Daurian rhododendron: what does it look like, where it grows and how to care?

How to propagate?

Rhododendron Golden reproduces very easily by layering - after all, its branches spread along the ground, but it can also be done by cuttings and seeds.

• Layers - one or two branches are covered with soil (in spring) and watered and sprayed throughout the season. For the next spring, you can separate the seedlings and plant yourself.
• Cuttings - cuttings are cut from the upper parts of the shoots (it is possible in the spring, it is possible in the summer after flowering) and root them in a light substrate, they will need to be held in greenhouse conditions (moisture and heat are needed). When 3 leaves appear, you can plant them in small temporary pots. They need to overwinter in cool conditions, and at the beginning of April they can be transplanted into ordinary pots.
• Seeds - it is better to sow them in the spring in a suitable substrate (you can just sow peat with sand). Create greenhouse conditions, after the emergence of seedlings, remove the shelter from above. How the leaves appear - transplant them into pots. Seed germination is usually very good.

Subsort Knapp Hill

Hybrid Painted Lady

The bush is of medium height, growing up to 75 cm in height and width. Grows in partial shade. Frost resistance - 25 ° С. The flowers are funnel-shaped, white-pink, variegated with a yellow spot in the heart of the flower. The petals are wavy. Curly stamens. The foliage is green.

Homebush

Deciduous shrub, 1.5-2 m high. The bush grows 1-1.5 m wide. The crown is narrow, the shoots are long, straight-branched. Frost resistance -26 ° С. The flowers are double, medium in size, semi-double, 5 - 6 cm in diameter, bright pink, collected in spherical inflorescences. The leaves are oblong, pale green, change color in autumn, acquire an orange-yellow tint.

Sylphide

Frost-resistant variety, able to withstand up to -32 ° C. The height of a compact bush is 1 - 1.2 m. The leaves are dense, green. Carmine-pink buds bloom at the end of May. The flowers are white - pink, with pointed petals, funnel-shaped, 5 - 6 cm in diameter. There is a gilded pattern on the central petal. Inflorescences unite 12 - 14 flowers.

Daffodil

It is considered a rare variety, it is also called yellow rhododendron. Grows up to 1.5 m in height. The crown is thick, lush. The flowers are velvet, semi-double, up to 4 cm in diameter. The petals are star-shaped, arranged in rows, in a spiral. The leaves are bright green, oblong. Inflorescences are combined in 12 - 15 fragrant flowers.

Shniigold

Deciduous ornamental shrub, medium height - 1.2 1.5 m. In width extends to 1 - 1.5 m. Leaves are elongated, 10 - 12 cm. Bright green in summer, orange - red in autumn.

Blooms in early summer with large flowers, up to 10 cm in diameter. Coloring - white with a yellow - golden spot on the upper petal. Inflorescences are large, collect up to 10 - 12 flowers.

Gibraltar

The densely growing bush grows up to 3 m in height and width. The crown is spreading, dense. The flowers are bright orange, bell-shaped in shape, the petals are curved, wavy at the edges. The diameter of the flower is 7-8 cm.

The leaves are bronze, then dark green, in autumn they acquire an orange-red tint. Lush inflorescences, collect 8 - 10 flowers.

Baccarat

The height of an adult bush reaches 2 m. The diameter is 1.5 m. It blooms profusely at the end of May. The flowers are medium in size, 5 - 6 cm, coral - orange with a golden tint. Corrugated petals at the edges. Frost resistance up to - 28 ° С.

Fireball

Deciduous shrub grows up to 2 m in height. It grows up to 1.5 - 2 m in diameter. The bush is dense, pruning is required. The leaves are dark green in summer, orange-yellow in autumn.

The flowers are large, grow in the form of a bowl or bell, 6 - 8 cm in diameter, gather in spherical inflorescences of 8 - 10 flowers each. The flowers are deep red with an orange tint along the edge of the petals. The variety is frost-resistant, withstands up to - 30 ° С.

Golden Eagle

The bush is deciduous, dense, grows vertically, grows up to 1.7-2 m in height, the diameter of the funnel-shaped crown is 1 m. Leaves are oblong, up to 10 cm, shiny, tight, rich green.

Attention! In autumn they change color to orange or red.

Leaf width - 5 cm. Inflorescences are united by 7 - 9 flowers. The flowers are fragrant, reddish-orange, funnel-shaped, 5-6 cm in diameter. Bloom in May. The variety has an average winter hardiness.

