Old man's beard

Do you want to plant a Old man's beard? Here you will find all the information you need on how to best plant the Old man's beard, and on pruning and caring for your Old man's beard.
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General characteristics of a Old man's beard

The old man`s beard is a climbing plant that can grow 10 to 20 meters per year over trees. It can form a kind of sheet at the edge of a forest or in thickets. This is because the leaf stalks twine around other plants and trees, allowing the clematis to grow ever higher. The lianas are as thick as a fist, light brown, and fibrously ribbed. The leaves are green and darken with age. The leaf margins are slightly serrated. The flowers are creamy white and grow in panicles in the leaf axils or at the ends of branches and twigs. The flowers develop into tufts, which remain in place long after the leaves have fallen.

Characteristics


How to plant a Old man's beard

Place the rhizomes with growth shoots completely flat in the ground.

How to harvest a Old man's beard

The plant is very easy to propagate from the extensive branched root network.

Caring for and pruning your Old man's beard

Prune back in spring (after winter!). Cut back to 30 centimeters above the ground, and the plant will sprout and bloom that same year.

Where does a Old man's beard grow

All soils. Preferably calcareous (not too acidic).


General

Origin
Native
Tree Type Perennials

Length and Age

Length in about 10 years 2 Up to 4 Meter
Reproductive Maturity in How Many Years 1 Up to 30 year
Maximum Age Up to 100 year
Required Space Up to 1m2
Growth Rate

Reproduction

Tree is Self-Pollinating No
Reproduction Method
To cut (cutting is between 5 and 50 cm)
Reproduction rate

Reproduction rate

1. Very low reproduction rate. The plant hardly spreads, has few seeds or vegetative spread (e.g., trees with heavy seeds).
2. Low reproduction rate. Spread via limited seed production or specific conditions required
3. Average reproduction rate. Regular spread, depending on wind, water, or animals, at a moderate speed (e.g., dandelion).
4. High reproduction rate. Many seeds and multiple spread strategies (wind, birds, vegetative). Quickly colonizes open spaces
5. Very high reproduction rate. Invasive species that spread explosively over large distances (e.g., Japanese knotweed).

Pruning Period

This Tree is Evergreen No
Summer No pruning in summer
Winter March tot March
Leaf Shapes Other
Easy to prune Yes

Bark Characteristics Seedling (50-200cm)

Lenticels Yes
Colour

Bud Characteristics Seedling (50-200cm)

Colour
Bud Position
Varied
Bud Shape
Egg-shaped

Other

Root
Broad root system
Bloom
Has flowers
Wind sensitivity Moderately sensitive to (sea) wind

Diseases

Sensitive to the Following Diseases
Mildew
Leaf spot disease

Harvest/recognition in winter

Grows over trees, dry flaky bark, very tall, recognizable by the wig-like head, becomes very tall/large.

Light requirement of the Old man's beard

The Old man's beard thrives best under these light conditions.
  • Partial shade

    • Suitable soil types for the Old man's beard

    In this overview, you can find which soil types are best for the Old man's beard to grow.
    Soil type Suitability
    light clay
    heavy clay
    sand
    peatland
    Loam
    Moerig op zand
    Lichte zavel
    Zware zavel

    Humidity

    A (ground)water level indicates how deep the groundwater usually is below the surface. The higher the Roman numeral, the deeper the groundwater.
    I
    II
    III
    IV
    V
    VI
    VII
    VIII

    Suitable acidity level for the Old man's beard

    Each soil type has a certain acidity level, measured in pH values. You can plant the Old man's beard in soil that falls within this range:
    0.0
    0.5
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0

    Nutritional needs of the Old man's beard

    Some soil types offer more nutritional richness than others.
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0
    1. Very nutrient-poor soil
    2. Very nutrient-poor to nutrient-poor soil
    3. Nutrient-poor soil
    4. Nutrient-poor to moderately nutrient-rich soil
    5. Moderately nutrient-rich soil
    6. Moderately nutrient-rich to nutrient-rich soil
    7. Nutrient-rich soil
    8. Extremely nutrient-rich soil
    9. Very extremely nutrient-rich soil

