Thuya in Siberia - a rare phenomenon!

Tuy in Siberia appeared in the second half of the last century. There they brought and could grow on their sites scientists Pashkevich and Osipov. Tui's homeland is the southern part of the eastern North American forests. But some species also grow on the northern outskirts of the USA and Canada. Often they can be seen even in swampy Cold soils. It was from these plants that seedlings were taken for growing in a cold Siberian climate. Western Tuya in Siberia has taken root quite well. This plant is frost-resistant. Tuya is a long-liver, whose life can reach 150 years. The wood is undemanding to the quality of the soil and perfectly tolerates the cutting of the crown. Often thuyu western is used to create hedges.

Thuja western is either a monoecious tree, reaching 20 meters in height, or, less often, a shrub. The crown is dense, compact. The young plant has a conical shape, with age the branches grow and the thuja acquires the shape of an egg, lowering the branches to the ground. The bark of the young is red-brown, smooth and elastic, later acquires a light brown color and is easily separated by ribbons. Thuja western has bright green shiny needles in the summer, in the winter it becomes brown-green. Her life is 3 years. Then the needles fall off together with small branches during the "windfall".

In order for Tuyu to settle down in Siberia, an amateur gardener will have to first Make some effort. First, you need to purchase a viable seedling. The plant must be strong, then there is a chance that thuya will grow. The price of a seedling depends on the degree of its development. Secondly, the landing must be done correctly. Plants must be planted no closer than 0.5 meters to each other. The depth of planting is from half a meter to 80 cm. It depends on the size of the earth's coma on the seedlings and on the diameter and height of the crown. In any case, the root neck should be at the ground level. Drainage is done on the underlying clay or on pipes (in the swamp) with a thickness of 15 to 25 cm.

In the first month after planting, thuju should be watered once a week (10 liters per plant) and, in the absence of rain, wait, as the plant loves moisture and thinens on dry soils. Loose soil at the trunk is shallow - up to 10 cm, Since the thujah has a superficial root system. It is desirable to cover the ground with small chips or peat (a layer of up to 7 centimeters), since a young thuj in Siberia can freeze in the cold period. And in the first winter it is better to arrange a shelter for the young. Needles of young plants must be protected from sunburn in spring and summer, closing the branches with paper or lapnika. In spring it is necessary to remove all dry shoots on the plant.

Many amateur gardeners acquire a tuja western to create various forms of trees on the site - a kind of sculpture. Cutting of the plant can be carried out only in an adult plant by 1/3 of the length of the shoot, and therefore, for example, thu globular can be transformed only at the age of 10-15 years. Adult plants do not require such thorough care. Approximately 1 time in 2 years thuju western feed. In droughty periods, the soil at the trunk is watered, mulched and loosened. Tui is resistant to harmful atmospheric emissions, it can be grown even near industrial facilities. Perfectly combines in planting with spruce, larch and cypress.