Almond shrub decorative white terry. Almond: What is a shrub? Selection of almond varieties

Three-bladed almonds (Prúnus Tríloba) - This is a handicraft plant with pinkish flowers. This plant is also called Louiseania Three-bladed, but in the people it is called Sakura near Moscow. It attracts passersby, and be in the desired list of many daches and gardeners. Almonds Three-blade Rosenmund is one of the most beautiful garden plants, which is grown exclusively because of its decorative species.
Description

Initially, it was opened in China, later they brought to England, and only in the twentieth century it fell into the territory of the USSR. In connection with his eastern beginning, the plant is called Chinese terry plum or sakura, due to pink flowers.

It looks like a small tree that can grow up to 3.5 meters, with branches sticking on the sides. Leaves at almonds grow with beams and have a three-bladed form.

In the first half of May, almond blooms 2 weeks. At this time, the bush acquires a gentle pinkish color. After the flowering period, the leaves bloom, and the shrub stops blooming.

The fruit of this plant is not large, rounded shape and inedible. Most often, almonds three-bladed can be seen in botanical gardens or by dacnis.

Here are another photo of this plant:

Types and varieties

The main differences between the types and grades of almond are their form, height and color.

1. Almond Georgian. The plant is not above the meter, the leaves are large, brightly pinkish, with a rough, hairy fruit. The flowering period falls on May and is 3 weeks. It is easily worried by frost.
   
2. Almond low. This plant loves light resistant to frost and droughts, undemanding to the soil. This almond is common in Siberia. The main difference is the color of the branches, they are dim red with narrow leaves. Flowers light pink. Flowering period - week.
   
3. Almond ordinary. You can meet in the Caucasus, Iran and Afghanistan. It looks like a large bush or a small tree with red or pinkish colors and up to 5 meters high.
   
4. Three-bladed almonds or, as sometimes they say, three-blade It has decorative varieties, namely:
   

Interesting! With proper leaving for the plant, it can live up to one hundred years!

Landing

Three-blade almond loves sunlight and lack of wind. Regarding soil, you should choose light, loose, fertile lime. It is categorically contraindicated in the shade, without access of light and raw places. It should be planted at the end of autumn, at the end of the leaf fall or with the offensive of warm days of spring.

An excellent soil for it will be such a mixture: leaf land + 1/2 of its number of humus + 1/3 of sand. As a drainage, it should be used about 20 cm. Rubble or broken bricks, and 6 cm. Sand. The root cervix during landing can not be plugged, as it should be higher than the level of the Earth. Plants should be searched at a meter distance from each other.

Care for the three-bed bedding

• Watering.

As mentioned above, this plant is drought-resistant. However, during the flowering period, it requires an abundant amount of water. In the event that it is planted on loamy soil, the amount of water should be normal. Watering the three-bednofate is only in the case of the drying of the Earth, since stagnation of water can lead to disgusting.

• Fertilizer.

Louiseania Rosenmund requires constant fertilizer. In the spring season, it is fertile to a solution of 1 kg of a cowboat, 20 g of ammonia nitrates and 10 g of urea. All this needs to be divorced in 10 liters of water. In the fall, mineral fertilizers should be made, such as dual superphosphate and potassium sulfate, 20 g per square meter of soil.

• A haircut.

In order to give Krone a beautiful shape and for recovery, almond you need trimming branches. At the end of the flowering period, the flowering branches should be shortened by 2/3 of their lengths. Such a procedure stimulates the growth of new, healthy shoots. You also need to cut off all branches that grow inside the crown.

It's important to know! Shrub is inclined to thickening. If the plant is too rummaged, then it is necessary to cut forward. This will preserve its decorative appearance and protect against disease.

• Preparation for frost.

Quite often, the branches of this plant neatly bind to a beam and wrapped with nonwoven material. You can also sprinkle the soil around the root of the layer of land. But the root neck should be left open.

Nuances growing in the suburbs

Although Louiseania and a thermo-loving plant, she calmly transfers frosty, snowy winter. Some sources argue that with proper preparation for winter, it is frost to -30. However, the problem may be in a sharp or frequent temperature drops, especially if crude thaws come to shifts. In this case, the plant wakes up ahead of time, and may be damaged by frost. He has frozen shoots and kidney ends. In such cases, almonds should be stolen for all the time of frosts. By completing the above recommendations, problems in the cultivation of almonds in the suburbs should not occur.

