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Barberry Lyutin Rouge is a winter-hardy deciduous shrub of the Barberry family, unpretentious in care and resistant to most diseases of horticultural crops. The variety is immune to air pollution, which is why it is often used for landscaping city parks.
Description of barberry Lyutin Rouge
Barberry Thunberg varieties Lyutin Rouge is a compact shrub with abundant shoots. The crown of the plant is dense and dense.
The size of an adult shrub reaches 50 cm in height and 70-80 cm in width. The foliage of the barberry Lyutin Rouge has a light green color in spring, however, in the fall the color of the leaf plates turns into rich orange tones with a red tint.
The shoots of the plant are covered with light long spines, thin and elastic to the touch. The fruits of the Thunberg barberry of the Lyutin Rouge variety are inedible, according to the description of this horticultural culture. Their shape resembles an oval, and the skin has a bright red color. The size of the fruit does not exceed 1 cm in diameter. Even after ripening, they do not fall off the branches for a long time, giving the bush a decorative look.
Planting and leaving
Despite the fact that the Thunberg barberry Lyutin Rouge is a rather unpretentious variety, it is recommended to take a responsible approach to choosing a place for planting a plant - only in this case the decorativeness of the shrub will be fully disclosed.
There are a number of general planting recommendations:
- Lutin Rouge barberry prefers open sunny areas. It also develops well in moderate shade conditions.
- The shrub, without much harm to development, is often planted in shaded places, but in this case the decorativeness of the barberry foliage will suffer - the leaf plate of this variety is filled with a rich orange color only with enough light.
- It is better to plant barberry on soils with medium acidity.
- When planting in groups, it is necessary to observe the distance between other crops. It is advisable to leave a gap of at least 50 cm. The thickening of the plantings is fraught with disproportionate forms of the crown of the barberry.
- In no case should the barberry Lutin Rouge be planted in swampy areas and in the lowlands where water accumulates after rains. If the rest of the recommendations can be neglected, then excessive soil moisture is detrimental to the shrub. That is why, before planting the plants, the planting pit is drained without fail.
Barberry Thunberg Lyutin Rouge calmly withstands strong winds, so it is not necessary to plant it near buildings. In addition, if necessary, the shrub can always be transplanted, since this variety has a very dense and shallow root system.
Seedling and planting plot preparation
Since the barberry of the Lyutin Rouge variety grows best on neutral soils, it is recommended to dilute the soil with a high acidity level. To do this, the site selected for planting is dug up 10-15 days before planting the plants and the soil mixture is introduced into the soil. Fertilizer composition:
- humus;
- fine-grained sand;
- land with garden area.
All components are taken in a 1: 1: 1 ratio.
You can also use slaked lime or wood ash to adjust the soil, but they are introduced into the soil after the barberry is planted. 1 plant takes about 400 g of lime and 200 g of ash.
Planting barberry Lyutin
The Thunberg barberry is planted both in spring and autumn, however, planting in the autumn months is preferable. This is due to the fact that in spring barberry seedlings sometimes begin to gain green mass too early.Such rapid growth harms the general development of the shrub, affecting its decorative effect.
The landing procedure is as follows:
- In a previously prepared area, holes are dug about 50 cm deep.The recommended distance between two adjacent holes is 1-2 m.
- Drainage is placed at the bottom of the pit. This stage is especially important when planting barberry in waterlogged soil. The thickness of the drainage layer should be approximately 8-10 cm.
- A layer of fertilizer is placed on top of the drainage. For this, you can use sod land, peat or wood ash.
- The next layer is ordinary garden soil. 5 cm is enough.
- On top of the garden soil, the roots of the barberry seedling are straightened.
- After that, the root system of the plant is sprinkled with soil and the trunk circle is slightly tamped.
- Finish planting with abundant watering.
Watering and feeding
In regions with frequent rains, it is not necessary to water the Thunberg barberry Lyutin Rouge. Natural precipitation is quite enough for the shrub, while excess moisture only causes rotting of the roots and the death of the plant.
The Thunberg barberry tolerates a lack of moisture safely, however, prolonged drought can cause lightening of the foliage. The recommended frequency of watering in regions with hot, dry climates is once a week.
For a better supply of moisture and air to the roots, the trunk circle is loosened and weeded from time to time.
The barberry Lyutin Rouge is actively fed only 2 years after planting for 2 years, that is, up to 4 years of age. Mixtures with a high nitrogen content are used as fertilizers. For example, for the first feeding, you can take a urea solution. The proportions of the solution are 25-30 g of the substance per 1 bucket of water. This amount is enough for 1 bush.
