Doren, or svidina.

Photos and varieties of turf can help you learn more about a spectacular ornamental shrub that you want to grow in your local area. Almost all species are distinguished by their unpretentiousness, frost resistance, shade tolerance, easy survival and reproduction. Dogwood, planted in groups, is interestingly decorated landscapes in summer, autumn and winter seasons.

Descriptive characteristics of the plant.

Dogwood (svidina) is a plant well known for its strong wood. The culture can be found in the form of a tree or shrub, reaching a height of 2-8 m. There are varieties of svidina that have bark of different warm colors and bright leaves that look decorative and picturesque in the summer and autumn seasons. By the autumn season, from unattractive flowers, which are characteristic of a larger number of varieties, small berries are formed - blue or white drupes, it makes no sense to eat them, since they are inedible. The roots of most varieties are branching, they are strong, located close to the surface soil layer.

The use of culture in decorating landscapes.

Dog grass, undemanding to growing conditions, is planted as a greenery in the city. In group plantings, svidina is plastic, can combine and get along with a variety of plants, this is perfectly confirmed by photographs of culture in landscape design.

Varieties with saturated leaves of white or yellow color brighten a shaded place or a gloomy wall of conifers.

Despite the fact that most species are universal, often pruning plants are still used to create a hedge from svidina, which has a height of 50-200 cm.

Dogwood is planted at the edge of the garden and as an undergrowth.

By selecting shrubs of different color for the bark, decorative ensembles are created that reveal their beauty in the cold season and revive a seemingly frozen garden plot.

The beautiful colors of the foliage of crimson-purple shades in the autumn season amaze with their splendor, the shrub is planted in solo, and the background is deciduous trees.

Often, the turf, which is shaped like a ball, is a rich, well-defined tapeworm on lawns and lawns.

You can also plant two or three shrubs in the foreground to visually deepen the garden area.

Most varieties can tolerate short term flooding.

Varieties of turf.

Scientists have developed different varieties for almost every species.

Dogwood is male.

This species has fruits that can be eaten. This plant is a dogwood growing in the form of a tree, reaching a height of up to 8 meters, or in the form of a spreading shrub 3-4 meters high. Reproduction takes place: by seed, the grains are taken from sweet-sour fruits that have a refreshing taste; layering from drooping branches; with the help of offspring.

Wild dog grass grows in temperate Asian latitudes, in the Caucasian and Crimean territories.The bark is dark brown in color, it exfoliates, the leaves are large, light green in color, their length is 9-10 cm. Flower brushes of a yellowish tint have small corollas, their blooming occurs before the leaves. To set fruit, a pollinator is required, you need to plant another bush next to it. Ripening of berries in the form of an oval, rich red or yellow color occurs by September days. Many different varieties of this type have been obtained for middle latitudes, and there are also varieties with decorative leaves.

Variety "Vladimirsky".

A variety that gives high yields. Differs in the largest fruits, gaining a mass of 7.5 grams. The fruits are deep red in color, have an elongated bottle shape, berries of the same size. Ripening occurs from the middle of the last summer month to September days.

Grade "Grenadier".

The tree is of medium height, bears fruit every year. Fruits are dark red in color, in the form of an oval cylinder, their weight is 5-7 grams. Ripening period is early, includes the period from 5 to 16 August days.

Variety "Coral Mark".

The variety has a medium early ripening period, ripeness period - 17-23 August days. The fruit is a drupe of a rich coral shade. The berries are in the form of barrels, weighing about 6 grams.

Sort "Delicate".

Variety of medium early ripening, yields yellow fruits in the shape of a bottle. The berries have a pleasant sweet-sour taste, ripening occurs on August 17-18.

Dogwood is female.

This variety is a wild plant of the North American continent, or rather, its eastern part. The cultivated dogwood has a height of up to 5 meters, the crown is 4 meters in diameter. The flowering of the species continues for almost 30 days, but at a later time, namely, from July 13 to August 11. The fruit is a blue drupe, inedible, ripening by October days. In Russia, it does not grow in the adjoining territories. There are only a few plants located in the State Botanical Garden.

Dogwood white (white svidina, or Tatar).

