A detailed description of the viburnum ordinary

Kalina! Where did the name of this medicinal plant come from and what does it look like? According to one version the berries of the bush become tasty and sweet after being "ignited" by the frost... Let's take a closer look at the common viburnum, its varieties and species, which are described below.

Viburnum: what kind of plant, tree or shrub?

Viburnum vulgaris is a shrub whose fruits have been used as food by our ancestors for many centuries. In our harsh conditions, it was an additional source of vitamins, especially in late autumn, when the period of fruiting and ripening of other berry crops had already been completely completed by this time. They started eating bright red berries after the first frost.when the bitter astringent taste disappeared, the sludge became less.

Great-grandmothers had a sign: if you put a sprig of blooming viburnum in the bedroom, then even a tired husband, after a hard day's work, will love more.

The peculiarities of the root system of the berry culture were successfully used. It is powerful and branched. As a result, a continuous sod was formed in the upper soil layer. therefore often viburnum was planted in yard areas, where the soil was most exposed to erosion (hills, slopes, ravines).

Viburnum vulgaris is an unpretentious plant, however, for its successful cultivation in a summer cottage, you need to know some tricks. For example, if in its natural habitat, viburnum loves humid places, then in cultivated plantings, if possible, it is better to give preference to dry soils with a low level of groundwater.

What a hedge looks like

For a long time, villagers have grown viburnum along the perimeter of the site. The result was a dense hedge that hid the house from prying prying eyes. Modern owners can use this experience of their ancestors. Now, with a variety of garden tools, you can form an ecological hedge any height and shape. After all, viburnum is a versatile plant.

It goes well with various trees and shrubs, so you can use both group plantings and single ones. It is good to plant viburnum on areas with slopes and slopes to strengthen them.while using the biological feature of a well-developed rhizome.

Description of common viburnum: benefits and harms

Viburnum berries have healing properties for various diseases. The fruits contain a large amount of vitamin C, twice more than in citrus fruits, in 100 grams - the daily dose required by a person.

The bark of the plant has healing properties. It contains ether-like, tannin and resinous substances, from which various organic acids and chemical compounds are formed during hydrolysis. This huge variety of chemical composition of the viburnum fruit bark forms the pharmacological properties of the plant.

Benefit:

• Decreases the level cholesterol;
• Possesses expectorant effect;
• Improves general condition with heart disease (hypertension, ischemic heart disease, atherosclerosis);
• Helps with skin diseases (eczema, carbunculosis);
• Increases bile production (hepatitis, cholecystitis);
• Increases tone uterine muscles;
• Used for disease diabetes mellitus;
• Improves digestion;
• Use with heavy menstruation;
• Reduces edema (cardiac, renal);
• Lowers arterial pressure.

Contraindications:

• Low pressure;
• Increased blood clotting;
• Individual intolerance;
• Exist the risk of developing pathologies in the fetus, therefore, it is better for pregnant women to refuse to use this plant.

Types and varieties of red and black berries

Viburnum has a huge number of species - about 200... There is a viburnum with black fruits, there are forms in the form of evergreen shrubs. In our latitudes, the common viburnum is widespread. Thanks to selection, cultivated fruit varieties surpass wild-growing ones in yield, size of berries and chemical composition.

Complaints

A good variety for home use. Suitable for both storage and processing. The pulp will delight with the minimum presence of bitterness, yield 5 - 6 kg from the bush.

Vigorovskaya

Berries of bright red color, having the shape of a pea, weighing 0.5 g. Bitter taste, after processing becomes slightly bitter. The plant grows to 3m... Productivity 6 - 10 kg per bush.

Ulgen

A versatile variety, it is distinguished by its late ripening period. Berries are bittersweet in taste, well stored and perfectly processed. Productivity from a bush 5 - 8 kg.

Taiga rubies

A variety of annual fruiting, winter-hardy. The berries attract attention with their unusual dark ruby ​​color. Average yield per bush 7 - 8 kg.

Zarnitsa

The variety is winter-hardy, with a stable yield for 20 years. The color of the berries is bright red. Average yield per bush 6 Kg.

Planting and care rules

All of these varieties can be successfully grown in summer cottages in the Moscow region. In Western Siberia, this plant is cultivated south of 61^O northern latitude, in Eastern Siberia grows in the basins of the Yenisei and Angara rivers.

Viburnum is planted in spring or autumn... Autumn planting is no different from spring planting. Before you start planting this medicinal plant, you need to pay attention to the quality of the planting material. Visually we look at the absence of visible defects. It is necessary to buy 2 - 3 year old seedlings for planting.

We dig a hole for 2 bayonets of a shovel wide and 1.5 deep. It is important that there are at least 3 well-developed buds on the surface of our cutting. The bush will delight you with the first healing harvest already at 3-4 years... Leaving is uncomplicated. In the fall, it will not be superfluous to feed with manure, if it is not possible to get this valuable biological material, you can successfully use potato peelings, tea leaves, banana skins.

These seemingly simple elements will enrich the soil with minerals. In our technological age, it is better to use as little chemistry as possible in your summer cottage, if possible. But if not at all, then to the store: there is a wide range of complex fertilizers and fertilizers. Plants usually do not need watering in our climate.... But even in the temperate zone, there is a dry summer. In this case, a caring owner should not forget about this unpretentious culture.

Reproduction

There are several ways to propagate our healing bush. You can easily find them on the Internet.Consider one of the most common ways that any summer resident on his site can handle. You need to take the lower branch of the bush, tilt and dig in one place... The tubercle must be firm and well compacted. In the fall or next spring, when the root system of the new bush is formed, we separate it from the main plant. Everything, you can plant it yourself or share it with your neighbors.

Collection and preparation for the winter

Kalina, depending on the variety, is harvested depending on the variety in September-October. Brushes with berries are cut with secateurs. Fruits in clusters are stored in the refrigerator or freezer... Aromatic jam, jam, delicious juice and kvass are obtained from viburnum.

Healing juice

Recipe number 1. Take 1 kg of berries and squeeze the juice. Pour the pulp with a glass of water, boil for 5 minutes. Then strain and combine with juice. Add 200 g of sugar to the mixture, bring to a boil and pour into containers. Cork hermetically.

Viburnum and apple marmalade

Recipe number 2. It is necessary to take apples and viburnum berries, wash, cook separately until soft, mix and rub through a sieve. Pour sugar into the resulting product in a one-to-one ratio and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally until a thick mass is formed. When this mass lags behind the spoon and the bottom of the dish, the dish is ready.

Pour the resulting marmalade into a shallow bowl, let the product cool down and dry it in the oven at a temperature 60^OWITH.

Conclusion

Viburnum vulgaris has beneficial properties in such quantities that it can compete with many other gifts of nature. Summer residents and gardeners should take a closer look at this healing and unpretentious plant. After all this healing culture will benefit the whole family, especially during colds, and for better preservation of valuable qualities, you need to use a freezer.