Laburnum is a plant that is hard to miss in any garden or park. During the flowering period, this tree is immediately struck by its dangling long bright yellow flowers and attracts attention with a wonderful fresh and sweet aroma. This article will be useful to anyone who wants to grow a baub on this site, in it you will find many tips and recommendations for planting and caring for this plant, and also be able to visually appreciate its beauty and dignity in the photo.
Botanical description
Laburnum is a tree or shrub belonging to the Legumes family. He comes from warm lands: Crimea, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Central Europe. 
In total, there are three species of this plant in nature, two of which are of natural origin, and the third is a hybrid.
- Anabolic leafberry is perhaps the most common species. Its popularity in the middle zone of our country is due to its frost resistance - it is able to withstand up to -20 ° C. It is a low mountain tree, 6-7 meters in height, with a lush, dense crown and leaves of different shapes, depending on the variety. Its bright sunny yellow flowers emit a rich sweetish aroma and are collected into inflorescences that form small brushes up to 30 cm long. The flowering period is in the entire month of May. In the form of a crop, it throws out smooth little beans.
- Alpine bauber has a bushy crown shape and is distinguished by its impressive size: it can grow up to 12 meters upwards. Its foliage has a different light green color. Flowers differ miniature size, but form the longest (up to 45 cm), bright yellow, hanging down the brush. It has high winter hardiness and may well be grown in regions with a temperate continental climate. Unfortunately, the flowers of this type of labourum are almost odorless.
- Hybrid bobovnik or vobovnik Vaterera - this is the third variety, bred by breeders and combines the advantages of the two previous species. It has beautiful lush long inflorescences, exuding a pleasant aroma, which can be admired twice a year: in spring and autumn. It has a dense crown and dark green oblong leaves. Differs in low frost resistance and low "growth" (1-1,5 m).
Did you know? Besides the fact that the leaf-tree has a decorative function, it also has a wide application in the household: its strong wood is perfect for making furniture and all sorts of tools.
Where to plant?
If you are finally convinced that you want to see a cobblestones in your area and are now interested in planting and care, then first of all you should choose the place where your tree will grow.
Important! Wind and shade delay and minimize the flowering of the bovobnik. In some cases, these circumstances reduce the flowering process to nothing.
Location
This tree is suitable for an open area with unhindered access of bright sunlight and heat. It should be borne in mind that laburnum does not like wind and drafts. Therefore, it is often planted in groups. 
The soil
The land for this shrub must be lime and permeable. It grows well and develops on poor soils that are not weighted with organic matter. The main thing is to make sure that a low level of groundwater is recorded on your site, the slugging of water in the roots is contraindicated in the bobster.
Like bobster, the leguminous family includes sainfoin, alfalfa, lupins, bladder, acacia.
How to plant?
Baubnik is a rather unpretentious plant and its cultivation will not require much effort from you.
Timing
The best time for planting labourum is considered to be the beginning of spring, that is, the middle of March - right after the snow melted. If the outside air is warmed to a stable mark of + 8 ° С, in this case the soil temperature at a depth of 10-12 cm will not be lower than + 7-8 ° С. 
Such conditions are quite suitable for the lasting rooting of winter-hardy saplings of bobster.
rules
Before you lower the sapling of Bobovnik into the ground, a hole is prepared in advance. To this end, lime and humus fall asleep at the bottom of a freshly dug pit in equal proportions.
Did you know? Bogovnik refers to poisonous plants. Its leaves, fruits and flowers contain a huge amount of labourine and cytisine, which, if ingested, can be very harmful and even life-threatening.The sapling together with the support column is placed exactly in the hole and covered with earth. Thoroughly ram and compact the ground around the tree. The trunk of the plant should be tied to a support.
Then the shrub is watered, and the tree trunk is mulched with peat, bark, moss in order to maintain the humidity and temperature of the earth, in case of returning cold.Plant Care
Care for properly planted laburnum bushes is minimized.
Important! Do not forget that laburnum roots are located in the upper part of the ground, so weeding and loosening the ground after watering should be done with special care to avoid damage to small roots.
Watering
This plant has a delicate root system, which can rot from excess water in the soil. Watering the spruce stands on the basis of their soil conditions. In a drought, it is worth doing more often, in the rainy season and overcast weather, this process is reduced to a minimum.
After watering the land should be slightly fluff, passing air to the root system of the bush. 
Top dressing
Baubnik, as an unpretentious shrub, practically does not need additional feedings, however, if you want to increase flowering, you can do it twice a year - in spring and autumn.
In the spring, he will be happy with the nitrogen type of fertilizers, and in the fall for a comfortable wintering it will be useful to fertilize the earth with potash and phosphate mixtures and preparations.
Pruning
After laburnum fades away, his brushes with beans are usually pruned for even more flowering next season.
Also, if necessary, if the plant requires rejuvenation or was exposed to freezing in the winter, in the spring damaged, frozen, dry, dead branches are removed with a sharp sheath or shears. 
Wintering bobovnika
For a comfortable wintering this shrub needs extra care. It is usually bent slightly and covered with lutrasil. You can also insulate the main tree trunk, additionally protecting it from frost.
From abundant snowfall, branches of bovovnik can break, so it is better to shake off snow as it falls. Baubnik Vaterera for wintering outdoors is not intended. This species is usually planted in special containers, which with the onset of cold weather are transferred to the premises until spring.
Diseases and pests
These shrubs may be exposed to powdery mildew. Since this is a fungal disease and loves moisture, at the first sign of illness, it is worthwhile to stop irrigating the leaves of the plant, and it would be advisable to use special systemic fungicides such as Sphere Max, Baktofit and Vectra. 
As for the pests, they do not bother Laburnum, since it is very poisonous and dangerous to the life of insects and other parasites.
Breeding methods
This plant can be propagated by all known methods, namely:
- seeds;
- grafting;
- division of the bush;
- layering;
- vaccinations.
Learn more about the breeding methods of bobovnik.
That's all you need to know about bogobnik, about how to plant and care, to successfully grow this shrub in your area and be able to admire its beautiful flowering and enjoy the incredible aroma.
