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Svidina (lat. Cornus) - a light-loving woody plant belonging to the Cornel family. Other names are dogwood, dogwood or cornus.
Description
Svidina is an incredibly attractive deciduous shrub, equipped with entire leaves and small flowers collected in bizarre inflorescences.
The flowers of the svidina are white or golden yellow, and closer to autumn, small drupes ripen on the trees, which can be painted both white and blue.
With the onset of autumn, svidina leaves are painted in amazing burgundy or pink tones. All in all, the svidina genus has about fifty species.
Where grows
Temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere - this is what the area of distribution of svidina looks like for the most part. However, some species of this plant can be found in South America, as well as in Central Africa.
Usage
Svidina is actively used in ornamental gardening, and in this case, the following three types of it are mainly used: red svidina, white svidina and offspring svidina. Svidina is especially often planted as hedges, in addition, this plant looks great as part of a wide variety of compositions.
From thin twigs of svidina, they make hoops and weave baskets. The leaves and seeds of some of its varieties are excellent substitutes for coffee and tea, and the fruits are used to treat stomach ailments.
Growing and caring
Svidina will feel best in sunny or semi-shady areas (especially for variegated varieties), while it can be planted on absolutely any garden soils. In general, svidina is undemanding to the composition of soils, however, slightly acidified substrates are still considered the most preferable for its cultivation. In the case of this plant, experts recommend a deep planting, in addition, before planting the svidina, it is advisable to generously season the planting holes with humus.
Svidina is completely undemanding to care for, and, what is especially pleasant, it boasts quite impressive winter hardiness. This plant is watered mainly when drought is established, and with the onset of spring it is recommended to feed it thoroughly with some complete mineral fertilizer.
If the pig is grown for the sake of branches, especially beautiful in winter, then in early spring it is necessary to prune them, completely removing the shoots located at a height of five to twenty centimeters from the ground. And if this plant is planted for the sake of beautiful foliage and flowers, then pruning may not be carried out - it is quite enough to just thin out the tree crowns once every few years (usually this is also done in early spring, before the buds bloom).
Svidina can be propagated both by seeds and by root suckers or cuttings. Most often, its reproduction is carried out precisely by cuttings, that is, vegetatively: in the spring svidina is propagated by lignified or root cuttings, and in the first half of June - by green cuttings (this option is considered the best). Initially, the cuttings are planted in cold greenhouses, and by autumn they can boast a fairly powerful root system. For the winter, the grown cuttings are transferred either to heated greenhouses or to basements, and with the onset of spring it will be possible to plant them on the street.
Svidin usually does not attract pests, and it is practically not susceptible to diseases. True, occasionally young shoots of this plant can still be affected by fungal ailments or aphids.
