Planting and caring for Siberian cedar. Growing cedar pine from walnut

Siberian cedar is the abbreviation for the Siberian cedar pine. In nature, this powerful plant reaches a height of 35–40 meters, with a spreading tiered crown and a trunk diameter of up to 2 meters. The tree can rightfully be proud of its frost resistance, it can withstand cold temperatures down to -55 degrees. In comfortable favorable growing conditions, the plant lives up to 600–800 years, grows well in the territory of the central strip of Russia and Siberia.

For landing on suburban areas most often, seeds and seedlings of undersized varieties are used - they are no less decorative, and the aroma of their needles is just as useful as essential oils tall grandparents. The most popular of them are: Record holder - with a dense crown in the shape of a ball, and Icarus, which has a pyramidal crown.

Collection of cones and preparation of planting material

The Siberian cedar has inflorescences of both sexes on the same tree: shoots of male cones are located at the base of the growth in the central part, and female ones are at the top of the crown. Flowering time: May-June. From the moment the buds are formed, and until the full ripening of the seeds, a year and a half passes.

The ripening of cedar nuts consists of several stages:

1. In late spring - early June, ovules form on the tree, they bloom and pollinate. Seeds are formed during the summer.
2. Throughout the year, the ovules store pollen and gradually become a pine cone.
3. Overwintered winter cones actively develop from the beginning of the next warm season and by mid-July grow up to 6-8 centimeters in length, the yellow color changes to brown-brown.
4. In September, the ripening period comes to an end, brown cones with an oily nucleolus become dry, and the seeds are easily separated from the scales with the intention of finding a place to grow. Ripe specimens fall to the ground at the slightest blow to the tree trunk.

Ripening dates can be shifted by a couple of weeks depending on the region, climatic conditions and the condition of the tree.

The seed method of reproduction of cedar is a very laborious and very long process. It will take several years to germinate nuts and successfully grow new seedlings capable of independent life in the open air.

Collect cones for further landing seeds can be harvested in autumn or spring, when the collection of padanki, which have fallen from the tree on their own, takes place. After that, shake the nuts out of the cones, place in a container and pour hot water(not boiling water).

After an hour and a half, the seeds will need to be gently rubbed in your hands to wash off the resin and substances that prevent germination. The liquid after such a procedure will become very dark, it must be drained. These actions: pouring and washing the nuts are repeated until the water stops taking on a dirty shade - about a day.

The next day, the seeds are already sufficiently saturated with moisture, and the most mature of them will sink to the bottom of the container. They will serve as good planting material in the future. If spring planting is planned, then the nuts, without drying, must be placed in glass jar with wet moss or river sand, filling it no more than 2/3. Holes must be made in the lid for oxygen access. In this form, the seeds are ready for stratification - cold treatment, by placing them in a cellar or refrigerator for 2-3 months.

After this period, pine nuts should hatch - their shells crack and a white small root appears, then they can be germinated. Some experienced experts advise soaking the seeds for 30 minutes before sowing in a weak solution of potassium permanganate in order to protect them from fungus infection and stimulate sprouts.

Planting and growing cedar at home from seed

In order to grow cedar at home, it is important to follow the step-by-step instructions that describe the stages of development of young plants of this species. In prepared flower pot or the container is filled with a pre-steamed substrate: either peat and clean river sand in a 1: 1 ratio, or soil for conifers. Seeds are deepened so that the upper part of the shell is located at ground level. Landings are well watered and covered with glass or plastic wrap to create greenhouse conditions.

Nuts can be planted both in separate small pots or cups, and in a common spacious pot - cedar grows for a long time, and plants will need to be transplanted into individual containers only after 3–4 years, when they reach a height of 15–18 centimeters.

On average, if preparation seed was carried out in accordance with the recommendations, the seeds germinate after a few days. It is very interesting to watch the seedlings of cedars: the sprout gradually straightens up and throws off the shell it no longer needs, turning into a miniature "palm tree". It is important to understand that cedar seeds never germinate all at the same time, you can judge the percentage of germination after a month. Usually about 25–30% of planting material emerges.

Shelter in the form of a film or glass is removed from the pot after about 7-10 days, watering is done as the surface of the substrate dries.

Another no less popular and well-established way of planting cedar seeds is the germination of nuts in wooden box or a box with sawdust and needles. The height of the container should be about 25 centimeters, holes for excess moisture are required at the bottom.

Cedar pine seeds deepen into the substrate by 5–10 millimeters at intervals of 10–15 centimeters from each other. A thin layer of peat is laid on top to maintain moisture. For the winter, the box is placed on the balcony or on the street.

Care of seedlings and their subsequent transplantation

Cedar sprouts do not require much attention, they only need to moisten the substrate and maintain the temperature regime: room temperature in summer and cool in winter. It is useful to feed one-year-old seedlings with natural immunostimulating agents - nettle infusion, for example.

Cedar is one of the most beautiful representatives of conifers. The duration of his life is 450-500 years, and the cedar pine reaches maturity by 80-85 years. This long-liver pleases not only with sprawling long needles, but also with delicious pine nuts, rich in vitamins, microelements, fats and protein.

Cedar can be grown from a nut

You can meet cedars on summer cottages, and on the territory country houses. Most often they are planted as annual seedlings, but not many people know how to grow cedar from a nut at home.

planting material

Growing a cedar from a nut is not an easy task, because there are no high-quality planting raw materials for sale. Nuts that you can buy in the store are absolutely not suitable for growing cedar at home. Most often they are peeled and fried. Not many decide to germinate seeds on their own, because it is much easier to buy an annual seedling and plant it in the ground.

Buying pine nuts from your hands is also not the most good idea. Seeds retain their germination capacity for 1 year, in the second year it decreases by 50%, and after that the seed does not germinate at all.

In addition to the shelf life of nuts, its conditions may also be violated, which negatively affects the planting material.

To grow cedar from seeds at home, you will have to collect pine nuts yourself. This can be done in places where cedar pine grows in late October, November. At this time, the collection of ripe cones begins. You can take fallen seeds or seed cones, but they can be damaged by mold or rodents, and there is a high probability that this will be last year's crop.

It is better to pick a cone directly from the tree, but this is not easy to do because of the height of the cedar pines. Pickers use long sticks with mallets at the ends to knock the cones off the top. These seeds are more likely to germinate.

To collect seeds, it is best to pick a cone from a tree yourself.

Preparing seeds for germination

To plant seeds, you need to extract them from the cone. This is done quite simply. The cone is placed near heating appliances or quickly burned with flames from all sides. Under the influence of temperature, the scales open, releasing the seeds. AT industrial scale use special devices that crush the cone without damaging the pine nuts.

