A beautiful fruit will paint the most boring garden!

Beautifull (Callicarpa) is a perennial deciduous shrub, genus of the Lamb family. The height of the plants of the Krasivarodnik is different, it can reach up to 3.5 meters. Translated from Greek, it means "beautiful fruit", and it is in the fall that this shrub reveals all its charm.

The small purple-pink flowers of the Beautifulcarp, collected in dense clusters, yield to the fruit from lilac to purple in September-October and remain on the branches during the winter. Then it is covered with small spheres of transparent amethyst, and the foliage takes on golden tones.

All Krasicoplodniks have long, arched, deciduous, pubescent branches in the lower part. This upright shrub has deciduous, opposite, simple, elliptical leaves that can be up to 20 cm long. In autumn, before falling, they turn rather yellow in color.

Ornamental shrubs Krasivoparodniki is mainly cultivated because of clusters of small spherical fruits with a diameter of 2 to 4 mm, often very colorful, resembling candy. But beware, even though they are nicknamed candy bushes, the fruits are just for color and beauty, they are absolutely not edible.

The beautiful fruit reaches its adult size during the first two years, sometimes taking an irregular shape. To avoid this phenomenon, it is necessary to move to the size of the reservoir, especially during these two years.

These training sizes will encourage branching of young twigs. Subsequently, maintenance will be sufficient.

The beautiful carp is native to North America and Asia and is part of a large family of thick-leaved plants. There are about 170 species.

Growing a beautiful fruit

The beautiful fruit is very easy to grow. Has a very fast growth and excellent fruiting. He loves the soil is not calcareous and rich. Prefers sunlight. It can grow in the shade, but this will negatively affect the fruit. It can be planted both in autumn, from September to the end of October, before frost, and in spring, after frost.

be careful choosing varieties of this plant. Some species are thermophilic and cannot withstand the Russian frosts. The shrub propagates by cuttings, layering and seeds.

A beautiful fruit must be planted in deep soils.

To ensure a successful planting of the beautiful fruit:

• Dig a hole wide and deep enough.
• The earth should be well loosened.
• Add a good dose of mature compost and mix with your garden soil.
  Place the tree and bury it with earth.
• Make sure the plant is positioned correctly, straight.
• Tamp down with your foot without damaging the roots.
• With watering, you should be careful, the plant does not tolerate waterlogging.
• Cross fertilization undoubtedly helps in fertilization and therefore in the subsequent production of ornamental berries.

In early spring, prune your beauties to maintain a good harbor and remove irrelevant old branches.

Krasivarodnik: types of ornamental shrubs

Ornamental shrub Krasivoplodnik: plant photo

• Callicarpa American, a deciduous shrub with a maximum height of about 2 meters, there are green leaves slightly drooping on the underside; spring flowers are collected in small bunches and have a lilac and shiny appearance.
• Callicarpa bodinieri - Native to China, grown in gardens for gorgeous lilac-purple berries, not poisonous, but with such a bitter taste that wild animals only feed on them if they don't find anything better.
• Callicarpa dichotoma, with opposite leaves of light green color, slightly tomentose on the underside, graceful summer flowers and autumn berries, gathered in clusters, are bright purple in color.
• Callicarpa Japanese, with elliptical leaves on the contrary and with finely serrated edges, has not particularly interesting flowers and autumnal mauve berries.