Growing in the Urals and in Siberia

Everyone considers almond an exotic plant that loves the sun and heat and needs special care. However, this is nothing more than delusion. Of about 40 species of this plant, most do not need a special climate and other conditions.

Although almost all types of almonds are frost-resistant and not particularly demanding to the soil, not all will be suitable for cultivation in Siberia and in the Urals. There is one kind of plant that is suitable for the northern regions, it is almond steppe. Also, it is called a bobulk, wild and low almonds.

Like other types of almonds, his colors of a saturated-posed shade, and it blooms about 2 weeks in early May. After the flowering period, it is covered with sheets, and under the end of the summer, the fruits of brown color appear on it. In the height of the bob carrier grows up to 1.5 meters. It needs a sufficient number of light and in the shelter from the wind.

Care for steppe almonds does not differ from the naught three-bedroom care.

Reproduction of almonds

Species almonds often breed seeds, and for breeding varieties use vegetative methods. The most common method of breeding three-aposets is Grafting on plum, almond or thorn. This requires to take one straight line of almond, on which the eyes have already formed. Leaves should be trimmed by a secateur.

Vaccination should be carried out during the coating, namely, in the spring or in August. In stock it is necessary to wipe from dust and dirt, make a T-shaped incision slightly above the root neck and unscrepted the sliced \u200b\u200bbark. Next, you need to cut off the strip of the cortex from the cutting, so that it is completely wondered under the T-cutout. The place of the joint should be wrapped with cloth or scotch. Kidney needs to be left open.

Shining

For reproduction of almond with stalling, required cut from the top of the cutter in length up to 25 cm and put them for 15 hours in the growth stimulator. The rooting of cuttings occurs in a cool greenhouse, after planting a substrate, which consists of sand and peat. A month later, rooting occurs. When roots were formed, cuttings should be transferred to the trial bed.

Trimming

The regular trimming of almond shoots will help him keep his beauty and pomp. Pruning is performed at the end of flowering, in June. With the help of trimming, it is possible to achieve density crowns of the bush, which positively affects his decorative look. Also, such a procedure relieves almonds from pests and fungi affects the rapid growth of the branches.

Where to buy seedlings?

Although Three-bladed almonds have an exotic look, buy this plant is not a problem. It is worth looking for special markets where plants sell seedlings, as well as in stores specializing in seedlings. In addition, you can search online stores with delivery or closest to you.

What do gardeners say?

As you can guess, such a beautiful and decorative plant will not leave anyone indifferent. Gardening gardens about almonds Three-sandstate were divided into two conditional camps: those who can not get enough blossom, and those who want to buy it.

Here is a review of the summer house from the Moscow region on the forum for gardeners: "It is impossible to describe the beauty of the garden when the almond flowers blooms. All neighbors go with cameras and ask for photographing next to 'Sakura'. And what smell ... mmmm. "

Many people are also interested in the tendency of the bush to diseases, justifying these cases from their own experience. However, as shown reviews, almonds have no tendencies to disease. Some seasonal diseases are inherent in almost every tree.

Application in landscape design

At his homeland, almonds have long gained popularity in the arrangement of territories and different sites. It is used for landscaping, decoration or additions to parks, country houses or cottages, on urban streets and boulevards. In landscape design, this plant can have many ways to use. It looks good as a pair with other plants, for example, and in a pair with similar. In addition, almonds can be planted on, on the slopes, or near the stones.

Three-blade almonds on a strain

Almonds on the stamper looks also spectacular and beautiful, as in the shape of a bush. If you do not have experience in creating a form, you can buy a ready-made plant from specialists, or try to create this form yourself.

The easiest way to create a strab is the method of forming a barrel by cutting the crown. This method is quite light and acting, but it takes a large amount of time. The essence of this method is that it is necessary to pick up a smooth seedling, without bitch and after planting it should be tied to a vertically driven wooden peg.

When the seedlock began to grow, the top must be tied up to the peg, and all shoots on the sides cut off, giving almond the shape of the cap.

Trimming on video

Trimming is the moment of leaving the plants that are best perceived in visual form. On the video below it is shown in detail how to clean the almond thunderbath.

