Barbaris Concord, landing and care

Barbaris Concord, landing and care

The word "Barbaris" for many is heard, but few know that barberries are leafy shrubs of amazing beauty. If you are in finding a decorative miniature shrub to create a living hedge, to decorate the rocky garden, then definitely pay your attention to Barbaris Tunberg. In this article, we consider one of the most popular and spectacular varieties of Barbaris Tunberg - Concord. This dwarf plant is remarkable with its magnificent and compact crown and, of course, saturated color of the crown.

Barbaris Concord - Description

  • Barbaris Tunberg Concord - a dwarf leafy shrub belonging to the barberry family.
  • The maximum height of Barbaris Tunberg Concord may vary from 50 to 60 cm depending on the growing conditions.
  • A distinctive feature of Barbaris Tunberg Concord is a beautiful crown of a spherical shape, which in an adult plant is capable of reaching 0.6 m in diameter.
  • Barbaris Tunberg Concord is known for slow growth. In a year, this decorative spiny shrub adds only about 2 cm in height and 3 cm in width.
  • Leaves of Barbaris Tunberg Concord have a very juicy color, which changes his shade slightly throughout the season. At first, burgundy-purple foliage, and then it becomes more red. The surface of the leaf of Barbaris Concord is brilliant, which looks especially effectively with sunny weather.
  • Barbaris Tunberg Concord flows. Small colors of yellow color begin to bloom at the end of May. You can admire the spectacular contrast between yellow flowers and purple foliage until the beginning of summer. Barberry flowers are collected in small-shaped small inflorescences.
  • The period of fruiting at Barbaris Concord comes in September - October. Berries have coral red color, reach 10 mm in diameter. Fruits at Barbaris Concord are not poisonous.

Barbaris Concord - Photo

 

Barbaris Tunberg Concord - Landing

Step number 1. Choose a place to land Barbaris Tunberg Concord

In order for Barbaris Tunberg Concord grew up a beautiful and bright plant on your site, pay attention to the choice of the right place to land. Where does this dwarf shrub like growing? Consider several tips:

  • the solar place on the plot will be just an ideal place to land Barbaris Tunberg Concord. Plant prefers to grow with good sunlight. Only under such conditions the shrub will show the maximum brightness and juice of foliage. If you put a barbaris in not so sunny place, then the leaves will be more pale, and the shrub will lose the attractiveness of its appearance;
  • barbaris Tunberg Concord is a dwarf shrub, which is not terrible wind and drafts. This feature of the plant greatly simplifies the search for a suitable landing site on the site;
  • if on your site, groundwater flows too close to the surface, then for landing Barbaris Tunberg Concord should find the most sublime place. The plant does not tolerant moisture in the roots. This can be a destructive factor. If there is no sublime place in such a plot, then take care of creating a good drainage layer in the process of training the landing pit;
  • the choice of landing site Barbaris Tunberg Concord depends on what goals you are haunting when planting this decorative shrub. Barbaris is great for creating alive hedges, it looks spectacular along the gardens and sidewalks, decorates stone gardens and alpine slides. The plant will look no less effectively against the background of a green lawn, creating a beautiful contrast.

Step number 2. Choose time for landing Barbaris Tunberg Concord

Opinions of gardeners on optimal landing time Barbaris Tunberg Concord diverge. Some believe that planting the plant is better in the fall, since the spring Barbaris Concord begins to awaken very early. Other gardeners prefer the spring landing, advising it simply before the kidneys begin to bloom.

Step number 3. We choose landing material

Neither properly prepared soil nor the correct place for landing Barbaris Tunberg Concord will not matter if the planting material is not entirely high quality. To plant a healthy and beautiful plant, consider the following recommendations when choosing seedlings:

  1. do not buy Barbaris Saplings Tunberg Concode, like seedlings of any other ornamental plants, "with hands". Making such a purchase, you can not be sure as a sapling. Give preference to large nurseries who specialize in breeding varieties;
  2. it is better to choose those seedlings whose root system is closed. The roots of such plants are protected by an earthen room. But on the other hand, you will not be able to inspect the roots of such seedlings for damage and defects;
  3. inspect the seedling before buying. It should not be visible mechanical damage, the earthen comes should not be interrelated.

