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Reproduction of viburnum is not particularly difficult if you know what methods are best used for this, when to carry out the procedure and how to care for the plants. Therefore, in order to avoid serious mistakes later, it is necessary to study all the features in advance. Only in this case, it is possible to grow new seedlings of this shrub without any problems.
For propagation of viburnum, vegetative methods are used.
How viburnum breeds
You can get new viburnum bushes in different ways. Each of them has certain features, the observance of which allows you to get high-quality planting material.
The most common of them are:
- seeds;
- layering;
- root growth;
- division of the bush.
The first method of reproduction allows you to get new seedlings in large quantities, but at the same time it does not guarantee the preservation of the varietal qualities of the mother bush. The remaining methods give a limited number of young seedlings, however, they will fully correspond to the original type of culture.
Is it possible to propagate viburnum cuttings
Red viburnum can also be propagated using cuttings. This procedure is best combined with pruning shrubs to get enough planting material. For some species, growing viburnum cuttings may be the only way to propagate the variety you like. But for it to be successful, it is necessary to study the features of its implementation.
How to propagate and grow viburnum from cuttings in spring, autumn
Propagation by cuttings allows you to get a sufficient amount of viburnum planting material, which completely preserves the varietal qualities. Therefore, this method is used by professionals.
Reproduction of viburnum is possible with green and semi-lignified cuttings. The first method is applied in the spring, and the second – in the fall. Each of them has features that you need to pay attention to in order for the procedure to be successful.
Semi-lignified cuttings need to be hydrated for successful storage until spring.
How to cut the common viburnum
Harvesting planting material in the spring should be carried out in May. For this, young green shoots 10-15 cm long should be selected. It is recommended to cut them from the branches with a “heel”, since in this case they take root better.
When cutting in autumn, you need to choose semi-woody one-year shoots. You can identify them by the lighter shade of the bark. For propagation, use the middle parts of branches 10-12 cm long with two or three nodes.
How to root and plant cuttings
For planting green cuttings, you need to prepare a shaded place on the site. The bed should first be loosened and humus and sand added to the soil at the rate of 5 kg per square meter. m. When planting, the lower cut must be powdered with any root former. Place the cuttings at a distance of 5 cm from each other. Plant them in well-moistened soil and compact the soil surface at the base. For successful rooting, you need to make a mini-greenhouse on top.
Planting viburnum cuttings for the winter is not carried out. Seedlings harvested in autumn must be soaked in water for several hours. Then tie the planting material in a bundle and lay it in a damp cloth, and wrap it with polyethylene on top with holes for ventilation. The resulting bundle should be stored until spring on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
At the end of February, propagation cuttings should be planted in prepared containers filled with peat, turf and sand in equal amounts. It is necessary to deepen the lower cut by 2 cm. It is recommended to place the shoots at a distance of 4-5 cm. At the end of the procedure, cover the seedlings with a transparent film. At first, viburnum cuttings should be kept at a temperature of + 27-30 degrees and humidity should be maintained at 90%, regularly spraying seedlings.
Viburnum cuttings take root in three to four weeks.
Aftercare
Throughout the season, it is necessary to maintain optimal conditions for plant growth. They should be watered regularly when pouring the top layer of the earth. It is also necessary to ventilate the plantings and remove the collected condensate from the film.
When the viburnum cuttings grow, they should be adapted to external conditions. To do this, it is necessary to remove the shelter for 2-3 hours in the first days, and with each subsequent time to increase the interval by another half an hour. After a week, the mini-greenhouse must be completely removed.
Young seedlings of viburnum can be transplanted to a permanent place only next spring. They will begin to bear fruit at the age of five.
Propagation of viburnum seeds
The seed method of propagation of viburnum is rarely used by gardeners, since the resulting seedlings do not retain varietal qualities.
Seeds of viburnum in the spring remain viable for two years.
There are two ways to grow seedlings in this way. In the first case, immediately after picking the berries in the fall, you need to remove the pulp from them and get the seeds. Then prepare a bed under the canopy of shrubs or trees, where the soil is constantly moderately moist. To do this, it is necessary to dig up the site and add humus and sand, 5 kg per square meter. m. After that, make furrows 3 cm deep and plant seeds in moistened soil. When planted directly in open ground, they will undergo natural stratification in winter and germinate after 18 months.
To speed up the process of growing viburnum with the seed method of reproduction, it is necessary to carry out a quick stratification. To do this, freshly harvested and peeled viburnum seeds should be folded into a nylon stocking and placed in wet moss or sand. The first two months they need to be kept at a temperature of + 18-23 degrees, and then for 30 days at a mode of +4 degrees.
At the end of the stratification, the seeds must be planted in containers filled with a nutrient mixture of sand, peat and humus, without deepening the subcotyl knee into the soil. At the end of the procedure, moisten the substrate and keep it in a shaded place with a temperature of +20 degrees, covering it with a film. At the end of winter – at the beginning of spring, when sprouts will break through, the container must be moved to the windowsill and the mode should be lowered to +18 degrees.
Over the next year, they should be kept at home, and planted in open ground only next spring.
Reproduction by layers
Red viburnum bush can be propagated by horizontal and vertical layering. In the first case, in the fall, it is necessary to initially loosen the soil under the plant to a depth of 5-7 cm. And with the advent of spring, bend young side shoots to the soil, deepen completely by 5 cm and fix with staples. Subsequently, when the young sprouts grow up to 20 cm, you need to spud them. Repeat the procedure several times per season, which will allow the cuttings to build up a powerful root system. With the advent of autumn, seedlings can be disconnected from the mother bush and planted in a permanent place.
Bushes grown from cuttings are 100% survival rate
The second method of reproduction is that in the fall it is necessary to cut the lower branches of the shrub so that no more than two to four buds remain on them. And then spud the plant with fertile soil to a height of 15-20 cm. With the advent of spring, sprouts will appear from the abandoned buds. When they reach a height of 10-15 cm, you need to spud them by 4-5 cm, repeat the procedure several times per season. In autumn, the grown seedlings are separated from the mother bush and transplanted to a permanent place.
Reproduction by root shoots
You can get new seedlings of red viburnum with root shoots that form at the base of the bush. To do this, in early spring or early autumn, you need to detach well-strengthened specimens with root processes. After the procedure, they can be immediately transplanted to a prepared place and watered.
Breed division multiplication
This method of reproduction is used for shrubs older than six to eight years. It is necessary to dig a red viburnum in the fall and divide it into several parts. Each of them should have three or four shoots and well-developed root processes. At the end of the procedure, open wounds on the “delenki” should be sprinkled with wood ash so that they do not get an infection. And then plant the seedlings in a permanent place.
Dividing the bush allows you to rejuvenate the plant
Conclusion
Propagation of viburnum can be carried out in different ways, and each of them makes it possible to obtain a sufficient number of young plants, if all these instructions are followed. Therefore, if desired, even a novice gardener is able to grow new bushes of a crop variety they like without much difficulty.