This decorative variety is widespread. A characteristic feature of white svidina is vertical stems with a red bark, growing up to 2-3 meters. The leaves are large, their surface is painted in a dark green color, the lower part is gray-white. Before withering, the color of the plant changes to red-purple. The flowers are small, creamy white in color, blooming occurs before the autumn season, already with the formed inedible fruits of a white shade.

"Elegantissima" variety.

It differs in leaves of a gray-green color, which have a narrow strip of white tint along the edges. Coloring persists even when grown in a shaded area. In the autumn season, the leaves become orange-burgundy. The stems are reddish in color, grow up to three meters, will easily grow back after strong cutting, which must be done without fail.

Sibirica Variegata cultivar.

In the winter season, the stems stand out for their coral coloration against the background of the snow cover, because they are covered with a bark of a rich color. Small shoots, thickened, green-white leaves.

Variety "Aurea".

Throughout the warm period, the leaves create a dense crown, painted in a rich green-yellow color. The bush is compact, reaches a height of 1.5-2 meters, its crown is natural, in the shape of a ball. Lemon-colored leaves contrast with red twigs.

Dogwood is red.

This plant reaches a height of 4 meters. Young drooping branches of green color, later the color changes to red-brown or yellow. The leaves have dense pubescence, the lower surface is light green in color. The inflorescences are large, reaching a size of 7 cm, the buds are white, the blooming of flowers occurs on May-June days.Dogwood is very decorative in the autumn season, during the blackening of ripe fruits against the background of burgundy foliage.

Variety "Variegata".

The species is shorter than its mother, grows up to 2.5 meters, the shoots are colored green-brown. If the bark is always under the sun's rays, then it looks richer. The leaves are pubescent, along the edges there are stripes of white color. By September days, the foliage becomes crimson.

Sort "Midwinter Fier".

Shoots reach a height of 1.5-3 meters, leaves are light green in color. Judging by the name, the plant shows the highest decorative effect in the winter season. Low, dense shoots, rich red color with an orange tint, look great against the background of a snow cover, this contrast is impossible not to notice.

Sort "Compressa".

This variety is so named for its small wrinkled leaves. The leaf plates are colored dark green and have a curved shape. Shoots are low, vertical. The plant does not bloom. The development of this variety is slow. Gentle circumcision is performed.

Dogwood is offspring.

A wild plant native to the North American continent. Dogwood of this species resembles white svidina, but has a large number of root shoots. The branches are elongated, flexible, in contact with the soil, they can root without problems. The leaves are in the form of an oval, they grow up to 10 cm in length, the flowers are small, painted in a yellowish color. The fruit is a white drupe. With the help of this culture, landscaping is carried out in order to strengthen the slopes, create hedges, while taking into account the fact that the variety gives a large number of offspring.

Flaviramea cultivar.

The plant reaches a length of up to two meters. The shoots are covered with a rich green-yellow bark. The branches are flexible, the crown of the bush is spreading.

Kelsey variety.

This is a dwarf svidina. Reaches in height only up to 40-70 cm. The crown is large, it is formed by shoots covered with a bark of light yellow color, which turns red towards the top.

Grade "White Gold".

A shrub of great growth, reaching a height of two to three meters. The shoots are flexible, elongated, covered with yellow bark. Large leaves are distinguished by a white border. Yellowish-white petals appear from the buds.

Dogwood is Swedish.

This is a type of tundra vegetation that grows in the form of a semi-shrub, grows in northern latitudes. Herbaceous shoots, reaching a length of 10-30 cm, grow from a rhizome, which branches and creeps. The leaves are small, 1.5-4 cm in size. The flowers are small, up to 2 mm in size, painted in a dark purple color. Inflorescences are formed by 10-20 flowers, surrounded by 4-6 leaves in the form of white petals 10-15 mm in size. The plant blooms gorgeous in June, July days, fruit ripening occurs from the last July days to September. Red berries, up to 10 mm in size, mealy, inedible, tasteless, but not hazardous to health. The bushes stand out for their decorative effect in the autumn season, during this period the leaves become saturated with a warm shade.

Dogwood variegated.

There is no wild plant. When breeding these varieties, breeders took white, red and offspring dogwood as a basis. The leaves look variegated because there are uneven stripes along the edges, and the leaves also have specks and streaks. Svidina is fast-growing and can recover quickly after circumcision. The shrub is tolerant to frost periods down to -30 degrees.

Variety "Gouchaultii".

