Loch silver

Loch silver is a deciduous shrubor a small tree whose maximum height is four meters. Numerous gray-brown branches form a wide sprawling crown. The main ornament of the plant - silver leaves, reaching 10 cm in length, lanceolate oblong form. Leaves of this species are dense leathery, with brownish scales on the underside.

In May the silver fox is covered with fragrantinflorescences collected in small groups of three flowers that are in the axils of the leaves and have a silver hue on the outside and yellow from the inside. Effective abundant flowering lasts up to four weeks, while the plant produces honey with a touch of sea-buckthorn aroma, massively attracting insects.

In place of flowers come oval orspherical fruit, having a diameter of 1 cm, which are thickly covered with silver scales with mealy, sweet, slightly dry flesh. Thanks to its fruits, silvery loch got the second name - "silvery berry".

The shrub very slowly develops, and forthe account of the lateral sprout in breadth it grows much more actively than in height. The foliage does not lose its color until November and remains on the tree for a long time. When the leaves fall, silvery large fruits become an ornament of the empty branches.

Silvery Loch is a light-loving plant, betterdevelops in well-lit places. This species is the most frost-resistant among all the members of the genus, but it is most susceptible to prolonged droughts. The bush prefers sandy soil, but other soil is also suitable for it.

In urban landscaping, the great advantage of silver fossa is its resistance to smoke and dust, which makes it possible to plant a plant on streets with a large number of cars.

Trees well tolerate transplants. You can safely transplant even adult specimens. Loch silvery reacts well to pruning. The plant does not need additional fertilizing, since it is undemanding to soil fertility, in addition, it refers to species that in themselves improve the soil where they grow.

Care lochom rather simple. In droughty time it is necessary to carry out moderate watering, otherwise the tree can be affected by the lack of water. To the plant does not grow chaotically, it is necessary to control its root system and cut off the emerging shoots. To obtain a compact form of a bush, it should be sheared. To prevent frost, young trees should be covered with nonwovens or lapnika for the winter.

Loch silver replicates with seeds, rootsprouts, cuttings and division of the bush. To grow seed from seeds, it is necessary to perform their additional processing. Cuttings are also not always able to take root. The optimal way of reproduction is to separate the root cane.

Amazing trees with silver leaves inLandscape design is used in solitary form and in group compositions. Their unique shape, exquisite fruits and leaves allow the plant to be used in a dominant role when creating color spots. Loch silvery looks interesting in contrasting compositions, when it is located next to the bushes, the foliage of which is red, golden or darker in color. Perfectly combines silver fir with coniferous crops and is used as a background for perennial plants with variegated foliage.

Trees are used to create groves and fasten slopes. Thanks to controlled slow growth, plants can be used to plant small gardens.