Decorative viburnum buldenezh is a snow-white miracle in your garden. Features of growing decorative viburnum Buldenezh Buldenezh flower propagation

Decorative viburnum buldenezh is a snow-white miracle in your garden.  Features of growing decorative viburnum Buldenezh Buldenezh flower propagation
Decorative viburnum buldenezh is a snow-white miracle in your garden. Features of growing decorative viburnum Buldenezh Buldenezh flower propagation

At the same time, many summer residents dream of planting viburnum on their site. However, those who have not encountered this plant do not know how it can be propagated? When should you prune? How to care?

Let's talk about this in more detail.

About the plant

Viburnum Buldenezh belongs to the category of flowering bushes from the honeysuckle family. This variety Viburnum is considered an ornamental plant, which is used by land owners to decorate flower beds. It can be shaped either as a bush or as a small tree.

Reproduction

Viburnum Buldenezh can be propagated using the following options:

  • seeds;
  • cuttings;
  • bends.

Let's consider each type of reproduction separately.

From seeds

The propagation of this viburnum variety has several key nuances. They are: After 7 months of stratification, planted seeds begin to germinate no earlier than August: Initially, the root and the so-called subcotyledon begin to grow, while the rudimentary bud itself remains dormant.

Only the next year the veins begin to show signs of cotyledons. For this reason, it must be remembered that in winter period In the first year after sowing the seeds, this area of ​​land must be covered with leaves or peat, thereby preventing the soil where the seeds are from freezing.

In order to speed up seed germination as much as possible, stratification is performed in several stages, namely:

  • Initially, the seeds are kept at a temperature within 18-20°C;
  • after this, the seeds are subjected to a slight frost of 3-5 degrees. In that temperature conditions they pass through their state of rest.

If we talk about the period itself, then in warm conditions the seeds are kept no more than 3 months, with a slight minus - no more than 4 months.

When planting seeds, it is necessary to remember that the sowing rate is considered to be in the range of 8-12 grams, while the germination percentage is up to 88%.

If the seeds are planted in the fall, the seeds germinate only a year later - not earlier. In the first few years, growth is slow; this must be taken into account and do not expect that viburnum will grow in the first year.

Kalina Buldenezh begins to please the eye only after 4 years, if we're talking about about seed propagation.


Cuttings

This method can be used at the moment when the plant is directly pruned in the summer. For the propagation process itself, you can use exclusively young shoots that have few buds.

The process itself is as follows:

  1. Young shoots must be cut as carefully as possible to minimize damage to them.
  2. After cutting, it is imperative to immerse them in a stimulating solution for at least 8 hours. For example, Kornevin solution is perfect.
  3. After this, you should prepare the soil itself, where the cuttings will be planted - loosen and water them first.

Planting in the ground is as follows:

  1. The cuttings must be lowered into the ground to a depth of 2.56 centimeters.
  2. After planting, the cuttings are covered with trimmed plastic bottles, to create a greenhouse effect.

When propagated in this way, you can get the first shoots as early as next year.

Reproduction using taps

This type of propagation is very simple and does not require any effort. The reproduction algorithm for this option is as follows:


Now you know everything about how to propagate this type of plant.

Landing

The planting of Kalina Buldenezh itself is as follows:


Care

Viburnum Buldenezh itself is not a fancy plant, however, it requires a little care.

Adult viburnum requires regular watering and fertilizing with fertilizer. If we are talking about a growing plant, regular pruning from outdated or withered branches is mandatory.

It must be remembered that in the first few years it is not recommended to prune the plant so as not to cause harm.

As you can see, planting and caring for viburnum Buldenezh does not require any skills and abilities and is quite doable even for a beginner.

Trimming

Pruning of the plant should be done exclusively in summer. It is necessary to pay attention to the middle of the plant, since it is in this area that young shoots are formed, on which the plant spends most of its energy.

In order to later be able to obtain a multi-stemmed bush, the viburnum is pruned right down to the stump.

The process of pruning itself is carried out from June to August, when the “snow-ball inflorescences” have already fallen off.

An expert talks about care

A native of exquisite France, the decorative viburnum Buldenezh delights the eye with its beautiful white ball-shaped inflorescences, which can be seen in the photo. Its very name refers to these white flowers - translated from French boule de neige means "snow globe". In addition to its beauty, viburnum is highly valued in folk medicine as a means to cleanse blood vessels and normalize blood pressure. A decoction of flowers and plant bark helps with gastritis and stomach ulcers, treats colds and perfectly strengthens the immune system. The flowers and bark of this shrub are used in the production of cosmetics. Tinctures made from viburnum flowers perfectly cleanse and tone the skin.

Unlike the common viburnum, the decorative viburnum Buldenezh is a low-growing shrub: its height rarely exceeds three meters (as can be seen in the photo), while the common viburnum grows even up to five meters.

Seeds of this type of viburnum are quite difficult to obtain because it produces very few berries. Reproduction of this shrub occurs only with the help of cuttings and layering.

Buldenezh especially loves water, so when planting you should make sure that its roots receive a sufficient amount of moisture.

Viburnum grows quickly, acquiring over time a spreading crown and inflorescence buds of a delicate white color with a cream tint, although varieties with colored buds have already been bred ( on the picture). Like lilac, viburnum Buldenezh begins to bloom in May, and its flowering period ranges from 25 to 30 days. In autumn, its leaves acquire a greenish-purple hue. Caring for this type of viburnum is not difficult, because Buldenezh tolerates very well winter frosts, poor soil and all kinds of fertilizers. However, in order for the plant to take root well in your garden, first of all, you need to know how to plant it correctly.

Planting viburnum Buldenezh and growing conditions

This viburnum can be planted twice a year - either in early spring or late autumn.

But this plant can only be planted in the fall by dividing the root. This is very easy to do - you just need to carefully cut off part of the side shoots of the bush and plant it. Winter is not scary for the Buldenezh seedling - it adapts perfectly to any weather conditions, especially in cold weather. But caring for this variety is also important.