Almonds are a shrub or a small tree of the Pink family plum. His biggest plantings are located in California, in the field of Mediterranean (Portugal, Italy, Spain), as well as in Australia, Afghanistan and Iran. It grows on grans and stony slopes and loves the soil rich in calcium. Almond grows in small groups. This plant is valued not only with its fruits, but also very beautiful leaves and flowers. The decorative almonds grown in the garden is often used to create low and high alive hedges. In addition, it effectively looks in single landings.

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Description

The almond tree reaches a height of 2.5-3 meters and even an inexperienced gardener can grow easily. The powerful root system significantly exceeds the size of its crown. Bark brown shade, young stems she is reddish. The trunk is abundantly branched, the lancing leaves have a pointed top.

Single flowers of light pink or white color bloom until foliage appears. The fruit is an oval kitchen cabin with an unbearable leathery. The kernels of the seeds are eaten, so they are counted for nuts. Flowers almond from February to April.

Types and varieties

In the open ground, the following types and varieties of decorative almonds are grown:

View	Description	Sort
Almond low (bobulk, steppe)	It grows in height to one and a half meters. Crown dense, forming ball, branches thick, straight. Gray bark with a reddish tint. Leaves are oblong, dense, fleshy, lancing form. The upper sheet plate is dark green, and the lower lighter. White and pink flowers	White sail - blooms with snow-white flowers. Annie - blossom starts in early April with bright pink flowers. Dream - prefers to grow on well-lit plots. Flowers with gentle pink flowers. Pink flamingo - blooms before other varieties for the week. Flowers small, terry, pink shade. Pink fog - flutterly blooms with sunlight, and more durable - in the shade. Flowers bright pink color
Almond Georgian	The plant has a small number of branches, but many root processes. The leaves are oblong and wide. Blooms in May with large pink flowers. Fruits green with gray sampling
Almond Larbura.	It is a light-lubricant, frost-resistant, abundantly flowing plant. Large leaves of dark green color. Flowers with pink flowers	The most popular grade - Fierhire Hill. Plant with flowers of red and pink shade
Almond Petunnikova	Personal branches form a spherical crown. Core of gray branches with yellowish or brown tint. Lancing leaves on the edge have smooth jar. Pink blooms
Three-blade almonds	High shrub with a scattered crown. The shape of the leaves resembles the blades-plate. The lower side of the sheet plate is covered with a pile, and on the edge it is bored with a tooth. Flowers of different shades, are located pairs	Captivity - grows in a height of up to 3 meters. Flowers terry pink color. Kiev - a magnificent shrub with pink terry flowers. Pink foam - this plant has beautiful terry flowers of purple, raspberry or rose color. Root system strongly branched

The varietal almonds breed, cuttings and vaccinations, and species - also seeds.



Growing from bone

To grow decorative almonds from the bones, they are putting in an open soil in spring or autumn. But before this seed material is prepared. For this, it is placed on the fridge for vegetables for 4 months.

To plant seeds, in the soil they make grooves depth 8-10 cm. The distance between the bone should be 10 cm. When shoots appear, they are watered, they are stolen and loosened the surface of the soil.



Graft

For reproduction, the vaccination uses the layout of any of the types of almonds, but it is best to take those that differ in high frost resistance. This plant is well evolving on plums, terns, cherry, Alyci. The cruise that is used for vaccination must be direct, have well-developed stems with eyes. From the cutter remove all the leaves, leaving only short cutters with a length of 1 cm.

You can propagate a bush with vaccination only during the coilment. In stock that will grow in an open ground, carefully wipe with a damp cloth, removing dirt and dust. Then a little higher above the root neck make T-shaped incisions and gently turn into the side of the outcred bour. A shield is cut off with a cortex strip with a thin layer of wood and the kidney, and put into the cut cut, pressing the edges of the crust. Fix the shield follows a scotch or plaster. The kidney with the residue of the petiole should be open. After a half months of the petiole from the kidney should fall off himself.

Shining and chain

For shilling, planting material is prepared from mid-June. For this, semi-respected top cuttings with two nodes are 15-20 cm long nodes. They must be placed in a means that stimulates their growth. Rooting is carried out in a cold greenhouse. For landing, you need to use the soil mixture consisting of sand and peat (1: 2). Full rooting occurs after 20-30 days. After the appearance of the roots of the cutlets are transplanted for rearing.

