For growing on the site, many prefer shrubs and trees that have a spherical crown. Often, such plant varieties harmoniously fit into the overall landscape design and smooth out the not always attractive appearance of bulky nearby green neighbors, uniting different cultures into a single whole. Thanks to them, flower beds and lawns look complete and organic compositions.
Some of the most popular spherical plants are ornamental evergreen shrubs such as boxwood shrubs. They can often be found in modern private household plots and closed nurseries. Herbaceous bows and bows are considered no less common. dahlias.
Along with flowering perennial crops with a spectacular round shape and growing on flower beds, representatives of standard varieties of trees and shrubs look great in the garden. They stand out from other cultures with their neat texture, compactness and expressiveness.
Round trees have distinctive features. Some of them attract attention due to bright and colorful flowers or inflorescences, while others have lush foliage or slender needles, which perfectly complement other plants located in gardens, rabat beds or flower beds, and are also considered a magnificent decoration for balconies and terraces.
The most harmonious look trees with round shapes, having a height of up to 1 meter. It can be boxwoodand holly and privet. They are prominent representatives of evergreen crops. Often, whole-leaved willow is used for growing in the garden. Holly is a green tree with rich and dense foliage. Throughout the year, it will perfectly decorate the territory of the garden. With the onset of autumn, red berries form on the branches of the holly, which persist until the first cold weather, and the foliage becomes golden. Privet does not change the color of the leaves. Many varieties on leaf blades have an additional yellow or golden frame.
Some plants that are not pruned regularly have a naturally round crown. For example, many types of standard roses bloom beautifully and at the same time grow almost perfectly shaped. Bushes of low-growing hybrid tea and ground cover roses grafted on a stem are very graceful and lush, and climbing roses look like huge blooming clouds.
No less impressive impression is made by standard cascading trees. Their crown is formed by long, descending shoots. These varieties of ornamental plants include weeping willow, mulberry and some varieties of spruce. During the season, weeping mulberry branches create a unique and cozy atmosphere in the garden area. However, do not confuse the traditional mulberry with the standard Pendula variety, which grows more beautiful and graceful every year. A spherical crown is characteristic of three-lobed almonds. In order for the plant to overwinter safely, to be resistant to bad weather, it must be grafted. The bright and abundant almond blossom begins in mid-spring.Pink double flowers resemble sakura, so these trees are often confused with each other. To increase the duration of flowering, the almond branches are pruned so that only half of the healthy shoot is preserved.
In areas of gardens that are most protected from wind and sun, decorative rhododendrons... Their appearance resembles an oval or flattened ball. The flowering of rhododendrons will delight the owners of country houses every year if you carefully cover the bushes before the onset of cold weather. Among the representatives of the round shape of the crown, low-growing apple trees are also distinguished. They look especially beautiful during May flowering and during fruit ripening.
The spherical shape of the plants is maintained through timely and proper care, including pruning. Typically, pruning is done in the spring and then repeated throughout the season as needed only for fast growing species. Such measures must be performed exclusively in cloudy weather in order to prevent leaf burns. Another important point is the protection of trees and shrubs grafted onto the bole from direct sunlight. For the winter, the roots and branches are insulated with a non-woven material, for example, burlap, which protects from frost cracks. After pruning, the plants need careful watering and monthly feeding with diluted liquid complex fertilizers.