In the spring, it is best to use layering to propagate viburnum. This method is also very simple - you just need to bend the lowest branch to the ground and attach it to the ground with an iron bracket. Then, it must be sprinkled with earth and moistened abundantly until the branch produces roots.

It is a little more difficult to plant Buldenezh using cuttings, because then the viburnum takes root less well and takes much longer to take root. First you need to grow the cuttings. To do this, cut off a young shoot, which should have eight to nine buds, and plant it in the ground in a greenhouse ( on the picture). The cutting must spend several months in the greenhouse to become a seedling. It needs to be watered abundantly.

In the spring, Buldenezh cuttings are planted in open soil.

Viburnum of this variety is very unpretentious, but, nevertheless, it is better to plant it in soil saturated with moisture. Reproduction of Buldenezh is impossible without moisture. Also, without sufficient water saturation, caring for this plant is impossible.

How to plant viburnum Buldenezh correctly


Although viburnum Buldenezh is very unpretentious shrub, she also needs careful care.

Caring for viburnum Buldenezh

The unpretentious nature of Viburnum Buldenezh does not mean that it does not need care at all. An adult plant needs regular watering and fertilizing with fertilizers, and the growing bush should be constantly pruned, freeing it from old, dried branches. But young plants in the first year of life are not recommended to be thoroughly cleaned. Also, do not forget to regularly control pests - viburnum black aphids, cruciferous flea beetles and leaf beetles (on the picture).

Viburnum "Buldenezh" - snowballs on a viburnum bush.

It has been noticed that in the garden, ornamental plants are most suited to the environment to which they are accustomed in nature. Mountain species prefer rocks and slopes, while coastal and water-loving species prefer shores and shallow waters. It suits viburnum to grow on the shore of a reservoir. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a fruit shrub or an ornamental viburnum “Buldenezh”.

Its history is long.

Garden historians believe that the decorative form of viburnum with sterile flowers collected in thick clumps first appeared in medieval France. It is believed to have arisen naturally many centuries ago, and gradually spread to gardens. Also, a surprisingly accurate name has long been assigned to it - “Buldenezh” - “snowball”, reflecting its main attraction - dazzling white spherical inflorescences.

It differed from ordinary viburnum in the complete absence of any reproductive organs (stamens and pistils), which made its seed reproduction impossible. But the gardeners of medieval Europe, it turns out, were literate enough to master the vegetative propagation of shrubs. So it gradually scattered throughout Europe, and no later than the 18th century it ended up within the Russian Empire.

The bush of this viburnum itself, when it does not bloom, is no different from wild plants. But there is a huge difference in flowering. In the natural species, the inflorescence looks like a flat umbrella, in the center of which there are small fertile flowers, and on the periphery there are larger, sterile ones, which, according to botanists, are just bait for pollinating insects. "Buldenezh" has no fertile flowers, but sterile ones densely cling to each other, forming dense spherical inflorescences up to 10 cm in diameter.

At first they bloom greenish-white, then snow-white. Flowering usually begins at the end of May and often ends in July.

Planting and care.

In terms of winter hardiness, Buldenezh is somewhat inferior to wild viburnum. IN middle lane it may freeze slightly in harsh winters, but this has little effect on its development. The flower buds of the shrub have high frost resistance, so flowering has virtually no interruptions. At the same time, the size of the inflorescences and the splendor of flowering, to a certain extent, depend on care.

The place for planting viburnum “Buldenezh” is chosen to be completely open. In this case, lowlands should be avoided, although small local depressions where snow accumulates in winter are, on the contrary, desirable. The tops of higher elevations are also less favorable due to too much drainage.

Like wild viburnum, "Buldenezh" loves moist, rich loams. On dry sandy loam soils, the “clumps” of its inflorescences become smaller, which cannot be compensated even by watering. When planting, they dig holes with a depth and diameter of 60-70 cm. Possible option The soil substrate can be a mixture of turf soil and humus in a 2:1 ratio. At the moment of filling the hole, 80-100 g of mineral mixture (NPK) is added to the substrate.

The dryness of the soil substrate is also harmful because it weakens the plant and provokes an attack on it by leaf-eating pests - leaf-rolling aphids and the viburnum leaf beetle. It is best to combat them with the help of pesticides (Fufanon, Karbofos, Iskra) by double spraying - in May and at the end of August.

When planting, it is useful to deepen the seedling slightly, by 2-3 cm; the trunk circle is formed in the form of a hole with a slight decrease towards the base of the bush. Watering the bush should be so frequent that the earthen ball maintains constant high humidity. This is facilitated by systematic mulching of the tree trunk circle with humus and peat (a layer of about 5 cm).

"Buldenezh" in your garden.

The viburnum bush “Buldenezh” is usually planted singly on the lawn. In mixed shrub compositions, it successfully combines with Japanese spirea, tree and paniculata hydrangeas, creeping junipers and microbiota, being in the background from them. Among the perennials, it includes hosta, buzulnikov, telekia, heuchera, chrysanthemums, sedum, and milkweed of many colors. In landscaping public places and city courtyards, with sufficient space, it is customary to plant it in groups of 3 or 5 bushes.

“Buldenezh” is not difficult to form in standard form. To do this, pinch all shoots coming from the root except one, the largest and straightest. The trunk is left without branches to a height of 1.2-1.5 m. Above, a spherical crown is formed by pinching and pruning. Try not to cause large wounds, but only pinch out the young growth, completing the formation by mid-summer.

A formed standard bush can be made the center of a small composition, decorating the entrance to a village estate, a city cottage, an office on the ground floor of a high-rise building, etc. For example, it is good to enclose it in a low ring-shaped border of clipped flattering cotoneaster or privet, and completely fill the foot with a carpet ground cover: variegated tenacious, loosestrife "Aurea", Indian duchesnea, sedum, Byzantine chistema, etc.

