A real decoration of any garden, especially in spring, will be a beautiful white lilac. This multi-stem deciduous shrub blooms one of the first, and then a sweet floral aroma spreads throughout the site. There are many varieties of lilacs that differ in leaf shape and color of flowers. As a result of selection, shades of lilac, blue, pink, purple and unsurpassed delicate and pure white are derived.
Such a variety in the color palette will not leave anyone indifferent. The lilac flowers themselves are small, funnel-shaped, but they are very fragrant. The white branch of lilac acquires unique beauty thanks to plentiful, dense inflorescences. The leaves of this shrub are not of particular interest, they can be simple, ovoid, whole-edge, lanceolate or oval. However, varieties with dissected or cirrus leaves are quite common. This shrub has another interesting feature - it stays green for a very long time. This is because the leaves stay on branches for a long time and do not fall.
In order for the white lilac to bloom annually, it must give a good growth for a year. And this factor largely depends on how proper and scrupulous care the plant receives. Firstly, it is necessary to closely monitor the state of the soil layer, constant loosening, fertilizing and weeding of weeds is necessary. Secondly, regular watering, in which a complex of minerals is periodically added, which stimulates the intensity of not only growth, but also flowering. Thirdly, it is extremely important to carry out preventive treatment of the bush against pests and diseases on time and (as necessary) to collect the lilac beetle from the plant. In winter, white lilac is whitewashed in the lower part of the trunks. This is a necessary measure necessary to combat mice.
The correct
pruning of the bush is also important
. It consists in the timely removal of already faded inflorescences. White lilacs around the main bush should not be allowed to give copious growth. Excess shoots must be removed. All other types of pruning, including decorative, are performed in exceptional cases if the state of health or the aesthetic appearance of the plant requires it. For example, if the tree has grown too much and has completely lost its shape, then in early autumn, approximately in the middle of September, old elongated branches, including those that are directed inside the crown itself, are carefully cut. In this case, the plant is thinned out in neglected places and give it the desired shape.
The same pruning can rejuvenate old bushes. But only in this case, pruning is done shorter, not paying attention to the thickness of the branches. Extra shoots are cut out, and those that are left give the right direction of growth. Places of cuts of large branches are covered with garden varieties. After such pruning, the white lilac blooms profusely already in the second year, although at first it is not so abundant, but in subsequent years this is more than compensated .