Before flowering - trees and shrubs for forcing

Bring home a few twigs, and soon you'll admire the first spring flowers.



1. Irga at the end of winter it looks quite bare. But the buds that will bloom in April, have already been formed. Cut a few sprigs, put them in a vase and wait for it to bloom flowers.



2. Branches need to trimmed with a sharp knife diagonally. The larger the cut, the more necessary for the blooming buds of the water will be absorbed.



3. Put branches in a vase and pour warm water. First soak them in a cold room for a couple of days, then move to room temperature. But in any case, do not place near a radiator or near a window, otherwise the branch will simply wither. Possibly spray them with water from a spray bottle and change the water in the vase every two to three days.



4. Blooming bouquet can be rearranged in the window, and at zero temperature — on the terrace. But avoid extremes in temperature.



Cherry is distinguished by soft white flowers and green tips of the leaves.



Forsythia along with the cherry refers to the classic shrubs for forcing. With its Golden flowers do not compare in brightness by any other shrub. If you like a more modest bloom, cut the branches abeliophyllum two-row (distichum Abeliophylum), or snowy forsythia. This plant has delicate white or light pink flowers spread in the air a delicate almond scent.

Tip: in addition to the branches of lush flowering shrubs look good in a vase and bouquets of branches of willow and hazel forest, covered with pale green leaves. If you have no garden, the branches can be purchased at the garden center.



1. Small flowers of dogwood (Cornus mas), collected into bundles of blossoms, pleasing to the eye.



2. Five centimeters in diameter reach the flowers of the Japan quince (Chaenomeles), or Japanese quince. Flowers usually orange-red, but there are varieties with white flowers.



3. Flowering blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) is similar to cherries and plums home.



4. Red currant (Ribes sanguineum), depending on grade covered with pink or red flowers.



5. Branches of a peach tree is also ideal for bouquets. Flowers painted in pink, from delicate hues to rich and quite large.



6. Red buds of cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera), respectivley, they are white or pale pink. The contrast of the dark stamens and bright petals is extraordinarily beautiful.



Good to know: many fruit trees are actively blooming young branches. Long many years either do not form flowers or blossoms on them quite a bit of buds. Exception: almond, cherry and peach. They have flowering takes place mainly on long shoots of the previous year.published

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