Viburnum, decorative and edible

In the assortment of decorative woody plants Various viburnums occupy a prominent place in garden decoration.
The genus Viburnum belongs to the honeysuckle family and includes about 200 species, many of which are moisture-loving and can grow in the shade. In nature, viburnums are found in Europe and Asia, Africa and America.

Viburnums are deciduous or evergreen shrubs that live for about half a century, sometimes trees with beautiful leaves and spectacular flowering. Viburnum flowers are white or pinkish, of two types: sterile, sterile (large and showy, attract pollinating insects) and fertile (usually small and inconspicuous, they form berries).

Deciduous viburnums are decorative not only due to their elegant flowering and leaves various shapes, which become brightly colored in autumn. And the fruits of these plants are also very beautiful; they usually stay on the branches for a very long time after the leaves fall.
In most species of viburnum, their ripe drupes are edible. Most often, the fruits of viburnums are red or bluish-black, and a yellow-fruited form of common viburnum has also been developed.

Kalina Gordovina

Kalina Gordovina(Viburnum lantana) - one of the best ornamental shrubs. This type of viburnum has long been traditionally used in ornamental gardening.
Gordovina is not picky about soils and is unpretentious. It is also important for gardeners that this shrub is shade-tolerant (but prefers sunny places), drought-resistant and frost-resistant.

The elegant viburnum Gordovina looks great in alleys, groups, and hedges. A shrub 2-5 m high with young shoots grayish-silver with pubescence.
The leaves of the pride are very beautiful, ovate, wrinkled, gray-green below with felt pubescence.
At the tops of the shoots, inflorescences are formed, consisting only of fertile flowers. Viburnum Gordovina blooms for a long time, up to a month. Its fruits are inedible, but very decorative: first green, then red, then black...

Photo: Viburnum Gordovina blooms; Viburnum "Boule de Neige"

Viburnum Boule des Neiges

Viburnum "Boule de Neige" in fact, it is a delightful variety of common or red viburnum. Its mature bushes reach an average height of 3 m.
Highly decorative viburnum "Boule de neige" (" Snowball") with spherical snow-white inflorescences was bred by the French breeder Lemoine.
These dense inflorescences consist only of sterile flowers. Therefore, the flowers of the viburnum “Boule de Neige”, of course, do not form fruits. Which usually disappoints supporters of a “healthy” garden who rely on picking berries. But when they see the viburnum bushes "Boule de neige" in bloom, they become passionate fans of this wonderful plant. And no wonder...

Blooming viburnum "Boule de Neige" is a stunning sight! During flowering, the lush bush is completely covered with “snow globes”, which create a magnificent contrast to the green background of the leaves.
Viburnum "Boule des Neiges" blooms in June and blooms for more than 30 days. At first, its blossoming flowers are greenish, then white, and when they bloom they turn pink. Therefore, this variety received a second name - “Roseum”.

Due to the lack of fruits, viburnum cultivar "Boule de Neige" propagates vegetatively, usually by cuttings.

Common viburnum, red viburnum

Viburnum common, or Red viburnum(Viburnum opulus L.) is the most beloved plant in Rus' since ancient times, personifying the feminine principle. In pagan antiquity, red viburnum was called “fornication”.
In ancient times, viburnum accompanied a person from birth to death, since three key points life path every person - birth, wedding, funeral - required the presence of viburnum. There was a belief that a viburnum branch under the pillow drives away evil ghosts, pacifies any nightmares, and attracts tender erotic visions...
We also treat viburnum very tenderly and with love.

In spring, green viburnum bushes are covered with flat, round inflorescences consisting of two types of white flowers. Along the edges of the inflorescence of Viburnum vulgare there are large sterile flowers. And in the center of the inflorescence there are small fertile flowers, from which bright red berries are formed.

Viburnum is usually propagated by green cuttings. Seed propagation of viburnum is difficult because it has a number of features. When sowing in spring, viburnum seeds require stratification.

Photo: rooted viburnum cuttings; viburnum variety "Red Coral"

Benefits of viburnum fruits

The productivity of viburnum is very high. In the fall, you can often see such productive viburnum bushes, which are a solid red spot. Their branches bend under the weight of large clusters of bright red fruits in such quantities that even the leaves are not visible...

The usefulness of viburnum fruits (link to Ryazhnova’s article) is well known among the people and is recognized by official medicine. Viburnum juice contains a lot of ascorbic acid, it helps the body remove toxins and cope with colds, lowers blood pressure, and increases contraction of the heart muscle.
Pies are baked with the fruits of viburnum, healthy drinks and preparations are made from the berries - juices, jelly, jam, etc.

Viburnum berries, which are common in nature, have a distinctly bitter taste. Thanks to breeding work, varieties of red viburnum with improved taste, called sweet-fruited, have been obtained.

Selection of sweet-fruited varieties of red viburnum

Our trip to Michurinsk - to the All-Russian Research Institute of Horticulture named after. Michurin and the Central Genetic Laboratory - was undertaken with the aim of purchasing planting material for sweet-fruited varieties of viburnum, which we had been interested in for a long time. But only in Michurinsk we were able to find pure varieties of plants of the highest quality.

At the Research Institute of Horticulture named after. Michurin has been breeding viburnum for a long time.

Several valuable varieties of common viburnum have been bred here: “Garnet Bracelet”, “Red Coral”, “Michurinskaya Early”. These varieties have their own characteristics, but they are united by several common features. The berries of these varieties of viburnum, unlike the wild form, are relatively large (up to 1 g) and have a piquant, slightly bitter taste - they can not only be processed, but also consumed fresh.

Amazing snow globe - viburnum buldenezh

The yield of these varieties is high - up to 10-15 kg per adult bush.
From the breeder, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences Nikolai Khromov, we received the sweet-fruited variety of Viburnum “Red Coral”.

