Juniper alveolus - the characteristics of the variety and the rules of care

Surely every horticulturist thinks about how to decorate a household plot. And if you want to do something special, look at the oriental style of landscape design, and then, walking through your garden, you will not only enjoy the beauty, but also be charged with energy, restoring strength.

It is based on five elements, which create an amazing atmosphere. This is the earth, water, air, stones and plants.

That's it about plants and talk first. Want to be imbued with the charm of the East - plant a juniper on your site . There are a lot of species , but one of the most popular, which has long been in the heart of landscape designers, is the juniper of the Chinese "blue alps".

Features of the view

Evergreen coniferous shrub or a small tree with a very compact beautiful crown of an unusual green color with a blue hue is a juniper "blue alps". Its needles, fairly coarse and prickly, are colored from below in a silvery-gray color, branches strong and powerful, and their graceful tips are slightly lowered down. Shrubs, as a rule, are no more than 2.5 m high, and trees can reach a height of 4 m, growing in diameter by 2 meters.

Its fruits are small shishkoyagody, with which the plant is simply strewn. They are black in color and covered with a wax coating.

Juniper in landscape design

Plantings of trees and shrubs with a different color of foliage of the juniper, the Chinese "blue alps" attaches completeness and original beauty. He looks great and alone on the lawn. And maybe the main accent, around which the whole composition of low-growing plants and stones is formed. No rockery or rock garden can do without this magnificent plant.

Making this hedge a hedge and regularly cutting it, in time you will get not only an amazingly beautiful, but absolutely impenetrable fence.

If you have juniper "blue alps" on the site, then, by applying efforts and caring for it with a pruner and scissors, you have the opportunity to create a unique garden bonsai.

Growth conditions

Open jars are suitable for growing juniper well-ventilated areas. While he loves sunlight, it is desirable that during the day the place where he grows falls into the shade.

The soil must be fertile, slightly acidic or neutral, and well drained.

Juniper "blue alps" can not tolerate dry air and demanding watering.

Selection of seedlings

Before you buy a seedling, do a thorough examination. Saplings are sold in containers, so pay attention to the fact that the roots completely fill their volume and are not damaged. The branches should be fresh and elastic.

Be sure to ask the seller if the seedling was from the very beginning grown in this container or transplanted into it only before selling. This is of great importance, because in the first case, juniper can easily settle down in a new place, and in the second case problems will arise, since it is difficult to transfer transplants. But in general juniper "blue alps", landing and caring for which do not represent any complexity, you will not get much trouble.

Planting and care

After making sure that you have got a strong and healthy seedling, proceed to planting.

• Dig a pit, the depth of which should exceed twice the root system;
• Prepare a nutritious mixture of peat (2 parts), sand (1 part) and earth (1 part);
• In the presence of moist loamy soil on the bottom of the pit, it is recommended to make a drainage to a depth of at least 20 cm from broken brick and sand;
• The root should be placed so that it was 10 cm above ground level (with time the ground settles, the roots are level with the ground);
• Then sprinkle the seedling with a prepared nutrient mixture, pour well, but do not compact;
• The final stage of planting is the mulching of the stump circle (you can use humus from leaves, garden compost, moist peat or sloping grass for this).

It should be borne in mind that in summer the plant can burn, so it should not only be regularly watered, but also sprayed. Do this in the early morning or evening, when there is no direct sunlight.

To juniper "blue alps" constantly had an attractive appearance, it is necessary to periodically cut the lateral branches and those that go beyond the boundaries of the formed crown, and in the spring to remove all the dried branches.

Normally, juniper transfers well in winter, but it needs to be covered in severe frosts, and young plants, especially in the first winter after planting, need mandatory protection.

Those who are not familiar with this amazing shrub can ask the opinion of experienced gardeners, as well as those who still decided to plant on their site a juniper "blue alps". Reviews about him, as a rule, the most enthusiastic and positive. Most lovers of the beautiful landscape recognize that the plant gives it a twist.

Try and do not be afraid to experiment, creating the garden of your dreams!