Engaged in the decorative design of the site, one can not help but recall the conifers, varieties of which grow in all parts of the globe. They are graceful, with a clear outline of the crown. The persistent, incomparable heady aroma of needles creates a special microclimate on the site. These evergreen representatives of the flora are inalienable attributes of the New Year holiday, an excellent material for landscape design.
Coniferous plants are universal in application. Separately growing bushes or trees look great. They also blend perfectly with other types of plants, creating a magnificent decorative composition.
It is not easy to put together representatives of the flora on the site. But among the original conifers you can always find those that will comfortably coexist with ornamental plants located on a site near the house. They will become the main decoration of the garden.
Among these plants, one can distinguish an excellent group of Weimutov pines. Ornamental trees were brought from America by the lord in whose honor this group was named. Veymutova pine is a graceful long-lived tree, characterized by a very dense pyramidal crown. Its branches, located horizontally, have soft, very thin bluish-green needles, which reach a length of 10 centimeters and are collected in bundles of 5 pieces. Cones in these coniferous species of elongated cylindrical shape.
Veymutova pine, unlike other representatives of the coniferous group, develops and grows rather quickly. In general, it is an unpretentious tree reaching a height of 50 meters and possessing excellent qualities. It possesses such properties as frost resistance, shade tolerance and resistance to adverse environmental conditions, it is not demanding on soil fertility either . However, the Weimutov pine is not resistant to disease. Planting of this coniferous species should not be located near the bushes of currants and gooseberries, which can be a source of spores of rust fungus.
Veymutova pine - a wonderful material for landscape designers. For this purpose, its many decorative forms are used, such as pyramidal, weeping, creeping, golden and variegated. Each of these species has certain characteristics, due to which they are used in certain compositions. One unites all these decorative trees and bushes - they are fantastically beautiful.
Particularly effective are undersized breeds. Veymutova Radiata Pine - a unique natural material for decorating personal plots. In a limited space, it is indispensable. The compact spherical bush has a columnar dense crown. The evergreen coniferous long-liver grows slowly. With insignificant annual growths, it reaches one and a half to two meters in adult height.
To plant this pine, choose sunny areas with light soils. Coniferous shrubs are equally affected by drought and waterlogging. Therefore, you should take care of good soil drainage. Preventive spraying against fungal diseases is also required.
To decorate the garden, the device of the Alpine hills , a dwarf form is also suitable - the Weimutov pine Minimus. The evergreen shrub has a spherical crown, which is slightly flattened to the ground. On short shoots is located in beams of emerald-blue needles. This shrub grows very slowly. It can reach up to a meter in height.
The plant is unpretentious with good winter-hardy qualities. For planting, the best place would be light areas with light soil. Moderate watering is preferred.
Veymutov pine propagated by vaccination on a winter-hardy stock. In Russia, there are nurseries that grow seedlings of thermophilic plants with good winter-hardiness.