Pissardi - decorative plum. Description and conditions of cultivation
Widespread spread in the southern regions of red-leaf alycha called "Pissardi" - a plum, named after the name of the botanist, who first brought her from Iran to Europe.
Description
The adult plant is very sprawling,dense crown and can reach a height of 5 to 7 meters. The serrate simple leaves of the elliptical form differ in a reddish-brown tinge, which persists until the fall.
Flowers are usually light pink or white,appear before the leaves. Gradually they acquire a darker, almost red color. The flower has a bright raspberry bottom, stamens, and it is located on a thin pink pedicel. The diameter is 1.5-2.5 cm.
Pissardi - plum, known for its abundantfruit bearing. Red sweet-sour-to-taste fruits ripen by the end of August and remain on the tree until October. They are large (up to 3 cm) juicy bone blocks of dark red color.
Growing conditions
In natural wild conditions, the sink is spreadPissardi grows mainly in Western Asia and the North Caucasus. It prefers open areas, which are well illuminated by the sun. Life expectancy can be 100 years or more.
Can grow in drylands ifplant the necessary watering. Pissardi is a plum that does not differ in winter hardiness. Sometimes, when planting it in regions where the winter is too cold for these plants, there may be a freezing of young trees.
Planting and care
First of all, it is necessary to choose the appropriatefor this culture place. The site must be sunny, not blown by the winds. Even a slight shading can lead to loss of crop. If groundwater is too close, drainage will be required.
Landing is done in exactly the same way as anyother garden trees. It ends with good watering (at least 2 buckets of water) and mulching. Pissardi - plum, which, like any other, is very poorly tolerated by a lack of moisture. Every 2 weeks in the absence of rain under the tree you need to pour from 4 to 6 buckets of water.
Feeding in the first year after planting is not required.In the autumn fall in the soil humus from the calculation of half a bucket of 1 m². In the spring, potassium fertilizers or sodium humate can be used. During the ripening period, additional fertilizing with urea solution or "Effeton" is used to increase the yield.
Pissardi Plum refers to heat-loving crops.Therefore, to protect against frostbite for the winter, the stem of the trunk is covered with peat, straw or fallen foliage. You can sprinkle it with extra snow, which can also save you from the cold and moisten the soil in the spring.
Plums reproduce in a vegetative way - by layers, cuttings, oculization or grafting.
Different forms
- Pissardi plum dark purple grows to 6meters and has excellent decorative properties in the period of both flowering and fruiting. Glossy shiny leaves 7 cm in size have a saturated red color of the lower part. Pink flowers have a diameter of 2.5 cm. The variety is characterized by low winter hardiness and is suitable for planting only in areas where there are no frosts.
- Pissardi's early plum is a tree up to seven meters high, with medium leafiness. Annual shoots are rather thin and short, full of red coloration. Flowers are white, 2.5 cm in size.
- The cystene is a hybrid of the Pissardi plum andsand cherry. The height of the tree is only two meters. Long leaves ovoid shaped pointed at the ends and have denticulate edges. Flowers are small - from 1.5 to 2 cm, pink in color. Trees are more resistant to frost, so they can land in more northern areas.
Using
Plum Pissardi, described above,It is widely used in landscape design. It looks good both as single landings, and in coloristic compositions. This tree is suitable for the design of the alley, and from stunted forms you get magnificent hedges and curbs.