To multiply the almonds to the tanks, flexible stems are flexible to the surface of the soil, fixed with metal studs and rushing the earth. So far, the decodes are formed roots, they need to water, pour and loose the surface of the soil. The drains are separated and transplanted to a permanent place only after 12 months, when the root system is fully formed.

Selection of space and landing

Decorative almonds can not be grown in saline or acidic soil. It is best for him to choose a plot with a slight subtle or soup soil, saturated nutrients. The shrubs require a large amount of sunlight, so it should be planted on the southern side of the site.

The depth of the landing fossa should be 30 cm. The distance between the bushes should be 3-5 meters, and between the rows is 4 meters. At the bottom of the wells lay a layer of drainage using a broken brick or crushed stone for this, and the sand poured on top. In the middle of the pit, a long pole is driven, which will serve as a support for a seedling.

Landing shrubs need to be engaged in the early morning or after 16 hours. They are lowered into the wells and fall asleep with soil mixture consisting of humus, sand and upper nutrient layer of soil. The root neck of the flower must rise over the surface of the Earth for several centimeters. The soil is well tamped and watered. When the moisture is completely absorbed, and the land will fall, the bush is tied up to a pre-prepared support, and the rolling circle fall asleep with a layer of mulch.

Features of care

Care for decorative almonds in the open soil implies:

• timely watering;
• weeding;
• trimming;
• loose;
• feeding;
• processing from pests and diseases.

Watering a bush should be so that the surface of the rolling circle is constantly wet. But at the same time, it is impossible to allow water stagnation in the soil, since the root neck of the plant begins to rot. Watering is carried out once a week using 10 liters of water for one shrub. After that, the surface of the soil should be exploded and produce a vent.

To decorative almonds grow well and develop, it should be fed. In the spring, the rolling circle is sprinkled with mulch, but instead of peat uses manure or a coward. After some time, a nutrient solution is poured under the plant. To cook it, take:

• 20 g of ammonia nitrate;
• 10 liters of water;
• 10 g of urea.

Decorative shrubs need to trim in a timely manner. In the spring, this is done before the start of the sludge, while removing all the dried, frozen, injured shoots and branches. When the plant is flashing, carrying out the forming trimming. Thanks to the haircut, almond blooms even more magnificent.

Bloom

Almond bloom delivers aesthetic pleasure. Its flowers of white, pink, purple or red shade are located on branches in such an abundance, which is not even visible to the shrub itself. In the regions with a warm climate blooms a plant since the end of January and to March.

scab;

• gray rot;
• moniliosis;
• swasteporiosis.

It is possible to cure a plant with a flower processing with such fungicides, like "dubcatch", "Fundazoll", "Sorrow", "Topaz".

Among the pests, the largest danger represents the pawstemes, leaflerting, notes and almond seeds. To cope with them, insecticides "Zoliv", "Fufanon", "Calypso", "Akttellik".

Blooming almonds - an incredibly beautiful plant. This thermal-loving shrub can be found in the southern part of our country when the snow still lies in the central. What is this beautiful and useful plant? First of all, this is a leafy shrub. But it is possible to see a small tree. Secondly, the distinctive feature is pink or white flowers.

Decorative shrub Almonds: Features

As mentioned above, almonds can be represented as a decorative shrub or a small tree. What climate is suitable for this plant? Almonds, surprisingly, very unpretentious, so it can grow even in urban conditions. Also, it is impossible not to say that wood-resistant tree, Light loves light, while quite rapidly growing and will delight good tolerability to the limestone of the soil. Almond flowers can be seen for 4-5 years of landing: this blooming decorative shrub will open its flowers and will delight the eye not one season.

As for the aging of the shrub, this tree has the ability to "discard" aging branches. This means that over time (as a rule, after 3-4 years), old twigs begin to disappear, and new ones appear in their place. That is why one of the councils is carefully monitor not only behind the colors of the almond, but also for its common state and constantly remove these oldest branches.

Decorative shrub Almond: photo and types of varieties, their blooming view and place of distribution.

Almond: photo, landing and care rules

Everyone knows that the basis of successful growth and flowering is the right landing. And almond is no exception. There are only two ways to plant this plant, namely: planting seedlings and planting bones. The first species is the easiest and most common.

So, in order to competently produce the planting process, it is necessary take into account some recommendations:

Plant care

Of course, it is impossible to forget about leaving. After landing, it is necessary to shorten the crown so that the whole plant growth did not exceed 120 cm. And at the "hair" itself, a little less than half a meter is given. It is important to remember about the form of fertilizer: if in the fall to feed only organic substances, then before the beginning of summer - fertilizers with a content of such a substance as nitrogen.