After extracting the seeds, you need to take care of their disinfection. To prevent many fungal diseases, pine nuts are soaked in a solution of potassium permanganate for 2-3 hours before planting.

Planting seeds

An important point in growing cedar from seeds is stratification - the creation of conditions as close to natural as possible. In the forest, pine nuts, falling into the ground in November-December, hibernate under the snow and germinate only in spring. Creating something similar at home is quite simple:

After soaking in potassium permanganate, pine nuts are planted in a specially prepared substrate to a depth of 1–2 cm. Too deep planting prevents seed germination.
Seeds planted in a container are watered so that the whole earth gets wet, but does not become sour from excess moisture. Otherwise, the nuts will start to rot.
5–7 cm of snow is laid on the surface of the substrate. The container is covered with polyethylene and put on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for 3 months. If a weather do not allow you to immediately cover the landing with a snow cover, then this can be done later.
Once a month or as the soil dries, the nuts are watered. room temperature. It is advisable to use melted snow.

After 3 months of stratification, the container with the cedars planted in it is taken out of the refrigerator and placed on the south window. Most often, the first shoots appear already in the second week.

Cedar sprouts well on the south window

Substrate for planting seeds

The quality and composition of the soil play an important role in growing cedar at home. Seeds should be germinated in a mixture of:

river sand;
fine crumbs of gravel;
peat.

Sand and gravel are calcined before planting. This prevents the development of many diseases, kills mold spores. Sometimes cedar seeds are germinated in a mixture of coniferous sawdust and fertile soil. Such a composition is very similar to the soil of a cedar forest, but it dries up quite quickly, so you need to carefully monitor the watering of sprouted nuts.

Before planting nuts, the soil should be calcined

Seedling transplant

When the cedar sprouts have reached 3 cm, they must be planted in separate containers, where they will grow for the first year. The main thing when transplanting is to carefully handle the delicate roots so as not to damage them.

Drainage is laid at the bottom of the pot, you can buy it at the store or use cedar cones. The second option is better, because it brings the growing conditions closer to natural ones. The substrate is made from river sand, fertile soil and coniferous sawdust.

A month after transplanting, you can start hardening the seedlings. First they arrange airing, and after a while they take it out into the street.

You can not leave a young tree under the scorching sun, but the shade does not suit him either. You need to put a pot of cedar in a place with a scattered shadow - under another tree or a canopy.

The first 10 years, the cedar pine grows very slowly, but with good care will rise sharply. It is better to plant a seedling in the ground before three years. Such a tree is well received and easily tolerates winter.

A three-year-old seedling can already be planted in the ground

young tree care

If it was possible to plant a cedar in the country house and the tree took root, then all the requirements for growing pine were carefully observed. Now you can start caring for the seedling. You need to remember the following recommendations:

For full development, forest trees enter into symbiosis with mycelium. This is useful neighborhood will help to strengthen the cedar grown in the country. To do this, take 5 handfuls of forest litter and pre-crushed caps of ripe forest mushrooms, soak it all in a bucket of warm water. A day later, the cedar is watered with the resulting mixture.
It is impossible to loosen the earth around the tree, because the roots are located very close to the surface, there is a possibility of damage.
The soil around the seedling is mulched to retain moisture and control weeds. Crushed cedar or other trees are used as mulch. coniferous cones, sawdust, pine nut shells.
The plant is watered as the soil dries out, but the cedar reacts painfully to waterlogging and may die. Every year in spring and autumn, you need to make fertilizer for coniferous trees. If you take good care of the cedar for the first 10 years of its life, then it will actively grow and bear fruit well.

Cedar is beautiful and slender tree which, without exaggeration, can be called majestic. The unforgettable aroma of its needles, which many people like, also deserves attention. Therefore, it is natural that many gardeners are interested in how to grow a cedar from a nut at home, especially since it is much more economical than planting from a seedling.

Cedar can be grown from a nut. This is a cost-effective task

Nut selection and preparation for planting

Growing cedar from seeds is not the easiest, but quite realistic task.

The first thing that provides for its solution is a careful selection of nuts:

Seeds intended for cultivation should not have an unpleasant odor.
Nuts, the surface of which is covered with mold, cannot be considered suitable for planting.
To avoid fungal infections, all seeds are treated with a weak solution of potassium permanganate (0.5% potassium permanganate solution is enough). The average duration of the procedure is 2 hours.
For planting, nuts collected on the slopes of the Sayan or Altai are best suited.

The most suitable age for pine nuts used for cultivation is no more than three years. Practice shows that germination in such cases is maximum, and therefore young seeds should be a priority. If there are no such nuts, then others will do, whose age does not exceed 8–10 years.

To grow a healthy tree, you should choose nuts carefully.

Having decided on the seeds, you can proceed to the implementation of the sequence of actions, which is presented below:

Soaking selected nuts for 72 hours (water should be changed daily).
Mixing seeds with sand and moistening them.
Placement of nuts in a cloth bag, which fits into a wooden box with ventilation holes.

The final step at this stage is to place the seed container in the refrigerator. There they should spend about 5 months at a temperature of 3-6 ° C, that is, in conditions close to winter, but not harsh.

In the future, pine nuts should be checked regularly to maintain moisture and prevent mold. If it appeared on some seeds, then you need to get rid of them, and replace the sand with a new one.

Pot and soil requirements

While the seeds are in the refrigerator, you can do another important thing - preparing a place for their future planting. It should not be large: it is quite possible to germinate pine nuts in a pot that can hold about 200 g of soil mixture, which can be:

natural forest;
loamy;
containing a large amount of humus.

If the gardener cannot spend time looking for suitable soil, in which you can plant a cedar, then he can always buy ready composition for coniferous plants in a specialized store. The choice of soil should be approached responsibly, because the future of the plant directly depends on its composition.

Cedar needs potassium, and a high nitrogen content is contraindicated for it due to the inhibitory effect on its root system.

Planting and watering rules

The probability of growing cedar at home increases if you plant a nutlet in March or April. There are others useful advice that help to solve this problem accurately:

the optimal seed planting depth is from 0.5 to 2 cm;
you can place nuts close enough to each other (10 mm or more);
top seeds are sprinkled with sawdust or needles;
in the pot it is necessary to place the maximum possible number of nuts.

The last point is explained by the fact that in most cases only 10-15% of the seeds can germinate, that is, one out of seven or even ten nuts.

Particular attention must be paid to watering. Despite the fact that cedar belongs to moisture-loving plants, it perceives flooding negatively, and therefore it is extremely important to adhere to the following rules:

Nuts planted in the ground, it is desirable to spray from a spray bottle. This reduces the leaching of plant-friendly substances that are in top layer soil.
Before you start watering, you should determine the degree of soil moisture. To do this, simply stick a match into it: if it turns out to be wet, then it is necessary to wait a little with the implementation of the planned procedure.
The recommended frequency of watering seeds after planting is once every 2 days. If moistening is carried out less often, then the cedar grows much more slowly - experiencing great difficulties in reaching the surface and being characterized by a weak development of the root system.

