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- The firethorn combines aesthetics and functionality
- The classic in the garden
- The garden becomes a bird paradise
- The right firethorn care
- Practical gardening tips
The firethorn combines aesthetics and functionality
The firethorn is an important design element in the garden. A plant that can be used individually, as a hedge or as a climbing plant. For today's hobby garden hedges are indispensable elements for a variety of tasks.
The classic in the garden
Evergreen hedges, which include the firethorn, are the classics of garden design. They take up little space even in small gardens, but they offer year-round privacy. A special feature is the firethorn by its thorns. The plant offers protection against unwelcome visits, especially in rural areas, such as deer, which like to peel the bark of fruit trees and eat flower buds. The solid and very large thorns make each hawthorn hedge almost impenetrable and so you not only get a living fence, but at the same time a very natural burglary protection.
The garden becomes a bird paradise
You have the choice and can choose from different Pyracantha species. The firethorn is a strong plant that thrives magnificently on almost all soils. The different types of firethorn have one thing in common: they form white umbels in spring and berries shining in autumn. The species Pyracantha coccinea Red Column can be used as a hedge plant, but also as a climbing plant. Characteristic of this firethorn are the red berries. On the other hand, the orange stalk orange hawthorn orange berries and the Pyracantha Golden Charmer bright yellow berries.
The right firethorn care
The firethorn is a fairly undemanding plant that thrives in the sun as well as in the shade and partial shade. The good news in advance: When firethorn play casting and fertilizing not so big role. The plant also gets along well with dryness. Because of the widely branched root system, the plant is able to provide enough for their diet. But you must remember that the evergreen firethorn must be watered on frost-free days in winter.
Practical gardening tips
The evergreen firethorn you always cut with a garden, never with a hedge trimmer. Because hedge trimmers cut not only branches, but also leaves. Large leaves turn brown at the interface, which affects the aesthetics.
Singing birds delight us with song and eat aphids and caterpillars. The birds like to brood in the hawthorn, because they are protected by thorns from martens and cats. Cut the firethorn before the breeding season in spring. By the end of July you should leave the hedge and the nesting birds in peace.