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- Blossom-rich piece of jewelry for every garden - the multifaceted dogwood
- Plant dogwood properly
- care Tips
- Which location is suitable?
- The right planting distance
- Which soil does the plant need?
- When is flowering time?
- Cut dogwood properly
- Pour dogwood
- Fertilize dogwood properly
- Diseases
- overwinter
- Multiply dogwood
- How do I properly plant?
- Dogwood in the pot
- Is dogwood poisonous?
- Beautiful varieties
In summer, the dogwood bears a lush flower dress
Blossom-rich piece of jewelry for every garden - the multifaceted dogwood
Here hobby gardeners with a weakness for ornamental shrubs can draw on the full. The wonderful species of dogwood (Cornus) presents us with magnificent flowering shrubs or small trees that astonish us throughout the year. An enchanting spring blossom flows into brightly colored fruits, followed by an autumnal firework of colors. The following answers to frequently asked questions knock down all major cultivation issues.
Plant dogwood properly
Nurseries mostly provide dogwood in containers. This has the advantage that you can plant the wood in any season, as long as it does not freeze.A mild day in early autumn is considered an ideal date. At the sunny to partially shaded spot, pick up a pit with three times the volume of the root ball. Add to the excavation foliage compost, bark humus and horn shavings. Do not spit a young hornbeam until the root ball has been soaked in soft water. Please pay attention at the end to a flush conclusion with the garden soil. Pour generously and mulch with leaves or bark mulch.
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care Tips
With regard to the care program, there is widespread consensus within the dogwood genus - apart from cutting. How to do it right:
In the year of planting and in container culture we recommend a light winter protection. Cover the earth with foliage, straw and needle twigs. The young shoots receive a hood from garden fleece. Cover a pot with fleece, jute or bubble wrap and place it on a wooden block. Otherwise, all hornbush species are hardy, so further precautions are not to be taken.
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Which location is suitable?
The majority of dogwood species and varieties favor a sunny to partially shaded spot. So that you can enjoy the lavish flowers in spring, the daily sun yield should be at least 4 hours. For the most part, the hornbeam beauties are in terms of soil condition. The focus is on a slightly acidic to neutral pH of 5.5 to 7.0, followed by a nutrient-rich, loamy-sandy, fresh-moist structure.
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The right planting distance
The selected Hornstrauch species dictates the ideal planting distance. For your orientation we have put together useful values for popular dogwood:
Cultivated as a hedge, an arrangement of 1 plant per meter has been proven in practice for the dogwood suitable for this purpose. Moreover, agree the precise distance to the planned circumference of the cutback.
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Which soil does the plant need?
In this question the hornbush species conform. A slightly acidic to neutral soil forms the most important premise for a vital, flowering growth. In addition, the soil should be rich in nutrients, humus-loose, loamy-sandy and fresh-moist. A good drainage is indispensable, because waterlogging reliably brings every dogwood to the track.
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When is flowering time?
The abundance of flowers robs us every year from April to June into the breath. On the leaves which are still leafless, furious inflorescences of panicle or umbel unfold, giving off a beguiling scent. The color spectrum ranges from elegant white to enchanting red shades to bright yellow, to black, fire-red, deep brown or green shoots.
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Cut dogwood properly
Some of the most beautiful dogwood grow very slowly and naturally develop a harmonious silhouette that does not require pruning. Splendid specimens, such as the flower dogwood (Cornus florida) are still thoroughly lightened after flowering. Remove all deadwood at the base and as well as rubbing or inward branches. In contrast, fast-growing species, such as Cornus alba Sibirica achieve their optimum only when all shoots are shortened to 30 cm during the foliage-free winter time. Compact ornamental shrubs for the small garden and the tub, such as the red dogwood (Cornus sanguinea), cut a little in shape after flowering and carefully clear the shrub on this occasion.
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Pour dogwood
Always plant a hornbeam in the bed and tub when the surface of the soil has dried. The perfect water balance is based on a constant soil moisture with intermediate drying phases. Drought and waterlogging are equally damaging, even to the death of the wood. It is beneficial to use mostly soft irrigation water to meet the desire for a slightly acidic soil.
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Fertilize dogwood properly
If the hornbeam grows in the bed, it gratefully accepts a portion of foliage compost with horn shavings in autumn. At the beginning of the flowering period, the wood receives a lookup to give the floral splendor even more momentum. In the bucket spoil the ornamental wood from March to August every 4 weeks with a liquid fertilizer.
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Diseases
Among the most beautiful species of hornbeams, the flower dogwoods, a life-threatening plant disease called Anthracnose has been rife in recent years. Specifically, it is a persistent vascular fungus that spreads in the plant veins. As a symptom first wilt individual leaves. In the further course, the entire leaves die off and the shrub is deprived of its livelihood. Immediately cut off any infested shoots and discard the fallen leaves as well. Prevent dehydration by pouring and mulching regularly. There must be no injury to the root disc or to the stem base so that the cunning fungus spores can not access the plant.
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overwinter
An adult hornbeam is completely hardy. Only in the year of planting and in pot culture, we still recommend a slight winter protection. Cover the root disc with a thick layer of leaves or bark mulch. The still delicate branches receive a hood made of breathable material. Buckets you miss a winter coat of nubb film, fleece or jute bands and push a block of wood under.
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Multiply dogwood
The vast majority of dogwood can be grown on your own. Optionally, cut head cuttings in April / May, pull droppers down in the summer, or use sticks in the fall to root them in the pot. Who does not shy away from the horticultural challenge takes the fruits from the cold-germinating seeds for sowing. A long patience is required, because a seedling-propagated hornbeam flowers for the first time at the earliest after 3-5 years. An exception are the ennobled flower dogwood. Their propagation belongs in the expert hands of the gardener.
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How do I properly plant?
Transplanting does not cause problems for the hornbush within the first 5 years of the plant. The best time to relocate are early spring and autumn. It is important to note that you keep the previous planting depth as accurately as possible and pour abundantly and regularly in the following weeks. An older dogwood should not expect this strain, because a rooting in the new place can not be guaranteed.
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Dogwood in the pot
At least for some years, the hornbeam in the large pot on balcony and terrace in scene. Choose a vessel with a minimum volume of 20-30 liters. As substrate, we recommend a mix of potting soil, foliage compost, horn shavings and lava granules or perlite. A water-bearing layer of inorganic material prevents harmful waterlogging on the bottom of the pot. Please keep in mind that the bucket regularly requires a higher level of casting than the garden floor. Therefore, every 1-2 days, check that the substrate has dried to allow timely watering. From March to August you administer a liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks. Before the first frost, the substrate gets a thick layer of foliage. Continue to wrap the pot with bubble wrap to prevent the root ball from freezing.
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Is dogwood poisonous?
Almost all members of the wide variety of dogwood species are to be treated with caution. Both the leaves and flowers as well as the fruits may contain toxic substances. In addition, the foliage and berries are often covered with tiny hairs that can trigger skin allergies on contact. Nevertheless, there are exceptions, such as the Cornus (Cornus mas), which gives us in autumn with small, edible cherries. Therefore, ask carefully when purchasing at the nursery, if you are looking for a hornbeam for the family garden. For the sake of caution, we recommend that you wear protective gloves during all planting and care work.
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