Bishkekzelenkhoz announces 1 million flowers, 2,000 shrubs for SCO summit
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Bishkekzelenkhoz chief agronomist Zhanybek Zhumaliev announced that more than 1 million annual flowers, about 2,000 shrubs and large trees, and new lawns will be planted in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. Old fences on Chui and Chingiz Aitmatov prospects have been removed, and replacement plantings are under way.
SCO Summit Greening Plan
Bishkekzelenkhoz chief agronomist Zhanybek Zhumaliev told Kabar that additional street landscaping is under way in Bishkek ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. More than 1 million annual flowers will be planted on Vasilevsky Trakt lanes No.1 and No.2. About 2,000 shrubs and large trees are planned, and new lawns will be laid. Old fences on Chui and Chingiz Aitmatov prospects have been removed to allow replacement planting.
Planting Scale and Volumes
Large tree seedlings have been planted in Bishkek over the past four to five years, and Zhumaliev said they need another five to six years before they begin to provide shade. On Jaiyl Baatyr Street, where the new stadium is located, about 650 large tree seedlings have been planted. About 3,000 shrubs of six species are planned for the same street; more than 2,000 had been planted at the time of the announcement, with about 1,000 more expected by the end of the week. Bishkekzelenkhoz has moved from grouped shrub planting to mass planting, following methods used in Almaty and Astana.
Species Selection and Green Strips
Bishkekzelenkhoz grows more than 20 shrub species at its nursery farms. On Jaiyl Baatyr Street, Zhumaliev said plantings include two Physocarpus varieties in red and lemon, red-leaved Thunberg barberry, two hydrangea types, and two weigela types. Tree selection depends on planting location, with different species for sidewalk edges and central strips, and deciduous trees will be increased. The strip from Chortekov Street to Alla Kulova Street will be converted into a green zone.
What's Next
Bishkekzelenkhoz plans to finish planting the remaining about 1,000 shrubs on Jaiyl Baatyr Street by the end of the week. It remains unclear whether the full SCO summit greening plan will be completed before delegates arrive, or how well the newly planted large trees will establish in Bishkek.
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Bishkekzelenkhoz announces 1 million flowers, 2,000 shrubs for SCO summit