Blooming almonds is an amazing beauty shrub. The variety of his species allows you to choose exactly the one that takes on in a certain climate and will not deliver any difficulties in their care.

Decorative almond plant

Many have seen how spring sweeps up with a gentle pink-white color almonds, shrubs, landing and care for which does not cause special care to gardeners. This wondrous low deciduous plant can transform any garden with their abundant blossom and decorate even the most unsightly corner most of its varieties are light-minded, frost-resistant, perfectly carrying drought and non-ground soils. In a wild form, it grows in the south, in the middle zones of Siberia, Crimea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Belarus, Ukraine, both one and in small groups. In cities and in summer cottages, shrub is an excellent honeycomb, a valuable albid, capable of listening to 130 years.

Planting almonds

The quality of the soil. Stony, sandy, well-drained soils are best suited. Suglinki, clay soil must be lime, improved air permeability. Almond feeling well on stony decorative slides.

The light-headed shrub should be placed so as not to shade it more than a few hours a day.

Plants are well developed, covered from cold winds. The best choice is the southern side of the slope or place closed from the north of buildings, the fence, but open to sunlight from the south.

With the wet of water, the almond root can perish. Therefore, the places subject to the long-term accumulation of moisture is not suitable for landing.

Almonds - culture demanding to pollination. From this directly depends on the number of future harvest. Neighborhood with bee hives will be an additional advantage when choosing a place. Early flowering will provide foremost owners with fragrant spring honey.

How to plant almonds

Well-formed annual seedlings, transfer to permanent place in the fall, early spring. Landing scheme 7x5,7x4. Pubs are preparing in advance, an increased rate of fertilizers containing phosphorus contributes. It helps them take care. Depth, width of the pit is made about 60 cm. Half is filled with organic fertilizers, compost, sand, lime. Roots neatly placed on a hilly of a fertile land formed in the landing well. Golden roots are unacceptable. It is necessary to pay attention to this when buying a finished seedlings. The larger the earthen lump around them, the religious survival rate. There is a small bleeding place of vaccinations. Near each seedling is installed support. The varieties are chosen taking into account the conditions of the local climate. Usually their number consists of three species. It is better to plant fall. If this is done in the spring, then after planting annual seedlings, they are shortened at an altitude to a meter. This is formed a tree stack. All lower branches on it are cut into the ring. The branches left in the crown zone are shortened by three, two eyes. Of the new shoots, there are 3.4, making them the main skeletal trunks. Over the course of four years, the formation of the crown is made by the type of bowl. Remove competitive stems thickening the crown of the branch. Old trees are well referred to rejuvenating trimming. Dry, sick stems are removed every year.

A feature of almond trees is the ability to quickly increase the crown. Knowing a variety of plants, it is necessary to take into account this so that many unnecessary branches have not grown. For example, the stronger plants of TX varieties, Languedoc form based on five leading stems. On the slaughterhouse, for example, the varieties of Primorsky, Yalta, Drake with trimming creates a form of a bowl on three, five stems.

Growing almonds in the garden

The peculiarities of growing almonds - it is growing even on stony, slate, light clay, light sandy soils, but prefers deep fertile water permeable soils. Almonds are undemanding to soil. But does not tolerate heavy clays, high standing of groundwater, saline sites.
In the household plots it is easy to increase the soil fertility by making organic fertilizers under deep people. In natural conditions, the cultivation of almonds breeds seeds. A vegetative reproduction is used to preserve the fortification - eyepiece. In stock is obtained from the seeds of a bit-hospital variety of almonds. The seeds are seeded under the winter to a depth of 8-10 cm. Already in July, with proper care, the seedlings at the root neck reaches 1 cm in diameter and are suitable for eyepiece.

Two days before the eyepiece, the soil is well watered - after abundant irrigation, the bark beeps better. At the base of the stamping of a flow from top to bottom, a piece of wet fabric is wiping, after which the eyepiece is performed. For eyepling, well-developed straight shoots are taken, on which eyes are clearly formed.

On poor soils, with a weak growth of seedlings, fake with mineral fertilizers, but better reworked manure at the rate of 4-5 kg \u200b\u200bper 1 kV. meter. In the pre-gardening garden, it is desirable to plant at least 2-3 plants for cross-pollination.

