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- Successfully plant the rock pear
- The growth form of the rock pear makes an underplanting often necessary
- Prepare the planting in the area of the tree disk properly
- Suitable plant species for the planting of a rock pear
- Tips
Ground cover are ideal for planting
Successfully plant the rock pear
When pear trees do not grow in the rocky ground of a mountain slope, they generally form a root system that runs relatively flat below the surface of the earth. But there are still ways to plant the pear in the garden with attractive flowers, herbs, perennials or shrubs.
The growth form of the rock pear makes an underplanting often necessary
While some species of the rock pear can be educated by a targeted cut to the shrub or even the obelisk, grow strong varieties such as the copper-pear (Amelanchier lamarckii) over the years to an impressive tree shape. Some specimens verkahlen with increasing age from below, so that in the course of grazing results in a screen-like tree crown. So the challenge of planting is to find plants that can thrive and thrive under the following growth conditions:
Prepare the planting in the area of the tree disk properly
Basically, in the so-called tree slice area close to the trunk of a flat-rooted tree or shrub should be dug only very carefully, so as not to violate the often only a few inches below the surface running roots. It may make sense to supplement the soil in this area by a thin layer of garden soil or mature compost in the course of a planting. However, you should be moderate in doing so, as the trees to be planted can take too abundant an accumulation of soil evil. The best time for a new planting under cultivation is the period from late summer to fall. Thus, the new plants can root well before the winter and the tree present at the site removes the soil at this time of year, only relatively little moisture.
Suitable plant species for the planting of a rock pear
Since many types of herbs prefer a rather dry location, they are well suited to the planting of a rock pear. In particular, lavender can present a very decorative complement below the white-flowering rock pear. Evergreen Mahonia grow shrubby and can withstand the root pressure of a rock pear well. The extremely decorative Balkan cranesbill, with its pink flowers, copes well with the prolonged drought under the branches of a rock pear. Also hazel, lily of the valley and periwinkle are suitable as greening around the trunk of a rock pear, where it is too shady for ordinary lawns.
Tips
Some of the plant cultivars used for planting the bulb pear should, if necessary, regularly be provided with their own portion of irrigation water, since they receive little rainwater naturally through the umbrella-like crown of the crustacea.