Tree hydrangea Bounty: description, planting and care, winter hardiness, photos, reviews

Content

1 Description of hydrangea variety Bounty
2 Hydrangea Bounty in landscape design
3 Winter hardiness of Bounty hydrangea
4 Planting and caring for Bounty tree hydrangea
5 Reproduction
6 Diseases and pests
7 Conclusion
8 Reviews of hydrangea Bounty

In the garden, next to the terrace and not far from the entrance to the house, a bush with lush, large inflorescences, for example, Bounty tree hydrangea, looks good. It produces many white flowers that literally dot the tree-like bush with strong shoots and peduncles. Due to its high winter hardiness, this hydrangea is suitable for growing in different regions, including the Urals and Siberia.

Description of hydrangea variety Bounty

Bounty is one of the most attractive varieties of hydrangea with lush spherical inflorescences. Throughout the summer and early autumn, the bush produces abundant white flowers. They always look up confidently, even after rain and during windy conditions. The flower stalks and shoots of the plant are very strong, so the crown does not break even in drafts.

The bush usually grows up to 1 m in height, and about 1.5 m in width. Its shape must be adjusted - for this purpose, formative pruning is carried out every spring.The shoots of tree hydrangea are slightly covered with fluff, and the large, rather wide leaves, on the contrary, are bare. They are painted in a typical green color, on the reverse side they may be slightly bluish.

Large spherical inflorescences of Bounty hydrangea reach 25-35 cm in diameter

Hydrangea Bounty in landscape design

The tree hydrangea Hydrangea Arborescens Bounty is distinguished by its high decorative value not only due to its lush inflorescences, but also to its interesting egg-shaped leaves. This is a very attractive, completely self-sufficient bush that looks great, especially in single plantings. Although it is not at all prohibited to use it to create compositions with other colors.

There are a lot of options for using Bounty in landscape design - here are some ideas for inspiration:

Flowers in front of the entrance decorate the place and attract attention.
They are often planted next to the terrace so that everyone can admire the abundant white inflorescences.
Since the hydrangea bush grows 1-1.5 m, it is better to place it in the background in compositions.
White flowers look great against a lawn, especially if they are surrounded by a hedge.
They are often planted near the fence. Bounty hydrangea needs protection from the wind, so in this case aesthetic considerations combine well with practical ones.

Important! Since the bush grows in width, it needs to be given a lot of space - it is advisable that there are no other plants in a diameter of 2-3 m. Otherwise it will not look so beautiful.

Winter hardiness of Bounty hydrangea

In the description of the characteristics of the Bounty tree hydrangea variety, it is stated that the plant can withstand winter cold down to -29 degrees.Moreover, in severe frosts the tree freezes, young shoots may die, but with the onset of the new season the crown is restored almost completely.

It is suitable for growing in the conditions of the Middle Zone, North-West and even more so in the southern regions. There is evidence that Bounty is successfully grown in the Urals, as well as in the south of Western Siberia. But it is important to consider that these areas experience frosty weather for several days every winter with temperatures below 30 degrees. Therefore, hydrangea requires obligatory shelter and mulching.

Planting and caring for Bounty tree hydrangea

The peculiarity of the tree hydrangea Bounty is its light-loving nature. Other varieties also like full sun, but may suffer from too much sunlight. Bounty can be safely planted even in open areas.

Selection and preparation of a landing site

When choosing a site, you should pay attention to several features:

It should be a spacious, attractive place.
The soil is light, fertile, slightly acidic or neutral is allowed, but not alkaline.
In the south, it is better to hide the hydrangea in the light shade of trees, bushes or buildings.
In the north you can choose an open place.
It is advisable to place the Bounty hydrangea close to natural shelters or buildings, since it does not like strong winds.

Advice! Alkalinity can be determined using a special solution, as well as by the abundance of the following weeds: nettle, spurge, plantain, cornflowers, St. John's wort.

Landing rules

Hydrangea loves black soil and light loams, but grows quite well even on depleted soils. For successful cultivation it is necessary to select the soil. Its composition could be like this:

leaf soil (2 parts);
humus (2 parts);
peat (1 part);
sand (1 part).

Or like this:

leaf soil (4 parts);
turf land (2 parts);
sand (1 part).

To ensure that the tree-like seedling takes root well, you can use a special composition for rhododendrons. Hydrogel granules (pre-moistened) are also added to the mixture. They retain water well and protect the plant from drought.

The sequence of actions when landing is as follows:

Dig a hole with a diameter and depth of 50 cm. A hole that is too large is not needed - the root system of hydrangeas is superficial.
Water it with water (2-3 buckets).
Cover the ground.
Place the shoot in the center and cover it with soil so that its root collar is slightly above the soil surface.
Then water again and mulch with sawdust and pine needles (layer height 6 cm).

Important! In the case of planting several tree-like Bounty Hydrangeas, the minimum interval between them should be 1.5-2 m.