Also in our country, selection of viburnum is carried out at the TsGL (or All-Russian Research Institute of Genetics and Breeding fruit plants them. Michurin). There we purchased the “Red Bunch” variety of sweet-fruited viburnum. This variety is inferior to “Red Coral” both in fruit weight (0.74 g) and in overall yield (4 kg per bush). But its berries have an excellent taste with a subtle bitterness.

Viburnum sweet-fruited variety "Red Coral"

Viburnum sweet-fruited variety "Red Coral" has a compact, medium-sized bush (convenient to collect fruits), producing stable annual harvests. The yield of the variety is high - 10 kg or more.
The viburnum variety “Red Coral” has ripe fruits that are bright red, weighing up to 0.9 g. The berries are round, very aromatic, with a pleasant sweet and sour taste with slight bitterness.
It is also important that the fruits of the “Red Coral” variety are characterized by high transportability and a long shelf life.

Growing sweet-fruited viburnum in the garden means having a very beautiful bush, pleasing to the eye all year round. This means there will be large harvests of tasty and healthy berries, which will help improve health and successfully fight a number of diseases.
And the pleasure that a person receives simply from holding these red clusters of large viburnum berries in his hands, feeling their aroma and a very special fresh taste - this is worth a lot...

Irina Mikhailovna Ivanova (Ryazan region, Morozov Borki village)
http://delphinium.ru

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Viburnum Buldenezh photo, description, planting, care and

Decorative viburnum buldenezh has long won the sympathy of many landscape designers and simply 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.

Decorative viburnum buldenezh, description

Viburnum buldenezh photo

Flowering viburnum begins in late May and lasts about 15-25 days. All flowers are collected into a single dense lump, which can reach 15 cm in diameter.

Viburnum buldenezh - planting and care, cultivation

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.

This is interesting

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.

Ornamental shrubs: viburnum

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 their 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 This decorative shrub is actively used on turns and corners of garden paths, near benches or other small architectural forms. Bulldenezh looks gorgeous when adjacent to other plants, for example, dwarf varieties barberry or spirea. 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

Kalina buldenezh is not 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 rotted 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.

Pruning ornamental shrubs

Pests

Alas, buldenezh is subject to periodic attacks by 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 won’t have to admire the lush “ snowball", gracefully hanging from the branches, and a bare bush with remnants of foliage. In order to avoid this scourge, in the spring, before the buds open, you should treat the plants with Inta-vira solution or its equivalent.

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. 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 system has 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.

It is best to mulch the plants in winter 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, however, it is best to transplant a young plant to a new place no earlier than after 2-3 years, when the young shrub and its root system are 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.

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From time immemorial, viburnum has been revered and valued by our ancestors for its decorative appearance and beneficial properties. And today its relative Viburnum Buldenezh is a welcome guest in household plots.

A symbol of girlish beauty, love and happiness, viburnum has been revered by our ancestors since time immemorial. It was considered a talisman and valued for its decorative appearance and beneficial properties. And today its relatives are welcome guests of our garden plots. Especially in high esteem modern gardeners Viburnum Buldenezh.

Types of viburnum

The numerous genus of viburnum includes about two hundred species. Their representatives are widespread on at least three continents - Eurasia, North America and Africa. Many people have been familiar with viburnum from childhood. This unpretentious shrub does not need special attention, because it feels great without special care in almost every forest. And practically without demanding anything in return, it generously gifts everyone around with its bright blooms, lush foliage and healthy fruits.

Other representatives of this genus are also interesting; looking at their photos, you might not immediately recognize them as viburnum:

  1. Buryat, or black, grows in the form of a spreading shrub up to 3 meters high or a tree with an openwork crown and bare branches. Elongated leaves with a sharp apex are covered with sparse hairs. The flowers are pale yellow, the fruits are black, edible, sweet in taste;
  2. Fork forms shrub thickets on mountain slopes and mixed forests. It has large, beautiful leaves that are reddish-brown in spring and bright purple in fall. White flowers give way to red fruits;
  3. The Canadian lives on forest edges, rocky hillsides, river banks and swamps. Widely oval, pointed, bright green leaves in summer turn red in autumn. It has creamy white blooms. Fruits with blue-black berries;
  4. Toothed is a densely branched shrub reaching a height of 5 meters. This species is distinguished by its unusual rounded foliage and dark blue small fruits;
  5. Pride grows in broadleaf fruits. Famous for its black edible fruits.

Description of decorative viburnum Buldenezh

The most common ornamental culture of common viburnum is the Buldenezh variety. Literally translated from French, this name means Snow Globe. This reflects the distinctive feature of the plant - large spherical inflorescences about 10-15 cm in diameter bloom with snow-white flowers and resemble a snowball in appearance.

Buldenezh is cultivated as a shrub or small tree. It grows quite quickly, reaching a height of 3-4 meters. The flowers are sterile and do not bear fruit.

Decorative properties of viburnum Buldenezh

Buldenezh blooms its snow-white balls in May. Flowering is long lasting, lasting a month or more. The blossoming buds have a delicate greenish tint, becoming white over time. After blooming, viburnum does not lose its decorative appeal. In autumn, the foliage turns noble crimson tones.

In addition to decoration as a garden plant, flowers of this variety are often used by florists to create flower arrangements. They stand well when cut, so bouquets do not lose their freshness for a long time.

Conditions for growth and fruiting

For the most part, viburnums are shade-tolerant. However, ornamental species are recommended to be planted in well-lit areas or partial shade. Planting in the shade is fraught with weakening of the bush, at the same time, excessive sunshine shortens the flowering period.

These plants are moisture-loving, so excessive moisture in the soil and areas near water bodies will optimal conditions for their growth and fruiting. Prefers loose, moderately acidic soils. If the soil is heavy clay, add humus, wood ash, and peat.

Viburnum propagation

Viburnum is propagated by seeds, cuttings, layering, and dividing the bush. Each method has a number of features:

  1. seed stratification is long-term, lasting at least 6 months;
  2. freshly harvested seeds germinate only after a year;
  3. Decorative forms are more often propagated vegetatively;
  4. green cuttings are harvested during active plant growth;
  5. Root cuttings in conditions of artificially created fog.