The temperature should be room temperature, i.e., be in the range of 18–22 ° C. It is advisable to exclude the presence of the pot in direct sunlight, it is much better to place it in the shade.

Provided that all the above points are taken into account, the seeds germinate relatively quickly: about a month after planting. True, many gardeners call other terms - up to 90 days, explaining this by the difference in the quality of the selected nuts. Further, the pot can be placed in a brighter place, provided that the impact sun rays will be moderate.

Further actions

It is worth noting that growing a cedar from a nut is a rather lengthy process, and therefore the appearance of sprouts should not be considered an unconditional success. Cedar in terms of development rate is noticeably inferior to most coniferous and deciduous trees. Observant gardeners have found that cedars grown from seeds at home add only 6-7 cm per year in the first few years.

In the first year, small cedars cannot be planted in open ground in the country or adjoining territory, because they need this time to strengthen and adapt. The latter will pass faster if you take the pot outside in the warm season.

Transplantation of small cedar trees can be carried out for 2-3 years of their life. The procedure is tolerated by them without much difficulty, especially if the gardener takes into account the following points:

Plant roots must be handled with care. When transplanting cedar shoots into open ground, bends and fractures of its roots should be avoided.
The best transplant option is with a clod of earth from a pot. In this way, the microflora to which the plant is accustomed is preserved, which means that the chances of its successful adaptation in a new place are significantly increased.
It is not worth refusing to feed cedar - even if the land in the country house or house adjoining area is fertile enough. For this purpose, nitrogen-potassium-phosphorus fertilizers are optimally suited.
It makes sense to place several stones around the trunk of a growing tree. Gradually, their lower surface will be covered with fungal growth, which has a very beneficial effect on the cedar.

Another useful procedure for a growing cedar is soil mulching. With it, you can minimize the drying of the soil, stimulate the growth of grass around young tree, to create an optimal microclimate for cedar. The composition of the mulch is recommended to include coniferous needles, fallen leaves and mowed grasses.

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Cedar is an evergreen coniferous tree. It represents strength, health, beauty, longevity and purity. Cultivation of cedar is a noble cause, but extremely laborious. Of course, the easiest way is to buy ready-made seedlings, because after planting they will require practically no maintenance, except for regular soil moisture. But it is much better to grow a cedar from a nut - this way you will be next to your tree from the first minutes, and when through long years it will spread its rich crown over the earth, the pleasure will be incomparable with anything.

How to grow a cedar from a nut at home?

For growing cedar, nuts bought in grocery store or in the market, as they are prepared for consumption by boiling in salted water. Your best bet is to find a flat, pleasant-smelling cedar cone with no signs of mold or staleness.
Remove the nuts from the cone and rinse with warm water. Additionally, you can rub the shell with a toothbrush or sponge - this will wash off the resin, which blocks moisture from accessing the core itself.
After you have cleaned the nuts of excess resin, you need to stratify, that is, keep them in cold (about 0 ° C) water for three days, changing the water once a day. After this time, you will notice that some of the seeds have risen to the surface of the water, and some have sunk to the bottom. Floating nuts are empty or poor quality, even when proper fit they will not sprout, but sunken seeds can and should be planted in the ground.
After three days, drain the water and mix the nuts with peat, forest soil or coarse washed sand, then slightly moisten the mixture and place it in a wooden box with air holes or a perforated flower pot. After all the manipulations, the container with nuts can be removed in a dark, cool place - now the seeds should lie for several months (from 3 to 6 to simulate a natural winter) at a temperature of about + 4 ° C. Once every couple of weeks, take out the seeds and moisten the soil. Try to guess the time so that the planting of seeds takes place in March-April.
After a long preparation of seeds, you can finally start planting. The soil is better to use natural forest, but in the absence of such, you can buy special soil for conifers in a flower shop. The volume of the pot should be small, about 200 grams, and the planting depth should be about 2 cm. Seeds can be sprinkled on top with needles or sawdust. Protect the sown seeds from high temperature and bright sun: it is better to put the pot with the future tree in a shaded place with a temperature of 18-20 ° C. And, of course, the earth should be periodically moistened, at the same time preventing the seeds from “flooding”.
Best to drop off maximum amount seeds, because only 10-15% of them will sprout. Depending on the quality of the seeds, the first sprouts will sprout in 2-3 months and will be barely noticeable - up to five years, the cedar grows very slowly, and the growth is up to 6-7 cm. By the third year of life, the sprout can reach 15 cm, and after five to six years, it can be planted in open space.
Cedar loves well-drained rocky or loamy soils. Therefore, it is advisable to mix the soil at the site of the proposed planting of cedar with sand and gravel.

There is another interesting nuance: they say that before planting, pine nuts need to be held in your mouth for several minutes - this is how the future tree will absorb your energy and information about you, and only then will it truly grow into your grateful cedar. Of course, this moment is very similar to superstition, but in the first years of life, the cedar definitely needs your love and care.

Ornamental coniferous plants capture with their grace and beauty. Since for our climatic zone it is possible to grow various forms, the question arises, how to grow a cedar from a nut? A few facts about the cultivation and properties of the plant will help answer the problem.

Features of cedar wood

You need to know the characteristics of the plant in order to understand how to grow cedar. This is evergreen attracts the eyes of gardeners due to its appearance features:

lush paws;
densely set profuse covering with needles;
rich green color;
beautiful bumps;
high straight trunk;
bright bark;
nice smell.

Growing a plant requires patience and careful adherence to all instructions. But the result can amaze the most demanding esthete. Because cedar can ennoble any area.

The cedar has a tall, straight trunk

The root system of the tree is strongly pronounced. The main root is surrounded by strong lateral branches, it keeps well in the soil. What makes it possible for the plant to hold a lump. Covering the area around the trunk with its needles, cedar creates a special temperature and exchange regime.

Collection of seed material

One of the sources of seed material may be its natural growing conditions. To do this, it is not necessary to visit the cedar forest, for the necessary samples you can go to the nearest Botanical Garden or write out the seeds from the forestry.

You need to get the seeds in the cone. Since various processes can occur during transportation with a nut:

drying out;
frostbite;
damage by various insects;
loss of surface integrity;
debate.

In a cone, they are protected from external mechanical and climatic influences. You should not buy nuts in a store or in the markets, as the seeds are treated with hot oil for culinary purposes. This means that they are no longer suitable for landing.