The advantage of Barbaris Saplings Tunberg Concord with a closed root system is that they can be planted almost throughout the spring-summer season. Saplings with an open root system need to immediately plant into the ground so as to prevent the root drying. Make it best in spring to the dissolution of the kidneys.

Step number 4. Preparation for landing and landing Barbaris Tunberg Concord

Barbaris Tunberg Concord prefers to grow on weakly acid or neutral soils. If you have an acidic soil on your site, you will have to hold a lime. Too heavy and clay soils are also undesirable for the cultivation of Barbaris. They will keep moisture in themselves, which will negatively affect the growth and development of the shrub. Beginner gardeners may experience difficulties in determining the characteristics of the soil in the country area. To solve this problem, you can seek help in a special laboratory, which will help in determining the composition of the soil on your site. Consider the basic rules for landing Barbaris Tunberg Concord:

  • if the land at the site of landing does not possess optimal for barbaris characteristics, then prepare the nutrient substrate you will fill the landing pits. To do this, you need to mix 2 pieces of the turf, 1 part of the sand and 1 part of humus. If the soil is acidic, then add 200 grams of wood ash;
  • prepare landing pits. If you land single plants, then dig pits in a depth of 0.5 m and a diameter of 0.5 m. Between the plants, follow the minimum distance of 1.5-2 m. If you are going to make a living fence from Barbaris Tunberg Concord, then it is better to dig a trench with a depth of 0.5 m. In this case, 1 m of trenches will be located up to 4-5 barberry saplings;
  • if the groundwater on the landing site of Barbaris Tunberg Concordes proceed too close to the surface, then be sure to make a reliable drainage layer, which will save the root system of shrub from water stagnation. To create this layer, a broken brick, gravel;
  • next, you need to remove the sapling of the pot. An earthlom must necessarily be wet so that this process is easy. Approximately 15 minutes before the extraction of the seedling of the pot is well like it. Release the root system of the plant from the ground to as much as you can. Do it most accurately so as not to damage the roots. Saplings with an open root system can be twice in the preparation that stimulates the root formation;
  • place the seedling in the center of the landing pit or in the trench, lock it with your hand and start to bury. Periodically shake the barbaris so that the Earth filled all empties between the roots;
  • gently compact the land around the plant;
  • pour a seedling of 3-4 liters of water, wait for her absorption and, if you need, spread a little more soil from above;
  • the final stage in the landing of Barbaris Tunberg Concord is the mulching of the earth around it. It is necessary in order to keep moisture for more time.

Barbaris Tunberg Concord - Care

How to water Barbaris Tunberg Concord

Barbaris Tunberg Concord - a plant that does not need frequent and abundant irrigation. It is for this reason that the plant was so closer in the household plots, where the dackets come on weekends. The plant may well do natural precipitation. If the summer was too hot and dry, then the shrub can be watered about 1 time per week. Watering water should be warm. Producing watering barbarisa should be right under the root.

How to feed Barbaris Tunberg Concord

Barbaris Tunberg Concord is an ideal plant not only in terms of watering, but also in terms of making feeding. Shrub needs them very rarely. The very first feeding can be made in spring the next year after landing. Barbaris needs nitrogen fertilizer. For example, 30 gr urea can be dissolved in a bucket of water and pour shrubs with this solution. In the next feeder, which is carried out in the same way, Barbaris Concord will need only after 3 years. If you really want to "pamper" a shrub, you can use any finished mineral fertilizers.

How to do the trimming of Barbaris Tunberg Concord

A dwarf shrub Barbaris Tunberg Concord can be wonderful and without trimming. His thick crown has a beautiful spherical form without any human intervention. But sometimes even dwarf barberries may need sanitary or forming trimming.

  • Sanitary trim is carried out in spring when the leaves of the bush unfold well. It is at this moment that there are well-visible shoots damaged by frosts, dead branches, etc.
  • Forming trimming can be carried out on the 2nd year after landing. In this type of trimming, we usually need plants that planted to create a living hedge. Since Krona Barbaris Tunberg Concord is very dense, it is perfectly amenable to formation. Conducting the formative crunch of adult plants can be twice the season - at the beginning and at the end of summer.

