What are the tea-fruit intercropping planting methods?

Tea is an important cash crop in our country, and it is grown in many regions. When planting tea, you can also plant some fruit trees alongside it according to actual conditions, so what are the tea-fruit intercropping planting methods?

1. What are the tea-fruit intercropping planting methods?

The tea-fruit intercropping planting method is to plant one or more kinds of fruit trees between the rows of tea plants or in the gaps between the clumps (individual plants). Generally, the fruit trees that can be planted in a tea garden include peach trees, Chinese bayberry trees, citrus, plum trees, and so on. For tea-fruit intercropping, in the later stage you must do a good job with basic management work such as watering and fertilizing and pest and disease control, to avoid affecting the growth of the tea plants.

2. What fruit trees can be planted between tea plants?

1. Plum trees

Tea plants like shade, while plum trees like sun. If you plant some plum trees, they can effectively provide shade for the tea garden, and when harvest time comes, you can get two benefits at once. At present, the American plum is a good tree species to plant.

2. Chestnut trees

Tea plants like shade, while chestnut trees like sun. If you plant a few in the tea garden, they can not only provide shade, but also increase the yield of tea leaves and chestnuts. At present, the suitable excellent varieties for planting are Maobanhong and Jiujiazhong.

3. Chinese bayberry trees

Chinese bayberry trees and tea plants are shade-tolerant, so if they are planted in areas with insufficient light, that is also fine. At present, the suitable excellent varieties are Dongkui and Biqi.

4. Loquat trees

Tea plants like shade, while loquat trees like sun. Planting the two together can produce a shading effect. At present, the excellent varieties are Dawuxing and Longquan No. 1.

5. Persimmon trees

Choose varieties such as Qianchuan Cilang and Cilang, which have been successfully tested among Japanese sweet persimmons. These varieties are relatively well adapted to the climate there and to the acidic soil conditions of the tea garden, and they have few pests and diseases and are easy to manage.

Overall, the tea-fruit intercropping planting method refers to the method of planting one or more kinds of fruit trees in a tea garden. It can not only provide shade for the tea garden, but also create double the benefits.