Kalina varieties "Buldeenezh" (Voule de Neige - translated from French means "snowball") is decorative, with abundant and lush bloom. In the people it is called "snowball" for white clouds of inflorescences reaching in diameter of 20 cm. They look like snowballs by their appearance. Very often people grow Kalyna "Buldeenezh" on their sites, wishing to decorate them with such an unusual plant.
Reproduction of the guelder-rose "Buldeneezh"
It is preferable to propagate this plant in the spring, so that it can take root and adapt before the onset of winter. They do this with layers: peg the branches to the ground and sprinkle with humus. For a good result, it is necessary to water abundantly these layers. Even after the roots appear on the branches, they are hilled and continue to be abundantly moisturized. After 2 years of separation can be separated from the mother's bush.
You can also propagate Kalina with summer cuttings and bush division. In order to prepare cuttings, it is necessary in June to cut several shoots of the past year in length of 7-8 cm and plant them in loose soil with humus to a depth of 2-3 cm immediately into the open ground or into a cold greenhouse with washed river sand and humus. Planting is protected with a film or glass. To maintain moisture, the cuttings are sprinkled with warm water.
Planting and transplanting the viburnum "Buldeneezh" in autumn
Landing works are carried out either in early spring or in autumn. For the viburnum you need to choose a sunny area with a slight shading. The plant must be protected from winter cold winds.
Before planting, remove from the weed site and loosen the ground. Saplings should be placed at a distance of 3 meters from each other. Landing holes are made up to half a meter in depth. Peat is poured into them and seedlings are planted with a deepening of the root neck at 20 cm.
Caring for the bouillon "Buldeneezh"
After planting, leaving the tempered "Buldeneezh" simple. The soil should be periodically loosened and weeded from the weeds. Young plants need frequent watering: once a week in the evening hours they are abundantly poured into a previously constructed hole. One plant takes 30-40 liters of water.
Top dressing consists in a single application of organic fertilizers. For example, it can be 2 buckets of compost compost under each bush. Do this best in the spring during the loosening of the soil.
Also, when planting, it is advised to shorten the branches by about a third, so that the plant quickly acclimates to a new place. And further each year it is necessary to make a pruning, removing the dried twigs and leaving only one shoot from the young shoots. The main branches of the viburnum should be a little: in a 10-year-old plant - up to 8-9 pieces.
To form a beautiful crown, young plants of 2-3 years need to cut off each shoot, leaving only 3-4 buds at the base. This can be done until the bush is in the desired shape. If the plant is already grown, the shaping trimming is used only to reduce the size of the crown or to remove damaged shoots.
Kalina buldenė - care and pest control
The most important enemy of the viburnum is the aphid , which in a short period of time can lead to the death of all the leaves on the bush. To combat these pests, both folk remedies and special chemical preparations are used.
People's methods include evening spraying with a soapy solution. You can also sprinkle the ground around the bushes with a rather thick layer of wood ash. This will scare off unwanted guests.
Kalina "Bulderinj" is often attacked by larvae and beetles of the Kalinidae. To combat this insect, before opening the soil in spring, it is necessary to spray the bush with a solution of Inta-Vira or Nitrafen.