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Mt. Etna broom Genista aetnensis

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Watering Mt. Etna broomTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the The Mt. Etna broom excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . We should pay particular attention to those plants which have been recently placed in shelter; during the years, trees develop a cospicuous radical apparatus, and need watering only if the climate is particularly dry.

Exposure Mt. Etna broomSole pieno
Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light. During this time of year we shouldn't worry about minimum temperatures, in fact the The Mt. Etna broom can bear temperatures a few degrees below zero.If a tree with a very thin trunk is put in shelter, it could be useful to secure it to a solid stake, which can keep it erect, and protect it from the damage caused by strong winds.

Generalities Mt. Etna broom
As they grow, these plants become the size of a tree. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. This plant in the summer assumes a yellow colouring; it is small in size and can reach 8 m high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter.

Watering Mt. Etna broomTenere asciutto
Let’s avoid watering the The Mt. Etna broom excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 4-5 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . We should pay particular attention to those plants which have been recently placed in shelter; during the years, trees develop a cospicuous radical apparatus, and need watering only if the climate is particularly dry.

Treatments Mt. Etna broom
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Soil Mt. Etna broom
These trees need a dissolved soil with an optimum drainage.

Climate
peat
sand
Soil
Pumice
Bark
S. Organic
alpine
4
0
2
1
0
1
continental
3
0
2
2
0
1
mediterranean
2
0
2
3
0
1

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Notes Mt. Etna broom

There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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