    Humidity

    Does Old man's beard like to have its roots in extremely dry (1.0) or wet (9.0) soil?
    1.0
    1.5
    2.0
    2.5
    3.0
    3.5
    4.0
    4.5
    5.0
    5.5
    6.0
    6.5
    7.0
    7.5
    8.0
    8.5
    9.0
    1. Extremely dry soils
    2. Extremely dry to dry soils
    3. Dry soils
    4. Dry to dry/moist soils
    5. Dry/moist soils
    6. Dry/moist to moist soils
    7. Moist soils
    8. Moist to wet soils
    9. Wet soils

    To be applied in landscapes

    0 = not filled in, 1 = unsuitable, 5 = very suitable
    Landscape Suitability
    Agroforestry
    Hedge
    Hedge
    Forest
    Feeding hedge
    Back yard
    Small back yard
    Solitary
    Wood wall

    Cultural-historical value

    0 = not filled in, 1 = low, 9 = high

    Insects

    How many insects typically live on this tree/plant?
    Which insect groups live on this tree/plant?
    Are there insects dependent on this species? No
    Which insect species are dependent on this tree/plant?

    Birds

    Average number of birds per tree/plant?
    Which bird groups live on this tree/plant?

    Mammals

    Average number of mammals per tree/plant?
    Which mammal groups live on this tree/plant?
    Are there mammals dependent on this species? No
    Which mammal species are dependent on this tree/plant?

    Bloom Period

    Summer June Up to September

    Tree Species

    Tree species that this tree prefers to grow with

    Suitable for mammals?

    toxic, 1 = unsuitable, 5 = very suitable
    Mammal Suitability
    Goat
    Herbivorous rodents
    Dog
    Cat
    Chicken
    Cow
    Human
    Horse
    Sheep
    Pig
    Roe deer
    Foxes
    Wild boar
    Mouse
    Deer
    Ferret
    Squirrel
    Badgers
    Beavers

    Explanation

    Explanation

    Edibility

    • Toxic: This tree or shrub is toxic to mammals and absolutely unsuitable for consumption.
    1. Very unsuitable: This tree or shrub is unsuitable for consumption by mammals and can be harmful.
    2. Unsuitable: This tree or shrub is generally unsuitable for consumption by mammals and can have adverse effects.
    3. Moderately suitable: This tree or shrub is moderately suitable as food for mammals, possibly with certain risks or limitations.
    4. Suitable: This tree or shrub is generally suitable as food for mammals, with little to no risks.
    5. Very suitable: This tree or shrub is very suitable as food for mammals, safe, and of high nutritional value.


    Trunk Height

    Average Trunk Height (hg) of the basal area median tree

    from - to, in whole meters, average

    Information not available

    Trunk Diameter

    (dg) (1.30m) of the basal area median tree.

    from - to, in whole centimeters, average

    Information not available

    Aboveground Biomass

    in whole kg

    Information not available

    Belowground Biomass

    in whole kg

    Information not available

    Substance Binder

    Which substances can be bound or absorbed?
    CO2
    Particulate matter

    Carbon Attraction (kf)

    (dg) (1.30m) of the basal area median tree Deciduous Trees (Kf = 0,48)

    Warming Resistance

    This tree is well resistant to the warming (plus 3 degrees) of our climate and fits into the future of our climate (heat and drought resistant). Yes
    CO2
    Particulate matter

    CO2

    0. not filled in
    1. no storage
    2. low storage
    3. moderate storage
    4. high storage
    5. very high storage

    Fine Dust

    0. not filled in
    1. no capture capacity
    2. low capture capacity
    3. moderate capture capacity
    4. high capture capacity
    5. very high capture capacity

    This is what an adult tree Old man's beard looks like

    Bosrank in wintertijd

    This is what the fruits of a Old man's beard look like

    Old man's beard - seed
    Old man's beard - fruit

    This is what a Old man's beard in bloom looks like

    Old man's beard - leaf and blossom

    This is what the leaf of a Old man's beard looks like

    Old man's beard - leaf