Barberry Thunberg "Orange Sunrise": description, planting, care and reproduction

Barberry is often used to decorate the landscape of summer cottages and park areas. A variety of varieties allows you to choose a shrub for every taste, and in the overall composition, barberry varieties look very impressive and original. One of the most interesting varieties is the Orange Sunrise barberry. The spectacular plant attracts the attention of gardeners not only because of its high decorative effect, but also due to its unpretentious care and endurance.

Hybrid barberry Thunberg "Orange Sunrise" - very attractive variety, having the following external characteristics:

• the height of the bush can reach 1.5 meters;
• branches of an erect type, red tint;
• foliage is dense, dense;
• the original foliage has a rounded shape, resembles a coin in shape;
• the color of the leaves is red or juicy orange;
• leaf length about 3 cm;
• a yellow edging appears on the leaves of mature plants;
• high decorativeness is due not only to the beauty of the foliage, but also to flowering in late spring;
• inflorescences of a single type, yellowish inside, with red petals;
• abundant flowering, strewn with the entire branch, but short - less than a month;
• mature plants have spines on the branches, about 1 cm in size;
• thanks to thorniness, the plant can be planted as a hedge;
• closer to autumn, fruits appear elongated, oval;
• the color of the berries is red, the taste is bitter.

The unpretentiousness of barberries makes them a favorite shrub among gardeners. When choosing a place for planting, it must be remembered that the plant is very sun-loving. In the shade, it can lose the lion's share of its decorative effect, for example, the foliage will acquire a gloomy green tone. The choice should fall on a well-lit area of ​​the garden, without stagnant water, not in the lowlands. Barberries tolerate drought better than marshy soils.

You can buy an Orange Sunrise seedling in a garden store or nursery, such a plant has many chances to take root, as it was grown with correctly selected fertilizers. The choice should fall on a bush with strong, powerful roots, clean, intact leaves.

The landing pit is formed as follows:

• a sunny area is selected, protected from drafts;
• digging depressions, focusing on the size of the rhizome with a lump;
• the neck of the root should deepen at ground level by 1 cm;
• the location of the roots in the recess is free;
• the soil needs fertile, this can be achieved by various additives;
• the landing takes place in a carefully dug-out ground.

Landing Algorithm:

• rooting is best done in spring, when there is no more frost;
• since stagnant water is harmful to the rhizome of the plant, it is necessary to form a drainage layer;
• for this purpose, the bottom of the recess is filled with stones, pebbles, broken brick, expanded clay with a 10-centimeter layer;
• it is sprinkled with soil;
• place the plant in the hole, spreading the roots;
• covered with soil mixture with sand and humus in equal proportions;
• tamp;
• it is necessary to moisten the bush;
• the acidity of the soil is, if necessary, lowered with lime or ash;
• disembarkation is made with an interval of 0.5 m.

Moisturizing:

• the first watering immediately after planting;
• in the summer, it is enough to water once a week;
• loosening after the procedure is required;
• after that, the root zone should be mulched with sawdust or peat;
• the amount of watering is regulated depending on the weather conditions.

Fertilizer:

• only mature shrubs are fed upon reaching 2 years;
• in the spring, fertilizing with nitrogen is introduced, for example, with a solution of urea;
• the second and third dressings are carried out in the summer, after flowering and in the fall;
• complex formulations are used for fertilizers.

Cropping:

• it is necessary to carry out sanitary and anti-aging pruning on a regular basis;
• decorative is carried out at will and need, to give the desired shape to the bush;
• the first time they cut the plant after planting, shortening it by about?;
• in the fall, they free the bush from dried branches;
• in the spring, shoots are cut on?; it has a rejuvenating effect on the development of the shrub, its splendor.

Preparing for cold weather:

• this variety of barberry is not too frost-resistant and requires shelter;
• foliage, spruce branches are used to cover the root zone;
• the bush can be completely covered with spruce branches or wrapped with a cloth, tarpaulin, burlap;
• adult plants bind in pairs, bend down;
• dry foliage and fabric are poured on top.

There are many ways of breeding Orange Sunrise, but not all of them are equally successful.

Seminal:

• productivity is low, germination is weak;
• scarification of the seed surface is necessary;
• sown in the ground in late autumn at a depth of at least 4 cm;
• sprouts appear by spring;
• planting in open ground occurs after 2 or 3 years.

Cuttings:

• not completely woody or green shoots are cut off;
• handle length - 15 cm;
• green shoots should have several internodes;
• the slice can be treated with a stimulant;
• then planted in the ground in greenhouse conditions, under a perforated film.

Reproduction by layering:

• in the spring, they drop in branches growing near the soil;
• watering is carried out throughout the season;
• in the fall, the rooted layers are cut and planted.

Division of the bush:

• the bush is dug up, divided into seedlings;
• care is required, since it is very easy to damage the root system;
• the procedure is carried out in the spring before the formation of flowers, in the fall after the fall of the foliage.

Strong plant immunity does not exclude infection and insect attacks. The most dangerous ailments of Orange Sunrise:

• powdery mildew - white bloom on foliage, treated with fungicidal compounds;
• rust - orange-brown spots on the leaves, they are treated with antifungal drugs;
• spotting - colored spots on the sheets, treated with special solutions containing copper;
• bacteriosis - cracks in the bark and thickening of shoots, branches are cut off, processed with garden varnish, sprayed with a solution of copper;
• desiccation - the shoots wither, the bush itself withers, the fungus destroys the roots, pruning and treatment with fungicidal compounds is necessary.

Barberry looks wonderful in single and group plantings, stone gardens.

Combines with different types of plants.

You can create fences, curbs.

Looks great as the center of the composition on the lawn, alpine slide.

Looks spectacular throughout the season.

Barberry Thunberg in garden design in the video below.