AT A GLANCE
Which plants are suitable for planting under a ball tree?
- Golden Strawberry and Cranesbill
- elf flower and foam flower
- hydrangeas and privet
- sedges and Japanese mountain grass
- Peacock Fern and Male Fern
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Underplant ball trees with ground covers
The ground cover you choose for underplanting your ball tree should be flat spread in the ground so as not to get too close to the roots of the tree. Furthermore, it is advisable drought and shade tolerant prefer ground cover. The spherical tree sucks a lot of water from the ground and casts shadows on its root area with its crown. These specimens fit fabulously at the foot of a spherical tree like the hawthorn or the maple a:
- golden strawberry
- Small periwinkle
- cranesbill
- ivy
- lady's mantle
Underplant ball trees with perennials
It gets really intoxicating at the foot of the Kugelbaum when he's with you blooming perennials is underplanted. However, plant them not direct on the tree disc. There you could damage the roots of the spherical tree when preparing the soil. Keep a distance of at least 40 cm from the trunk. You should preferably limit yourself to shade perennials. Since the crown of the ball tree is usually relatively small and on a standard However, at times direct sunlight penetrates down to the ground. These perennials fit:
- elf flower
- foam flower
- masterwort
- Forest Aster
- Comfrey
- hosts
Underplant ball trees with grasses
Among the grasses, those are predestined for planting under ball trees that not with irrepressible spread foothills and shady site conditions tolerate. Grasses that have unusual colors such as love grass or Japanese gold ribbon grass look wonderful. Here is a selection of the most popular grasses for underplanting:
- Japanese mountain grass
- Japan sedge
- Japan gold ribbon grass
- mountain sedge
- love grass
- feather grass
- moor grass
Underplant ball trees with shrubs
Shallow-rooted shrubs make the trunk area of the spherical tree more attractive. You should, however root pressure of the spherical tree withstand can. At the same time, it is important that they are not too invasive and do not even want to displace it. Last but not least, they should be able to cope with drought and competition for nutrients. The following shrubs have proven to be suitable:
- hydrangeas
- liguster
- cherry laurel
- mahonia
Underplant ball trees with ferns
Ferns worry all around tree disc of the ball tree for one natural flair and they have the advantage of adapting to growth near trees adjusted are. Since not all ferns tolerate drought, you should ideally focus on drought-tolerant ferns. It fits:
- Polypody
- male fern
- lady fern
- peacock wheel fern
- red veil fern
Tip
Consider the root system of the corresponding spherical tree
Kugelbaum is not the same Kugelbaum. They differ in terms of their shape on the surface, but also in terms of their roots. Therefore, before planting an underplant, consider which root system the corresponding ball tree produces. The spherical robinia, for example, has deep roots, while the spherical maple, as a central root, also allows many fine roots to develop near the earth's surface.
