Chokeberry - an ornamental plant up to three meters high, which is famous for its beauty and delicious healthy fruits. Today we’ll talk about what kind of growing conditions the black chokeberry loves . Landing and departure, the choice of location - we will talk about all this in this article.
Location selection
Chokeberry loves fertile soil with a weak acid-base environment. High groundwater , dry slopes and hollows are unfavorable for it. It is where snow accumulates more that the chokeberry is most protected. Planting and care should therefore be done in places where there is a lot of light and moisture.
How to plant seedlings?
Having decided on the place, you can start the landing itself. Plant aronia is recommended in the fall. To do this, dig a hole up to half a meter in width, length and depth. Mix the earth with humus, phosphorus and potash fertilizers. Pour most of this mixture back into the pit. Plant a plant and cover it with the rest of the earth. Pour warm water and mulch the earth around the trunk.
How to care?
Aronia has been planted, now you need to take care of it so that your shrub takes root more quickly and begins to bear fruit. You need to look after the mountain ash all season, while you need:
feed at least three times;
water regularly;
crop annually;
loosen the soil around the trunk;
protect from wind by other plantings;
to prevent diseases and fight pests.
We have already said that the soil should be fertile - this is exactly what the black chokeberry loves. Planting (and care) involves fertilizing with nutrient fertilizers. It must be carried out for the first time in the spring, for this use humus. Before flowering, pour potash fertilizers, and in the fall - with phosphate fertilizers. When your mountain ash blooms, it especially needs moisture, so water it more intensively during this period. In general, chokeberry (photo attached) is hygrophilous, so you need regular watering. When trimming, first of all, remove dry and damaged branches. Cut young growth so that the bush does not overgrow. If you trim your mountain ash every year, you can get a rich harvest for 40 years.
Breeding
Rowan can be propagated by seeds, cuttings, grafting, dividing the bush. It is easiest to reproduce yourself in the last way. To do this, divide the old bush, cut it short and transplant. Seeds are usually propagated by specialists or experienced gardeners. Cuttings are very common, but this requires a greenhouse with a special installation for spraying. Harvesting cuttings is carried out in the fall or spring.
Conclusion
And finally, I would like to note that this plant is unpretentious, sick much less than other fruit and berries, gives 8-10 kg of berries per season, moreover, it is an excellent element of landscape design. Here it is - chokeberry. Planting and caring for it are simple, lush flowering, and its fruits are very tasty and healthy.