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Perhaps the name of this plant served as the prototype of the slang label that today is easily hung on people who live by their own labor. Trees and shrubs with decorative leaves and edible berries can grow on very scarce soils, without shifting the care of nutrition to others, but giving shelter in root nodules to bacteria that are involved in the restoration of nitrogen molecules - the basis of the diet of any plant. Fragrant flowers attract bees with nectar. Loch is also a healer
Rod Loch
Trees of the genus Loch (Elaeagnus) look like sea buckthorn. The similarity is not accidental, because both sea buckthorn and Loch are combined by botanists into one family Loch.
Representatives of the Loch genus are small trees and shrubs, deciduous and evergreen, people appreciate for their beautiful silvery leaves and edible fruits with a mealy sweetish pulp.
In the axils of the leaves, nondescript small flowers bloom, without petals, with a light aroma.
Varieties
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Loch narrow-leaved (Elaeagnus angustifolia) - on the thorny branches of a tree that grows up to 10 meters in height, silver-gray leaves of an oval-lanceolate shape are located on short petioles, similar to sea buckthorn leaves and falling off in the winter. From May to July, silvery fragrant flowers bloom, attracting bees with nectar. On some trees, flowers are whitish on the outside, with a yellow inside. The pinkish-yellow fruits with silvery scales on the surface resemble small green olives and are eaten.
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Loch multiflorous (Elaeagnus multiflora) - dark green leaves on the back look silvery due to pubescence. Leaves are ovoid, fall off for the winter. New shoots produce yellowish-white flowers in spring. Blood red oblong berries can be eaten.
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Loch prickly (Elaeagnus pungens) - despite the formidable name, not all evergreen Suckers armed their stems with thorns. But, nevertheless, this type is great for creating green hedges. Egg-shaped green leaves have a glossy leathery surface, and their back is covered with chestnut scales, giving the leaf a matte finish. Loch prickly has variegated varieties. In autumn, silvery fragrant flowers bloom. The flowers are replaced by bright orange or red small oval fruits.
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Sucker umbrella (Elaeagnus umbellata) is a deciduous species with a lush crown of yellowish-brown shoots and greenish ovoid leaves. The underside of the leaves is silvery, and the edge of the leaf is wavy. Fringed white-cream flowers appear in May. They are replaced by globular red fruits.
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Large-leaved sucker (Elaeagnus macrophylla) is an evergreen shrub with large ovoid leaves. The flowers are silvery, the oval fruits are red.
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Goof silver (Elaeagnus argentea) - in ornamental gardening, this shrub or tree, which grows up to 4 meters in height, has firmly taken its rightful place.
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Loch Ebbinga (Elaeagnus x ebbingei) is a hybrid of spiny oak and large-leaved oak, characterized by rapid growth. An evergreen plant with leathery silvery-gray ovoid leaves and silvery, with a strong aroma, drooping flowers. Small oval-shaped fruits are colored bright orange or red.
Growing
Loch is unpretentious to the soil, grows on very scarce and calcareous, but well-drained. Only young shoots, potted specimens, and a period of prolonged drought need watering. Silvery and narrow-leaved suckers grow best on sandy soil.
All types of sucker arrange a place in the sun, and for evergreens, penumbra is also suitable. Withstands any temperature.
Propagated by seeds, cuttings, root suckers.
Usage
From trees, they arrange forest shelter belts, hedges in garden farms, and strengthen the banks of reservoirs.
Variegated species are grown in pots, transplanting them into open ground after 4-5 years, when their size becomes cramped in the room.
Flowers, leaves, fruits, bark and gum (resin) of the loch are used for medicinal purposes.
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