The high-quality lilac as any other bush, is capable to decorate garden. Besides the decorative effect, the majority of grades of lilac are quite unpretentious and frost-resistant. Not to be mistaken with the choice, it is necessary to know what to pay attention upon purchase of saplings to.
Species of saplings
To choose high-quality lilac not so simply as it seems at first sight. It is necessary to represent accurately what function the bush will perform in garden where to be located how many forces and time the gardener is ready to devote to care for it. On sale it is possible to meet the saplings which are grown up from seeds, imparted or kornesobstvenny plants. Each of these types has the advantages and shortcomings which need to be considered upon purchase.
Kornesobstvenny saplings – layers from maternal bush, they grew under natural conditions and have kept all characteristics of initial grade. The imparted lilac has good decorative effect, develops quicker and blossoms. There is it because as stock the plant with well developed root system is used.
Advantages and shortcomings
It is better to buy the imparted saplings in nurseries that if necessary it was possible to consult with experts. It is more preferable to buy annual plants. In this case they will well acclimatize to conditions of garden and better give in to forming. Getting the imparted lilac, it is necessary to be ready to the fact that this plant is not so durable as kornesobstvenny plants. Such sapling has also one more essential shortcoming – the gardener should struggle with young growth of stock constantly. This fight, as a rule, takes away very many forces and time. To avoid it, it is better to buy the kornesobstvenny saplings received by means of cherenkovaniye. In this case the bush of lilac can be updated, formed and cut off, without risking to ruin plant. However in that case it is possible to wait for blossoming long enough, it is not less than 5-6 years. Further to avoid disappointment, the gardener has to decide on the preferences before purchase commission.
What to pay attention upon purchase to
It is better to choose planting stock in major agricultural firm, you should not buy saplings from casual dealers. It is better to buy plants in the spring. Getting imparted sapling, it is necessary to take an interest at the seller on what stock vaccination is done. For this purpose seedlings of lilac ordinary, Hungarian or privets can be used. It is more preferable to choose the copies imparted on normal lilac. Such saplings are more resistant to weather conditions, in this case it is possible not to be afraid also of rejection of inoculation. It is necessary to take an interest in the term of blossoming of plant and its quality characteristics. Upon purchase it is necessary to pay attention to condition of root system: it has to be well developed, with large number of the young light backs which are densely braiding earth lump. If the plant is on sale in container, it is necessary to take it for stipitate and to try to take. If it is possible to make it, so the sapling was replaced only recently and its root system still has stress. It is necessary to examine the place of inoculation attentively: there should not be chips of bark, cracks and gray raid; diameter of root neck and the place above inoculation has to be identical. At the saplings which are well prepared for sale smooth bark on branches. If to put scratch, its color will be yellowish or white, in this place juice will act. Also it is necessary to pay attention to condition of kidneys and young leaves: they have to be healthy, bulked up, self-colored leaves. Young growth it should not be lower than the place of inoculation and also traces of its cutting. It is better to buy several saplings of lilac with the different term of blossoming – it is so possible to enhance decorative effect in garden.