You need to get cedar seeds in a cone

Where to get the necessary seed composition

For a novice gardener, an important question is where to get necessary material. Buying samples from unverified sources does not guarantee the germination and viability of the seeds. You can write out cedar seeds through:

garden societies;
botanical gardens;
departments of botany and horticulture of universities;
thanks to independent sellers;
from forestry;
through seed almanacs.

Either way will give you the opportunity to required amount for germination and planting. To be sure of the result, it is worth ordering several cones at once. Pay attention to the date of collection of cones, they should have been taken in the period October-November. The date of collection is important, the average duration of seed germination is 2 years.

Pay attention to the collection period

What soils does it grow on

When preparing, it is necessary to take into account an important fact when planning to undertake germination. One of the most significant factors successful production of resistant planting material where cedar grows. Knowledge of this issue increases the likelihood of obtaining normal seedlings.

In nature, cedar trees love gray podzols. This soil is:

humus;
silica;
trivalent metals;
sulfonic acids;
loams;
orstein grains;
forest floor.

Such soils are considered characteristic for:

Siberia;
Southern Canada;
Northern Europe;
Far East;
Central USA.

They have a pronounced shape. Gray loose composition from the upper horizon, denser reddish hue lower. Accordingly, germinated seed material should be planted in similar conditions.

Germination preparation requirements

To germinate pine nuts, you can carry out preliminary preparation:

soak the seeds in an aqueous solution with the addition of Kornevin;
endure a three-day period;
once a day to change the aquatic environment;
mix with purified river sand;
place in a canvas bag;
the container must have holes for air;
place in the refrigerator;
remove moldy specimens.

It is better to use small containers for seedlings

The next step will be planting the material:

after 6 months, land in the ground;
the substrate must contain a large amount of sand;
hole depth 1 cm;
the storage location of the container must be at room temperature;
the germinated material is brought to light.

Thus, seedlings suitable for further planting are obtained.

Grow container

Many are wondering how to grow a cedar from a nut in home pots. First rule, it shouldn't be too old. Even after treatment with manganese, the likelihood of mold is high.

It is better to use small containers for seedlings connected in pallets. They have a shallow depth, make it easy to extract the plant. Moreover, in this embodiment, it is easy to observe them. Any material will do, since the plant is only temporarily enclosed in a container.

You need to water a cedar seedling from a spray bottle

Watering mode

Water the plant with a spray bottle. To avoid washing out the necessary substances from the soil. The most common method is to check how dry the soil is with a match. Moisturize as needed, no longer than one day apart.

Moisture requirements are necessary because the sprout has to break through a thick skin. Gradual soaking of the surface gives a kind of swelling effect, after which the sprout can violate the integrity of the cover.

Successful germination can be achieved by adding one serving of various growth stimulants. Dosage guidance is indicated on the package. This will make it possible to obtain the necessary planting material more efficiently. Do not flood the plant, as this can cause it to rot.

When planting a nut in the soil, it should have average temperature

Temperature regime

When planting a nut in the soil, it should have an average temperature, since under natural conditions the seed has similar conditions. After the first shoots appear, it is necessary to add surface heating. This can be done with a lamp, turning it on for several hours. Or by placing palettes with sprouts in a more lit place. During this period, you should carefully monitor the watering, you will have to moisten every day.

We traditionally call cedar Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica), and not real cedar - a coniferous tree from the genus Cedrus. Many people dream of growing cedar in their garden, thousands of kilometers from its natural habitat. And here in the store pine nuts catch the eye.

You can try to grow cedar from them, although germination will be low, and sometimes none.

The buds are often heated to hull, which can kill the germ in the seed. And then, who knows where and how long these nuts lay? If you want to get results on the first try, look for whole cedar cones. They are often sold at weekend fairs.

From a cone, you can peel 2-3 dozen nuts. This is quite enough to get a good result.

Sowing cedar seeds

You can simply sow nuts before winter, burying them shallowly (1-2 cm) in a garden bed or in a separate pot dug into the ground. Here are just a lot of people who want to eat them in the garden: birds, mice. Therefore, if there are enough nuts, it is better to divide them into two parts: sow one before winter in the garden, and experiment with the second at home.

Nuts need help to germinate. They are so cunningly arranged: just in warm, moist soil, like, say, marigolds, they will not sprout. They need stratification so that everything is like in nature: a nut fell to the ground, lay swollen under the snow for the winter, and when it became warm, it rose.

Scarification (violation of the hard shell of the seed by mechanical means) also greatly increases germination. To do this, before sowing, rub one side of the nut sandpaper so that the shell thins a little.

Planting a cedar at home

It is better to do home sowing no earlier than March: as long as the daylight hours are short, this does not make sense. No matter how you dance around the seedlings, they will develop slowly, and it is very easy for them to die in an apartment.

So that the seeds are well preserved, after scarification, soak them in fungicide ("Maxim") for an hour or two.

This is the most important procedure, since the main enemy of coniferous home crops is the black leg.

Then, without drying, mix the nuts with a moistened neutral substrate (moss, sawdust, vermiculite, perlite, clean sand), put in a hermetically sealed plastic box and place it in the refrigerator at a slight positive temperature -.

Now they need to be checked regularly to see if they have hatched. If they do not sprout for a long time, you can try to move to a warmer place. If the shell is cracked and at least one of the nuts has a white root, it's time to sow.

The soil, consisting of high-moor peat and coarse washed sand (1: 1), must be steamed in advance.

We put a pot of soil on the windowsill. We sow the seeds, deepening the roots into the ground, leaving the upper part of the shell at the level of the soil. Water, cover with glass, wait. After a few days, a sprout appears, straightens and sheds its shell, slowly turning into a tiny "palm". Hurray, the xdrenok was born! We remove the glass after a week or two, water it only as the top layer of soil dries up - without flooding, but not allowing it to dry out.

If you forget about nuts, they can germinate and even shed their shells right in the substrate in the refrigerator. Sprouts will be very pale, but viable. Such seedlings can be planted in a pot, covered with glass or film for the first 3-5 days - they will take root and develop normally.

You can plant nuts right away in individual pots or in one large common one, so that they can be planted in a year or two.

Cedar Care

Further care consists in watering and preventing the black leg. We prevent the latter by dressing (watering) the soil every two weeks with a solution of "Maxim"

(according to instructions). As soon as the threat of frost has passed, we take the seedlings into the garden and dig in the pots in partial shade.

It is better to mulch the soil in pots with fine gravel or needles to avoid drying out.

With street crops, the hassle is much less. Seeds are also desirable to scarify. Sown in the garden, they just sprout (or don't sprout) in May. Next, you need to remember to weed them and water them. In size and strength, both outdoor and indoor will be the same by the end of the season.

Despite the fact that cedars after the first year of life are just stalks 2-3 cm tall with a bunch of short needles on the crown, they winter well. Any shelter will only provoke decay. My cedar crops overwinter in pots that are packed in boxes and not buried.

