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- Blutpflaume as Hochstamm: A decorative alternative
- Flowering and harvest
- Note:
- growth
- blend
- maintenance
- Baumscheibe:
- Tips & Tricks
Blutpflaume as Hochstamm: A decorative alternative
The Prunus cerasifera Nigra is available in different versions. A shrub of this variety offers a fruity version as a hedge in the front yard. A Hochstamm not only pleases with juicy fruits. Rather, he decorates the garden in the spring with a pink sea of flowers. In the summer he provides enough shade. Learn more about its properties in this article.
Flowering and harvest
In May, the Hochstamm impresses with a magnificent flowering. This produces orange to dark red plums with a size of two to three centimeters. For the production of liqueur or for immediate consumption, the fruits are good.
Note:
Most cultivars produce tender flower tufts.
growth
Hochstämme offers the specialized trade in different sizes. The Blutpflaume has upright awake shoots. Its crown is moderately wide and densely branched. It has no dominant center drive. The Prunus cerasifera Nigra has an uneven growth. During the first years he is growing medium. His growth is 20 to 50 centimeters per year. With increasing age, the growth rate decreases.
Basically, high trunks are sold with wire bales. Depending on requirements, the trade offers young blood plums that are one to five meters high. The diameter of the trunk is about 15 to 50 centimeters.
blend
For this reason, young tree trunks are to be blended at least once a year in the first years. A targeted cut provides the perfect basis for shapely growth.
maintenance
Every garden floor is suitable for this rose plant.
Smaller root shoots of this high strain are found in upper layers of the soil. For this reason it is advisable to create a generous tree disc.
Baumscheibe:
Tips & Tricks
With the right location you prevent diseases in blood plums. In addition, it pleases with its easy-care style.
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