Thuja Khoseri is an evergreen coniferous plant used by landscape designers to create garden compositions. The spherical shrub does not need special care, withstands significant frosts on the soil, almost does not require pruning, because it retains its shape throughout all stages of development.
Thuya Khozeri: description and sizes
Thuja spherical Khosery - a miniature multi-stemmed shrub with bright green needles (the color of the needles varies depending on the season, in winter the plant can be red, brown or light green).
Thuya Khozeri
Straight and thick shoots extending from the root form a spherical crown. The wood is brown-red (in old shrubs - dark brown, covered with cracks), very durable. The needles are updated 1 time in 3 years. This happens unnoticed by others. The length of the needles varies between 2-4 mm.
Thuja is a flowering shrub. The flowers are monoecious, small, there are very few of them and they are concentrated in the upper part of the shoot. A faded plant is covered with small (1 cm long) ovoid cones. The dimensions of the bush are small, its height is from 50 to 80-90 cm maximum.
Thuja western Khosery grows slowly, increasing by no more than 5 cm per year. This allows you to not worry about the regular monthly formation of the crown.
Planting and caring for the thuja hoseri
The shrub does not tolerate drafts, moist and acidic soils, shadows, therefore:
- it is planted in well-lit areas of the garden;
- at the same time, an excess of light can lead to the death of a plant, it is best planted in partial shade;
- shrubs protect from draft and wind with the help of other plants, fence;
- make sure that after the snow melts under the thuja, water does not accumulate;
- pay increased attention to soil composition and mulching.
Attention! An improperly planted plant may dry out. In the spring, thawing is slightly cut, removing dry branches and yellowed needles.
Thuja Khozeri, ready to land
How to plant thuja hoseri
The best time for planting a young bush in the open ground is autumn or spring. It all depends on the region. In the north, planting is more often done in the spring, in the south - in the fall. In summer, you can not plant - the bush is likely to dry.
In the selected area:
- dig a hole, the depth of which should be 1.5 times greater than the length of the roots (more than half a meter more than the length of the roots);
- the pit is filled with 2 buckets of water, let it soak.
The bottom is covered with drainage (expanded clay, brick chips, crushed stone are used in this capacity), and left in this position for the night. The thickness of the drainage layer is 15-20 cm.
Important! Thuja is capricious to the quality of the soil, for planting use a mixture of peat, sand and garden soil in a ratio of 1/1/2.
The shrub is planted in a prepared hole as follows:
- placed in the center of the pit;
- straighten his roots;
- holding the branches, fall asleep with soil.
The root neck is left on the surface without burying (optimally - 3 cm). Tamped the earth, poured earth around the hole so that the sides along the perimeter are obtained. This will save some of the water during irrigation. Immediately after planting, the soil under it is mulched. As a mulch use wood bark or wood chips.
Thuja is getting ready for winter
Watering mode
Watered regularly. The frequency of irrigation depends on air temperature and season.
In regions with a temperate climate, summer thuja is watered no more than 1 time per week. To saturate the root system with moisture, it is enough to pour up to 10 liters of water under the bush. It is advisable to take water for irrigation not from the tap, but from the barrel, where it settles and warms up to the desired temperature during the day. Cold water is not watered.
Important! In dry periods, the bushes are watered immediately after the topsoil has dried. Watered in the early morning or evening - after 18:00. Permissible organization of drip irrigation, sprinkling.
Top dressing
Since thawed hosers are in most cases planted from pots bought in nurseries, the first 2 years after planting, it will not need fertilizer. After this time, the first top dressing of the bush is performed.
To do this, use:
- potassium;
- phosphorus;
- compost;
- humus.
Humus or compost sprinkle soil under the thuja bushes, fertilizer must be sprinkled with pine bark on top. This is necessary to protect the fertilizer from rain and sunlight. When using liquid fertilizers for conifers, it is extremely important to observe the dosage recommended by the manufacturer. Otherwise, you can burn the roots of the plant.
If necessary, the plant is fed twice a year - in spring and autumn, but spring dressing is considered the most important, because it allows the thuja to recover quickly after winter frosts.
Tui landing
Features of summer care
In summer, the western (Hoseri) is regularly watered, monitoring the state of the soil layer, periodically mulching and loosening.
Particular attention is paid to the condition of the bush after rain. If water has accumulated in a hole under a shrub, a small canal is pulled out with a chopper to drain it.
In August, you can collect seeds for subsequent planting.
Preparing thuja Khosery for winter
Young arborvitae for winter shelter, protecting from snow and cold. To do this, in the last days of October, provided that the first snow is expected no earlier than mid-November, the bush is covered with large thick branches or wooden blocks so that it looks like a frame. A burlap or a dense fabric that is well permeable to air is pulled over it.
The purpose of creating a framework is also to protect against damage to branches under the weight of snow and to protect the plant from sunlight. The winter sun negatively affects the quality of the needles.
Breeding thuja hoseri
Thuja is propagated by seeds and cuttings. The seed method is not the most convenient, it is difficult to grow thaw at home from seeds.
Seeds for planting are harvested in summer or autumn. Sow in a box or immediately into the open ground. The instillation depth is 1 cm, the distance between the seeds in the box is 5-7 cm, in open ground - at least 10-15 cm.
Seedling
Propagation by cuttings
In late autumn, the gardener can prepare cuttings for planting future young plants. To do this, cut branches from a length of 15 cm from the bushes. The slice is cleaned of needles, the twigs are placed in a glass of water. The liquid should cover at least 1-2 cm of sprig. It is better to make an oblique cut or put a branch obliquely.
Important! The first roots should appear after 1-2 weeks. As soon as this happens, a twig is planted in the ground. The soil mixture is selected the same as for an adult plant (peat, sand and garden soil).
The container with the seedling is covered with film or glass, creating greenhouse conditions for it. Once a day, the lid is removed, and the seedling is aired and watered, if necessary (when the upper soil layer dries).
Watering can be replaced by spraying. This will reduce the risk of rotting of young roots from an excess of moisture. A rooted young plant can be transplanted to a permanent habitat as early as next spring.
Why does thuja hoseri turn yellow
Thuja Khosery turns yellow:
- due to improper care (too frequent watering, its absence, landing in the shade or, conversely, in the sun);
- in winter (lack of light and heat).
In landscape design
In the latter case, yellowing of the needles is considered normal, nothing needs to be done. In spring, yellow needles are simply cut off and new green ones appear in their place. If the cause of yellowness is a mistake in leaving, then you can try to make adjustments to the usual methods of handling thuja, for example, to limit watering, plant a tall bush nearby, covering the thaw from direct sunlight.
Thuja Khoseri is a coniferous perennial representing a shrub in the shape of an almost perfect ball. It is simple to take care of it, the plant tolerates drought and frost well, with moderate watering it grows on the site for more than one year, successfully combining with other garden plants, which allows you to create beautiful compositions in the framework of landscape design.