In pots, it is convenient to monitor and care for cedar seedlings for the next 3-4 years, transferring them to larger containers as they grow. In the second year, they will grow up to 5-7 centimeters, by four years - up to 20-30.

This is where you can think about landing on freedom. Cedar seedlings do not transplant well if they have reached a size of more than a meter. The place for landing must be immediately chosen so that the level ground water was not higher than 3 m and to exclude plant caking.

Cedar trees come into fruiting late- at the age of about 20 years, and sometimes even more mature. And at first there will be very few cones, and the first ones may fall off or be empty. But how nice it is to someday be one of the few patient gardeners who harvests his crops of sweet nuts!

Cedar pine from cones

At the end of Soviet power, fate brought me to the Krasnoyarsk Territory, where the Podkamennaya Tunguska River flows into the Yenisei. I went to those places to work. Worked for a couple of seasons and returned home. But after the Siberian business trip, for many years I was drawn to visit familiar places again, to see my friends, to admire the greatness of Siberian nature. And in the fall of 2007, I decided on a long-distance voyage.

From distant places, people usually bring souvenirs and various curiosities. And what could be brought from Siberia in hand luggage - cranberries, cranberries, caviar, sable and cedar cones? Of course, customs would not let caviar, sable and fish pass, but cranberries and lingonberries can be found here too. So I decided that cones are the most suitable souvenir.

Not without wrangling with the Russian customs officers, of course, but I did bring a few cedar cones. I gave some to friends, and with the rest I decided to conduct an experiment on growing Siberian cedar pine in the conditions of Ukraine. He prepared a thick notebook for writing down his observations, highlighted small plot land and sowed pine nuts in the spring. Now I understand that there were many mistakes in my venture. The first shoots appeared only at the beginning of August, and although almost all of them sprouted before September, their age turned out to be short-lived. To summer next year only one seedling remained.

I consider the wrong choice of soil to be my main mistake. Ukrainian black soil still does not suit them. Along with the dead seedlings, my idea of a cedar grove faded into the background. Although the desire to continue the experiment did not disappear, and the only surviving seedling added optimism.

Five years later, or rather in 2011, I came across an article about a cedar alley in Yaroslavl region. And at the end of the same year, I had another chance - I ended up in Krasnoyarsk again. The most valuable souvenir from the long trip was, of course, five cedar cones. This time, remembering the previous mistakes, I approached the matter differently. I made three-liter containers from black plastic film and filled them with earth taken in coniferous forest from the topsoil. Just before winter, I soaked the nuts in a weak solution of potassium permanganate, sowed them one by one in containers and covered them with leaves and grass from freezing. Fortunately, the weather allowed, the real winter that year began only on January 17th.

This time my cedars sprouted together in early May. In the first year, the seedlings resembled one and a half centimeter hedgehogs and did not give any growth. From overheating and overdrying, I covered them with a sunscreen, regularly watered and weeded. In the second year, the seedlings grew a little, only 3-4 cm. I was ready for this, because I knew that in nature for the first five years they grow very slowly, but then they become powerful, famous for their beauty and longevity.

In the third year, making sure that the plants are alive and well and adapted to our climate, I transplanted them into 15-liter buckets, having previously made several holes in the bottom of each container. The soil was taken from the same pine forest. After planting the seedlings, he covered the ground with fallen needles - to protect it from drying out and the dominance of weeds. In the summer, I still shade the kids with a sunscreen, and water regularly.

Now my "taiga" from cedar pine is already five years old. All plants are alive and well. In the last two years, they give very good growth, some specimens have grown up to 80 cm. It is interesting that the northern tree, accustomed to severe and long frosts (sometimes until mid-May), wakes up much earlier in Ukraine. Already in late April - early May, the first growth appears. But the miracles do not end there, in July comes the second wave of growth. Although the growth that is formed at this time is less than in April.

Professor MGUL, doctor of agricultural sciences Sciences I.I. Drozdov

Any natural talent is revealed in full, only in certain favorable conditions, with appropriate education. So and Siberian cedar - only with appropriate attention and targeted care, it fully realizes its rich natural potential.

Pinus cembra (Arolla Pine).

In wild cedar forests, trees are not productive enough. Here they are formed under the conditions of biogenosis - a kind of plant complex with high environmental properties, the possibility of side use of the forest and the production of valuable wood in ripe forest stands.

In the village cedar forests, a kind of cedar gardens, formed and well-groomed by man, the trees are presented in all their splendor.

Trees with lush, evergreen crowns, as well as possible, adorn the village landscapes, ennobling them with their colorful appearance. Phytoncides revitalize the atmosphere, the walnut harvest in the cedar forests near the village is 5-6 times higher than the harvest of forest plantations almost every year.

However, with all the attractiveness of the cedar, growing it is more difficult than other conifers (Scotch pine, larch, spruce). Foresters call the culture of Siberian cedar a school of patience.

Its seeds are distinguished by deep dormancy and they germinate only after a winter stay in the cold, at least 3-4 months. Cedar crops require protection from rodents and birds. For the first ten years, the cedar grows slowly, reaching a height of 1.5 m.

However, in the future, this breed is able to thank for the attention to it. Cedar gets along well in individual plots, near buildings. At 30 years old, it reaches a height of 9 meters, forms a lush crown, reaching 3 meters in diameter.

Pinus koraiensis, cedar seeds. Tall, slender tree over 40 m tall with a dense crown.

By this time, there is little space for spruce, Scotch pine and larch, they are cramped on the site, and there is a problem with their felling.

Siberian cedar is propagated mainly by seed, less often by vegetative means (grafting, rooting of cuttings).

It is preferable to import cedar seeds from the plains and low-mountain regions of Western Siberia. When breeding this breed in the European part of Russia, it is better to focus on the spring sowing period (end of April, first half of May).

To do this, the seeds are pre-prepared, stratify at least 3 months in the cold, observing the following order.

Seeds are soaked for 3 days, changing the water daily. Benign seeds during this period swell and descend to the bottom of the vessel. Empty and poor-quality seeds remain on the surface, their delete.

Benign seeds are etched in an aqueous solution of potassium permanganate. Then their seeds are mixed with a moist (50%) substrate (sand, peat, sawdust, coniferous, etc.) in a ratio of 1:2 and placed in the cold (under snow, in a refrigerator, etc.).

With a small number of seeds, they can be placed in bags of several layers of loose fabric. It is important that the entire period of stay in the cold, the seeds were wet. Under the snow, they retain moisture well, in the refrigerator they must be periodically moistened. Seeds in bags can be placed in plastic bags without closing tightly.

Before sowing, the seeds are separated from the substrate, again pickled in strong solution potassium permanganate (up to a day) and dried for sowing.