Fireworks

The bush is compact, high, grows up to 2 m. The branches are dense, grow vertically. Leaves are wide, elongated, up to 10 - 12 cm, leathery, pointed at the ends, glossy, dense.

The color of the leaves is bright green, in autumn the leaves become orange-red. The flowers are large, up to 8 cm in diameter, red-brick-colored, shiny. Inflorescences are collected up to 10 flowers.

B-B-Q

The bush is powerful, well-branched. The height of an adult bush is 1.5 m. The flowers are fragrant, pale pink with apricot tint, double in structure. The petals are wavy, twisted in different directions. Inflorescences - brushes unite up to 8 flowers. High frost resistance, up to -30 ° С.

Healing properties

Kashkara preparations have a pronounced cardiac effect. When used in patients with cardiovascular insufficiency, venous pressure decreases, blood flow rate increases, urine output increases, edema decreases and cardiac activity normalizes.

The drugs have a strong bactericidal effect against streptococci, staphylococci, pathogenic intestinal flora. Golden rhododendron is used in the form of a liquid extract, infusion and tincture.

Water decoctions of the leaves have an anti-inflammatory effect and are used in dental practice for stomatitis, gum disease, and bad breath. Rinse with broth is prescribed for angina. In such cases, take 30 g of raw materials for 1 glass of water. Gargle with a liquid every 30 minutes for 3 days.

Infusion, decoction and liquid extract of kashkara are used as douching and baths for cervical erosion. In this case, 1 teaspoon of calendula tincture is added to 100 ml of infusion for greater effect. The procedure is done 3 times a day for 3 weeks.

For colds, an infusion of the plant with vodka is recommended. It is prepared from 200 g of alcohol and 1 teaspoon of raw materials. The drug is taken in 1 dessert spoon in a quarter glass of water 3 times a day. It is also used as a diuretic, for rheumatism, inflammatory diseases of the throat and mouth.

Fresh leaves are practiced in the form of gruel for abscesses, boils, frostbite. Decoction baths are prescribed for sciatica, radiculitis, polyarthritis, neuralgic pain, gout. For hypertension, foot baths with infusion inside are recommended.

A good effect is observed when taking an infusion or decoction for spastic colitis, enterocolitis, enteritis, including bacterial and staphylococcal origin. In this case, an overdose of the drug is unacceptable, since large doses can cause cardiac arrest.

Honey from kashkara flowers is toxic and causes severe headaches and abdominal pain. In addition, vomiting, salivation, and a drowsy state are observed. The toxic effect is given by andomedotoxin. The plant is used as a tanning agent in the manufacture of plantar leather.

Kashkara (golden rhododendron) grows in areas that are difficult for people to live - on the slopes of mountains, in rocks, near mountain rivers. The habitat includes the Kuril Islands, the mountainous regions of Asia, the Caucasus Mountains, the Altai Territory. Residents of these areas are better known for the medicinal properties and contraindications to the use of kashkara.

The healing properties of kashkara

Kashkara is an evergreen low bush. For medicinal purposes, its leaves are used, but not young, but the second or third year. The collection of medicinal raw materials is carried out in late spring and early summer.

1. Most often, kashkara is positioned as a healing drug for cardiovascular diseases.The infusion of its leaves increases the tone of the heart muscle, lowers the heart rate by increasing the range of contractions, but does not affect blood pressure. This is a very valuable quality of the plant, however, the usefulness of kashkara is not limited to it.
2. Another essential property of golden rhododendron is the ability to destroy such persistent bacteria as staphylococci, streptococci, E. coli. To get rid of these microflora, the infusion of kashkara is taken 40 ml 3 times a day (just not on an empty stomach) or used to wash the skin and rinse the throat.
3. Kashkara is also used for inflammation. Such a remedy is effective for lumbago, sciatica, acute rheumatic fever and gout. To get rid of these diseases, an alcoholic tincture of kashkara is used, which is impregnated with compresses, or baths with a decoction of this plant.
4. With nephrolithiasis (kidney stones), a kashkara-based medicine helps to remove sand. To increase the effectiveness, this remedy is taken with an infusion of other medicinal plants. The scheme is as follows: 30-40 minutes before a meal, an infusion of rhododendron is taken, after 20 minutes - an infusion based on currant leaves and meadowsweet inflorescences. But one nuance should be remembered: this infusion is drunk immediately after brewing - as soon as it darkens, the healing properties are lost.