Watering and fertilizing

Watering should be plentiful - in this case, the tree-like bush will actually produce flowers throughout the summer and early autumn. The mode you choose is:

If there is a lot of rainfall, it is not necessary to water - additional water is given only when the soil dries out.
If there is little rain, watering is organized once a month (2 buckets per bush).
If there is a drought, you will need to give 2 buckets weekly. In rare cases, water even 2 times a week.

Important! If the soil surface is too wet, new water should not be given. Tree hydrangea does not tolerate excess moisture, like many other plants.

Feed the plant several times per season:

In spring - nitrogen fertilizers.
During the summer (monthly) - potassium and phosphorus for lush flowering.
The last time you can fertilize is in the first half of August, after which fertilizing is stopped.

Pruning Bounty hydrangea

The bounty arbitrarily tends to take on a beautiful spherical shape. However, periodically the bush of this tree-like hydrangea should be pruned. This is done at the very beginning of spring (March), before active sap flow. The branches of the Bounty tree hydrangea are pruned:

old, damaged;
greatly spoiling the appearance (they form a hemisphere, remove excess branches, leaving 2-3 buds);
shoots growing deeper (crown thinning).

A similar procedure can be repeated in the fall - for example, at the end of September or in October, a week before the first frost.

Preparing for winter

Since the Bounty variety can withstand frosts down to -29 degrees, and winters in Russia (especially in Siberia) are often unpredictable, it is better to additionally prepare this tree-like plant for winter. To do this, it is mulched with pine needles, sawdust and fallen leaves (layer 6-7 cm). You can also cover it with earth (height no more than 10 cm).

In Siberia and the Urals, it is recommended to additionally cover the Bounty hydrangea, especially young seedlings. To do this, you can use burlap, agrofibre and even plastic film - the plant tolerates high humidity well.

Reproduction

The main methods of propagating Bounty hydrangea are cuttings and layering. In the first case, it is necessary to trim the apical shoots in early June. Each future cutting should have 3 pairs of leaves. The bottom one is completely removed, and the rest are shortened by half.

Then proceed like this:

Treat the cuttings with Epin for an hour (0.5 ml solution per 1 liter).
First, they are planted in damp sand for 2-3 months, covered with a jar and constantly watered.
At the end of summer they are planted in the ground and left to winter indoors.
Next summer, the cuttings can be transplanted to a permanent place.

Layering is also easy to obtain. To do this, in early spring, the lower shoots are fixed to the ground, leaving only the crown. They are watered, fed, and then separated from the mother hydrangea bush in September. The next season they are transplanted to a permanent place.

Diseases and pests

Tree hydrangea Bounty tolerates not only frosts, but also the effects of diseases and pests. It is usually affected by diseases that are typical of most varieties of hydrangeas and other crops, for example:

chlorosis (yellowing of leaves);
powdery mildew;
leaf spot;
root rot.

Fungicides are used for treatment. To cope with chlorosis, you can apply nitrogen fertilizers (but not in the second half of summer). An alternative option is to use a mixture of citric acid solution (5 g) and iron sulfate (3 g) per 1 liter of water. Since chlorosis is usually associated with insufficient soil acidity, it can be treated with 9% vinegar (100 ml per 10 liters of water), fresh manure or pine needles can be added.

Chlorosis of tree hydrangea is associated with insufficient soil acidity and nitrogen fertilizer deficiency

The main pests of the plant are aphids and spider mites. For prevention and treatment, insecticides and folk remedies are used. For example, you can spray a solution of a glass of ash in 10 liters of water, 100 g of laundry soap shavings, 20 tablespoons of hydrogen peroxide also per 10 liters and other mixtures.

Conclusion

The attractive Bounty tree hydrangea is one of those flower shrubs that perfectly decorates a site even when planted alone. Moreover, this variety tolerates both shaded and bright places. If you provide normal feeding and watering, the hydrangea will actually bloom throughout the summer and even at the beginning of autumn.

Reviews of hydrangea Bounty

Tatyana Pavlovna, 58 years old, Arkhangelsk.

I would like to draw the attention of summer residents to the Bounty hydrangea. This is truly a heavenly delight - white lush inflorescences, like donuts. It blooms already in June, especially abundantly in mid-summer. If you feed with superphosphate and potassium salt, then in September.

Yulia Leonidovna, 49 years old, Golitsyno.

Hydrangea Bounty is a luxurious flower that looks like a small tree with strong, good shoots. Care is simple: you don’t really need to water it, only during drought, a couple of times a month. But you need to fertilize once in the spring, once in June, once in July - at least. It is possible in August, but not at the end - there the plant should already be preparing for hibernation.

Irina Vasilievna, 54 years old, Voronezh.

Bounty has recently become my favorite hydrangea variety. This is a beautiful tree-like bush with abundant white inflorescences. They are always pleasing to the eye and have already become our calling card in the garden. The flower is not capricious and tolerates winter well. It is necessary to water periodically and be sure not to fertilize - every month in the summer we give superphosphates, potassium sulfate.