LAWSON CYPRESS HOME CARE, PHOTO, TRANSPLANT, WATERING. HOW TO CARE

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Lavson's cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) is a coniferous plant from the Cypress family. In the natural environment, an evergreen tree is found in East Asia. The homeland of the cypress is North America, where a perennial tree reaches 75 m. The plant has short scaly leaves (needles). The trunk covers the bark of the color of hard-brewed tea.

The cypress is often confused with other conifers: with cypress, although cypress has larger and larger branches; with a thuja having a similar pyramidal crown. In contrast, it has a slightly lowered apex. It blooms in spring, and only in the wild. Long shoots are decorated with round cones, the diameter of which is slightly more than 1 cm.

In early autumn, small seeds spill out of them. Lavson's home cypress grows at an average rate. Some species planted in a tub over several years reach more than 2 m.

Be sure to pay attention to such a coniferous plant as araucaria.

	Growth rate is medium.
	Does not bloom in room conditions.
	The plant is easy to grow.
	It is a perennial plant.

Useful properties of cypress

Lavson's cypress, enriching the airspace with air ions, oxygen and ozone, improves the indoor microclimate. The plant moisturizes the air and absorbs extraneous noise.

If you place 2 cypress trees on an area of 10 m², they will clear the space of harmful microorganisms by almost 70%. In a cypress-purified air environment, physiological processes in the body improve, performance and mood increase.

Lawson cypress home care. Briefly

Conifers are not always easy to grow at home. But knowing the preferences of the plant, cypress at home can be grown. Optimal for him:

Temperature mode	In winter, + 10 - 15 ° C, in the summer take to the street, spray.
Air humidity	Above average; frequent spraying.
Lighting	Broken bright; placement on windows facing west or east.
Watering	Regular plentiful, watered more often in summer; dangerous stagnation of moisture.
Cypress soil	Special for conifers or prepared from a mixture of leafy soil (2 parts), sand, peat and sod land (1 part each).
Fertilizer and fertilizer	2 times a month in the spring - in the summer with the diluted mineral fertilizer.
Cypress transplant	Once every 2.5 years.
Breeding	Layers, cuttings and seeds.
Features of growing cypress	If desired, you can form a bonsai, if at the end of August to carry out the crown forming trim. Damaged and "extra" shoots are cut off, the remaining ones are bent with a strong wire in the necessary direction. It is removed when the branches take the desired shape.

Lavson cypress care at home. Briefly

Cypress at home feels good and actively vegetates when favorable conditions are created for it.

Bloom

You can observe the flowering of only wild plants. At the ends of the branches, light green (female) and dark red (male flowers) are formed. After them, small (up to 12 mm in diameter) spherical cones are formed in which seeds ripen.

At first they are colored in green, and by fall ripen and turn brown. The cypress plant does not bloom at home.

Temperature mode

When growing a tree at home, it is important to observe the temperature regime. In winter, the thermometer should not rise above + 15 ° C. The room should be ventilated more often. Lavson's cypress tree does not tolerate heat, in summer the plant is taken out to the balcony or to the garden. More often spraying the shoots.

Spraying

Dry indoor air is the No. 1 enemy for cypress. Caring for a cypress at home requires keeping the plant at high (above 50%) air humidity. Therefore, spraying the tree is necessary. It is carried out repeatedly throughout the day, otherwise the Lavson cypress may die.

For spraying take well-defended lukewarm water. Near the pot it is useful to put open containers with water or install an aquarium. A small plant can be installed on a pallet with wet pebbles.

Use humidifiers.

Lighting

Good light is important for the plant to maintain vitality. It is recommended to keep home cypress in diffused bright light. Aggressive sun can burn the branches of a tree, so its placement in the southern part of the house is extremely undesirable (if it is impossible to do otherwise, shading is required).

Lavson's cypress will feel best in the east or west of the house. In order for the crown to develop symmetrically and be beautiful, the plant is often turned in different directions to the sun.

Cypress Watering

The plant needs a lot of moisture. Watering a cypress should be plentiful. In the summer, it is carried out often, up to two times a week. An adult Lavson cypress at a time can “drink” up to 10 liters of water. The tree is watered with settled water.

To prevent stagnation of moisture, provide enhanced drainage, baking powder is added to the soil. After watering, the root zone is mulched with a coconut substrate or crushed bark.