Contraindications

It is contraindicated to take kashkara during pregnancy, lactation and in the presence of individual intolerance. In case of kidney disease, you should consult your doctor before starting treatment.

Rhododendron golden

Breeding features

There are three ways to reproduce rhododendron - cuttings, seeds and layering. Seed propagation is the most difficult and time-consuming. The resulting bushes grow slowly and grow stunted if not properly cared for. Cutting - the method is not much easier, but still more accurate: bushes grown from cuttings grow full-fledged, both in size and in inflorescences.

Important! Rhododendron seedlings need to be grown from six months to a year, and they bloom in the sixth or eighth year after planting in the ground. It will be much easier and faster to buy a ready-made seedling or propagate the plant in another way.

Layers

The fastest and most reliable way to propagate a rhododendron is to take a young, strong shoot away from it. The more shoots you cut in the spring, the more new bushes you will get at the end of the season. First you need to notice strong, flexible shoots and dig grooves near them with a depth of at least 15 cm.Then you need to bend these shoots and attach them in the middle to the ground. On top of the attachment point, you need to pour soil mixed with peat, and drive in a peg next to it. This peg will serve as a support for a young shoot, which is bent vertically and tied to the support.

During both flowering periods and in between, both the main bush and the place where the shoot is attached to the ground should be watered. Water and peat will stimulate the emergence of a root system in the shoot and its establishment. In the fall, you can separate the young shoot from the mother bush with pruning shears and plant it in a new place. This method is good for its simplicity and high percentage of rooting of young shoots.

Cuttings

In order for the grafting to be successful, the rhododendron will have to be looked after a lot and for a long time. At the beginning of spring, you need to highlight strong branches that have begun to become covered with hard bark. Then they need to be cut into cuttings, each 5-7 cm long, and the slices should be kept in a root growth stimulator for a day. When the root system begins to form in the cuttings, they will have to be transferred to a box with a peat-sand mixture (ratio 3: 1) under a polyethylene shelter. In this homemade greenhouse, the cuttings must take root.

Did you know? British botanist George Forest went through incredible trials in the summer of 1905 to discover new varieties of rhododendron.By chance, he found himself in the middle of a conflict between Tibetan priests and British missionaries. At the risk of being killed, Forest wandered around the Himalayas for several weeks, losing his escort one by one until he was left completely alone. He managed to come across the village with friendly locals, who ferried him across the pass and showed the way. This expedition failed, but for all the subsequent years of his life, Forest equipped about seven more trips and discovered more than three hundred varieties of these amazing plants to the world.

The evergreen maral takes longer to get used to the soil than deciduous - four and one and a half months, respectively. Then comes the growing stage, in which the shoots are transplanted into separate boxes with peat and needles (proportion 2: 1). In them, the maral goes through the winter, and at the beginning of the season it is planted in the soil directly with a box so that the root system is not damaged. There he gets used to the new conditions, for the winter he is brought into the room again, and in the third year he is transplanted into the open ground.

As you can see, Ledebour's rhododendron is a capricious plant. Beautiful though. Its amazing ability to bloom twice a season pays for all the effort spent on it. Rhododendron looks great both on the alpine slides and near the cozy overgrown terrace. Despite its grace, it tolerates severe frosts well and easily gives off shoots for grafting and layering. Remember the rules for caring for a rhododendron and its reproduction features. Having bought several young seedlings in the nursery, you can multiply them in your area in a few years, and make this luxurious bush an object of your pride and joy.

Rhododendron care

Rhododendrons do not require special care if planted according to all the rules. The main components are watering and timely feeding during the season.

Since these trees are moisture-loving, you need to make sure that they do not suffer from a lack of moisture, as well as regularly water with rainwater. However, remember that excess water is also unacceptable, so do not overfill the rhododendron. It is better to water little by little, but more often so that the moisture has time to be absorbed. In August, watering is sharply reduced, or even stopped, so that the plant gradually begins to prepare for a state of dormancy. Care also includes removing weeds, but this can only be done by pulling them out, and the soil is not loosened.

Top dressing

They have a very positive effect on the development of the plant. For top dressing, special mineral fertilizers, both liquid and granular (Ammophos, Nitrofoska, Diammofoska), are suitable. They are brought in according to the instructions from the beginning of May to the end of June. Further, no additional feeding is required until the next season.

