Oak trees are wonderful flowers for any garden. If you give them proper care, then during the flowering period, the oaks will simply be mesmerized by their beauty. They are also called Chinese chrysanthemums, and quite rightly, because it was from there that this wonderful flower, together with Buddhism, migrated to Japan, and only then to us. The Japanese call this flower kotengiku (kotenjiku), which means "ancient chrysanthemums." Wonderful garden flowers of the oaks symbolize longevity, but the flower itself is rather gentle. Although they are relatively good at tolerating the winter climate of our latitudes, it is better to transplant them to the greenhouses for the winter. The Chinese have been practicing this for many centuries.
Oak flowers - growing
Garden oak - it's unpretentious flowers for planting and growing in the suburban area. They really like gardening for a number of reasons.
Regardless of the variety of oak, these flowers are completely unpretentious to the composition of the land where they are planted. This flower loves when the soil has good drainage and good lighting in place where they are planted. Fertilizers that are most suitable for these flowers are some of the cheapest. This can be a droppings, an infusion of mullein, biohumus.
With the timely introduction of nitrogen as a bait during the formation of inflorescences, the stems and leaves are much stronger and much larger than in the case when the bait was not used.
The only period when oaks require the attention of the gardener is the growth period of the bush. At this time, it is necessary to cut off the lower leaves. By this procedure, you also protect the flower from disease, because it is through the lower leaves that the flower most often becomes infected with diseases. After the end of flowering, the flower is cut off, leaving only small hemp with a height of no more than 15 centimeters.
Reproduction of oak
In order to know how to plant oak flowers from seeds for the next year, it is important to follow certain rules. If you plant fresh seeds, which are collected only a month ago, their germination will disappoint you. Unfortunately, this indicator will not exceed 10%. Seeds, which were collected a year and a half ago, will not go up well (95%). The thing is that only by this time all the chemical processes are completed inside the seeds. In addition, the oak trees are planted by cuttings. The best time to cut and plant new plants is spring. At this time, cut off young shoots no longer than 15 centimeters, and after treatment with the drug "Kornevin", planted. If your oak flowers need a transplant, then there is another wonderful way to reproduce them - dividing the bush. In this case, the bush is divided by half, and its part is set off. In this procedure - an exceptional benefit, because as a result you get rejuvenated shrubs, the flowering of which will be more turbulent and bright.
Diseases and pests
The greatest harm to oaks is caused by aphids. It feeds on the juice of this plant, thereby slowing its growth. In addition, aphids also spoil buds. This flower is not averse to feasting
Wintering
To the great regret, not all varieties of oak stand wintering on the open ground. Most of them die in severe frosts, so we recommend that they be transplanted to a greenhouse for the winter. The most resistant to cold chamomile dunks. Particularly demanding for heat hybrid varieties, it is desirable to transplant them into the greenhouse with the first colds. With due care this wonderful flower will please its owners for many years.