In the first year of planting plants, careful care is particularly necessary: \u200b\u200bwatering, soil looser. Watch the plant - it will tell you what he needs.

If the soils on your site are very heavy, you can use the seedlings of peach, Alychi, plums. After 3-4 years, you will already get a crop.

Grinding almonds

Almonds must be cut regularly, removing dry and sick branches. Decorative trimming also does not harm the plant. It is usually carried out after flowering, cutting one-year shoots, in order to form a tree crown.

How blooms almonds

A nutmeg tree - almonds - can be compared with an elegant mill of a beautiful girl who froze in anticipation of something. Almond is distinguished by touching exquisite beauty, which artists reflected more than once on his canvas. Initially, almonds germinated in Malaya Asia, Tian-Shan, Iran, the Balkan Peninsula, but the beauty of this shrub did not leave indifferent people, travelers brought thin twigs from the distant banks, the seedlings were surreached. In Russia, such shrubs can be found in the Crimea, the southern regions of the Zauralye and in the Sudenai regions. It should be noted that the Russians loved the almond shrub very much, it began to actively use in landscape design to create magic flowering gardens.

Almonds are a small tree, rather even a shrub having a powerful root system capable of reaching 5 meters. He grows up to 10 meters high. Of course, there are various varieties of this shrub, characterized by a height, shape and abundance of flowering.

Growing almond bone

Almonds can be raised from the bone, but in this case the biological and commercial characteristics of the almond walnut may be lost. In order for as best to germinate the almond bone, it should be pre-soaked in a strengthening solution and planted 15-20 cm from each other. Two bones, in this case, after germination, leave a stronger seedling. Bones can be planted and early in spring, but before that, from the end of January - the beginning of February they must be stratified (germinate in similar with natural winter conditions) in the sand. The process lasts up to one and a half months at a temperature of zero to ten degrees above zero.

When seed shoots are reached 10-15 cm, the roots of the plant at the same depth must be trimmed with the help of a shovel, the post is abundantly pouring.

The echoing of seedlings is carried out at the end of summer in the root cervion area, after which the oculist is plunged. Annual seedlings need to transplant, otherwise they do not form a crown.

Grafting Almond

For vaccination, there is a laying of any of the types of this plant, but it is recommended to take those of them that differ in high frost resistance. Almonds growing perfectly on Alychi, cherry, terns or plums. Suitable for vaccination will be directly direct, have developed stalks with eyes that must be fully formed. From the cutting should be removed all the foliage with the help of a secaterator, you only need to leave short stuffs of centimeter length.

If the vaccination was carried out in the spring, then after a half months of a snack from the kidney, which should be all the same green, should fall off himself, and it should be a little weakened by the eyepulitory tape. In the event that the vaccination was held in August, it should not be removed until the next autumn period should not be removed, while late in the autumn it is necessary to glue the grafted soil seedling (the place of the vaccination must be messed up the Earth). With the onset of the spring period, it is necessary to remove the soil so that the root neck is free, as well as the locking tape is also removed.

The reproduction of almond stalks

Rock up the stalks of almonds in fertile soil - a peat substrate is used to mix with sand to create looseness, allowing the forming root system to breathe. Immerse the cuttings into the substrate to the upper kidney - one kidney necessarily remains on the surface - in a vertical position. Almond cuttings will gradually develop, so they will be still vulnerable by winter from the moment of landing. They need to be inspired. Having survived the first winter, the almonds will further confront the cold and will not need to be essential in winter. It is possible to warm up with straw or leaves, covering twenty centimeters material for breeding. Alternatively, you can use Loutrasil.

Almonds will grow if it becomes regularly feeding - this is a prerequisite in reproduction of almond with stalling. Perfect time for fertilizer is the spring period. It is possible to feed the cuttings with a snorter, superphosphate, manure. The last option from fertilizers can compact the soil mixture, so it must be made in small quantities. Good development also provide straight sun rays. Almond development options are also available in semolotone places. After the first weeks of landing, almonds are mounted in the soil, but the root neck does not fall asleep, otherwise the tree is to highlight.

A year after landing, the second spring, almond cut a little - symbolic, sanitary trimming - to activate its growth. As soon as almond blends, conduct more extensive, rejuvenating trimming. Pay attention to this advice - it will help keep the forces in leaving the almonds in the future and will save from most of the problems that can be faced if you do not follow it.