Swimming and mulching of the soil around Barbaris Tunberg Concord

Broke the soil around Barbaris Tunberg Concord must be necessary. This is necessary in order for the roots to receive a sufficient influx of air. Reduce the amount of loosenings can be mulched soil. You can use peat, sawdust or humus. Mulching the soil will avoid another problem with which it is worth fighting. This is a weed grass. Weeds will not only spoil the decorative appearance of the shrub, but also to promote the spread of diseases and pests.

Methods of breeding Barbaris Tunberg Concord

I breed Barbaris Tunberg Concord seeds

It is possible to extract the planting material for breeding Barbaris Tunberg Concord. To do this, you need to collect berries from the shrub, which ripen in September - October. From the pulp separated bones and dried them. For disinfection, the seeds can be treated with a solution of manganese. Barbaris seeds can be sowed both in spring and autumn. For spring landing, seeds are kept throughout the winter in the cool sand. In the autumn seeds sow in the ground before the onset of cold weather. After the young seedlings of Barbaris appear, you need to take the strongest and transplant them to permanent growth places. It happens about 6-12 months after landing.

Preliminate Barbaris Tunberg Concord

The reproduction of decorative shrubs, including Barbaris Tunberg Concord, the decodes is very popular. It requires a minimum of costs, and the result is always positive. For rooting, the bottom young shoots will be needed. Dock the small trenches in the rolling circle of a depth of about 20 cm. Lay into the trench of Barbaris's escape and scream it, leaving the top. It remains only to wait for the root.

I breed Barbaris Tunberg Concord Cubs

Barbaris Tunberg Concord successfully can multiply with cuttings that need to be harvested in the summer. The cuttings are planted into the nutrient soil, which is preparing along the same scheme as when planting seedlings. For a faster and successful cutting of a cutlery, it can be poured by any corpsulatory agent. After you strengthened the cuttings in the ground, it must be covered with a film. Shelter needs from time to time to shoot, air barbaris, remove the condensate on the inside of the film. As soon as the cutlets begin to produce new leaflets, the film is removed to harde the young plant. Also unacceptably the formation of the crust on the surface of the soil. To avoid this soil constantly loose, follow the level of humidity.

Preliminary Barbaris Tunberg Concord Delivery bush

The reproduction of Barbaris by the division of the bush is suitable only for strong and adult plants. Carefully dig a bush and divide it into 2 parts. If the shrub will share very hard, then act as carefully in order not to damage the root system. Each of the parts, put on a permanent place of growth in pre-prepared landing pit. Pits are filled with a nutrient substrate, the preparation process of which is described above in the article.

Possible problems in the cultivation of Barbaris Tunberg Concord

Under all the rules of landing and care for Barbaris Tunberg Concord, you will meet with problems with minimal probability. But, like most decorative plants in the garden, Barbaris can threaten some diseases and pests. Carefully inspect shrubs in order to start fighting the problem on time. Among the most popular insect pests, Barbaris can be allocated as follows:

  • barberry Tla. The main feature that the wave settled on the shrub is the deformation of the leaves. They start wrinkling, seeking and fall off. You can fight with soot as modern insecticidal preparations and folk methods. Efficiency showed spraying with soap solution and tobacco solution;
  • barberry sawl. This pest postpones his larvae on the underside of the leaf of Barbaris and pulls out all the juices from it. The leaves are gradually starting to fade. Regularly examine the leaves of your decorative shrubs. If you notice a small black insect, then process the bush pesticides.
  • flower spine. The favorite part of Barbaris Concorde for this pest is the fruits that appear in the fall. The insects simply "eaten". Fighting with this pest effective with the help of modern means (decis, chlorofos).

