do not need pruning. Since the process of rooting the plant, growth and formation of the crown occurs.
When pruning, you need to leave from 5 to 10 strong branches.
In subsequent ones, height must be adjusted before the start of the growing season. The tops of the branches cannot be cut during the period of active growth, since the hedge will simply lose its attractive shape.
Cutting of branches always activates the process of growth of the bush. If you plan to make a fence thick and impenetrable, then pruning can be carried out immediately after planting.
In order for your hedge to always please with abundant flowering, some of the buds also need to be removed.
Rasfling and loosening
The Amur lilac and the arid weather endures steadily. However, abundant watering at such a time is still necessary. In order for the soil to remain moist longer, and also to saturate the root system with oxygen, the soil is periodically plucked and loosened. This can be done occasionally, deepening at a distance of 5 cm.
Watering
First of all, watering is necessary immediately after planting the plant. It needs to be carried out almost every day, until the lilac does not grow.
Then it is organized at least 1 time per week, under the root of the plant.
The volume of water can be increased in dry summer, but you need to carefully monitor the waterlogging of the soil.
When you need to wash the leaves
Many gardeners plant a fence from lilacs near roads in order to somehow fenced off from a noisy and dusty highway. Unfortunately, often a plant, especially in dry and hot summer, when rains are rare or absent at all, is covered with a thick layer of dust and dirt. This not only does not look aesthetically pleasing, but also very harmful to the lilac itself, since dust crystals are characterized by attracting the sun’s rays that burn the leaves.
To avoid sad consequences, in the evening, the hedge must be washed from a hose or watering can.
Preparation for winter
Since the hedge of Amur lilacs is frost -resistant, adult bushes do not require special measures to prepare for the winter period.
However, if the bushes are young, who have not reached the age of three, it is still worth taking care of the wintering.
For this, the roots of the plants are insulated with dry leaves or peat, which is laid 10 cm thick.
Propagation
The lilac is unpretentious in care, grows quickly enough and propagates well. This is the easiest way that does not require any effort. Immediately it turns out a strong and strong plant with a well -developed root system. It actively develops and retains all the features of its growth.
There are other methods of propagation of lilacs.
Seeds
This method is used to obtain a new type of lilac. For this, the seeds are collected in late autumn, and then dried.
In March, seeds are placed in containers. The land for planting is necessarily disinfected, steaming it.
Amur lilac seeds rush 2-3 months.
Two weeks after the seedlings, the seedlings dive, and in May they are planted in a permanent place.
Cuttings
Cuttings are harvested either during the flowering period of the bush, or when the wood grows:
- Green cuttings are cut from shoots, which have 5 leaflets with a length of 150 mm and 3 pairs of kidneys;
- Before planting with sharp scissors, the lower buds are removed;
- The top is shortened in a straight line;
- Before planting, shoots must be treated with a growth stimulant;
- Prepared cuttings are planted in a row at a distance of 5 cm from each other in prepared land.
As a rule, this method does not give 100% rooting lilacs; only half of the material is suitable for planting.
Layering
In order to propagate the lilac with layers, in the spring, annual shoots bend to the ground, fix it and sprinkle with earth. It is necessary to carefully monitor that the settings are enough moisture.
The bushes are separated only for 4 years.
Vaccination
Usually this method of propagation is chosen for varietal lilacs.
Cuttings for vaccination are cut at the end of winter – before the start of sapotage. The material is wrapped in paper and stored in a cool room.
The varietal lilac is instilled in the plant, which is frost resistant and not attractive for pests, and also rarely suffers.
In March, when sapotage begins, and the root neck reaches 6 mm in diameter, the lilac is vaccinated.
It turns out an unusual plant.
What happens to the bush in the absence of care
A hedge to delight his master needs to care for. If she is not engaged in, due to unnatural landing, the bushes will begin to grow and lose shape. The leaves will become small, and the flowers are unsightly.
A hedge is a beautiful solution for the site. It carries not only a decorative function, but also affects the ecology of a personal plot from the positive side – protects against prying eyes, animals, as well as exhaust gases and road dust.