Seedlings grow slowly.

Their development accelerates in the 3rd year of life. When propagated by seed, fruiting begins after 4-5 years. The vegetative method accelerates the appearance of fruits; berries appear within 2-3 years.

How to plant viburnum seedlings Buldenezh

Since Buldenezh flowers are sterile and do not produce seeds, only vegetative propagation is available to this variety.

Time and site for planting viburnum

The time of year for planting determines the method of propagation:

  1. propagated by layering in spring;
  2. cuttings are carried out in the summer;
  3. Seedlings are planted in early spring and late autumn.

The planting area is prepared in advance. A suitable place would be a corner of the garden shaded at times.

Why doesn't buldenezh bloom?

If the chosen propagation method involves a planting hole, it is prepared with dimensions of 60x60 cm, about 0.8 meters deep and well watered with plenty of water. Drainage made from bark, stones and other suitable materials. Viburnum loves moisture, but stagnant water will damage the roots. The pit is filled with a nutrient mixture, which contains potassium-phosphorus fertilizers, peat, humus, ash and garden soil.

Planting viburnum cuttings

If Buldenezh is already growing in your garden, the easiest way to propagate viburnum is by layering:

  1. prepare a hole 12-15 cm deep near the bush;
  2. the lower shoot is bent to the planting site and pinned with a bracket;
  3. sprinkle humus or just earth on top and compact;
  4. keep the soil moist.

At favorable conditions By autumn the shoots take root. After 2 years, the cuttings are separated from the mother bush. After this, they can be planted in a permanent place.

Summer cuttings of viburnum

Propagation by cuttings is a more labor-intensive process. Planting material is harvested during summer pruning of the bush. For rooting, cuttings with one internode are chosen.

Adhere to the following scheme:

  1. in June, annual shoots 7-8 cm long are cut off;
  2. the cuttings are planted in humus soil and left in a greenhouse;
  3. The plantings are covered with film on top and watered moderately.

The greenhouse needs to maintain a warm and humid microclimate. Rooting is facilitated by the creation of artificial fog. The cuttings are sprayed from time to time warm water. These conditions are maintained until next spring. Young rooted bushes are grown in a school. After this they are planted in the ground.

How to plant viburnum seedlings with roots

If you intend to plant several seedlings, you should take into account that Buldenezh occupies a large area over time. The crowns of spreading, broadly ovate-shaped bushes can reach 5 meters in width. The rest of the process is simple:

  1. acceptable landing pattern 2x2 meters;
  2. the root collar is buried 3-5 cm into the soil;
  3. The soil is compacted and well watered.

In the first year, viburnum grows slowly. This is due to the fragile root system. By three years it reaches about 1.5 meters in height. Rarely are 10-year-old specimens taller than 3 meters.

Caring for decorative viburnum

Caring for viburnum is not particularly difficult. To maintain the decorative appearance of the plant, it requires formative and rejuvenating pruning, sufficient watering and infrequent feeding. Minor troubles for the gardener can only be caused by preventive measures in the fight against diseases and pests.

Bush formation and pruning

Pruning young viburnum at a level of about 20 cm above the ground helps to achieve a multi-stemmed bush. Buldenezh will bloom magnificently in the future if in the first year the inflorescences of the plants are removed while still unblown. Subsequently, young shoots are pinched at the beginning of August.

Pruning to form the crown is carried out after flowering. This way, new buds will have time to form on the branches. You can correct the shape and thin out the bush throughout the summer. At the end of August, such work is stopped so that the viburnum has time to get stronger before the cold weather.

With age, Buldenezh bends due to abundant flowering, and the bush may collapse. Therefore, the branches of the old plant are tied up.

Standard form of viburnum

The standard form of viburnum is very original. Molding pruning Buldenezh allows you to obtain specimens with a wide crown on a high and low trunk. Pruning consists of forming a crown at a height of 1.5-2 meters around one powerful shoot. The branches are left about 30 cm long. Young shoots under the bush are regularly removed, and the crown is thinned out every 7-8 years.

Feeding and watering an ornamental bush

Compared to other plants, viburnum needs more watering. This is especially true for young, developing plants. In the fall, preparing the plant for cold weather, the soil is watered more than usual. This technique will prevent dehydration of viburnum in winter.

Buldenezh is fed twice a year. In the spring, nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus are added when digging under the bush. In mid-August, potassium and phosphorus will be needed from fertilizers. Once or twice a season, water the soil with complex fertilizers and add ash under the plant. Once every two years in the fall, rotted manure is added to the soil for digging.

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Pests and diseases of viburnum Buldenezh

Aphids can annoy viburnum. They fight it by treating the leaves with a soap solution. Spraying is carried out in the evening in calm, dry weather. Repels pests and thick layer ash on the soil around the plant.

If on the leaves of viburnum appears white coating, this indicates powdery mildew disease. Spraying Boros liquid will help save Buldenezh at an early stage of the disease. IN severe cases the bush is removed from the site so that it does not become a source of infection spreading to other plants.

Such simple techniques will provide your viburnum with a long, literally blooming life. After all, this long-liver is capable of settling in your garden for 50-60 years. What varieties still grow on your site? What can you say about their care, what tricks do you use in pest control? Share your experiences, finds, inventions in the comments!

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Decorative viburnum Buldenezh: tree planting and care, photo - print version

I was simply captivated by these lush flowers of Viburnum buldenezh when I saw them in botanical garden. I then firmly decided to grow such a beauty in my garden. summer cottage. I studied the rules of cultivation, prepared the most the best place in the garden. Now every year I look forward to the start of flowering of my viburnum bush.

Its flowers remind me of snowballs on a Christmas tree. And to this day the feeling of celebration never leaves me when I see the blooming viburnum buldenezh. The soul rejoices, as if the New Year is coming soon and something wonderful is about to happen. These are the flowers!

