Juniper – the effective bush which is ideal for landscaping. The plant differs in frost resistance and rapid growth, well transfers decorative hairstyle. That landings always looked beautifully, it is important correct to pick up grade and to grow up according to agrotechnical requirements.
Juniper: variety of grades and types
On the basis of wild-growing cultures the many options of the juniper suitable for different regions are removed. Masters of landscaping allocate the tall forms suitable for creation are effective topiaries. Some grades of juniper ordinary and Virginia concern them.
In separate group carry fast-growing types. Plants turn out low, but very magnificent and decorative. It is possible to refer the Cossack, Chinese and average junipers to this category. Some forms Virginia differ in rapid growth too, but copies turn out larger.
Creeping horizontal forms perfectly are suitable for landscaping. They are used for registration of the Alpine hills, rokariyev, lawns and beds. On the basis of wild-growing juniper creeping grades with greens of dark green, gray, aeruginous or purple-violet shade are removed.
Some species of juniper belong to edible. Fruits in the form of red berries use for preparation of marinades, jelly, tinctures, kissels, kvass, beer. Berries are suitable also for meat dishes, they impact to food characteristic saturated relish. The most tasty fruits at juniper Caucasian. Categorically it is impossible to use in food of berry of the Cossack juniper – they are poisonous.
Juniper for Moscow area: that it is better
In Moscow area it is possible to grow up various species of juniper. In parks and gardens are especially popular Cossack, ordinary, horizontal or rocky. The Moscow climate is suitable for frost-resistant and thermophilic, monophonic and pestrookrashenny forms.
The juniper ordinary differs in indiscriminateness and frost resistance. It does not require thorough care and hairstyle, adult plants form the magnificent cover which is long not losing decorative effect. The undersized "Greene Karpet" covering the soil with magnificent bright green thickets will be suitable for registration of rock gardens and lawns. It is not obligatory to cut them, adult bushes do not grow higher than 10 cm. Grades of "Compress", Kolumnares, Repand, "Morgiand Gold" are not less popular.
In group of horizontal junipers specific place is held by grade "Andorra the Compact". It forms magnificent saturated-green pillow. With the onset of cold weather of branch change color, getting beautiful violet-purple shade.
The Cossack juniper is suitable for registration of lawns, beds, bordering of paths. Plants of the average size differ in splendor, but are exacting to the level of humidity and structure of the soil. In gardens situated near Moscow grow up grades Arcadia, Buffalo, Erekta. Very effectively looks Variyegat with motley green-white or cream-yellow needles, also grades meet blue or glaucous krone. The Cossack juniper grows more slowly, than ordinary, does not love drought and hard frost.
Those who prefers tall forms will suit vertical columnar grade of Skiroket. It has beautiful glaucous-green needles, adult plants reach 6-8 m. The grade grows quickly, perfectly transfers hairstyle and not bad winters.