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Three-lobed almond (Latin Prunus triloba) - a species of shrubs or small trees of the Almond subgenus of the Plum genus of the Pink family. Other names are vase-leaved aflatunia, three-lobed luiseania. Previously, the species was considered to be in the genus Lauseania. East Asia is considered to be the birthplace of culture. Typical natural habitats are mountain forests.
Characteristics of culture
Three-lobed almond is a deciduous highly branched shrub or tree up to 5 m high. The leaves are oblong-ovate and ovate, whorled, narrowed towards the base, three-lobed towards the end, up to 6.5 cm long. The upper part of the leaf is smooth, the lower part is slightly pubescent.
The flowers are light pink, double, unlike other representatives of the subgenus, up to 2.5 cm in diameter, outwardly resemble semi-double roses. Sepals lanceolate or ovate, petals broadly ovate or round, with blunt tips.
The fruit is a red pubescent rounded drupe. The culture blooms in the first decade of May (before the leaves bloom), flowering lasts only 2-3 weeks. Three-lobed almond is one of the most graceful shrubs and trees of the Rosaceae family. With its lush blooms, the plant overshadows all other flowering ornamental crops.
Growing conditions
Three-bladed almonds do not accept strongly blown areas. Places for its cultivation must be carefully protected from drafts and strong winds. The location is preferably sunny or lightly shaded. Optimal soils are fertile, moderately moist, fresh, light and loose. Does not tolerate three-bladed almonds of saline, waterlogged and compacted soils.
Reproduction and planting
Three-lobed almonds are propagated by seeds, cuttings, layering, root shoots and grafting. Gardeners rarely use the seed method, since vegetative forms of reproduction, or rather cuttings, are most effective. Green cuttings are used as planting material, which are planted in cold greenhouses for rooting.
Root shoots (according to some sources) are formed in small quantities, but propagation in this way is also popular, as it gives good results. The rooted shoots are separated in the second year, if this did not happen, a small incision is made on the shoots from the lower part, in this case the shoots will definitely take root.
When three-lobed almonds are propagated by layering, the lowest flexible shoot is pinned to the soil surface. It is regularly watered, hilled, and covered with a layer of peat for warming for the winter. The following spring, the rooted layers are separated and transplanted to a permanent place. It often happens that the layers do not have time to take root, but with a weak and still unformed root system, it is not recommended to separate them.
Cuttings of three-bladed almonds are harvested in July, after which they are immediately planted in seedling boxes. Each stalk should contain at least 2-3 nodes, one of which is placed above the soil surface during planting. Experienced gardeners recommend filling the seedling boxes with well-moistened peat and sand (1: 1). After rooting, young plants are transplanted into nursery schools.
Care
Three-blade almonds have a positive attitude to top dressing. Every spring, urea, mullein and ammonium nitrate are introduced into the near-trunk zone. In autumn, plants are fed with double superphosphate and potassium sulfate. Culture also needs systematic pruning of diseased and dry branches. The rest of the procedures for caring for almonds do not differ from caring for other fruit and decorative flowering shrubs and trees.
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