Buldenezh (Boulede Neige) translates as snow globe. This variety of decorative viburnum received this name due to its wonderful flowers. They resemble large, snow-white snowballs with which the bush is strewn. The inflorescences, similar to balls, reach 20 centimeters in diameter.

The shrub came to Russia thanks to the efforts of Empress Catherine the Great and grew only in the imperial gardens, which is why it received the status of an aristocratic plant.

Buldenezh is also called Viburnum opulus, which means sterile. The flowers of this viburnum do not produce ovaries; they are sterile. The blossoming of snow-white balls, the weight of which bends thin branches, can be observed for just a couple of weeks at the very beginning of June.

Viburnum buldenezh is considered a capricious plant. However, by observing the necessary conditions and rules for caring for it, even a novice gardener can grow a gorgeous bush.

The buldenezh bush belongs to the Honeysuckle family and grows up to 3-4 meters in height. The branches are erect, branching at the top with many stems, forming a lush, spreading crown. If you do not prune, the viburnum grows up to one and a half meters in diameter.

Most often, the bush is cut in the shape of a hemisphere, thereby emphasizing the colorfulness of the spherical inflorescences. Buldenezh is also grown as a tree with a single trunk.

The bush is most attractive during flowering - the snow-white caps of inflorescences hang beautifully on thin branches. At this time, several semicircular petals bloom on each flower. But the stamens in the center of the bud are missing, which makes them infertile. In addition, the flowers are completely odorless.

The color of the buds gradually changes: at first slightly with a hint of green, then shades of pink or cream appear. And when fully opened, the inflorescence turns into a snow-white ball. Moreover, the bush is literally strewn with these white snowballs. Under their weight, the branches bend towards the ground itself, thereby making the bush absolutely charming.

In addition to beautiful ball flowers, viburnum has very decorative leaves. They are quite large, jagged along the edge. The color of the leaf blades is bright green, with clearly defined veins on outside. With the onset of autumn, viburnum leaves acquire crimson shades, standing out among everyone with their catchy brightness.

Varieties

In addition to the main variety, terry viburnum or Roseum has also been bred. It's different from decorative color buds, which by the end of flowering gradually turn from white to pale pink.

Terry viburnum grows as a lush bush, reaching three meters in height. Otherwise, it has the same characteristics as viburnum buldenezh.

Reproduction

Since the flowers lack stamens and pistils, the plant is completely sterile. Other methods are used for reproduction. This:

  • division using layering;
  • cuttings;
  • root division method.

Reproduction by layering

Sprinkling the cuttings with soil is a very simple way to propagate viburnum buldenezh. This procedure is best carried out at the very beginning of the growing season.

For this:

  • Make shallow rows in the soil (deepening the soil by 10 centimeters).
  • Young branches are pressed to the ground and placed in prepared rows.
  • Pin the cuttings to the soil using staples.
  • Sprinkle humus soil on top, compact it lightly and water thoroughly.
  • After the sprouts appear, hilling is carried out, not forgetting to keep the soil moist.
  • With the onset of autumn, rooted seedlings are separated from the mother bush and planted in a schoolhouse or in prepared pots.

They can be transplanted to a permanent place in two years.

Propagation by cuttings

It is best to propagate buldenezh from cuttings in summer time when pruning takes place. For this purpose, non-lignified branches with several pairs of buds are selected.

For this:

  • Select suitable branches, leaving one internode. Excess leaves are removed.
  • Prepared cuttings are kept in a stimulating solution for 8-10 hours.
  • Prepare a bed using sod land with sand and humus in a ratio of 1:1:1.
  • The soil must be properly moistened, deepening the cuttings two centimeters.
  • After this, to root the cuttings, you need to build a greenhouse, covering them with a plastic bag or jar.
  • The soil in the mini-greenhouse must be constantly moist, and the seedlings must be periodically sprayed with warm, settled water.

New shoots will appear in late summer.

Reproduction by dividing the bush

To do this, carefully dig up the bush, and then separate a part of the root with a young daughter shoot. It is best to carry out this procedure at the end of autumn.

Landing

There are three conditions that must be met in order for the viburnum bush to quickly adapt to a new place and delight you with the luxury of abundant flowering:

  • determine a suitable location for the bush;
  • pay attention to the soil when planting;
  • choose the right time.

When to plant

Depending on which method is chosen for propagating the bush, you need to choose the time of planting. This can be either early spring or late autumn.

In the spring it is best to start rooting the cuttings, and in the fall or spring they divide the bush. However, rainy and too cold weather can prevent normal rooting. Therefore, a safer time for propagating a bush by layering is the spring.

Selecting a location

For moisture-loving viburnum, it is best to choose a place in a lowland or on the shore of a reservoir. There is a lot of moisture in the soil, which will contribute to the normal growth and development of the shrub.

If the site is on a hill, then you need to find a shaded place, not forgetting to monitor the soil moisture around the bush.

But complete shade will affect the quality of flowering: the abundance will decrease, and the flowers will be crushed. Planting in full sun is also not recommended, as the delicate buds may get burned and the flowering period will be shorter.

It should also be taken into account that viburnum buldenezh lives for many years, so the bush must be given a spacious place in advance for a spreading crown.

How to plant

Having chosen a place for planting, you need to take care of preparing the soil for planting. Buldenezh prefers breathable, well-fertilized soils, with a drainage layer of at least 10 centimeters when planting.

Taking into account the future growth of the bush in width, an area of ​​at least 2x2 meters is allocated for each plant.

The root system of the bush is quite powerful, so the planting hole is made large and deep (60x60x80 cm).

During the first year, the growth of the bush is very weak, since the main forces are spent on rooting and development of the root system. But then the plant rapidly gains growth, reaching one and a half meters in three years.

When planting, seedlings are buried 4-5 centimeters to the root collar. After planting, abundant watering is carried out, and the soil on top should be mulched with sawdust or humus.