It is better to plant them in a greenhouse, greenhouse, etc. on a loose peat-soil substrate. Here crops are reliably protected from damage by birds. AT comfortable conditions seed germination increases, seedlings grow 1.5-2 times faster than in open ground.

At the bottom of the sowing furrows before sowing, it is desirable to apply at the rate of 1 meter: superphosphate 1 g, potash fertilizers- 0.5 g or wood ash - 2 g, mixed with 20 g of peat. The distance between the sowing lines is 15-20 cm.

Seeding rate - 30 g (125-150 seeds) per 1 meter. The depth of seed placement in the soil is 3 cm. The surface of the crops is covered with a layer of loose mulch (peat, sawdust or other covering material) with a layer of loose mulch (peat, sawdust or other covering material) with a layer of 0.5-1 cm. During the season, it is necessary to weed and loosen the soil 3-4 times.

Before the appearance of mass shoots (10-12 days), it is required watering. In the future, the seedlings develop a fairly deep root system.

To protect crops from infectious damage to seedlings caused by the Fusarium fungus, in addition to preventive dressing of seeds, it will be necessary to water the sowing furrows with seeds sown in them with a 0.4% solution of potassium permanganate.

When lesions appear, the stems of seedlings turn red, a constriction forms, they fall and dry out. Control measures: the first 2 weeks, seedlings are treated with a 0.4% solution of potassium permanganate 1-3 times with a solution flow rate of up to 10 liters per 1 m.

After 3 years, before the start of their growth, the seedlings are dug up and transplanted into a tree school with a placement of 0.4x0.4 m, where they are grown for 3-5 years to obtain larger seedlings. It is allowed to store seedlings dug out before the start of the growing season for 2 weeks in the cold.

Bundles of seedlings (50-100 pieces) are packed in wet burlap, then in plastic wrap and placed in a basement or in a snow pile prepared in advance under a layer of sawdust.

You can grow seedlings with closed roots, that is, in peat, plastic or other containers prepared for seedlings, at least 8 cm high and 200-300 cm 3 in volume.

The containers are filled with a substrate from a mixture of peat and loam (1: 1) with the addition of a mixture (10 l) of granulated superphosphate - 50 g, potassium salt - 25 g, dolomite lime 250 g.

The containers are filled with the substrate in mid-April and placed on the ground in the greenhouse. Cedar seeds after stratification are washed, pickled for a day in a 0.4% solution of potassium permanganate and germinated 7-10 days before sowing on wet sand or wet burlap.

Germinated seeds are sown 1 piece into each container, they are covered with peat, sand or sawdust with a layer of 1 cm and watered with a 0.5% solution of potassium permanganate (5 l per 1 m of the surface of the containers).

Care consists in timely watering, two or three times loosening of the surface of the substrate, removal of weeds. If lesions of seedlings (fusarium) are found, they are watered with a 0.5% solution of potassium permanganate. If several seedlings have died, empty spaces are supplemented with germinated seeds or seedlings from additional crops.

The growing period is 2-3 years. In the first case, seedlings are grown for 2 years under a film cover, in the second - the first year in closed ground, the next 2 years in open ground with mandatory regular watering. The slightest overdrying of a small amount of substrate has a detrimental effect on plant growth.

Grown seedlings are taken out of containers or transplanted directly in peat pots into containers large sizes(paper-plastic milk bags, ceramic flower pots, plastic bags, etc.) or planted in the soil of a tree school (0.4x0.4 m) to germinate them and obtain 6-8-year-old seedlings.

Runes Divinatory carved by hand from cedar, which greatly enhances the magical properties.

Saplings of 6-8 years of age are more reliable than seedlings when transplanting cedar on permanent place. In the tree school, they are dug up with a clod of soil (0.2x0.2x0.2 m) and transferred to the landing site, having previously wrapped the clod in film or damp cloth. Seedlings with a closed root system, before planting, are freed from containers.

Planting seedlings carried out in areas with previously loosened (dug) not soddy loamy or sandy soil. The planting hole is dug 30% more than the volume of the root systems of the seedlings.

The excavated soil is mixed with fertilizers (peat, humus, rotted manure, wood ash), it is advisable to add 3-4 handfuls of forest litter from under the coniferous forest.

The latter contributes better development on the root systems of mycorrhiza (symbiosis of root endings and hyphae of forest fungi), which provides good mineral nutrition of forest woody plants.

The prepared substrate is poured to the bottom of the hole and the root system of the seedling is placed in the center of it so that its root neck (the border between the stem and the root system) is at the ground level of the site. Further, the hole is filled with prepared loose soil, compacted by trampling and watered (0.5 buckets).

Seedlings are placed for seedlings linearly or in groups with a distance between them of at least 3 m. good harvest cones in the future. With a rare standing of trees, the cedar begins to yield crops from the age of 18.

Seedling care

When a white coating appears on young shoots (more often manifested in wet weather), it is necessary to treat them with a solution of laundry soap. He is bred in warm water, whip the foam and then thoroughly wash the affected shoots 2-3 times with a sponge or soft cloth swab.

Otherwise, with the active development of whiteness shoots may die off. The tree, however, does not die, but the annual growth is lost.

Essential oil. Cedar (Cedrus deodara). Pine family. Extraction method: steam distillation from wood.

Vegetative reproduction cedar, most often by grafting cuttings of cedar on cedar or cedar on Scots pine, is carried out to clone valuable selected forms (in terms of growth intensity, decorativeness, yield), to speed up the time for the appearance of the first cones.

A sexually mature plant develops from a cutting - a scion taken from an adult tree from the upper female tier of the cedar crown. After 4-5 years, cones may appear on such a grafted tree.

Cedar cuttings can be rooted in special greenhouses, like blue spruce cuttings. But the technology of this process is quite laborious. In general, vegetative propagation of cedar is a rather complicated matter, and it is better to leave it to specialists.

Seed production of cedar is one of the main attractive qualities of this tree. In the free state, cedar grown from seed begins to form cones at the age of 18-20.

Siberian cedar is a monoecious tree, in the upper, most illuminated part of the crown, female ovules are located, below are male strobili. "Blossoms" cedar in June. Female "bumps" of crimson-violet color are hidden in the needles near the apical bud of the shoot.

Male "flowers", orange-crimson, collected in large "inflorescences" at the base of the shoots. After 3-5 days, they turn brown and fall off. Pollen is carried by the wind. After pollination, the female cones close, become green-brown, grow up to 2-3 cm, and until the next spring they are called "winter".

Fertilization and seed formation occurs from the end of August and throughout September. To ensure cross-pollination, it is desirable to have a group of cedars (from 3 or more).