An adult Thunberg barberry is fed 1 time every 4 years.
Pruning
Barberry Thunberg Lyutin Rouge begins to be cut 2 years after planting. Usually only dry or broken shoots are removed, and this procedure is carried out in early spring. The shrub also responds well to deep thinning, but pruning more than 60-70% is not recommended.
Pruning barberry not only gives the bush a cleaner look, but also contributes to the overall rejuvenation of the plant, since after removing old and damaged shoots, the shrub begins to actively form new shoots.
Preparing for winter
Thunberg barberry of this variety is able to withstand low temperatures without harm to development, therefore, adult plants are usually not covered. Warming is necessary only for young seedlings, whose age does not exceed 3 years.
To do this, the trunk circle is covered with a thick layer of dry foliage, on top of which spruce branches are laid. The shoots of the barberry are tied without pulling them too tightly, after which the bush is wrapped with a covering material and fixed in this position.
In addition, you can learn about the features of planting the Thunberg barberry from the video below:
Reproduction
Barberry Thunberg varieties Lyutin Rouge are propagated in the following ways:
- cuttings;
- seeds;
- layering;
- dividing the bush.
Cuttings are made in June. The planting stock preparation scheme looks like this:
- Lateral shoots of barberry are cut at the root.
- The cut branches are divided again into 2-3 cuttings, each about 12-15 cm long.
- The bottom of the cuttings is cleaned of leaves and soaked in "Kornevin" - a root formation stimulator.
- After that, the planting material is placed in a greenhouse and covered with plastic wrap.
- The planted barberry is watered and ventilated from time to time.
- As soon as the cuttings form the first 3-4 leaves, the greenhouse is periodically left open. This is necessary for hardening the barberry.
- When the seedlings form a sufficiently developed root system, they are transplanted into open ground.
Seed propagation is as follows:
- Ripe berries are removed from the bush, pitted and laid out on the windowsill to dry.
- When the seeds are dry, in the fall, before the onset of frost, they are planted in open ground.
- After 2-2.5 years, the barberry begins to bear fruit.
Dividing the bush is not as popular as other methods of breeding Thunberg barberry. The fact is that with such reproduction it is easy to damage the rhizome of the plant, which leads to its death. The procedure must be carried out very carefully and only with a well-sharpened instrument.
To do this, the barberry is dug up and the bush is divided into 3-4 equal parts. On the same day, the resulting delenki are seated.
The most effective way of reproduction of Thunberg barberry Lyutin Rouge is considered to be breeding by layering. The procedure is very simple:
- The lower shoot of the plant is tilted to the ground and buried.
- The layering is watered at the same time as the main bush.
- The next year, the shoot forms roots.
- Then it is dug up, finally separated from the mother bush and planted.
Diseases and pests
Pests infest the Lyutin Rouge variety infrequently. If this does happen, then the bush is attacked primarily by aphids. It sucks sap from the leaves of the bush, which leads to their drying out, the leaves curl and fall over time.
You can fight the pest with both chemical means and folk methods. In particular, a soap solution effectively copes with aphids, for the preparation of which it is necessary to dilute 250-300 g of grated laundry soap in 1 bucket of water. If desired, you can dilute this mixture with tobacco. A bucket of water will have enough 500 g.
The most common shrub disease is powdery mildew. This disease is provoked by a fungus that affects the leaf plate on both sides. As you can see in the photo below, the leaves of the Thunberg barberry variety Lyutin Rouge are covered with whitish stains.
The fight against powdery mildew involves spraying the bush with a solution of colloidal sulfur. You can also use a mixture of sulfur and lime or industrial fungicides.
The second most common disease of the Lyutin Rouge variety is leaf spot. It manifests itself in the form of brownish spots and quick drying of the foliage. For the treatment of plants, a weak solution of copper oxychloride is used.
Drying of shoots is provoked by a variety of fungi. The disease is expressed in the drying out and dying off of the branches of the bush. In order to stop the spread of the fungus, plantings are sprayed with fungicides and diseased shoots are cut off.
Conclusion
Barberry Lyutin Rouge is perfect for the formation of a hedge or low curb. This variety is highly valued for its resistance to air pollution - the shrub can be planted not only on a personal plot, but also on the territory of a private house, which is located within the city. In addition, it is frost-hardy and unpretentious, thanks to which the cultivation of a shrub is not particularly difficult even for a beginner in gardening.