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Care

The decorativeness and intensity of flowering of the bush depends on the thoroughness of its care. The plant needs regular watering and fertilization. The decorative effect of an adult bush depends on timely pruning. Disease prevention and pest control are also important

Watering

This shrub is moisture-loving and requires regular watering. Special attention This should be done during the summer heat, in the absence of rain. After all, from proper watering The quality and intensity of flowering directly depends.

For young plants, watering should be more frequent than for adults. Watering the bushes does not stop until late autumn to prevent the soil from drying out over the winter.

Top dressing

Feeding should begin a year after planting the bush in well-fertilized soil. Fertilizing is carried out twice a year - in spring and autumn

Spring feeding is carried out with nitrogen-containing complexes with the appearance of the first green leaves. You can also include organic matter, consisting of rotted compost and humus, adding one bucket at a time under the bush.

The second, autumn feeding is carried out before the beginning of leaf fall.

During this period, potassium and phosphorus fertilizer complexes are applied. You can choose both liquid and dry forms. The soil should be loose, and after application the bush should be watered thoroughly.

Trimming and pinching

To preserve its decorative appearance, it is necessary to shape the crown of the bush every year by pruning. This is done after the end of flowering, cutting off the side branches and thinning the bush. And if it is necessary to form a plant in the shape of a tree, then cut off all the shoots, leaving the main one.

If the bush is trimmed to a stump, by 20 centimeters, this will stimulate the growth of lateral branches. In this way you can grow a multi-stemmed bush.

Pruning should not be postponed until the end of the growing season, as the plant begins to prepare for winter.

For better flowering By the end of summer, new shoots are pinched, since buds and buds grow only on old shoots.

Lush flowering bushes often collapse under their own weight, they should be tied up and supported

There are more than two hundred species of viburnum in the world, many of them have been introduced into cultivation.

At the end of spring, the bushes are covered with a white head of flowers, and in the fall they give tart fruits.

No less popular is the sterile form, Viburnum roseum.

Its main feature is large spherical inflorescences that do not have stamens and pistils. The flowering period lasts almost a month.

Common viburnum is found in the forest-steppe zone of Europe, Central Asia, North Africa. Its decorative form appeared in medieval France.

The shrub got its name, viburnum buldenezh, for its white spherical inflorescences.

A plant with sterile flowers began to be actively propagated by vegetative means, and by the 18th century it had spread throughout Europe.

The shrub grows up to 4 m. It has gray bark and multi-lobed leaves.

Blooming inflorescences have a greenish tint. After a while, they become like a snow-white lump, and at the end of flowering they turn slightly pink.

Reproduction buldenezh

Each buldenezh flower is sterile. They do not produce berries, so it will not be possible to obtain new shrubs using seeds.

All varieties of viburnum reproduce well by vegetative methods, as well as by dividing the bush.

By layering

The work is carried out in late spring - early summer. A shallow hole is dug near the bush and loose soil is poured onto its bottom.

Small cuts are made on the bark, in places of contact with the ground, which are treated with a growth stimulator.

The middle part of the shoot is pinned with a staple, and the hole is covered with earth. During the summer the place should be moist.

The following spring, the rooted shoot is separated from the mother plant. It can be sent to a permanent place or planted in a garden bed for growing.

Dividing the bush

Old specimens are rejuvenated in a similar way. The dug viburnum is divided into equal parts using a sharp garden tools so that there are three buds left on each bush.

The cut areas are rubbed charcoal. The delenka is immediately planted in a permanent place.

By cuttings

Green shoots are suitable for work; viburnum does not reproduce well from lignified cuttings.

Shoots 10cm long are cut during the flowering period.

A cutting ready for planting should have 3 nodes and an oblique lower cut.

Lower leaves removed, the top ones are cut in half.

At night, the cuttings are left in a solution of a growth stimulator.

The fertile substrate for active root growth consists of peat and coarse river sand.

The cuttings are lowered into the ground at an angle and covered with transparent polyethylene. During the rooting period, the leaves are sprayed with water every day.

Rooted cuttings are left in the ground for the winter, well insulated with lutrasil and dry leaves. Young plants are sent to a permanent place after 2 years.

Planting seedlings in open ground

You need to choose a place so that the viburnum is comfortable even at the seedling stage.

An adult shrub has spreading branches; it should not be planted near buildings or fruit trees. Healthy seedlings take root within a few months.

Optimal timing

The buldenezh viburnum bush can be planted twice a year.

Spring work is carried out before the buds open.

In the fall, you need to have time to plant the plant before the first frost.

Place and soil

Kalina is unpretentious plant. She prefers moist soils.

In areas rich in humus, rapid growth and annual lush flowering are observed. Strong shading has a negative effect on decorativeness.

The soil should be slightly acidic or neutral.

On sandstones, podzols and peat-humus soils, shrubs grow very slowly.

A month before planting, mineral fertilizers are applied to the place under the viburnum.

Landing rules

The depth of the planting hole is 40 cm and the width is 50 cm. There should be at least two meters between seedlings.

The plant is immersed strictly vertically, the root collar is buried 5 cm.

Immediately after this, the bushes are watered abundantly; one plant requires 3 buckets of water. Tree trunk circles are mulched with dry grass.

How to care for viburnum buldenezh

Despite the fact that the species has been cultivated, it has retained the properties of wild shrubs.

According to gardeners, planting and caring for viburnum buldenezh does not cause much trouble. Even young bushes tolerate the characteristics of a temperate climate well.

Watering

Water is essential for seedlings and young plants.

They are watered every week so that moisture penetrates to a depth of 50 cm.

To avoid moisture loss, it is better to leave this work for the evening.

Adult bushes are watered exclusively during dry periods of summer.

Trimming

The annual growth of the bush is 40 cm; without timely pruning, it will become overgrown with shoots.

Young inflorescences tend towards the sun, while the lower shoots gradually dry out.

Viburnum buldenezh is pruned after flowering.

It is necessary to get rid of thin shoots growing inwards, dry branches and withered inflorescences.

