Sakura Tree

The motherland of the cherry tree is rightly considered to be Japan. In this country and now in places where sakura is growing, picnics are arranged, planted in stone gardens , and the very fact of its flowering in the homeland is always a holiday. There was a Japanese sakura tree in our country. Beautiful trees often began to be used in landscaping areas. Painfully, this cherry looks beautiful during flowering, for it is not for nothing that the Japanese associate its beautiful pink flowers with the beauty of the sky at sunset.

Japanese cherry

Many people are interested in what time the cherry blossom will bloom in our latitudes? Do not know reliably, in what month sakura blossoms, even in Japan. Its flowering period is very strongly tied to weather conditions, but it can fluctuate for about one month, and in our climate these fluctuations can not be predicted at all. But tentatively this question can still be answered. Most often in Russia sakura blooms in April or May. Many believe that any cherry can be planted and grown, but it is not so. For cultivation in our harsh climate, only the varieties of this tree, brought from the northern island of Japan, will do. Weather conditions in winter are the closest to ours. Let's try to figure out how to plant and grow sakura in your garden.

Sakura on your site

Many experienced gardeners say that it is possible to plant and cultivate sakura, but only with proper care. And for this not all seedlings are suitable at all. As already mentioned above, it is necessary to buy only resistant to cold grades. In Russia, the so-called "Sakhalin cherries" are very popular. This tree looks like a cherry blossom, blooms in a wild color, inflorescences with a pink tinge, but with it is able to withstand the cold to -50 degrees. Planting and caring for such an "sakura" will not bring more trouble than caring for a normal cherry. You can plant hybrid varieties (Spire, Hally Tolivett and Shidare Yoshino). At the last grade flowers have milky-white color. All these trees can withstand temperatures of -29 degrees. Of course, you can plant and traditional cherry, but even if an expert does it, then no one will guarantee that it will take hold at our frosts.

Planting and caring for sakura

Care and cultivation of sakura is not easy, but since you have already decided and bought a young tree, then let's consider how to properly plant it. For a seedling to settle down quickly, it is necessary for him to create a soil that is as close to the ground as possible in his homeland. For this, it is necessary to take in equal parts compost, humus, mountain soil and field soil. After this, you should prepare a planting hole 45-50 centimeters wide and 35-40 centimeters deep. Dug the earth must be sifted, mixed with the prepared mixture. So the adaptation will pass for the seedling as painlessly as possible. Now we fall asleep a hole for two thirds, put a seedling in the center and fall asleep in a circle until a small mound (10-15 centimeters) around the trunk turns out. We water the first time, a little more sprinkle the hillock from above, once again we ground the earth at the roots. Now around the mound we dig a small ditch depth of centimeters 10-15, fill it with water. Required hammer a stick deep into the ground and tie a tree to it so that it does not loosen in the wind. At first it is very important that the roots are in tight contact with the soil. As you can see, it is possible to grow sakura even in our latitudes. The main thing is to pick the right sort and put it right. The seller must specify how to water your tree, because depending on the variety, sakura can suffer from both excess and lack of moisture.

Convert your garden to a gentle bloom. After the first spring you will understand why this tree was sung by Japanese poets in an incredible number of songs and poems.