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Almonds is a high tree or bushwhich refers to the sink and family of pink. Many believe that almond is a nut, but in fact it is not the case, it is a bone fruit.

Almond tree reaches a height of 4-6 meters, and a shrub of 2-3 meters. Rhizome consists of 3-5 skeletal roots, which can penetrate deep into the ground, thereby protecting from drying out.

The plant is quite branched, while it consists of two types of shoots, which include shortened generative and elongated vegetative.

Dark green leaves Mixed on brown stiffs and have a lanceal form with a pointed top.

An interesting feature of the almond will be what it begins to bloom in March or April, much earlier time to dissolve the leaves.

Flowers This plant consists of 5 petals of painted in white or light pink color. On average, the diameter of one flower is 2.5 centimeters.

Fruit of almond - It is dry and velvety to the touch kitchen cabin with a leathery and a fleshy-colored fleet.

After drying, the pulp is very easily separated from the edible bone of oval shape and a long, equal to 2.5 - 4 centimeters. It is characterized by the presence of a large amount of furrow.

The first fruiting takes place on 4-5 years of tree lifeBut in full force it is manifested only for 10-12 years. With good care, the shrub brings fruit for 30-50 years.

In addition to obtaining fruits almonds are also grown for decorative purposes. Pink or white foam of flowers of such a tree not only decorate the garden in early spring, but also exemption unique fragrance.

Almonds is a plant, to pollinate which you need to take care in advance. There are two types of trees:

• first need cross pollinationtherefore, near the fruitless almonds are planted at least 3 pollinators, the flowering time of which should coincide;
• the second is pollinated by the beesTherefore, it is desirable that there are 2-3 hiles next to the plant.

It was originally believed that almonds can be grown only in the southern regions, but with the development of scientific technologies, breeders brought varieties that, in the presence of proper shelter, can even survive the most severe winter.

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Sweet almond varieties are grown in culture, the following types are especially popular:

• Anniversary - The grade blooms quite late enough, has good drought resistance. The skin of the middle thickness, and the core is sweet, dense and dry;
• Ayudagsky - This variety is late and inexperienced, the first fruiting occurs already 3 years of tree life. The fruits covered with a soft shell are dense, slightly dropped oval core of light brown;
• Sevastopolsky - Such almonds boasts excellent resistance to heat and drought, besides, it brings a huge amount of harvest. The fetus shell is soft, and the nucleus themselves are dense, sweet, painted in the white lead;
• Mangul - This late dealer is not afraid of drought. Solid and dense kernels with increased oily oils are covered with a soft shell. A distinctive feature will be a good immunity to most diseases and pests;
• Dessert - Such self-visible almond is well suited for cultivation in the middle strip of Russia, because it is not afraid of return freezes and frostbite of flower kidney. Shell soft and rough. Oval cores are very sweet and oily. As pollinators for such a variety, almonds are usually used or spicy almonds.

Rules landing almond wood in open ground

Best grow almonds from annual seedlingsthat are placed in the open ground in early March or at the end of November.

As a place for planting plants choose a sunny plot protected from draft And the impetuous wind, almonds can also grow well in half.

It is believed that the trees planted in the fall are coming up well than those that were transferred to the open soil in the spring.

Before planting a plant, you need to prepare a pit. In the fall, two weeks before the landing digged, the diameter and depth of which will be 50-70 centimeters.

If the almond is planted with groupsThe distances between individual trees should be 3-4 meters, and between rows of 5-6 meters.

At the bottom of each pit, the drain layer is laidconsisting of rubble or gravel. Then the fertile soil is placed in them, consisting of the following elements:

• 1 part of the sand;
• 2 pieces of humus;
• 3 pieces of leaf land;
• 5-6 kilograms of overworked manure or humus;
• 500 grams of superphosphate;
• in the presence of acidic soil, it additionally contributes 200-300 grams of dolomite flour or lime.

After the pit is enough can be started to plant a tree:

• initially, in the center of the pit, they jump a support with a height of 1-1.5 meters;
• then there is a slide from the ground around it;
• the seedling is located on a hilly so that the root neck is 3-5 centimeters above the soil;
• at the next stage, the pit is falling asleep with fertile soil, tamper and thoroughly watered;
• once the water is fully absorbed, the seedling is tied to the support and mulch the soil 3-5 by a centimeter layer of peat or dry leaves.