Summer formation of the bush is the key lush flowering next year.

You can prune viburnum in early spring; this should be done before the sap begins to flow.

Feeding in spring and autumn

Garden viburnum requires mineral and organic fertilizers.

In the spring, before the buds open, tree trunk circles scatter urea granules.

As soon as the bush fades, apply complex fertilizer. Late autumn pour a bucket of compost under the viburnum and dig up the soil.

Support and pinching

A bright detail that complements general form garden, it looks like a viburnum on a trunk.

She will tolerate formative pruning without any stress.

In the spring, one central shoot is selected from a young bush, which will become the basis of the trunk.

The basal shoots and branches below the crown are cut off. The length of the branches in the crown itself should be 30 cm, so they are regularly pinched.

After the trunk has developed sufficiently, it is tied to a support. In a few years the bush will reach the required height.

To develop in breadth, you need to pinch the top of the head. It takes 3 years to form a beautiful standard-shaped ball.

Preparing for winter

Almost all types of viburnum are characterized by high winter hardiness.

Only in case of anomalous low temperatures The branches of the buldenezh are frosted over.

Before the first serious frost, it is sprinkled with spruce branches, peat or straw.

It is advisable to wrap young plants under three years old with lutrasil, burlap or spunbond.

Reasons why the bush does not bloom

The main reason for the lack of inflorescences is incorrect choice landing places.

In the shade, viburnum loses its decorative effect. Dry spring and early summer have a negative effect on the plant; you will have to monitor soil moisture.

After a harsh winter, the branches take a long time to recover, which also affects flowering.

Possible pests

Although viburnum buldenezh bushes are unpretentious, from time to time they are subject to various ailments. To maintain the beauty of the plant, it is necessary to inspect it regularly.

At the beginning of summer, the bushes are damaged by the viburnum leaf beetle. The beetle eats all the foliage, leaving behind veins and petioles.

It is necessary to spray the bushes in spring and autumn with Inta Vir, Fufanon or Aktara. Damaged leaves are cut off and burned.

The viburnum aphid is no less dangerous. Small black insects stick to the branches, actively reproduce and suck all the juices out of the viburnum.

Damaged foliage is severely deformed and curled. The first treatment is carried out before the buds open, subsequent treatments are carried out as the insects become active. It is necessary to alternate between Karbofos, Arrivo and Fury.

Young bushes are susceptible powdery mildew. Prolonged wet weather promotes the development of fungus. The leaves are covered with a white coating, which gradually darkens.

Not only does the green mass suffer, infected plants overwinter much worse. All damaged foliage is collected and destroyed, and dry shoots are also disposed of.

Viburnum buldenezh bushes are treated with Topaz or Topsin.

Application in landscape design

Single specimens are often planted along the banks artificial reservoirs.

Viburnum buldenezh looks ideal in solitary plantings on the lawn.

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Botanical description

One of the varieties of decorative species of this plant. This beauty will never go unnoticed in the garden, as it attracts attention with its huge (up to 20 cm in diameter) snow-white balls of inflorescences. These balls can change color during the flowering process, which further arouses the interest of others. The bush itself sometimes reaches three meters in height, although it is classified as a low-growing shrub. Its crown is bright green, lush, well emphasizing the beauty and splendor of flowers. From a distance, they can easily be confused with snow globes that so mysteriously appear out of nowhere on a green bush in the summer.

Translated from French, Boule de Neige means a lump of snow. This variety of viburnum has wide application in the most different areas: medicine, cosmetology, folk medicine. Landscape designers love to use this plant to create their masterpieces. Decoctions based on leaves and flowers have a beneficial effect on immune system, gastrointestinal tract, and also on condition of hair and skin.


How to propagate a plant correctly

Viburnum buldenezh has several methods of propagation: dividing the bush, layering and cuttings. Each method has its own time of year: for example, spring is suitable for propagation by layering; it is better to divide the bush in the fall, before frost, and cuttings - in the summer.

Timing for harvesting cuttings

Cuttings are prepared for planting in early June. Young green branches are required and take a long time to take root.

How to properly cut and prepare cuttings

To propagate the common viburnum buldenezh by cuttings, you will need several young healthy branches of this bush. The branches are cut into pieces 10 cm long at an angle of 45 degrees so that each has at least three nodes, and the edges are lowered into water, after removing part of the bark from them, until they take root.


What to root the workpieces in

The blanks, if they are young, healthy and green, will take root even in idle water, but you can also play it safe and dip them in a solution of a growth stimulator for several days. For example, in a solution Or you can resort to help

Rules for planting cuttings

The main planting rule for viburnum cuttings “Snow Globe” is well-moistened soil. After the preparations have taken root in water, they are transplanted into pots with very moist soil, half mixed with sand. Gardeners say that cuttings can be planted in open ground in the spring.

Important! Pots with viburnum should be stored in a dark room, covered with a light cloth, at a temperature not lower than 15 degrees.

There is another way - the cuttings are planted in fertilized soil in a garden bed and covered with film, creating greenhouse conditions. They are watered abundantly for several months, after which they become seedlings.

Did you know? The Buldenezh variety practically does not bear fruit; it is very rare and causes a lot of controversy about its suitability for consumption. Therefore, the seeds of this plant are very difficult to obtain, and the method of propagation by seeds is not considered.

Reproduction by dividing the bush

For the buldenezh variety, in addition to propagation by cuttings, even more in a simple way propagation will be a method of dividing the bush. It can be used both in spring and autumn when replanting shrubs. To do this, you need to pinch off a part or several from the rhizome, making sure that each new bush has its own healthy roots and a pair of strong shoots.

Important! It is better to pour drainage into the ground under the bush so that the roots do not rot in the constantly wet soil.


How to propagate viburnum buldenezh by layering

This is a fairly simple and common method of propagating viburnum.

Terms and conditions

It will require a bush at least one year old, several healthy shoots and moistened, fertilized grooves directly under the bush. The best time of year for this type of reproduction is spring.