Kalina: varieties and descriptions of varieties, growing regions with photos

Kalina has become popular among summer gardeners due to the compact placement of bushes, abundant fruiting, and attractive appearance. Berries are used for various preparations, decoctions are prepared with the help of leaves and many diseases are treated. In addition, several varieties of viburnum have been bred by breeding, which are suitable for growing in the most severe climatic conditions.

Culture selection nuances

On the territory of Russia common viburnum is widespread, on the basis of which the best breeding representatives are bred. For lovers of sweet cultures, sweet-fruited viburnum has been bred.These varieties are notable for the absence of the usual bitterness for viburnum, although the supply of nutritional useful elements remains at the same level.

The choice of variety depends on the climatic conditions of the region:

• remontant species are suitable for the Moscow region, such as: Souzga, Taiga rubies;
• for areas with low winter temperatures: Ryabinushka, Zarnitsa, Sunset;
• sweet-fruited varieties grow in the southern regions: Vigorskaya, Shukshinskaya.

The best varieties of viburnum varieties

Kalina is grown not only for harvest, but also as an ornamental shrub. The fruits on these varieties ripen in accordance with the main fruiting calendar, but they are not suitable for food.

Blue Muffin

Decorative variety. Suitable for growing in the southern regions and the Middle Strip due to low frost resistance. Unpretentious. It has a second name - Viburnum toothed - because of the notches along the edges of the leaf plate.

Distinctive features of the shrub:

• white large inflorescences;
• dark blue small fruits collected in large clusters.

Gardeners note that the species is able to tolerate waterlogging of the soil, and can also decorate a personal plot of any type.

Bulldenezh

An ornamental type shrub that can grow up to 3 meters, blooms with white flowers, inflorescences are collected in a round ball. Resistant to frost, so often found in gardens in Siberia and the Urals.

The advantage is resistance to infections and pests.

Vigorovskaya

Kalina of this species was obtained by several crossings. The berries ripen in the second half of September, suitable for food. The taste of the fruit is sweet and sour, with a characteristic bitterness. The mass of berries reaches half a gram, contains up to 45 percent of ascorbic acid.

Variety Benefits:

• frost resistance;
• Stable yield.

Forked

Shrub that reaches 4 meters in height. It is grown on fertile soils, so it is almost impossible to meet this type in the Middle Strip. You can recognize this species in autumn, by bright crimson leaves. The fruits of the shrub have a touch of bitterness, but the content of useful substances in them is increased.

Cortex or black

This is a shrub that is often used to diversify the overall picture of plantings.

Fruits that appear in autumn gradually change color from pink to black. They are recommended for making jams and jellies.

The late ripening of the berries prevents this type from growing in regions with early frosts.

Zholobovskaya

The shrub is classified as medium-sized, it reaches 2.5 meters. Bushes are compact, not prone to chaotic growth.

Fruits can weigh about 50-60 grams. The variety was bred sweet-fruited, but, over time, at the 8-9th year of fruiting, bitterness begins to be felt in them.

Shrub resistant to abundant rainfall, has average frost resistance.

Laurel viburnum

This shrub is small in size, ranging in height from 1 to 3 meters. In the southern territories, it begins to bloom in early spring. Flowers can be pink or pink-white. The fruits are blue and dark blue in color, bittersweet in taste.

The birthplace of this variety is the lands of the Mediterranean, therefore it is not grown in Central Russia due to climate requirements.

Canadian

The variety is native to the eastern regions of Canada, where the shrub grows next to coniferous and spruce forests. Reaches 5-6 meters, has a spreading crown. After ripening, small oval fruits turn black. The shrub begins to bear fruit after reaching the age of 5, after which flowering and ovaries become abundant and annual.

Red Bunch

Suitable for southern regions, as it is not resistant to frost. The berries have a classic, bright red color, weighing up to 75 grams. This is a sweet-fruited variety, gardeners collect up to 5 kilograms of fruits from one bush.

Resistant to drought, disease and pests.

Maria

A breeding species bred for the northern regions.

Berry characteristics:

• tastes bitter;
• shape - round, weight - up to 0.65 grams;
• color - scarlet.

Wrinkle-leaved

Shrub reaches 3 meters, blooms with gray-yellow flowers. Suitable for areas with low winter temperatures. The name was given because of the structure and shape of the leaf plates. They are oblong, and rough to the touch.

Berries are red, oval. The peculiarity of the variety lies in the slow growth, despite the creation of optimal conditions.

Folded viburnum

The birthplace of this variety is China, Japan.

Variety Benefits:

• high frost resistance;
• bloom stability;
• drought and rain tolerant.

The fruits are not edible, they are poisonous.

Ulgen

This type is suitable for landing in the central regions. It has a compact size, does not grow more than 3 meters. It begins to bear fruit 3-4 years after planting, up to 4 kilograms of berries are harvested from one medium bush. Fruits reach 60-70 grams, bright red, sweet-sour, bitter.

The disadvantages are:

• impossibility of self-pollination;
• need for additional watering.

Features of breeding

When choosing a viburnum, take into account the characteristics of the variety. For further cultivation, the soil mixture and the place for placing the shrub are carefully selected.

Suitable soil

All varieties are suitable for soil with neutral or slightly acidic acidity. It should be loose, not heavy, fertilized with the necessary substances.

For planting, choose a place that is shaded from direct sunlight. For viburnum, moist soil is important throughout the growing season, so shade is a way to avoid rapid evaporation of moisture from the surface of the earth.

Water and fertilize

Kalina needs regular feeding:

1. Spring. Includes treatment with urea, potassium sulfide or wood ash.
2. Summer. Top dressing with potassium-phosphorus complex fertilizers.

Every 2-3 years, when transplanting and digging up the soil, it is fertilized with compost.

Advice! Summer dry dressing is replaced with liquid, in dry hot weather.

Irrigation for viburnum is carried out according to the scheme:

• weekly;
• 3-4 buckets for 1 adult bush.

Dry season calls for more frequent watering.

Cutting

To form the crown and increase the effectiveness of growth, 2 pruning is carried out:

1. Spring. Sanitary, shaping.
2. Autumn. Sanitary, correctional.

Diseases and pests

Kalina is subject to a limited number of diseases. Shrubs rarely get sick, depending on the characteristics of the variety.

1. Powdery mildew. This is a fungal infection that spreads gradually. A whitish coating and accumulation of moisture form on the leaves. Shrubs cease to bloom, develop. To get rid of infection, the leaves are treated with fungicides.
2. Frostburn. A specific disease that causes low temperatures. The bark of the trunk cracks, the leaves wither. If damage is found, they are covered with special mixtures based on liquid clay.
3. Fruit rot. Fungal infection that occurs on berries. They become dry, the shell cracks, turns gray. In the presence of empty cells, instead of fruits, the shrub is treated with copper-containing preparations, damaged fruits are removed individually.
4. Viburnum leaf beetle. "Personal" parasite of viburnum - eats leaves, leaves only the central veins. The activity and spread of the leaf beetle leads to the loss of the bush. Damaged parts are recommended to be removed, the remaining bush is treated with karbofos.
5. Black aphid. The appearance of a parasite on viburnum can be seen by twisted and discolored leaf plates. They begin to turn brown and dry. The fight against aphids begins with pruning branches and destroying colonies; the remaining bush is treated with Karbofos.

Kalina is suitable for growing in summer cottages and household plots, in gardens, park areas.

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