In no case is ash used as fertilizer, as it alkalizes the soil, and the plants begin to get sick with chlorosis. Special acidifying agents, for example, colloidal or ground sulfur, will help to correct the situation. To change the pH by one unit, sulfur is added at the rate of 40 g per 1 square meter of land. But we must remember that its action will not be momentary. In order to see the result immediately, it is worth using a chelated fertilizer (for example, Zircon, Domotsvet, Tsitovit, Ferovit), which contains iron (for example, chelated iron).

When caring for a rhododendron, spruce branches with needles will also be an excellent feeding. Fertilizer is done like this:

• cut the branches into pieces (1 cm long);
• fall asleep in a container, fill it with cold water;
• put on fire and boil for about 10 minutes;
• leave covered for three days;
• 1 liter of broth is diluted in 10 liters of water and the bushes are added;
• to reduce the acidity of the dressing, add 1 tablespoon of creamy lime to 10 liters of solution.

Mulching

Rhododendron maintenance includes annual mulching around the shrubs. The beds are covered with synthetic or organic material in order to protect the plants from poor environmental conditions and to enrich the soil.

They do it like this:

• it is advisable to lay mulch after rain;
• before this, it is recommended to loosen the soil surface so that it does not compact;
• a layer of mulch is from 4 to 9 centimeters;
• organic mulch is left in the garden for the whole winter.

Basic rules for the successful cultivation of rhododendrons in the Moscow region

a deliberate choice of a variety, which must be necessarily winter-hardy, so that the plant overwinters without loss; the right choice of landing site: shaded in the summer from the midday sun and sheltered from the winds in the winter; optimal composition of the substrate (it is important to remember about acidity, the plant does not develop well on alkaline and slightly alkaline soils): high peat, leafy soil, needles in proportions 2: 3: 1; regular watering (10-12 liters per tree two to three times a week); ensuring the removal of excess moisture from the soil by planting on small hills, since the shrub reacts poorly to excess moisture; compulsory annual mulching; exclude loosening of the soil directly near the bush, because the root system is located close to the surface. Therefore, it is advisable to remove weeds near the rhododendron bushes with your hands; a well-thought-out feeding calendar with special fertilizers (for example, Gilea, Azalea)

Care rules

Rhododendron care is not unique. The usual procedures are used: moistening with water from a watering can or a sprinkler, spraying, getting rid of weeds, forming plant-functional structures and getting rid of diseases, insect pests, when required.

It is strictly forbidden to loosen the soil near the rhododendron and dig it out due to the root system located at the soil surface. For the same reason, removing weeds must be done by hand.

Rhododendron needs soil and air moisture to a greater extent than other plant species. It is easy to see this during the formation of flower buds. The watering regime affects the formation of flower buds next year. Watering is required using softened water. Perfected running water from barrels or other containers, as well as rainwater.

You can soften and make the water more acidic by dissolving several lumps of peat soil in it the day before watering. The frequency of watering depends on the state of the foliage: in the case when it becomes whitish and loses its turgor, more frequent watering is required.

During periodic watering, it is necessary to monitor the depth of water penetration at the level of 0.2–0.3 m. But at the same time, the requirement to limit the volume of water to be poured is of great importance: the roots of the rhododendron should not be overfilled during watering, because the root system of the plant reacts quite sensitively excess moisture: this affects the state of the foliage, causing it to curl. In order not to be mistaken about the amount of water required for irrigation, during hot days one should try to spray the foliage with softened water more often without increasing the amount of liquid when moistening.

Plant pruning

Rhododendron independently is able to take the correct geometric shape, but in some cases it is necessary to stop overgrown bushes, remove frozen stems or renew an aged rhododendron.

In those points where the thickness of the branches is about 4 cm, the cut area is processed with garden varnish. A month later, revived buds appear on the seedlings, the time of rejuvenation begins. The oldest or very frostbitten rhododendron bushes are cut at a height of 0.3–0.4 m above the ground level, and in the first year, one half, and in the second - the remaining.

Rhododendron has this property: during the first year, its flowering and fruiting occurs quite actively, but the next year the flowering of the plant slows down significantly.In order to get rid of this systematicity, it is required to break off dried inflorescences when caring for rhododendron immediately after the beginning of flowering.

Shrub feeding

Adding fertilizer is required even for such plants that were planted this year. There are 2 main stages to be noted:

1. For the first time, it is necessary to feed the bush in early spring.
2. The last feeding is required at the end of July, when the flowering of the rhododendron stops and new shoots begin to form.

