Vitebsk landscapers successfully transplanted 50-year-old Canadian spruces for the first time
Vitebsk landscapers have successfully transplanted 50-year-old Canadian spruces for the first time, Dmitry Nikityuk, chief engineer of the communal unitary enterprise "Zelanstroy," told a BELTA correspondent. Due to the reconstruction of Victory Square in the regional center, "Zelanstroy" specialists had to transplant 20 spruces, the average age of which is about 50 years. According to Dmitry Nikityuk, the technology for transplanting large trees has been tested and proven, but "Zelanstroy" had not had to transplant such old trees before. Some of the spruces were relocated to the park named after the Soviet Army, and another 8 trees were added to the alley of Canadian spruces in the Botanical Garden of Vitebsk State University. Despite the fact that just over a month has passed since the transplant, the spruces have already shown new growth. Thus, the first stage of the transplant was successful, concluded Dmitry Nikityuk.
Due to the reconstruction of Victory Square in the regional center, "Zelenstroy" specialists had to transplant 20 spruces, the average age of which is about 50 years. According to Dmitry Nikiityuk, the technology for transplanting large trees has been tested and proven, but "Zelenstroy" had not had to transplant such old trees before. Some of the spruces were relocated to the Park of the Soviet Army, and another 8 trees were added to the alley of Canadian spruces in the Botanical Garden of Vitebsk State University.
Despite the fact that a little more than a month has passed since the transplant, the spruces have already produced new growth. Thus, the first stage of transplantation was successful, concluded Dmitry Nikiityuk. Now, landscapers are starting to feed the trees with nitrogen fertilizers and continue daily watering. About half a ton of water is poured under each tree in any weather, the interlocutor added. According to him, the transplanted spruces will remain under the close attention of specialists for another two years. With the onset of autumn, the trees will begin to be actively prepared for the most responsible period in their lives - their first wintering in a new place. The Canadian spruce has been cultivated in Western Europe since 1700. The tree lives for 300-500 years.-0-