Bushes of low height, grow up to one and a half meters, differ in density. The leaves have a border in the form of a strip of light yellow coloration. The flowers are cream colored.

"Argenteo marginata" cultivar.

The variety is tall, stretches up to three meters, its crown is spreading, the shoots droop a little. The leaves are painted in a gray-green color with a cream-white border. In the autumn season, the plant stands out with a large number of colors: from lemon to ceramic.

Variety "Ivory Halo".

A novelty variety of low growth, reaching a height of one and a half meters. The crown in the shape of a ball in the summer season becomes silvery from the foliage, which has a border in the form of a wide strip of beige coloration. In the autumn season, the leaves turn crimson.

Dogwood Japanese.

The variety is best known as dogwood kousa. The plant lives in the southeast of the Asian territory, where dogwood can be found in the form of a tree of high growth, reaching a growth of up to 7 meters. The crown is a tiered shape, which turns into a horizontal view. The bark of the trunk and branches is colored brown, young shoots are green. The lower surface of the leaves is glaucous, the leaves are large, up to 10 cm long and up to 5 cm wide. In the autumn season, the leaves turn yellow, or they turn crimson.

The blooming of small flowers occurs in the June days. The flowers are surrounded by four large bracts of yellow-green color in the form of petals. In August-September days, the ripening of edible fruits up to 2 cm in size, painted in pink colors. The taste of the berries is juicy, sweet, and has astringency. This type of turf is grown in the southern regions of Russia.

Variety "Venus".

A tree that blooms beautifully and has 4 round bracts of white color. Possesses tolerance to frosty periods down to -20-23 degrees.

Sort "Satomi".

Reaches a height of 6 meters, the tree has a spreading branching crown. When the tree is in bloom, it attracts attention with its pale pink bracts measuring 8 cm in width. The variety does not tolerate frosty periods.

The variety "Cornus kousa var. Chinensis ".

A fast-growing tree, reaching a height of up to 10 meters. When it blooms, it stands out decoratively with large white bracts measuring 9-10 cm.

Agrotechnics.

Almost all varieties and varieties of svidina are unpretentious to growing conditions.

Cornelian cherries like to grow on fertile, rather saturated with a large amount of water, loamy soil, which has a neutral level of acidity.

Dogwood female feels comfortable on fertile, moist soil. Does not tolerate places with stagnant moisture. All cuttings take root.

White dogwood grows on moistened sandy loam soil, near water, it is not afraid of groundwater rises, for this feature the plant is appreciated by flower growers who have similar signs of a planting site. The shrub can grow in a semi-shaded place, and in the shade under trees, the root system does not branch. It tolerates severe winter periods, after frost it can quickly recover.

Dogwood red perfectly tolerates calcareous places, is indifferent to shaded areas, can be easily cut.

Dogwood is Swedish. Reproduction is carried out by seeds that have passed stratification for 3-4 months or by dividing the bush in the spring season. The shrub is frost-resistant, loves a semi-shaded place, but grows well both in the shade and in the sun. It is planted on loamy, sandy loam, peat soils with a slightly acidic reaction. For planting, moist, drained places, and even swampy ones, are suitable. In the middle latitudes, flower growers cultivate dogwood together with heather vegetation, because the plants have identical requirements for the type and constituent elements of the soil, illumination. The shrub should grow in partial shade, especially in the afternoon, the place should be moist.

Dogwood Kousa feels comfortable on light soils with a slightly acidic or neutral reaction. Reproduction is carried out by seeds that have undergone stratification, the seeds are sown in the spring season, and you can also propagate svidina by cuttings or grafting a plant. The shrub tolerates frosty periods down to -17-23 degrees.

Watering is carried out in dry periods, nitrogen-containing fertilizing is applied in the spring season, in the summer season the plants should be fed with compost fertilizer or peat fertilizer. The circumcision procedure is performed in the spring season.All varieties are immune to diseases and harmful insects, provided they are properly cared for. To combat aphids, soap, soda or mustard infusion is used. Pesticides are used if necessary.

Summary.

Photos, varieties and varieties of svidina tell us about the diversity of this type of vegetation. But not all species will be able to take root in mid-latitudes. It is recommended to select zoned varieties, these are: male dog, white, offspring and red. These species need to be minimally looked after - watered in a drought and cut.