Rhododendron loves liquid fertilizers made from semi-rotten cow dung and horny flour mixture. Fertilizer preparation:

1. The droppings are diluted in water (ratio 1:15);
2. The resulting solution is left to stand for about 1.5 days;
3. It is used as a fertilizer, but first moisten the soil at the planting site.

Since this plant grows on soils with high acidity, special mineral additives are chosen to prevent changes in the soil reaction. In this case, the concentration should be small 1.2: 1000. In the case of potassium supplements, the concentration must be reduced.

The best feeding regimen involves adding organic or mineral supplements at the beginning of the year using nitrogen. In general, it is required to observe the following regime:

1. At the beginning of the year, fertilizer is used from a mixture of 50 grams of ammonium sulfate and the same amount of magnesium sulfate per square meter.
2. At the beginning of summer, after flowering, fertilizer is used from a mixture of 40 grams of ammonium sulfate and 20 grams of superphosphate per area of ​​1 sq / m.
3. In the middle of summer, 20 g of potassium sulfate and 20 g of superphosphate are mixed for an area of ​​1 sq / m.

Description of rhododendron

People call them wild rosemary, kashkara, black mane, shkeri, drapochtan - depending on the type of plant growing in a particular area.

Their genus is very ancient and has more than 1000 species, on the basis of which almost 12000 varieties with a wide variety of useful properties have been obtained. But the main thing is their decorative qualities.

You can grow rhododendrons in almost any area. Troughs and closed depressions should be avoided, where there is a predisposition to the accumulation and stagnation of surface water, as well as the accumulation of cold air.

The landing site must be protected from both drying and cold winds and bright sunlight. Deciduous species are more resilient and can grow in open, sunny areas. A planting pit is prepared for one bush, for a group it is best to prepare a plot of the required area. The size and depth of the planting pit determine the soil conditions and hydrological regime of the site.

Usually, the width of the pit is 60-70 cm, the depth is 30-40 cm. On heavy clay soils, the pit should be shallower (15-20 cm) and much wider (1-1.2 m). The planting pit is filled with high-moor peat or a prepared soil mixture

It is very important that the pH of the substrate is acidic (3.5-5)

The following mixtures are recommended: sour peat, coniferous and leafy soil, river sand (3: 1: 2: 1); sour peat, sawdust, sand (2: 1: 1); peat, fallen needles, sawdust, sand (2: 1: 1: 1), etc. It is advisable to add a complete mineral fertilizer to the soil mixture at the rate of 150-200 g / cu. m, as well as 40-60 g of sulfur.

Before planting, a rhododendron in a container or with a lump of earth is placed in a container with water and kept until the lump is completely saturated with moisture. Then they are removed from the container and planted in a prepared planting pit.

It is buried in the soil so that the top of the root ball from the container is at the level of the soil surface. Do not bury the root collar of the plant. If this rule is violated, it ceases to bloom, and eventually dies.

A small roller of earth is formed around the planting site and water is gradually poured until the soil is completely saturated with moisture. After 1-2 weeks, the soil is leveled, but a small depression is left in order to retain water during further watering.

The usual watering rate is 1-1.5 buckets two to three times a week for an adult plant. Young seedlings are watered more often, but not more than 0.5 buckets per 1 bush. During flowering - as often as possible.

If the weather is dry in autumn, plants should also be watered abundantly. This contributes to better overwintering. In dry and hot weather, the bushes are sprayed with water.

The water should be acidified before watering: the pH of the water should be no more than 4-5 units, otherwise the soil is alkalizing, and the rhododendrons begin to hurt. Under such conditions, they are deficient in nitrogen, which manifests itself in the form of yellowing of the leaves. Then they dry up and the plant dies.

For acidification, you can use concentrated sulfuric acid (1 ml per bucket of water) or oxalic, citric, acetic or other organic acids (3-4 g per bucket of water).

A good solution to this problem is to use an electrolyte for acid batteries. 10-20 ml of electrolyte per bucket of water reduces the pH from 7 to 4-5 units (electrolyte is the same sulfuric acid, only diluted, and therefore there is practically no risk of getting burns).

Secondly, using the electrolyte, we not only acidify the soil, but also add one of the vital mineral nutrients for heathers - sulfur.

The soil near the bushes should not be loosened, since the root system of rhododendrons lies very close to the surface.

Late spring and early autumn frosts are not dangerous for flowers. Most varieties during the period of active vegetation and flowering are able to withstand a drop in temperature to -7 degrees. Faded inflorescences must be removed. This prevents the formation of seeds, but it allows the plant to use the nutrients to set the buds for flowering next year and for the growth of shoots.