When carrying out the spring planting, the pit is also prepared in the autumn period.

How to plant almonds:

Care for almonds

Almond care consists of several standard procedures that need to be performed when growing almost all fruit trees.

For the best fruiting almonds need regular watering. Young plants watered every 2 weeks, and adults 1 time in 20-25 days.

Loosening of the priority circle Beneficially affects the growth of the tree. The first time this work is carried out at the end of March to a depth of 10-12 centimeters.

Then, during the entire growing season, 3-4 loosenings are carried out, but at a depth of 6-8 centimeters. It is also necessary to remove weeds in a timely manner.

Almond is very responsive to making feeding. Starting from 2 years of life in late April-early May, 20 grams divorced in the water in the water of ammonium Selitra whether urea are brought into the rolled circle of each tree.

In the fall, the next mixture is introduced into the rolling circle under the people:

• 1 kilogram of manure;
• 20 grams of sulfur potassium;
• 40 grams of superphosphate.

The first 5-7 years of the lives of the trees in the aisles are recommended to grow sedients.

In Siberia without a shelter, you can grow a bobulk, steppe, low or Russian almonds. Three-blade almonds grow well in the central strip.

Trimming

At the beginning of spring, before the blooming of the kidneys It is necessary to remove all the frozen, broken, patients or deforming branches.

After the end of flowering, you can proceed to the forming trimming, during which 3 tiers of skeletal branches are removed:

• in the first year, three branches are selected, located 15-20 centimeters from each other and shorten them to length equal to 15 centimeters;
• the next 2-3 years on the central conductor form 3 tiers located at a distance of 20-30 centimeters;
• minor to form crown shoots pinch several times over the summer;
• the rest cut to 50-60 centimeters;
• at the end of work, the central conductor is shortened so that the distance between it and the upper tier is 55-60 centimeters.

Fall after falling leaves, Sanitary and rejuvenating trimming. That is, remove all dry, patients, broken, growing in the wrong direction and thickening the branch crown.

It is worth remembering that when trimming the thick branches, the location of the cut is necessarily treated with a garden boiler.

Diseases and pests

Most often, the following types of diseases meet on Almond:

1. Churchosposition - Initially, brown spots with a diameter of 2-4 millimeters appear on the leaves, which can be seen gray. Then the center of the sheet dries and falls.
2. Scab - This is a fungal disease, affecting the leaves, flowers and tree shoots.
3. Rust - On the upper side of the sheet, red spots appear, and on the inner brown pads. Over time, the leaves will dry and fall.
4. Practice spotting - The disease amazes all parts of the tree. It is possible to detect it on the leaves, because the characteristic stains of red shades appear on them with a dark border along the edges.
5. Gray Gnil - On the shoots, brown spots and a gray fluffy flare appear.

To get rid of diseases, it is necessary to remove and burn damaged parts of the plants and process the fugitiscides according to the instructions. The most popular are the drugs Chorus, Topaz, Champion and Oxychik.

From pests on Almond, you can meet such insects as semyead, Tlla, Lapticket or Custom Tick.

As a struggle against pests, trees must be treated with insecticides, which include Aktellik, Fufanon, Tagore.

Biotline or antitle can be used against the threshold. You can get rid of the spider tick with the help of preparations of Apollo, Agramentin or Phytodener.

As you know, much better prevent the emergence of any trouble, rather than treat it, so preventive measures will be extremely effective:

• early spring, before the formation of the kidneys, the tree and the soil around it is treated with 1 percent solution of Brodsky fluid;
• after the end of the leaf fall, the processing should be repeated;
• the best prophylactic measure will be the observance of agrotechnics of cultivation. This includes the right watering, the removal of weed grass and the conducting of sanitary trimming.

Almonds are removed only after the green outer shell darkens and becomes easily separated from the kernel.

Using a blooming tree in landscape design

Almond has a very beautiful and unusual blossomFor which it is very often planted in decorative purposes. Early flowers are able to decorate only the waking garden and create a spring mood.

In addition, the correct shape of the crown will help to use such trees to create an alley or simply as shading places for recreation.

Almond tree is an amazing flowering plantwhich in modern conditions can be grown in any corner of the country. With the right implementation of all recommendations, you can get very tasty bone fruits.