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Red-leaf cherry blossom is a colorful-leaf landscape tree species with high ornamental value.
Red-leaf cherry blossom: a variety of the magnificent cherry blossom (Prunus serrulata), a deciduous small tree with large pink double flowers. Its leaves are purple-red for three seasons: in early spring the emerging leaves are deep red, from May to July they are bright red, then the older leaves gradually turn deep purple, and in late autumn when frost comes the leaves turn orange-red. The cherry blossom is a famous flowering tree; the red-leaf cherry blossom offers both flowers and foliage to admire, making it a precious ornamental colorful-leaf tree species for landscape gardens and urban greening, and also the most promising tree species to recommend first.
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Introduction to Common Cherry Blossom Varieties and Key Management Points
What is commonly called cherry blossom refers to plants of the subgenus Cerasus within the genus Prunus (Pruns) of the Rosaceae family. There are over 100 species worldwide, distributed in the warm regions of Asia, Europe, and North America; China has 45 species, mainly distributed in the western and southwestern regions. Most are deciduous trees, 5-25 m tall, with broadly spreading crowns, grayish-brown bark with horizontal striations, grayish-white branchlets with small dot-like lenticels, oblong-obovate leaves with pointed tips and wedge-shaped bases, serrated margins, and often glands at the leaf base or on the petiole. Cherry blossoms are a very important early-spring ornamental
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What to Do About Slug Moth Caterpillars Harming Cherry Blossoms? A Detailed Guide to Prevention and Control Methods
What harm do slug moth caterpillars do to cherry blossoms? How can they be controlled? Slug moth caterpillars mainly cause damage by their larvae chewing on cherry blossom leaves. Newly hatched larvae gather in groups to gnaw the leaf flesh, leaving the epidermis behind; after growing larger they disperse and cause damage, and in severe cases they can eat all the leaves on an entire branch. There are many species of slug moths that harm cherry blossoms, including the brown-edged green slug moth, the Chinese green slug moth, the camphor slug moth, and the small black slug moth. Adult slug moths are mostly densely covered with scales and hairs, generally yellow-brown to green, with simple red or brown markings. Their larvae are commonly known as stinging caterpillars, with branched spines and venomous hairs on their bodies that can irritate
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Introduction to Tokyo Cherry Blossom Varieties and Analysis of Their Main Characteristics
Family and genus: Rosaceae. Alternative names: Japanese cherry, Edo cherry. Morphological characteristics: Deciduous tree with dark brown, smooth bark; young twigs hairy. Leaves ovate-elliptic to obovate, 5-12cm long, apex acutely acuminate, base rounded to broadly cuneate, margin with fine pointed double serrations, veins on the underside and petioles pubescent. Flowers white to pale pink, 2-3cm in diameter, usually single-petaled, slightly fragrant; calyx tube tubular, hairy; pedicel about 2cm long, with short pubescence; 3-6 flowers arranged in short racemes. Drupe nearly spherical, black. Flowering period April.
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Variety Characteristics and Planting Methods of the Red-Leaf Cherry Blossom
The red-leaf cherry blossom is a variety of the magnificent cherry blossom. After many years of selective breeding abroad, its traits have become stable. The flowers are very large, pale red, double-petaled, and have long stalks. In Shandong, it blooms in April and May, with the flowers opening before the leaves or at the same time as the leaves, and the blooms are large and showy. After the leaves emerge, they are dark red in early spring, bright red from May to July, gradually turning deep purple in the hot and rainy season, and the leaves are large and thick, turning orange-red when frost arrives in late autumn. The red-leaf cherry blossom is best propagated by grafting and cuttings. Grafting can be done between March and April or between July and August
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Timely Control of White Peach Scale on Cherry Trees
White peach scale on cherry trees is mainly found in cherry-growing areas and occurs commonly. Because the current climate is suitable and field humidity is relatively high, it has occurred quite severely in some fields. The damage has already caused leaves to basically fall off, and the pest population is extremely dense; up close and from a distance it looks completely white. It is estimated that the first-instar nymph stage of white peach scale should be around the end of September. The first-instar nymph stage is the best time to carry out spray control. Growers should strengthen field inspections and apply pesticide control immediately if infestation occurs, keeping the pest population base below the allowable economic level. Control methods
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Is the horse cherry blossom a rhododendron? Introduction to Rhododendron delavayi
Evergreen shrub to tree, 2-15 m tall, up to 40 cm in diameter at breast height, bark grayish brown, thick, peeling in irregular flakes. Leaves leathery, oblong-lanceolate, densely covered on the underside with grayish white to light brown spongy thin tomentum. Flowering from February to May, terminal spherical umbels with 10-20 flowers, corolla bell-shaped, 3.5-5 cm long, fleshy, deep rose red, stamens 10, ovary 10-locular. Fruit ripens from October to November. Distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other provinces and regions, and also in Myanmar.
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Winter cherry blossoms are light and delicate, a brilliant sight in winter
Winter cherry blossom (Cerasus cerasoides), also known as Gaopen cherry and winter begonia, belongs to the Rosaceae family. It blooms in autumn and winter, with pink flowers; when in full bloom, the whole tree is covered in a profusion of blossoms, dazzling and eye-catching; after flowering, purple-red young leaves continue to grow, which can enrich the color changes of winter garden plants, adding a gorgeous natural landscape to the flower-scarce winter, and is of great significance to the winter landscape of cities in subtropical regions. Winter cherry blossom is a deciduous tree, reaching 3-10 m tall. Leaves alternate, ovate-lanceolate or oblong,
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Detailed Explanation of Key Points of Autumn Cultivation and Management Techniques for Cherry Blossoms
Autumn basal fertilizer application: Generally, basal fertilizer is applied in early September, when the fertilizer has enough time to decompose and can be absorbed and utilized by the tree before dormancy. At this time, the roots cut by fertilization can heal quickly and sprout a large number of absorbing roots, improving the tree's absorption and utilization rate of fertilizer. The types of fertilizer applied are mainly decomposed farmyard manure, combined with a small amount of chemical fertilizer. Generally, 50 to 75 kg of soil and miscellaneous manure is applied per young tree. Autumn basal fertilizer should not be applied too deep; 40 to 50 cm is appropriate. Young trees can use the trench application method, and vigorous trees can use the broadcast application method. If the tree is found to have
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What are the medicinal effects of Japanese cherry blossom?
[Medicinal name]: Japanese cherry blossom [Source]: The bark of the dicotyledonous medicinal plant Japanese cherry blossom, of the Rosaceae family. [Efficacy]: Diffuses the lung and relieves cough. [Indications]: Used for cough and fever. [Nature, flavor and meridian tropism]: Pungent, neutral. Lung meridian. [Usage and dosage]: Oral administration: decocted in water, 3-9 grams. [Distribution of animal and plant resources]: Native to Japan, now cultivated throughout our country. [Latin name]: Japanese cherry blossom PrunusyedoensisMatsum. [Textual research]:
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