To increase the reliability of pollination of female "flowers" in young cedars, artificial additional pollination can be carried out: shake off the pollen of male "flowers" on paper, place it in a jar and store it in the refrigerator for several days. As the female "flowers" open, apply pollen to them with a soft brush or gently blow off a piece of paper.

Cedar grows and bears fruit for several centuries. Near Yaroslavl, in the Tolgsky Monastery, about 50 cedars from the monastery garden, founded four centuries ago, have been preserved. Separate age-old fruit-bearing cedars are often found in the Yaroslavl region.

Near Suzdal, an alley of 150-year-old cedars is successfully bearing fruit. AT Ivanovo region, in the Ples tract near the town of Furmanov, a 120-year-old cedar grove (about 1 ha) bears fruit and gives natural renewal of cedar.

In the Moscow region, near the town of Dolgoprudny, in the Klyazma parkleskhoz, there is a century-old grove of two hundred cedars. Near the city of Zaraisky in the Novinkovsky forestry of the Lukhovitsky forestry enterprise, a 25-year-old cedar plantation on an area of 3.2 hectares (about a thousand cedars) bears abundant fruit. In the Dmitrovsky district, near Yakhroma, M. V. Tvelenev conducts observations in a half-century-old grove with an area of more than 3 hectares.

It is possible to plant new cedar groves not only in Siberia, but also in the European region of Russia. This is not only possible, but must be done.

More detailed information about the biology of the Siberian cedar, methods of its reproduction and cultivation can be found in the books:

Bekh L.I., Taran I.V. Siberian miracle tree. Novosibirsk: "Nauka", 1979. - 126 p.

Drozdov I.I. Coniferous introducents in forest cultures. M.: MGUL. 1998. - 135 p.

Ignatenko M.M. Siberian cedar. M.: "Nauka", 1988. - 160 p.

Krylov G.V., Talantsev N.K.; Kozakova A.F. Cedar. Moscow: Forest industry. 1983. - 216 p.

Parfenov V.F. Complex in the cedar forest. M.: Timber industry, 1979. - 240 p.

Tvelenev M.V. Growing Siberian cedar outside the natural range. M.: TsBNTUleskhoz 1974. - 16 p.

9. Yangutov A.I., Drozdov I.I. Artificial cultivation of Siberian stone pine // Itogi nauki i tekhniki. VINITI. A series of forestry and forestry. M.: 1989. - Issue. 5. - p. 60-91.

Everything is in the article. I quote:
Before emergence of mass shoots (10 - 12 days), watering is required. In the future, the seedlings develop a fairly deep root system.

Bundles of seedlings (50 - 100 pieces) are packed in wet burlap, then in plastic wrap and placed in a basement or in a snow pile prepared in advance under a layer of sawdust.

You can grow seedlings with closed roots, etc. e. In peat, plastic or other containers prepared for seedlings with a height of at least 8 cm and a volume of 200 - 300 cm3.

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Dear Mr. Drozdov! I had a dream to plant a cedar forest in the Elbrus region. I prescribed seeds, but they told me that cedar does not grow from seeds. Tell me, is it? And should I try?
c / a Sarkitov Kazbek

A bright representative of evergreen coniferous trees is a member of the order Pine family. Siberian cedar (lat. Pínus sibírica) also known as Siberian cedar pine. The culture is widespread on the territory of Eastern and Western Siberia. Distinctive feature coniferous tree - a massive, multi-tiered crown with large branches. The whorled structure (a special arrangement of branches, in which several leaves depart from each shoot) makes the plant especially attractive. The slow development of culture is caused by a short period of vegetative growth - only 45 days a year. Under favorable conditions, pine lives up to 800 years. An adult representative often reaches about 40 meters in length. There are cases when the diameter of the Siberian cedar was more than 3 meters. You can not be afraid to grow a bulky, giant tree at home. Breeders have bred no less useful dwarf subspecies of the culture.

For growing at home, low-growing varieties of Siberian cedar have been bred.

There are several reasons for growing a conifer at home:

Special decorative effect of evergreen culture.
Nutritious and healthy fruits.
Therapeutic effect of nuts and needles.

Location

The tree has a very branched crown. Therefore, you should choose a free spacious area of \u200b\u200bthe site.

The minimum distance between green spaces should be at least six meters. From the foundation of buildings should retreat 3 meters. Dwarf representatives can be planted a little closer.

Optimum lighting

Siberian cedar pine prefers brightly lit areas. Young representatives can perfectly tolerate semi-shaded areas. The plant is frost-resistant and not demanding on microclimatic conditions.

Watering rules

Cedar Siberian pine belongs to moisture-loving crops. In the summer season, the tree absorbs a lot of moisture. Therefore, in the hot months, it is necessary to water the plant regularly as the soil dries.

In autumn, in preparation for the dormant phase, watering should be reduced. You can notice a slowdown in the process of draining the earthen coma.

AT winter period a dormant plant planted in a container practically does not need watering. The soil mixture in the tank can dry out from low air humidity. Trees absorb moisture from the ground in very small quantities.

Siberian cedar is a moisture-loving culture. But excessive soil moisture or stagnant water will destroy the pine tree.

Excessive soil moisture can kill the plant.

Cedar pine in winter

The absence of a dormant stage leads to a slowdown in growth in the next growing season. Therefore, for several months a year, it is necessary to provide the coniferous representative with cooler climatic conditions.

Siberian cedar, planted in a container, can be transferred to a glazed loggia, cellar, veranda or winter Garden. Watering should be done only as needed. With the onset of spring heat, it is necessary to gradually move the flowerpot to a sunny place.

How to transplant Siberian cedar

Transplant seedlings with a closed root system for a constant time should be immediately after the retreat of morning frosts - in early spring. You can also plant the acquired Siberian cedar in the fall, immediately after the end of the growing season.

The ideal age for transplanting pine trees is around 5 years old. The height of the trunk is not more than one meter. The stem diameter is about two centimeters. When planting, there is a chance to keep the root system intact.

With large representatives of conifers it is much more difficult. Transplantation of an adult cedar is performed, as a rule, in winter. In the cold season, you can dig a large earthen ball and save most of the rhizome. As a rule, the root system of the cedar is severely damaged.

The ideal age for transplanting pine is 5 years.

During the recovery period, the plant releases a component that attracts pests. If the culture is severely weakened, bark beetles can penetrate the bark and lay larvae. Save the pine will not succeed. Therefore, replanting an overgrown cedar is extremely risky.

Before planting, you should:

Weed the weeds and carefully work the soil around the seat.
Dig a hole right size. It is necessary to focus on the size of the root system with an earthen clod. The depth of the hole should exceed the size of the cedar roots by 40%.
The bottom of the hole must be carefully loosened.
Lay out the drainage in a thick layer (about 15 cm). As a material, you can use crushed stone, gravel, shells, bottle caps.
The ideal composition of the soil mixture is greenhouse soil with peat and leaf humus. You can add organic ingredients. Ideal bedding made of pine forest.
For the subsequent tying of the seedling, a wooden support should be driven into the hole.

