Cypresses grow in the subtropical climate of the Mediterranean, as well as in the Sahara, Himalayas, Guatemala and Oregon.
This species of evergreen trees is part of the cypress family. They have a spreading or pyramidal shape.
Cypress is used as an ornamental plant, growing in parks and gardens.
Did you know? The needles and shoots of some species of cypress are used to produce aromatic oils.
In California, cypresses began to grow not only in gardens and parks, but also at home. Now we will dedicate you to the secrets of growing cypress at home.
Room cypress: general description
There are kinds of conifers that feel good at home in a flower pot. For example, Cypress large-fruited, which is very easy to care for at home. In the house, a pot of homemade cypress creates an atmosphere of the New Year holidays due to its smell and appearance.
Home cypress has the same shape, the same shoots, which are covered from all sides with elongated diamond-shaped leaf-scales, as in the usual cypress. Only difference - small size.
The leaves are dark green in color, the fruits are egg-shaped cones, in the scales of which cypress seeds are hidden.
Did you know? All laws Plutarch recommended to write on cypress boards.
What Cypress Loves, Optimal Growth Conditions
In order for your cypress tree to grow quickly and smell great for a year, you need to know how to properly care for it at home. We will tell you about this in the following sections.
Optimum temperature and humidity
Optimum room temperature for a cypress house in the summer - about 15-20 ° C. At this time, the plant needs to spend a lot of time outdoors. If the summer is too hot - spray cypress up to four times a day.
In the heat, you can also arrange a shower for the cypress and keep the plant on a tray with wet pebbles. In winter, it is better to maintain a temperature of 10 ° C.
The choice of location depending on the lighting
In summer, the plant should be pritenyat from direct rays and put on the balcony. In winter, he should have enough light, put the plant pot better on the south side until spring.
To understand that the plant does not have enough light is very simple: cypress will stretch and lose its decorative. If there is too much light, the plant loses its leaves.
Did you know? In cypress caskets and chests, the Romans kept the most valuable scrolls.
What kind of soil loves home cypress
The best soil for cypress - a mixture of turf, leaf or peat land and coarse sand. Usually take one part of sod land, 2 parts of leaf and one part of sand.
Cypress also requires loosened soil, otherwise the plant may die. Need a good drainage at the bottom of the pot.
How to plant a cypress at home
Growing cypress at home is easy. It is enough to buy seeds in a store or extract brown seedlings from cypress cones.
Choosing a pot for cypress
The pot should be 3-4 sizes larger than the roots of the plant. It is better to buy an earthen pot, because in a plastic container the soil will dry quickly, and in winter the ground becomes cold, which is bad for the plant.
Landing pattern
Planting cypress is very easy. Seeds must be removed from the cone or bag and planted in wide bowls. To water. After a few weeks, the first young shoots appear, and after a month, small cypress trees can be planted in their pots.
Important! The root neck should not be too deep in the ground during planting.
Features care room cypress
With proper care, the plant will delight you and give you the opportunity to multiply it at home.
Watering rules
It is necessary to water a cypress often and much. But at the same time, the main thing is to set the "middle ground" in order not to overfill the plant or leave it without water at all.
Sprinkle cypress also necessary. It is advisable to do this in the morning and evening. Used at the same time distilled water at room temperature. On hot days, you need to spray the plant daily.
In winter, the cypress should not be sprayed, and the plant should be watered once a week.
Did you know? Cypress wood produces phytoncides that kill the mole.
Soil care
The first fertilizers with complex dressings are carried out two months after planting, but the dose must be two times weaker than for an adult plant.
Adult cypress trees are fertilized with complex mineral supplements twice a month. This is done from mid-July. Especially effective proved drug "Kemira". Before watering, 150 g of the drug is scattered around the circle of the stick and applied to the soil. After that, feeding is stopped so that the plant is ready for winter.
Important! Do not use humus, as it will have a bad effect on cypress.
Top dressing should contain magnesium, and a high nitrogen content in them can harm the cypress.
When and how the plant is pruned
Pruning is no less important than watering and feeding.
Regular pruning of the cypress is carried out in early spring. Frozen ends of the shoots pruned and removed old and dry branches.
In addition to the usual annual pruning, Need to form a cypress crown. This is usually pyramidal or conical shape. At the end of the growing season, that is, in the fall, they cut off a part of the current year's growth, keeping the natural shape. This will make the cypress crown thicker.
Important! Do not leave bare branches on the bush, they will wither with time, and you will still have to cut them.
Cypress can be given a more stylish look if you cut it in the shape of a cube, ball, pyramid or spiral. Cypress grows quickly, so you need to cut it in the summer every two weeks.
Transplant cypress room
A young plant is transplanted in spring. Adult cypress trees are transplanted as needed, since the roots do not tolerate this process very well.
At the bottom of the pot the drainage material is poured for several centimeters, then a mixture of new soil (one part of sand, peat and sod land). Half asleep, then put a lump with cypress and fall asleep to the edge of the pot with the same mixture. We care for young cypress as an adult.
Did you know? The fintocides that cypress secretes are beneficial to health, and in the process of pruning them even more is released.
Reproduction cypress
If you like this plant, it is very easy to propagate it at home. You can do this by seed and cutting.
Seed method
Purchased from the store or collected cypress seeds sent to the stratification in the refrigerator for 3-4 months. Then soaked for 12 hours in warm water or root solution.
They are planted in boxes according to the scheme 4 to 4. In the boxes there should already be a drainage from crushed bark (2 cm) and a mixture of soil for coniferous plants. For soil mixtures use sawdust or sand, but as soon as the seeds start to give the first shoots, they are removed.
The seed box is placed in a warm place. The soil should be slightly moistened. When the seedlings reach 6 cm in height, young cypress trees are planted in separate pots.
Important! The neck of the seedling can not be buried.
Now the young cypress room needs care, which is easy to implement at home. The main thing is to regularly water, be sure to spray, fertilize in time and provide good lighting. If everything is done correctly, cypress trees will grow to 25 cm in a year.
Cypress cuttings
Cutting is another way to multiply the number of your cypress trees.
Planted plants at the end of April, June and early September, but it is best to cut them in April.
Used apical cuttings. They are cut, cleaned and set in a mini-greenhouse with high humidity.
You can also add growth stimulants to the soil. They are watered several times a week.
Twice a year, a growing cypress is fed.
Did you know? In ancient times, Cyprus was covered with impassable forests and the most common among the local trees was cypress.
Cypresses are pleased with their beautiful shape and appearance. As you already could understand, cypress is unpretentious in care, unlike many other plants.
