Albitsia (photo) planting and care, tips for growing
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ALBITION: PREFERENCES AND CARE
Albizia Lankaran (silk acacia) is a deciduous tree with a chic openwork crown.
Even from a light breeze, it sways like a luxurious fan. The leaves have a peculiarity - in the heat, at night, and when touched, they curl up and droop, as if ashamed. In June, light yellow inflorescences with many long, bright pink hair-like stamens appear on albitsia. These honey-scented "tassels" attract butterflies and birds. Ripe flat pods up to 15 cm long with beans hang on the plant for a long time, which prolongs its decorative effect.
REPRODUCTION OF ALBITION BY CUTLES
In the fall, I took semi-lignified cuttings of albicia "with a heel" (current year, 15 cm long), dipping the tips in "Kornevin", planted them in a wet mixture of peat and sand (1: 1), deepening them by 5 cm. Covered them with a half of a large plastic bottle and set them to the loggia in a shaded place. Periodically ventilated to prevent condensation from collecting, sprinkled with warm, settled water. After 2-3 months, roots appeared.
She transplanted the plants into small containers with drainage into a soil mixture of garden soil, peat and sand (in equal parts). I put a loggia on a sunny windowsill, where in winter it is + 14 degrees. The next year, in March, I fed the plants with humus (according to the instructions). In May, she transplanted into the garden.
The culture is southern, loves warmth and sun. Therefore, I dropped off in a secluded place in a cubbyhole near the fence. It is warm there, there are no drafts, which are so afraid of albicia. Her root system is superficial. It is not demanding on soils - we successfully grow on clay-sandy soil. When landing, a broken brick was laid on the bottom of the pit. The soil was mixed with compost. The root collar was not buried.
From spring to autumn, we have a warm climate, but winters are cold, so the first 3 years harbored albicia. On the trunk, they put on a packing-insulation for pipes: they cut the foam rubber in length and fixed it on the plant in several places with twine. The lateral branches were shortened and covered with lutrasil, the soil surface in the near-trunk circle was covered with foliage. Now the plant is 6 years old, we no longer insulate it, only slightly cover the root zone.
In warm weather, we keep the soil moist, but without stagnant water. Caution: from cold watering the leaves of the plant turn yellow and fall off.
We feed albition with complex fertilizer for acacias (with a minimum of nitrogen and without it) once every 3 weeks.
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© Author: Olga ALEKSANDROVA
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