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Hawthorn daurian (lat. Crataegus dahurica) - a representative of the genus Hawthorn of the Pink family. Natural area - the Far East, Southeast Siberia, Mongolia and North China. Typical locations are river banks, forest edges, mountain slopes, flood meadows and undergrowth of mixed and deciduous forests.
Characteristics of culture
Daurian hawthorn is a shrub or tree up to 6 m high with a spreading crown and dark purple branches equipped with short thorns (up to 2.5 m long). Leaves glabrous or pubescent, dark green, oblong-ovate or oblong-rhombic, 5-9-toothed, with a wedge-shaped base, up to 4.5 cm long, sitting on short petioles, equipped with lanceolate early decaying stipules. Flowers are small, white, collected in corymbose inflorescences of 7-20 pieces. Sepals glabrous, entire, lanceolate, sometimes have 1-2 teeth on each side.
Fruits are ellipsoidal or spherical, orange-red or red, sometimes orange-yellow, up to 1 cm in diameter, edible. Daurian hawthorn blooms in the second decade of May, the fruits ripen in late August - early September. The considered variety of hawthorn is photophilous, winter-hardy, demanding on humidity. The culture enters fruiting in 6-7 years after planting. Dahurian hawthorn seeds have good germination - up to 60%. Cuttings are also effective, when treated with growth stimulants, up to 40% of cuttings are rooted. The species is highly decorative, has beautiful graceful foliage that blooms a little earlier than other species.
Reproduction
Like other species, Daurian hawthorn is propagated by seed and vegetatively (by cuttings, root suckers and grafting). The simplest breeding method is by root suckers. But there is one important condition - they must have their own well-developed root system, otherwise they will not take root. In the event that the offspring is at the root of the mother bush, it is chopped off without breaking the connection with the horizontally running root.
Reproduction by root cuttings is no less effective. They are harvested in early spring or autumn. The roots, the thickness of which varies from 10 to 15 cm, are added dropwise, and the next spring or next fall they are cut into pieces. Root cuttings are planted in an inclined position in a greenhouse filled with a light nutritious substrate. Part of the cutting is left above the soil surface. A factor in successful rooting is constant moisture, mulch is encouraged. Rooted cuttings are transplanted to a permanent place in the second or third year (the timing depends on the degree of development).
Care
Hawthorn dahurian, like other species, are unpretentious and do not need special care. The most important thing is to monitor the condition of the tree or shrub, it is necessary to regularly remove dry, diseased, damaged and thickening branches. A haircut is possible, it is carried out in the spring. In the near-trunk zone, weeds are systematically removed, loosened to a depth of 10-15 cm and the mulch is renewed. In the fall, trees are dug on a spade bayonet. Dahurian hawthorn is fertilized with slurry in May (before flowering). Watering is carried out once a month, in the heat - 2-3 times.
Application
Dahurian hawthorn is most often used in decorative gardening and for medicinal purposes. The preparations obtained from the fruits and flowers of the culture have a wide spectrum of action; moreover, they are suitable even for diabetics. The aerial parts of Daurian hawthorn contain a large amount of triterpene saponins, tannins, organic acids, anthocyanins, flavonoids, acetylcholines, vitamins and other useful substances.
Fruits and flowers are especially useful, as well as infusions from them for neurological and cardiovascular diseases, coughs, epilepsy and insomnia. The fruits of Daurian hawthorn are quite edible, they have a pleasant taste. They are used for food both fresh and as preparations. They make excellent jelly, mashed potatoes, jam and jelly. Dried berries are no less tasty. The wood of the Daurian hawthorn is also valuable, it is used for the manufacture of carved and turned products, and paint is obtained from the bark for dyeing fabrics.
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