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Miniature conifers are gaining popularity among Amateur gardeners. They perfectly complement the composition of stone, decorate small gardens and do not grow much over time. The latter quality is especially valuable because in a small area you can plant dozens of plants and watch their development for many years. Miniature, […]
It is known that the problems with coniferous plants begin from the first days of spring. And above all, it’s sunburn. It often happens that there is little snow at the beginning of winter, and the soil under the plants freezes deeply with the arrival of frost. And then after […]
To understand what plants in the winter can boast of greenery, it is enough to look around the neighborhood. Right, it’s trees and pines. Even if something is still green, it is safely covered with snow. How lucky those who grow on the plots of spruce and pine! But to […]
Today came the turn of Eli’s closest relatives-Pseudotsuga and Abies-to be identified. Trappings Of Pseudotsuga The bark is brownish-gray, thick, with deep longitudinal cracks. Branch is directed horizontally and randomly on the ends hang, the crown is quite delicate. The leaves are relatively soft, flat, with a rounded end and […]
Today it will be about the blue Christmas trees, which are so popular with modern gardeners. Pro rest -, too, gay-relatives ate talk in next time. So, blue spruce. Why are they blue? Usually they are green, but some types of fir trees have blue forms, occasionally found in nature. […]
Today I will introduce you to the species, selected mainly by similarity or General appearance (habitus), or only in a certain phase (flowering, fruiting). Of course, the basis for selection of pairs is my subjective perception, therefore, especially interested to know your opinion — how accurately I hit the target. […]
Walking through the coniferous forest in search of mushrooms, summer residents usually do not pay attention to the trees themselves. Quite enough fresh fragrant air and the rustle of fallen needles. Needles underfoot is not alarming: we know that the needles are changed leaves, and they also fall off, and […]
The Douglas fir – the title is quite dissonant, sometimes they say “Pseudotsuga”. Growing a tree without a title, nothing wrong. In 1791, he was discovered by Archibald Menzies, who served as a surgeon on the ship of captain Vancouver, and was re-discovered by the English botanist and traveler David […]
What kind of animal is a microbiota? Translation from Latin Microbiota decussata-more clarity for unfamiliar citizens does not bring. “Something about microbes,” one will decide. “Tiny biota,” others will think, more advanced in botany, and will be closer to the truth. Biota, or more familiar name — Thuja orientalis, is […]
To the story of this plant – a beautiful, proud handsome cedar — I want to come back again and again. Moreover, for me cedar is not just a tree, about which I heard something, read somewhere. For me, cedar is a living, familiar from childhood plant that accompanies me […]