At a young age, the removal of inflorescences causes the formation of new branches and better growth of the bush in width and height. Additional branching can be achieved by removing vegetative buds.

Medicinal properties

Flower tea helps with colds

Rhododendron contains ascorbic acid in large quantities, tannins, essential oils, phytoncides, rutin, tannins, arbutin, andromedotoxin, ericolin, and many other elements that make it possible to put it in a number of medicinal plants.

Caucasian, golden, Daurian, Indian rhododendron have clearly expressed medicinal properties.

Preparations made from the leaves and flowers of the plant give the effect:

1 bactericidal

2 pain reliever

3soothing

4 antipyretic

5 sweat

• Bactericidal properties are used in the fight against staphylococci, streptococci, pathogenic microorganisms.
• Decoction of flowers helps in the treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. It is part of a diuretic drug for urolithiasis.
• Rubbing tinctures of leaves and flowers into sore spots helps with polyarthritis, osteochondrosis, neuralgia, sciatica. The ability to remove fluid from the body is used in many diseases, as it helps to cope with edema, which contributes to better health. Used to treat diseases of the heart and blood vessels, hypertension.
• Preparations from the leaves alleviate the condition of bronchial asthma, epilepsy, soften dry cough, have a beneficial effect on the lungs, relieve fever. The calming effect improves falling asleep, relieves irritability, nervousness.
• An infusion of leaves is used as douching for uterine erosion.
• Flower tea relieves pain in the head and throat. Effective for colds.
• Alcohol tincture on flowers and leaves is taken in case of poisoning with mercury vapor, inflammation of the mucous membrane.

Since rhododendron contains a small amount of toxic elements, preparations from it are contraindicated:

• Nursing mothers
• Women in position
• Patients with acute renal failure

The content of a large amount of essential oils makes rhododendron in demand in the perfume industry. Extracts from the plant are used to make perfume.

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Planting a seedling

In the conditions of the Russian climate, it is advisable to plant a frost-resistant species of rhododendron in the local area. Planting plants in flower beds or in pots takes place from April to May 15, as well as from September to the end of November. Thus, you can transplant rhododendron at a time convenient for the gardener. The main thing is not to touch the flower during its flowering up to a crescent.

A well-prepared mixture of 7–8 buckets of peat and 3 buckets of loamy soil is poured into the planting hole with a radius of about 0.3 m and a depth of about 0.4 m. If there is no loam, then 2 buckets of clay are fine. The existing mixture must be carefully knocked out in the pit, making it more dense. Next, you need to dig out a dimple in the compacted mixture, which will be used to shrink the root mass of the rhododendron.

Before planting, it is necessary to carefully place the plant in a container with water, keeping it in it until the release of gas inclusions stops. Next, you need to move the root bundle into the prepared dimple, add a large hole to the top with soil, gently knocking it out so that no cavities remain

The root collar of the seedling should ultimately be at ground level. The next step would be to water the shrub in a pot if planting was done in dry soil. Fill with water until the soil is moistened 0.2 m deep.

Further, it is necessary to mulch the root area with peat flour, oak foliage, moss filling or coniferous needles with a layer of 5 cm.In the event that there are many flower buds on the bush, it is recommended to partially stop them. This is done in order to accelerate the development of the rhododendron root system.

When a single plant is planted in a spacious place, a support stick must be installed, otherwise a strong wind can loosen the newly planted bush. The direction of inclination of the bush when tying with a support stick should be selected depending on the direction of the strongest and most frequent winds. The support can be removed after the roots have taken root in the soil.

Seat selection

It is advisable to plant the plant in shady cool conditions: on the north side of the house in plowed and well-dried soil with high acidity, when there is a lot of humus. In the event that the groundwater in the local area comes close to the surface (1 m underground), it is recommended to plant the rhododendron after the preliminary raising of the bed.

The plant is allowed to plant nearby plantations of oak, pine, larch, because such trees have a deep root system. But next to a willow, poplar, linden, maple, alder and chestnut, it is better not to plant it. If this recommendation is neglected, the rhododendron will dry out from lack of water.

There is one grooming method that helps you cope with the negative effects of unwanted neighborhoods. It includes caring for the roots of rhododendron by laying sheets of roofing material, a plastic bag, and a slate sheet under the ground. If you have an apple or pear orchard, you can plant a rhododendron without any concerns about compatibility with these trees.