Juniper: transplant in autumn, planting and care in the open ground, reproduction

Juniper is shrubs and trees that belong to the evergreen coniferous plants of the Cypress family. Today there are over 60 of them. Juniper has soft needles with various shades, captivating aroma and frost resistance. For these reasons, it is so popular with designers and gardeners when decorating a garden or a home territory.

Basically all kinds of juniper live long enough. The approximate age of these plants is 600 years. At the same time, they serve not only to decorate the garden, but also perfectly clean the environment from pathogenic bacteria.

However, not every gardener knows how to transplant juniper without stress for the plant. Therefore, before buying a seedling, you need to collect as much information about the selected plant. And so that there are no questions about how, and most importantly, when to transplant the juniper - in the autumn or in the spring, - we will tell in detail in our article about all the nuances of its cultivation.

Main varieties for growing in the garden

Juniper Virginian is a decorative tree that grows in Canada and the United States. Sometimes it can grow up to 30 meters, but only at home. In Russia, the juniper virgin does not reach a height of more than 6 meters.

Juniper is a tree-like variety, which can take the form of a tall tree (up to 12 meters) or a sprawling bush (up to 2 meters). He is the most unpretentious species, and therefore the most common.

Dahurian Juniper - it is characterized by stretching and streching shoots, 2-3 meters in length. Resistant to frost and does not require additional care.

Juniperus Cossack - has the form of a shrub shrub, with a height of 1.5-2 meters. A distinctive feature of this species is the sharp odor and poisonousness of some varieties.

Juniper is horizontal - an evergreen shrub that grows well in artificial ponds and ponds. Has a low growth - 15-30 centimeters. Perfectly acclimatized in any region of the country.

Juniper rocky - in the natural environment it reaches 15 meters. Cultivated same varieties are somewhat lower. Has conic crown and blue-gray or dark-green needles.

Rules for the purchase of seedlings

Choosing a juniper seedling, it is necessary to take into account several nuances:

1. It is better to give preference to young seedlings with a closed root system, which were grown in spacious containers. But this does not mean that saplings with open roots should not be purchased, it is simply believed that they are getting worse.
2. Having chosen the necessary plant, it should be carefully examined. Young saplings should not contain rusty or dry tips. The color of the juniper should correspond to the description of the variety, and the needles should be elastic. And also it is necessary to examine the root system. Admissible shades of roots from light brown to yellow. The presence of wet and dark roots may indicate that he was recently moved to a container. This can adversely affect the transplantation of the plant.

Soil preparation

Before planting junipers, you must thoroughly familiarize yourself with the composition of the soil. After all, different grades require certain trace elements, which may not be enough for your site. So, seedlings of common, Central Asian and Cossack juniper prefer alkaline composition. The rest prefer to grow in an acidic environment. To create the latter, the soil is mulched with sawdust or wood chips. You can fertilize the land with sand and peat. To provide an alkaline environment, dolomite flour or slaked lime is used.

Planting juniper is best where the sun's rays are most of the day, as there is a possibility that the crown of plants will darken from lack of lighting, and the branches will slow growth.

When to plant

It turns out that juniper can be transplanted at any time of the year. However, according to gardeners, the best period is autumn and early spring, in order to grow a decorative juniper. Transplantation in autumn has a small plus - it is high humidity, in which the earth and crown of plants do not give up moisture.

The best period of juniper transplantation in autumn is the end of October. This time is the guarantee of a successful process. However, there are those who believe that the autumn period is not the best time to plant a juniper, arguing that its root system will not have time to grow stronger, and the plant will not survive until spring. They insist that the landing should be made in April or May, depending on climatic conditions.

Nevertheless, during transplantation, it is also necessary to consider which sapling has been acquired. If it has an open root system, then it must immediately be transplanted into the open ground, regardless of the weather conditions. Also it is necessary to observe the polarity. That is, in the new place, the seedling should be located in the direction in which the juniper grew up before. Transplantation in autumn or spring is always a stress for the plant. Therefore, it is recommended to plant plants at a young age, when they can easily tolerate acclimatization.

Process Features

Very often, having acquired a young shoot in September, inexperienced gardeners wonder how to plant a juniper in the fall so that it successfully takes root. This amazing tree is able to decorate any garden. And planting it is not difficult. Complexity can only arise if an adult juniper was purchased . Landing and maintenance in the open ground do not really require special knowledge. There is a certain technique, after studying which the transplant will not cause trouble in the autumn.

To begin with, an earth fellow should be well moistened. This will help to easily extract the juniper from the container. Transplantation in autumn consists of several stages:

1. Dig a hole in a suitable place, about 60 cm deep. And in width it should be more than three times the earth coma.
2. Fertilize the planting pit. Vitamin mixture is prepared in proportions of 2: 2: 2: 1 (humus, peat, turf and sand, respectively). Also, you can add a universal feeding specially developed for certain varieties of juniper.
3. Young shoot carefully placed in the pit, while the roots should be placed horizontally, then sprinkle the root system.
4. Pour a hole with juniper with two buckets of water.
5. In the settled ground add a layer of mulched soil.

As can be seen from the above, there is nothing difficult in planting a decorative juniper. The transplant in autumn will provide the root system of the shrub with sufficient moisture, which is so necessary in the first months after transplantation.

Spring Care

Adhering to simple rules, you can grow a healthy and beautiful juniper. Planting and care in the open ground does not take a lot of time, but for this you need to know several techniques for caring for the plant.

It is believed that spring is a very dangerous time for juniper. Active spring sunlight can cause severe burns to the coniferous plant. To prevent this, you should cover it with burlap or other shading material.

After the snow has come down, it is necessary to clear the near-trunk territory from fallen leaves and debris. Remove the layer of mulch, dig over the soil around the bush. After drying the earth, pour in a new layer.

Winter Care

When preparing for winter, a young juniper is wrapped in lutrasil. A tall and sprawling adult juniper is bandaged. Periodically, you should shake the branches of the tree from the attacking snow, this will prevent them from breaking.

Top dressing and watering

Juniper is an unpretentious plant that does not require constant watering. In a dry summer it is watered 2-3 times a month. And also sprinkle the branches with water using a spray gun. This can be done in the evening or in the early morning, once every two weeks.

Fertilize in spring, juniper can be nitroammophos (approximately 45 grams per 1 m²). In the summer for fertilizer, you can use mineral or organic fertilizers once a month.

You can grow an excellent juniper. Transplanting in the fall and competent care for it will help to make your garden beautiful, and the air on the site - clean.