What trees and shrubs relieve water stagnation on the site and drain the soil? (Photo + landing rules)

  • Dec 10, 2020
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Each site has its own characteristics due to the heterogeneity of the soil and the level of occurrence of groundwater. Many owners are faced with waterlogging of the soil, especially during periods of heavy rains, when water is not sufficiently absorbed into the soil. There is stagnation and in some places in the lowlands - waterlogging of the territory.

Of course, building a drainage system is the fastest way out of the situation. But, with difficult terrain, it is not always possible to organize high-quality drainage, especially if there are many buildings on the site, in addition, the drainage system is an expensive solution and very laborious work.

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Of course, if there is a swamp, then the construction of drainage systems cannot be avoided, but if the soil is viscous and stagnant water is partially visible, rest assured that plants can help you!

As I already wrote in the article "

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How not to pump out the drain pit. Trees as natural soil dryers", there are trees and shrubs that consume 10 to 600 liters of water per day through the transpiration process. This is a natural protective function of plants against overheating and is carried out by transporting liquid through the entire body of the plant and evaporating it through the leaves and stems.

The planting of such trees takes place a little differently, in contrast to deep-rooted plants, which I will discuss below.

Thus, in order to lower the water level on the heated soils, trees and shrubs with a voluminous, dense and a root system close to the surface of the earth, as well as with an intensive metabolism and a large area leaves. These plants include:

  • Irga, rosehip, hawthorn, sea buckthorn, wild black currant:
  • not demanding to care: plum (especially rennlode), cherry plum, thorny plum:
  • chokeberry and viburnum:
  • from trees: gray alder (there is a dwarf variety), maple, birch, spruce, willow and eucalyptus;
  • from the bushes: Amur lilac, spirea. mock orange, blackthorn, euonymus:

from flowers: iris (marsh), asters, aquilegia:

If the choice fell on shrubs, then the best solution would be to plant a hedge from them, but if on fruit trees, then you need to organize a small garden of at least 3-4 trees. The best option is considered to be ternos - due to its compactness, the distance between trees can be only about 2.5 m.

How to prepare the landing site?

Trees with a voluminous root system that grows in width are planted as follows: the planting pit should be in the form of a cube with a face size of 1 m.Thus, one tree - one cube land. Further, after excavation, a stone or large crushed stone (fraction 100-150) 30-40 cm high is placed on the bottom. mixed with earth. After that, as usual, the seedling is placed and buried in. The rock will give very solid support to the root system, and the loose earth around the perimeter will provide good root branching around the tree.

If your goal is to drain the area, then this planting method is one of the most effective ways.

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