What to do if the sea-buckthorn is actively growing in the garden

The ability of sea buckthorn to give numerous offspring shoots and unceremoniously explore the surrounding area irritates some gardeners, which is why it is often even removed from the site.

From the point of view of the convenience of growing a plant, this, of course, is a serious drawback, although from a biological point of view it is a sign of great vitality and the desire for self-preservation.

Since sea buckthorn is a culture practically significant for northern gardening, it is useful to learn how to manage its development.

The attractiveness of sea buckthorn as a horticultural crop is its annual and abundant fruiting, early maturity, winter hardiness and outstanding unpretentiousness to growing conditions.

In amateur gardens, alas, there are still instances of its sla-booculturized forms with small pale fruits of sour taste, numerous sharp spines and stubble of root offspring. Rid your garden of these "savages" forever and without any pity. We will discuss only representatives of highly productive varieties with a minimum of thorns on the shoots and bright, rather large and pleasant tastes of orange or red-orange color.

BEFORE EVERYTHING, remember that in varietal plants, root-cropping activity is much more restrained than in wild plants, and with their shoots, renewal is not at all difficult to cope with. Strong offsprings of high-grade sea-buckthorn can be shared, because the demand for them is always great, and all other sprouts in a timely manner, delete together with the root area to preserve the yield and general aesthetics of the plantations. Elementarily block by any means a prohibitive growth of roots, and it, tamed, will never "clog up" your site.

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SEA BUCKTHORN - A DOUBLE PLANT.

Determining the sex of a seedling in a leafless state is easy by comparing the buds (see photo). In male plants, the buds are 2-3 times larger, have 5-7 covering scales, and in female plants the buds are small, with 2 covering scales. Male flowers in bunches, brownish-silver, female - solitary, yellowish. In the garden, it is enough to have 2-3 female and one male plant, since it is a high-yielding crop.

Only for the sake of saving the useful area, for example, I grow only female plants, and to pollinate my sea-buckthorn "ladies" I use branches cut from homeless sea-buckthorn "gentlemen" expelled from private farmsteads, which in the district abound.

But keep in mind that this method is effective only with timely application. Sea-buckthorn blossoms inexpressively and early, having missed the time favorable for fertilization, you risk remaining without harvest.

The fruits of sea buckthorn, once removed, will not ripen, so do not rush to harvest. Only mature, brightly colored, juicy drupes are characterized by a sophisticated aroma and a sweet or sweet-sour taste - indirect indicators of the maximum concentration of biologically active substances in them. Noah shouldn’t be late for picking berries, since varietal sea-buckthorn, unlike its wild relatives, is in high demand among blackbirds, sparrows and other birds that are ready to crack down on crops within literally two to three days.

PLEASE NOTE on short, stuck fruit branches without elongated apical shoots. These are blind shoots, they are doomed to desiccation by the program of natural development, so that they can and should be cut without damage to the plant with fruits, while also sanitizing the tree.

Cut I advise not only blind shoots, but also branches with small increments, strongly overloaded with fruits, as unpromising. Remove them from the crown, and remove the fruits in comfortable conditions, without stress and haste. Also cut out all shrunken and broken branches. In late autumn or at the end of winter, form a thin harmonious crown by thinning in the form of a developed system of powerful productive shoots. So you will achieve not only the highest possible productivity, but also the decorative expressiveness of these plants.

Symbiosis with nitrogen-fixing bacteria (nodules on the roots) allows the sea-buckthorn to easily extract nitrogen from the air without problems. But this is not enough for the maximum yields, for which we are oriented, so nitrogen fertilizing will be useful. Still I advise periodically to feed sea-buckthorn fertilizer (ash, the crushed shell of eggs, etc.), softly neutralizing excess acidity of soil, which it dislikes. On the phosphorus of sea-buckthorn, like any culture of an intense type, is very responsive.

BLACKBERD CAN FRICK dozens of years, but its potential longevity is not realized in the practice of gardening, tk. due to the increased fragility of aging wood, the risk of a sudden fracture of trunks or large branches under the weight of the crop is increased, which in itself is very dangerous. In addition, the number of root shoots sharply increases in old trees.

So do not wait until the sea buckthorn trees grow old and fall apart by themselves, and in 15-17 years, replace them with quality root siblings or seedlings of new varieties. Spring planting saplings are better tolerated than autumn. To breed varietal sea buckthorn as necessary, you can also green or lignified cuttings, which take root very easily.

SEEDED BOWELS with an abundance of orange-red fruits and linearly elliptic leaves, it is able to revive and transform the garden landscape with just one of its kind, despite the fact that its true wealth is healing and tasty berries, for which it should be in every suburban area.

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Reference by topic:  Growing a sea buckthorn tree from A to Z: planting, care and properties

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On a note:

FRUITS OF SEAFOOD colloquially called berries, although, in fact, they are false juicy drupes of oval, round-oval, spherical or ellipsoidal shape, sitting on branches and densely clinging to them. That's why it is sea buckthorn. By the combination of all the healing properties and the content of beta-sitosterol (lowers cholesterol), sea buckthorn is the undisputed leader among fruit crops.

USE ITS BERRIES usually in the form of processed products - raw jams, syrups, fruit drinks, vitamin jelly, etc. Jelly from the pulp of raw fruits - vitamin seasoning for vegetable and meat dishes and even desserts. Like honey, such jelly is stored for a long time without losing valuable properties, so it has the right place in the set of our winter blanks. Fresh and frozen fruits of sea buckthorn can be used as natural dietary supplements to strengthen immunity.

© Author: L.BARILSKAYA, Candidate of Biological Sciences

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