How to cut

For the natural formation of a dense, even crown, the plant should be provided with free growth on open area. coniferous plant unpretentious. Therefore, additional intervention in the development process is not required. It is enough to periodically clean the coniferous from damaged and dead branches.

If a plant is used as an element garden design, you can give the crown the appropriate shape. Pruning plants under five years old is not recommended. The best time years for pruning - in early spring.

It is advisable to use a sharp garden pruner. The instrument should be thoroughly disinfected with alcohol. Affected areas must be treated with a healing component (var).

Cedar pine is an excellent representative of the flora for creating dwarf miniatures.

An amazing miniature of the Siberian pine.

With the help of oriental techniques, you can create a skillful bonsai. The flexibility, elegance of the trunk and shoots contributes to the design of a reduced exact copy of a coniferous tree.

Features of planting a tree can be found in the video:

Cedar pine in open ground

For outdoor cultivation, it is enough to provide a minimum of conditions:

open area;
uniform solar illumination;
loamy and loose soil;
lack of groundwater. Often, young conifers develop well on the site, and adult representatives die. The main reason is that the root system is damaged by the accumulation of liquid in the upper soil layer.

Siberian cedar is a very stable crop. The plant is not afraid of severe frosts.

Siberian pine is a frost-resistant plant.

For the winter period, it is not necessary to cover the plant with mulch and protective material. In open soil, cedar does not need regular feeding and pruning.

Planting cedar at home

Flower pot

The coniferous plant has a large and branched root system. Therefore, the choice of container should be taken seriously. For young cedars, it is advisable to choose small containers with drainage holes and side openings for air circulation.

The kit must include a tray to collect excess liquid. As the root system and crown develop, a larger capacity must be used.

Ideal soil

Cedar pine prefers loose and fertile soil. For cultivation, it is not recommended to use mixtures containing peat. A multi-component fossil causes root system rotting.

To protect the plant from pests, a little oxidizing agent should be added to the soil. You can use a natural solution citric acid and pine needles.

Feeding cedar

During planting, a growth biostimulator should be added to the soil. The ideal combination of components is contained in the Kornevin preparation.

The plant does not require regular feeding. It is advisable not to experiment with chemicals. Preparations for indoor crops can harm conifers. Especially for the cultivation of cedar, products with a natural composition have been bred.

To feed the cedar, you should use a special biohumus.

Biohumus "Kedronic", made from the waste of pine nuts, is ideal for cedar wood. The composition of the fertilizer also includes Siberian soil. The drug can not only be applied to the soil, but also sprayed on cedar needles. It has a particularly effective effect after the appearance of yellowness on the leaves.

Cedar diseases and main pests

bark beetles

Most often, cedar affects an ordinary engraver. Mass attacks of conifers begin at the end of May. Spotting pests is pretty easy. The beetles make small holes in the bark.

Cedar will produce resin for self fight with pests. Failure to act will lead to the penetration of females inside the stem. After the larvae have been deposited, it is almost impossible to save the tree.

As preventive measures, you can use systemic insecticides, inject into the trunk by biological means protection, as well as timely clean the culture from the affected areas.

Mass attacks of bark beetles can destroy a pine tree.

Pine hermes

On the initial stage it is possible to mechanically collect and destroy all the affected areas. If the insect population has covered the entire plant, it is necessary to treat the soil with "Aktara" and spray on the cedar "Decis" or "Iskra". Spraying should be repeated after a month. You will need to continue the procedure until the pests are completely eliminated.

Pine is also affected by scale insects, moths and aphids. Systemic insecticides should be used for treatment.

On the healthy plant pests rarely appear. Therefore, biological preparations should be purchased in advance to strengthen the immunity of a coniferous tree.

needle rust

A characteristic disease for a warm and humid climate. Yellow marks appear on the tree. After some time, bubble points form white coating. Fungal cells infect all parts of the tree. At the initial stage of infection, the needles will turn yellow and begin to fall off.

As a rule, infection occurs from thistle and coltsfoot. It is necessary to destroy all plants in the area that contribute to the spread of spores of the fungus. Affected branches must be removed and destroyed. Cleaning the tree will help prevent further spread.

Resin cancer or seryanka

The culture should be immediately cleared of spore-infested areas. For prevention, it is necessary to clean the plant from dry branches and stems with cancerous ulcers. Inaction attracts many pests. A weakened pine can die from insect infestation.

Allergic manifestations

Pine nuts - very useful product. In people with individual intolerance, an allergic reaction and anaphylactic shock may occur.

It is quite difficult to determine the relationship with the cedar fruit. The reaction to peeled nuts can occur only after two days. The first sign is the appearance of a metallic taste.

Not only fruits can cause a reaction. The so-called wood allergy affects the upper respiratory tract. Redness and itching appear on the skin and mucous membranes. After the occurrence characteristic symptoms direct contact with the culture should be avoided.

Breeding options

There are several ways to grow a pine tree. To breed coniferous cedar, you need to purchase seeds or seedlings in a garden nursery.

Planting cedars from seeds

Long term cultivation. Planting material must be treated with potassium permanganate. As a soil, a mixture with coarse-grained sand should be used. Nuts should be placed in the holes and sprinkled with a small layer of sawdust. To stimulate growth, you can place the seed container in a cold room.

Periodically you need to moisten the soil.

Germination of Siberian cedar seeds.

After the first shoots appear, you can transfer the container to a warm room. After strengthening the sprouts, young cedar should be dived into separate containers.

You can experiment and sow treated seeds in open ground. But this is very risky. Often the planting material does not germinate.

Growing cedar seedlings

It is preferable to buy seedlings with a closed root system. The ideal age of planting material is three-year-old trees. The average size of a pine tree should be from thirty centimeters to three meters, depending on the subspecies.

Flowering and fruiting of cedar pine

Cedar do not produce inflorescences. Nuts are formed as seeds.

You will be able to try nuts from your cedar only after 60 years.

Adult crops begin to bear fruit only at the age of 60 years. To speed up the process, you can pin a tree. The ripening process of the cones occurs in autumn. As they form, most of the fruit falls to the ground.

How to choose Siberian cedar

Planting material should be purchased from nurseries specializing in coniferous trees. Siberian cedar seedlings 15-25 cm high can be purchased at a price of 50 rubles. Grown seedlings in a container with a closed root system sell an average of 1,500 rubles. Siberian cedar seeds "Shepard" are in the catalogs of online stores. The cost of one package is 42 rubles.

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