To give their site an attractive appearance, owners of private houses most often use spherical arborvitae. The homeland of evergreen conifers is eastern North America. The plant does not require complex care, which is considered a significant advantage.
Types and varieties of spherical thuja
There are many varieties of spherical arborvitae, which allows you to choose the most suitable for decorating the site or solving various design problems.
Spherical perennial
Danica
A dwarf variety of spherical shrub, the height of which does not exceed 55 cm. Scaly-shaped foliage retains a green tint throughout the year. The crown is dense, and the bark is colored in brown shades. In the summer, the surface of the brown bark may acquire a reddish overflow. The root system of the plant is superficial.
Important! When growing, it is important to loosen the soil with extreme caution. Dwarf perennial belonging to the Cypress family, it is recommended to plant in small flower beds.
Golden Globe
A spherical variety of an evergreen culture, the foliage of which in the autumn months is distinguished by a copper overflow, and in the middle of spring - by a golden one. Bushes grow slowly. With strong knowledge, it is important to fill the plants with plenty of water. The variety can be planted in a shaded area. Golden Glob is often used for landscaping roofs, terraces and loggias.
Globose
A high spherical shrub growing up to 150 cm. The shoots are directed upward as they grow, the crown is endowed with a rounded shape from nature. The variety tolerates the dry period well. The color of the leaves changes with the change of season. The green mass from light green takes on a brown tint. Caring for a plant is quite simple, therefore, residents of Ukraine and Russia are actively using the variety when planting their plots.
Teeny tim
Western spherical form of thuja, characterized by feather-like flat foliage. The variety grows quite slowly and needs good lighting. Seedlings can be planted in any type of soil. A significant advantage is good frost resistance. Teeny Tim landscape designers use to create alpine slides or plant along the garden path.
Teddy
One of the new varieties, featuring a dense dense crown. The shoots of the plant are not prickly. They are very closely located to each other. Thuja round grows extremely slowly. The annual growth barely reaches 2.5-3 cm. In winter, the needles acquire a brown hue.
Important! A small variety of thuja yellow spherical will grow only in fertile soil. From the overdried air, the bushes die.
Woodwardi
Thuja western spherical, the outlines of the crown of which can sometimes resemble the shape of an egg. The cones of the perennial are small. It is advisable to land in a shaded area. Caring for a ball-shaped thuja is not difficult.
Miriam
A variety that differs in juicy shades. The symmetry of the form is an undoubted advantage. In early spring, the foliage is painted in green shades, and closer to winter the needles become brown. For planting, it is better to choose a solar zone.
Thuja ball needs frequent watering. Planting thujas of this variety is ideal for creating a Japanese atmosphere in the garden.
Planting and caring for thuja round
When choosing a place for landing thuy, it is worth giving preference to shaded areas in the east. If you grow a spherical perennial in a completely shaded place, the crown will begin to thin, and the branches will stretch. When growing plants in regions with short daylight hours, it is worth planting bushes in a well-lit area.
Important! To prevent the disease of spherical perennial, plants should be protected from drafts. Plants need to be protected from wind gusts.
For planting, it is advisable to use fertile soil, which should be slightly moistened.
With a high occurrence of groundwater, a drainage layer is laid on the surface of the bottom of the landing pit, the thickness of which reaches 18-20 cm. Given that the active vegetation period begins already in May, it is better to carry out planting work in late March or in October.
It takes several days to prepare the pit for planting. The deepening is moistened and filled with self-prepared soil, consisting on the basis of:
- peat;
- sand;
- fertile soil.
Spherical plant
It is advisable to introduce a small amount of nitroammophoska into the ground. Plants older than 2 years must be transplanted with a lump of land on the root system.
The root neck cannot be deepened. It should rise above the surface of the soil. In the first weeks after planting seedlings, it is important to water them abundantly every day. Under each bush, 15 liters of water are poured. It is very important to protect seedlings from direct sunlight. It is advisable to shade the bushes with a spandbond or a sunscreen mesh.
Watering and loosening
Thuja spherical capable of tolerating dry periods. However, a lack of moisture negatively affects the appearance of the crown, which begins to thin and dry out.
A couple of months after the planting of seedlings, the frequency of irrigation can be reduced to 2 times a week. Under each perennial you will need to pour 12-15 liters of water. On hot days, it is necessary to increase the frequency of soil moisture up to 4 times a week. After the liquid is absorbed into the ground, you should start loosening the soil.
Important! The depth of cultivation should not exceed 7-8 cm. It is advisable to mulch. As a mulch perfect:
- compost;
- shavings;
- peat.
Winter preparations
An adult plant can tolerate even frosty winters. Young bushes must be covered at the end of October with a layer of spruce branches, fallen leaves. As soon as the temperature drops below 0, the perennial is wrapped in film material.
Pruning
To maintain the spherical shape of the bushes, there is no need to trim. However, in order to rejuvenate the spherical thuja, it is necessary to systematically carry out the sanitary pruning procedure, during which all dead and diseased branches are removed.
Thuja ball
Top dressing
Spherical thuja grow quite slowly. Top dressing is applied very carefully. The first fertilizer is preferably applied 24 months after planting the bushes. To this end, it is worth using complex fertilizers for thuja.
Breeding
For propagation of thuja spherical use the method of cuttings. The breeding procedure is performed in the autumn months. It is very important to ensure a high level of humidity in the greenhouse during the breeding season, which will be in the range of 78-80%. To cuttings received a sufficient amount of sunlight, it is worth giving preference to greenhouses covered with transparent film material.
As cuttings, woody shoots can be used, the length of which reaches 40-50 cm. The lower part of the shoots is cleaned of needles and processed in a Kornevin solution. Each stalk is planted in fertile soil to a depth of 2.5 cm. The cuttings are systematically ventilated and moistened with a spray gun. After 4 weeks, root formation can be noted.
Dwarf plant
Why do spherical arborvitae turn yellow
Thuja needles can turn yellow for various reasons. Below are the most common:
- Deficiency of iron in the soil can cause yellowness or whitening of needles.
- The impact on the plant thuja mining moth. Having cut the damaged needles carefully inspect their clearance. It is there that you can find pest larvae.
- The defeat of the plant with a spider mite. Thin cobwebs on needles can testify to the invasion of the pest. The needles not only turn yellow at the same time, but also show off profusely.
Thuja spherical - an amazing plant that fits perfectly into any design. To grow the bushes healthy, it is important to provide them with proper care and timely treatment if necessary.
Often spherical bushes are combined with the Bodhi thuja, the description of which confirms the unpretentiousness of coniferous plantings and its exquisite appearance. Everyone can afford to decorate their garden with such plants.
