How to form a houseplant in a standard form with your own hands

Now more and more lovers of indoor floriculture are giving their hearts, and, respectively, and preference, standard form of decorative indoor plants. From many pot and tub representatives of this group, beautiful plants can be obtained in several years., resembling miniature trees.

Fuchsia – Photo

WHAT IS STAMP

Stam (from him. tribe – trunk) – part of the tree trunk from the root collar to the first skeletal branch of the lower tier of the crown. In this regard, specialists distinguish such groups of plants: high-stamped, half-stamp, low-standard. The essence of growing a stem – the stem reaches a certain height and the development of a proportionally formed crown.

Usually the standard shape is given to riding plants., using a rather complicated procedure – vaccination. As a result, the tree will consist of two parts: scion and rootstock. Rootstock – plant, vaccinated, removing the crown from it and leaving the root and trunk. Graft – this is a stalk, which is cut from the plant of interest, with an unusual crown shape (umbrella, crying, spherical). It is he who will become the basis of the upper part of the trunk. – its crowns. In other cases, the standard shape is created using careful formative pruning.. And it's perfect for indoor plants, such as pelargonium, fuchsia, ficus Benjamin and many others.

For the formation of the trunk, two methods can be applied based on:

1. a young plant of normal shape, which is systematically cut off for a long time;
2. an adult specimen of the required shape, which is then regularly tweaked, achieving the desired result (quick way).

Currently, many growers grow small standard forms in the "bonsai" style.. It is formed by the simultaneous creation of a short stem with pruning of lateral shoots to different lengths. Side branches for an exotic shape are wrapped with wire and bent. The winding is removed after the lignification of the branches. Young shoots, growing on the main side branch, pinch, giving them a rounded shape.

For, to get a miniature – tree-, it will take about 2-3 years of hard work, although everything may take a longer period of time. And here you have to go through several stages:

1. Cut and root a strong, non-lignified stalk about 10 cm with 2-3 pairs of leaves and intact apical bud, thanks to her, the plant "adds" in growth. If you nevertheless accidentally damaged the top of the escape, then either you have to grow the usual bush form, or start all over again. Therefore, it is better to root several cuttings.. At this stage, you can insert a peg into the soil., so that your stalk grows evenly and does not deviate to the side, which is very important when forming a trunk.

For your information. The support you choose should be this length, so that its end is about half the diameter of the crown. This will allow, if necessary, to fix the branches of the crown..

2. When the young plant reaches height 15 cm, a thin wooden peg or a bamboo stick sawn alongside must be inserted into the soil mixture. The stem is loosely tied to the support (but. so that he does not move freely around her) with twine or a strip of fabric, or tapes, cut from old nylon tights. It is undesirable to use aluminum or any other wire – at best, it can leave marks on the surface of an immature plant, at worst – you will not calculate the pressing density and transfer the stem, what can lead to the death of the plant. As it grows, tying the stem is done several more times., so that it rests against the support along its entire length. If the plant has outgrown support, then it must be replaced with a higher, so that the stem does not lead to the side. In this case, it is imperative to remove the emerging buds and side shoots. – Leaves on the stem do not need to be removed, They themselves will fall off as they age.. Garters are performed approximately every 12 cm.
3. When the plant reaches a height of about 15 see less than planned by you (usually this 60-90 cm), then the apical kidney is removed. This will stimulate the development of lateral shoots from the leaf axils and crown formation.. Lateral shoots are also pinched when they reach length 10 cm (when will it be 2-4 kidneys). This enhances branching due to the appearance of new side shoots on them.. This operation is performed regularly. You can even create a kind of calendar., where to mark by date a pinch.

Remember! The more careful you will be when doing this work, the thicker and more elegant the crown of your tree will become. It is important to keep track of, so that those shoots remain, which grow "inside" the crown. Before flowering, it is necessary to pinch all over the crown., to induce uniform flowering at the same time. When the crown has grown enough leaves, all stem leaves on the stem are removed.

Crown shaping, we must not forget about pruning the shoots on the lower part of the stem. It is important. The growth of the central stem must match the rate of development of the root system and leaves. If the trunk grows too fast, it will break under the weight of a dense crown.

Attention! Your plant will need support until then, until the trunk is strong enough. 4. Fuchsia transplant is carried out as the earthen coma grows and fills with roots. maybe, would need 5-6 transplants per season, however, the plant will thank you with health and vigor of growth.

The formed tree is watered, fed and transplanted as needed.

DIY houseplant

There are standard sizes for standard fuchsia according to the international classification: quarterly (1/4 standard): 25 cm hat, 45 cm trunk; half the standard: 45 cm hat, 75 cm trunk; full standard: 75 cm hat, 105 cm trunk. In any case, the proportion must be maintained 6:10. The height of the trunk in relation to the crown is considered from the surface of the earthen coma to the branches.

Deciding to form a fuchsia stock tree, you should know exactly its grade, t. to. for this purpose, only bush plant varieties can be used. From ampelous cul-tivars tree, Unfortunately, will not work.

Trimming Methods When Shaping a Trunk Using a Fast Method.

To do this, you can apply 2 way:

1. After acquiring a healthy plant of a suitable size, a plant of a suitable size with a strong, straight stem, he has a sharp knife (secateurs, blade) delete all branches in several steps 8 direction from bottom to top, to bare the stem. Breaks are needed to, so that the plant can recuperate. At the same time, they leave the central and 3 pairs of apical shoots.
2. You can cut off all shoots at once, except for the central and 3 pairs of apical. When the plant reaches the desired size, the growth points of the central shoot and the three apical ones are pinched. The procedure is carried out several times.. until a dense crown forms, which shape is maintained, removing unnecessary shoots.

STAMP PELARGONIA OWN HANDS

All, as always, starts with a cutting. As it grows, all side shoots are removed., but all the leaves are sure to be left – they are playing

important role in the process of photosynthesis, which means, and plant nutrition. To keep the stem straight, it is tied to a support every 3-4 cm, until the plant reaches the desired size. Then the apical kidney is removed, to stimulate crown formation. After that, an active, but extremely painstaking work with scissors: only lateral shoots are left from the last three nodes, which are pinched 2 once a year and thereafter should be pruned regularly, because the long branches, usually, break easily, thereby destroying the architecture of the bush you created.

The best varieties, suitable for these purposes, are zonal and ivy-leaved pelargoniums.

STAMP ROOM PLANT WITH YOUR OWN HANDS

Stages of forming the standard form of a houseplant:
1. Tying the growing apical shoot to the support and carefully removing the lateral shoots.
2. Continuous removal of side shoots and observation of the vertical growth of the stem as the plant grows.
3. Pinching the top: carried out only after reaching the stem height you need.
4. The appearance of lateral shoots near the top, which also pinch for better branching.

IT IS IMPORTANT

Most of the strong and actively growing plants with few branches easily form a trunk, but then it is very difficult to create a compact and stable crown.

FEATURES OF CARE FOR STAMPED ROOM PLANTS

In addition to the usual elements of caring for indoor plants (watering, weeding, loosening, feeding, pest and disease control), You need:

• carry out formative or supportive crown pruning;
• track, so that root shoots do not appear on the stem and in the root circle;
• if you used vaccination to obtain a stem, then all, the branches that appear below the grafting site "must be removed, t. to. they are usually much more resilient, than the grafted part.

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