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Fieldfare (Latin Sorbaria) - a genus of shrubs of the Pink family. Natural area - Asia. The genus got its name from the Latin "sorbus", which translates as "mountain ash", and this is due to the fact that the leaves of most species of fieldfare are similar to the leaves of mountain ash. To date, there are 10 types.
Characteristics of culture
Fieldfare is a deciduous shrub up to 3 m high, forming abundant and very spectacular thickets, due to its strong root-sprouting ability. Shoots are geniculate-sinuous, yellowish-gray in color. The leaves are large, graceful, compound, double-serrate, pinnate.
The flowers are small, numerous, creamy white or white, collected in large paniculate inflorescences of a conical or pyramidal shape. The fruit is a leaflet. Fieldfare is characterized by rapid growth, unpretentiousness and long flowering, which lasts about a month.
Growing conditions
Fieldfare is not demanding for soil conditions, although more decorative forms can be obtained only on moist, loose, well-drained soils. Does not accept crops of saline, highly waterlogged, dry, compacted and acidic soils, as well as low-lying areas with stagnant cold air or melt water. Light shading is welcome, sunny areas are welcome. The rest of the culture does not put forward special requirements.
Reproduction
Fieldfare is propagated by seeds, cuttings and root suckers. Seeds are sown in the spring without prior stratification and other preparatory treatments, but experienced gardeners are advised to carry out a two-month stratification, which will speed up the emergence of seedlings.
The simplest and most common method of reproduction is considered to be propagation by root suckers. The root system of fieldfare is shallow, and it is quite easy to get offspring. Having cut the rooted offspring with a shovel, the material is immediately planted in the prepared soil. Fieldfare, grown in this way in the second or third year, bloom, which is an undoubted plus. Cutting is a more laborious method, therefore it is used extremely rarely, like seed.
Care
Field care consists of standard procedures, that is, weeding and loosening of the near-stem zone, watering and fertilizing. It is also necessary to systematically remove faded panicles, although this is not necessary.
Sanitary and formative pruning is carried out in the spring, in this way you can get rid of broken, thickening, diseased and frozen branches. Old branches, which become bare over time, are also removed or pruned for strong growth. It is better to restrict the development of the root system, otherwise it can grow over long distances and thereby crush other crops.
Application
Fieldfare attracts attention with its openwork spreading crown, color of foliage and lush flowering panicles. Plants are used in group and single plantings, to fix ravines and slopes, to create undergrowth and forest edges. In landscape design, only two species have become widespread - the Pallas fieldfare and the fieldfare of mountain ash.
The crop can be grown in close proximity to fences and walls of houses. As a hedge, fieldfare also looks quite harmonious. Plants look great in autos. Faded panicles of fieldfare can be used for winter bouquets.
The culture is also used for medicinal purposes. The leaves and flowers of plants contain traces of coumarins, phenylethylamine and flavanoids. Fieldfare roots are rich in essential oil. In folk medicine, infusions of leaves, flowers and roots are used as an antirheumatic agent. Fieldfare decoctions are useful for internal and uterine bleeding.
