Decoration of parks - Acacia white: description, care features, photos

Acacia is widely known throughout the world, many of the summer residents would like to plant White Acacia on their site, because this wonderful tree is very attractive and useful.

Acacia blossoms very beautifully, has a delicate delicate aroma, and is also a wonderful honey plant. This tree is the only one that does not rot in water, but all thanks to its antibacterial properties.

Once upon a time, girls asked the snow-white miracle tree for blessings for having a baby.

What is Robinia?

Acacia belongs to the family of legumes of the genus Robinia pseudoacacia, this genus brings together more than 800 species that grow beautifully around the world. It can be a decorative tree, which reaches a height of 25 m, or it can be a shrub. As a matter of fact, what is robinia or pseudoacacia, this is our White acacia, i.e. this is Robinia pseudoacacia (pseudoacacia) - scientists say so, but we are so used to the name "White Acacia" that we are not going to wean it.

Detailed botanical description of a tree

According to the description, this is a beautiful decorative tree with a spreading openwork crown and fragrant white flowers, which are collected in large inflorescences. Its trunk can reach 1 m in diameter, the bark is very thick with longitudinal stripes, the color of the bark varies from brown to dark gray (in young trees the bark is smooth light gray).

The leaves of a green egg-shaped tree are arranged opposite to each other and reach a length of 25 cm. Flowering occurs in May - June. When acacia blooms, then within a few days there is a strong release of nectar (good honey plant). In September, seeds begin to ripen — brown flat beans.

The root system of the White Acacia is very powerful and well developed, there is a main shaft, strong branching occurs in the upper layers of the soil. White acacia grows very quickly, especially the first 10 years, in 1 year it can grow up to 80 cm in height and 30 in width.

Let's take a closer look at all the parts of this beautiful and useful tree:

• Seeds They are an elongated bean, can be linear, lanceolate or ovoid. Also, the bean may be straight or curved.
• Fetus. This is a flat pod, usually brown in color, inside of which there are seeds - beans (5 or 6 pieces).
• Inflorescences. They vary in shape, can be cylindrical or panicled, and capitate inflorescences are also found.
• Spines. In many varieties of acacia, stipules have transformed into thorns, i.e. acacia spines are mutated stipules
• Flowers A huge number of small or large, fragrant, can be heterosexual or bisexual, they are collected in drooping clusters.

  Blooming White Acacia is simply mesmerizing. Acacia flowers can be not only white. There are varieties with yellow flowers, light pink, dark pink, golden and even purple.

History of occurrence

The homeland of the White Acacia is North America, and the story of her appearance in Europe is connected with the name of the gardener Vespasian Robin, who served at the court of the French king Louis XIII. He brought the seeds of this wonderful tree in 1635 to Paris. Since the tree grows very quickly, then, accordingly, very soon it could be seen not only in the Royal Garden, but also in the streets of Paris.

Where does acacia grow in Russia? In Russia, White Acacia appeared in the early 19th century. It grows beautifully on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus and is very common in central Russia.

Medicinal properties and contraindications

The healing properties of White Acacia are quite successfully used in many countries, while decoctions, tinctures, infusions based on bark, leaves and flowers are used.

White acacia has the following properties:

1. antimicrobial;
2. immunomodulatory;
3. anti-inflammatory;
4. painkillers;
5. mucolytic;
6. wound healing.

Apply it with the following diseases:

• joint and rheumatic pains;
• gastritis with increased acidity of the stomach;
• tuberculosis
• atherosclerosis;
• frequent migraines;
• neuralgia;
• colds;
• skin diseases;
• liver diseases;
• hypoavitaminosis.

Very well increases the body's defenses acacia honey.

IMPORTANT! The seeds and bark of the White Acacia contain poisonous substances, so the dosage of the drugs must be strictly observed!

There are a number of contraindications, in which in no case can White Acacia preparations be used:

1. hypervitaminosis;
2. tendency to allergic reactions;
3. pregnancy;
4. childhood;
5. period of breastfeeding.

For medicinal purposes, acacia flowers are collected at the very beginning of flowering. (when not everyone has blossomed), it is best to dry in the open air in the shade.

Subsort plants: description and photo

The White Acacia has a considerable number of subsorts. The following robinias are best known:

New mexican

The height of the New Mexican robinia does not exceed 12 m, the flowers are pale pink in color and odorless.

Sticky

A tree with a rounded crown shape, received the name “sticky” because of sticky hairs on leaves, inflorescences and shoots, pink flowers with a purple tint.

Bristly hairy

Shrub form (does not exceed 3 meters high), pink flowers; a distinctive feature is the reddish-colored bristles that cover the entire shrub.

Yellow (Kargana)

Yellow acacia is a small multi-stemmed shrub (up to 3 m), a bark of gray-green color, yellow flowers, earlier this tree was popularly called the "pea tree".

