who has ever seen the blooming chestnut, is sure to be fascinated by the sight and want to plant a tree in his garden.Chestnut is not only beautiful, but also useful.Its flowers and fruits have medicinal properties.If you liked chestnuts, how to grow it, we'll show you.
What
Chestnut Chestnut - a family tree of bamboo with lush foliage and a height of up to 30m. It has a fruit in the form of nuts, blooms profusely with white flowers.There are about 25 species of chestnut.The most common ones are:
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ordinary horse;
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planting decorative;
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myasokrasny.
If you are thinking about how to grow brown, then this article will be useful to you.Before planting this wonderful tree, so decide where it will grow, because the chestnut growing strongly and take up much space.He likes sun or partial shade.
then prepare the soil, it should be moist and loamy with addition of lime.Do not forget the drainage by adding sand and gravel pit.
There are two ways of growing: Seeds and walnut.We'll show you how to grow brown, describing both.
Keeping seedling
This method is the simplest, but the chestnut seedlings cost money.But for such a beautiful and healthy tree is not a pity to spend.
Dig a hole about the size of 50 cm in width and the same in length and depth.Gently lower the root of the hole, but strongly not to go, because the soil tends to settle.Sprinkle with the ground, burying the radical neck, and tamp slightly.Pour plenty of warm water.You can make backups of the trunk that is still not firmly plant did not fall in a strong wind.
How to grow chestnut walnut
People who use this method often fail because do not really know how to grow chestnut from his own fruit.This process is difficult and takes a lot of strength and patience.Nuts have to germinate.There are several ways germination chestnut:
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Place chestnuts in a shallow container, cover with water and place in the refrigerator.After 2-5 months should see sprouts.
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Another way of extracts of fruits - you can leave them outside all winter.Just put the nuts in the ground, making a small indentation.Top cover with dry leaves or sawdust.Spring nuts will sprout, and you will only need to transplant the plant.
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Another method is as follows: fold the nuts into the pot and drop into the cellar for the winter.Spring pull out and put in the ground to a depth of 10 cm.
course, a perfect result can be expected, not all the nuts germinate and become magnificent trees.This is due to the fact that you can not choose those fruits.Before chestnuts grow, you need to select large, rotten nuts.It is better to trust in nature, and if possible, choose a chestnut tree fallen fruit.This should be done in the spring, when the nut and burst out of it will sprout.
care chestnut
Now that you know, how to grow chestnut, we'll tell you about caring for them.In fact, chestnut unpretentious.Suffice it abundantly watered the tree and every 2-3 years to feed fertilizers.Decorative brown first couple of years are advised to keep at home.