Barbaris Tunberg Concordes may threaten some dangerous diseases. If you do not start to fight with them, then the shrub can perish completely. Among the most common diseases with which Barbaris can meet, the following can be distinguished:

  • spotted leaves. To suspect this disease in Barbarisa you can change the color of the leaves. First, pale stains begin to appear on them, which are then becoming more and bright. The leaves are gradually deformed. To combat spotty, effectively spraying copper oxid chloride, which must be held 2 times during the season;
  • puffy dew. This is one of those fungal diseases that can completely destroy the plant. It is very simple to notice it. All overhead units of Barbaris Concord, including fruits, begin to be covered with white raids. If you do not notice the development of the disease, then the shrub will have to destroy. At the initial stage, the plant can be helped with a solution of Calloid sulfur or lime-sulfur mixture;
  • fusariosis. The main symptom of this disease in Barbaris is the yellowing of shoots and leaf of shrub. One of the most effective means in the fight against this ailment is the Bordeaux liquid;
  • rust. This fungal disease amazes the leaves of Barbaris Tunberg Concord. If you look at the bottom side of the leaf of the affected plant, then there you can notice the plaques of rusty. The disease is successfully treated with modern means (Topaz, Bayleton);
  • bacteriosis. This disease of Barbaris Tunberg Concord is manifested by deformation of the tops of the shoots. These may appear tumor formations, cracks. Damaged tops must be cut off, grabbing a small part of the tissue of escape. After such a procedure, the sections of sections are treated with copper-containing fungicide;
  • drying of shoots. The causative agent of this fungal disease can be one of 14 types of fungi. They cause gradual dry drying. To prevent the further development of the disease, it is very important to delete the amazed shoots on time.

Using Barbaris Tunberg Concord in Landscape Design

Barbaris Tunberg Concord is one of the most decorative varieties of Barbaris. This spiny shrub is widely used in landscape design. If you have a very small plot, you will still find a place for this luxury burgundy red plant. Barbaris Tunberg Concord can disembark:

  • in single landings
  • in group landings,
  • on the Alpine Hills,
  • in rocky gardens
  • to create a living hedge,
  • as a curb plant.

The thick and dense crown of Barbaris Tunberg Concord perfectly gives himself a haircut. If you do not want to bother with the creation of the form, then the natural spherical shape of the barbaris will look as impressive. The burgundy red shrub beautifully looks in a living hedge. But to grow it, you need to spend a lot of time. After all, Barbaris Tunberg Concord is distinguished by its slow growth rates. This bright shrub will attract attention even in a single landing. If you have been looking for a plant for a long time, which will create a color accent throughout the season, the Barbaris Concord is perfect for this purpose.

Barbaris Tunberg Concord - Reviews

  • Marina P. "Barbaris Concord is my favorite decorative shrub. Its leaves retain a bright color throughout the summer. The plant is dwarf, has a thick and dense crown. I do not like to engage in trimming shrubs, and Barbaris looks great and without it. If you have garden tracks on the site, then you will definitely pay your attention to this bright shrub. He transforms the site beyond recognition. "
  • Irina L. "Gardening I took up not so long ago. Once I saw on one of the plots a shrub of a bright purple color and could not get an eye from it. It was Barbaris Tunberg Concord. At first, I planted only one barbaris, and then a whole group of these dwarf shrubs appeared on my site, which decorate my plot. Plants in care are completely unpretentious. I advise for growing novice. "
  • Alla K. "Miniature purple-burgundy bushes Barbaris literally transformed my plot. I saw Barbaris Concord at the neighbor on the site and immediately fell in love with this spiny shrub. A huge advantage in the cultivation of this plant for me is that it is completely untransiborable in watering. I come to my site only on weekends, and Barbarisa is quite enough of 1 watering a week. If the weather is rainy, then I do not water the bush at all. "
  • Timur E. "I am doing gardening quite recently. My plot is very sunny, and for me it was a whole problem to pick up any decorative plants that would maintain constant sunlight. The seller in the store advised Barbaris Tunberg Concord, assuring his love for the sun. Indeed, the shrub sniffed well on my soil. In sunny weather, foliage is literally transformed, becomes bright and brilliant. I did not regret the choice of this particular variety of Barbaris. "

Barbaris Tunberg Concord is a mile-shaped dwarf bush driver who will have to taste even the most sophisticated gardeners. The cultivation of this plant will not take you trouble, and you can admire the bright colors of burgundy barberry throughout the season.