Bloom

Usually, the flowering of the White Acacia actively begins to occur at the age of 6, it lasts from the end of May to July. Caring for acacia before flowering, that is, it turns out, for a young plant, of course, differs from caring for an adult tree. The main points of care before flowering:

• regular watering of young seedlings;
• regular top dressing;
• you also need to constantly ensure that the trunk circle is clean, remove all weeds;
• you can mulch the soil around the tree with peat or small pebbles;
• it is important for the tree to provide enough sunlight (so that neighboring trees do not obscure it).

After flowering, mature trees do not need watering, they are quite enough natural moisture.

IMPORTANT! Immediately after flowering, it is necessary to remove all dried inflorescences, so as not to weaken the tree.

What to do if White Acacia does not bloom? This can happen only in one case - the tree was badly damaged by groundwater and the roots began to rot. In this case, the best option would be a transplant (if it is a young tree) or propagation and planting of a new seedling in a suitable place.

Use in landscape design

Acacia is quite successfully used by designers for landscaping park areas and gardens, and summer residents in their garden plots create a spectacular hedge of acacia. This tree is great for hedges, as it grows very quickly., it is formed easily, it is enough to plant young seedlings in a checkerboard pattern not far from each other in the autumn (distance is about 25 cm).

Then you will need to timely trim and periodically repeat, as a result, you get a chic dense green wall.

Landing and care

White acacia does not require any special care, it grows quickly, is easily able to tolerate adverse weather conditions, we can say that this is an ideal decorative (and useful) tree to decorate the garden plot and the house. Let us dwell on the main points of landing and care:

1. Choosing a landing place. It is better to choose an open place, because the tree is very fond of sunlight, to avoid lowlands, since stagnation of water can adversely affect the development of the tree.
2. What should be the soil. Soil prefers light, but can, in principle, grow on any. The ideal soil for acacia is a mixture of compost with sand and ash.
3. Landing:
   • for planting the shoot, you need to dig a shallow hole, pour a drainage layer, fix a seedling in it (drive a stake into it and attach to it) and water it well;
   • as soon as the seedling has taken root, it is necessary to feed it, treatment with epin will also be useful for a young seedling;
   • in addition to processes, acacia can also be planted with seeds - beans are pre-soaked in water (for a day);
   • then spread them into shallow grooves in the ground, this can be done in spring or autumn.
4. Temperature. The most optimal temperature for a good growth rate and flowering of the White Acacia is about 20 - 25 degrees, this tree can withstand frost up to 35 degrees, if the temperature drops below this point, the tree will suffer very much, maybe even irrevocably. In summer, the highest temperature for a tree can be 40 degrees.
5. Watering. It is required only for young plants, for adults, additional watering is completely unnecessary, if only during a period of perfect drought.
6. Top dressing. Plants respond very well to organic fertilizers, it is useful to apply them at the beginning of spring and at the very beginning of flowering, well, and if the soil is very poor, you can apply it every month.
7. Pruning. An adult tree needs pruning, it must be carried out in spring or summer, during the pruning all dry and unnecessary branches (broken) are removed.
8. Transfer. If a transplant is necessary, then it is best to carry it out in the spring or at the very end of summer (early autumn), so that the plant takes root well.

Breeding methods

White acacia propagates, in the new, in two ways - by seeds and processes (basal shoots). Most often, the second method is used, because it is more convenient.

• Propagation by seed. Seeds (beans) ripen at the end of November, they are collected and stored in the refrigerator (in a paper bag) until spring. In the spring, they sow (at a distance of 20 cm from each other) in loose soil into the greenhouse, the required temperature is 22 - 25 degrees. For a year, seedlings grow by about 1 m, the next spring they are just planted in the ground in a permanent place.
• Propagation by basal shoots. Since adult trees give a sufficiently large amount of such shoots, you just need to dig a ready-made shoot and transplant to a suitable place, everything is very simple. Next, you need to periodically water and fertilize.

Diseases and Pests

REFERENCE! The tree is very resistant to various pests and diseases, only occasionally it can be attacked by sucking parasites: sawfly and pseudoscutis.

At the same time, new shoots may bend, and the growth and development of the tree as a whole may slow down.

First, try treating the tree with decoctions of plants - hellebore or spotted hemlock, but if it is really bad (the tree is badly damaged), you will have to resort to insecticides and treat them with Aktara or Karbofos.

May also harm the aphid tree and ants that really love sweet nectar (during flowering), after flowering will also have to treat the tree with special preparations.

Prevention of various problems

White acacia is not very picky about growing conditions, but it is worth paying attention to some individual points:

1. it is necessary to weed and mulch the trunk circle;
2. water only young trees;
3. prevent stagnation of water;
4. treat trees for disease prevention every spring.

Conclusion

Every spring, White Acacia delights us with its royal flowering, delicate sweet aroma, this is a wonderful time, and for bees, paradise just comes. This tree with lace foam in ancient times was considered a symbol of innocence and purity., a tree, giving birth to a new life.

It is definitely worth planting this beauty on your site, in addition to just beauty, it has so many benefits, so many useful substances that it is difficult to overestimate it.

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