Cypress pot

Steady and wide need a pot for cypress. The volume of the pot should correspond to the volume of the root system with an earthen lump.

Each new container should be 3.5 cm larger than the previous one and must have drainage holes.

Priming

Lavson's cypress will harmoniously develop only in properly selected soil. Soil for it requires loose and nutritious, having a slightly acid reaction (pH less than 5.9). A ready-made substrate for conifers is well suited. You can make your own soil mixture from turf land, peat, sand (perlite), taken in one piece to two parts of leafy land. To improve it, add baking powder (brick crumb, vermiculite, foam balls), pieces of sphagnum and coal powder.

Fertilizer and fertilizer

To make Lavson's cypress grow strong and beautiful, from the beginning of April to the second half of July, 2 times in 30 days, top dressing and fertilizer are used. The procedure is combined with watering, so that the plant better assimilates nutrients. Use a twice diluted solution of universal mineral fertilizer for conifers.

Cypress transplant

Frequent transplant of cypress is not required. It is carried out in the spring, approximately every 2.5 years, when the roots of the tree will envelop an earthen lump. When the Lavson cypress is transplanted, they try to save the earth to the maximum.

It is better to replace the transplant with transshipment. They try to do everything carefully, without deepening the growth point. The root neck should be located strictly at the level of the substrate. After the procedure, the tree is shaded, moderately watered and sprayed. After 14 days, you can start feeding.

Cypress Trimming

Cutting cypress should be carried out regularly, twice a year. In the spring, sanitary pruning is carried out: the tips of the shoots damaged by frost and dried out are removed. You also need a shaping haircut so that the neat shape of the tree resembles a pyramid.

After active vegetation, in the fall, part of the growth of the current year is removed. Do this, trying to maintain the shape of the tree. With one pruning, you can remove no more than a third of all shoots. No need to leave bare branches: they will dry out and will spoil the appearance of the plant.

Cypress winter

From aggressive bright rays of the sun, a cypress shade in winter. The tree rests well at temperatures up to + 15 ° C. During this period, it is watered less often, they do not stop spraying. Lawson cypress should not be placed next to heating appliances. The plant may die from dry air.

Cypress propagation

At home, the reproduction of cypress is carried out by different methods.

Growing cypress from seeds

It is possible to grow cypress from seeds collected in the fall. Each seed is sown in early March in a separate cup after a two-month stratification under snow or in the refrigerator. Depth of embedding is 0.7 cm. Crops are kept under the film at + 24 ° C. Shelter is removed when watering and airing the seedlings. Plants develop slowly.

Propagation of cypress vegetatively

Propagation of cypress vegetatively occurs faster. Fragments whose length is not less than 15 cm are cut from young shoots. The needles are removed from the lower part of the stem. After soaking in the root formation stimulator solution for 24 hours, they are planted in the ground, buried by 3.5 cm. The seedling is covered with a film. When a noticeable growth begins and rooting occurs, the seedling is transplanted into a larger pot.

The second method of reproduction is used more often: it is faster and easier to get a new plant.

Diseases and Pests

Lavson's cypress is disease resistant. But with careless care, serious problems can overtake him, the main of which is root rot. It provokes a disease of fungal origin, stagnation of moisture. To protect the plant from problems, it is imperative to create a thick drainage layer at the bottom of the pot, use loose soil and monitor the frequency of watering.

If the topsoil is wet, do not water it. If nevertheless Lavson's cypress is damaged, it is taken out of the pot, damaged roots are removed. They are treated with fungicide and transplanted into a sterile container with new soil. Further, they water responsibly.

More often than other pests, the Lavson cypress suffers from spider mites and scale insects. Insecticides are used against them.

Varieties of cypress Lavson home with photos and names

Lavson's cypress

Lavson's cypress is the most popular home-grown cypress. Some of its varieties are most loved by gardeners.

Lavson Alwoody cypress

Thin drooping shoots are densely dotted with bluish needles. The shape of the crown resembles a slender cone. It has many varietal varieties.

Lavson's cypress is a beautiful Christmas tree. The coniferous tree gives an elevated festive mood. Often in the summer they take him out to the garden or to the balcony, and closer to the New Year they bring him home.

Blue seprayz

The crown of the tree is narrow pyramidal dense. The diameter of the crown is about 1500 cm. Prone to cracking, the brown bark has a red tint. Small needles are light green with a silver tint. Plant height - up to 3 m.