How to Grow Wax Apple: The Latest Cultivation Techniques and Methods Tutorial

Wax apple is native to India and is also called the Malay rose apple. It is mainly grown in tropical regions, such as Hainan, Taiwan, China, and Guangdong in our country. There are mainly two types, green and red. The fruit contains a variety of nutrients, and it is a tree-type fruit tree. For tree-type fruit trees, the key part of cultivation techniques is some of the later management techniques, because after planting they grow for many years, so management lasts a long time. For the specific cultivation content, you can continue reading the following article.

1. Propagation Methods

The common method is cutting propagation. Cuttings root easily and become seedlings quickly. In autumn, take 1-year-old branches, about 10 cm long, and insert them into a sand seedbed, keeping them moist and shaded the whole time. After about 1 month, they will root. Sowing should be done in spring. After raising seedlings in a seedbed, select high-quality seedlings for planting. Dig holes about 1 m wide and 1 m deep, apply enough base fertilizer, and then plant. Per mu, plant about 400 plants on flat land and 450 plants on sloping land. For layering, do it in summer. Select thick branches, girdle the base at 2 cm, wrap with wet mud, and after roots grow, cut them off and plant.

2. Flower Promotion

Fruiting multiple times a year requires flower promotion. After summer harvest, soak in water for one and a half months. You can also injure the trunk by beating the phloem of the trunk with a stick until it becomes loose. You can pull the branches apart and keep them drooping, which can accumulate some nutrients to supply flowering and inhibit branch growth. In fact, you can also twist shoots, girdle, and so on.

3. Pruning

Keep most of the spring shoots and thin out a small portion. Before budding, you can remove some buds at poor nodes. In summer, renew the branches of fruiting trees, keep some strong summer shoots, and remove the rest to avoid consuming nutrients. In addition, for adult trees that are about to bear fruit for the first time, cultivate fruiting branch groups. Young trees need trunk training, then branch retention, to cultivate tree shape. Aging trees need renewal and rejuvenation. Generally, cut back some old branches to promote new branches. Renew the root system in turns: first cut off part of the root system, and cut off the other side the next year.

4. Water and Fertilizer

Wax apple likes fertilizer. In the early stage, control nitrogen fertilizer and apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Do not apply nitrogen fertilizer during the flowering period. After fruiting, apply more phosphorus and potassium fertilizer. Do not water during the flowering period, and keep moist at other times. For adult trees, apply 1500 jin of base fertilizer per mu. For young trees, apply 1000 jin of base fertilizer per mu. For aging trees, apply 600 jin of fertilizer per mu, used in two applications, one in autumn and one before spring. For topdressing during the fruiting period, spray nitrogen and phosphorus: 50 jin of nitrogen fertilizer and 30 jin of phosphorus fertilizer per plant.

5. Pests and Diseases

The main disease is anthracnose, which infects fruit and leaves. Use 56% thiabendazole wettable powder or 43% kasugamycin wettable powder spray for treatment. Multiple agents can be selected, mainly some fungicides. Generally spray after pruning diseased branches and fruit. The main pest is the scarab beetle. Directly shake the tree and use its death-feigning behavior after falling to the ground to capture and kill it. Place a sugar-vinegar liquid mixed with pesticide to trap and kill it. Use 10% imidacloprid wettable powder at 1500 times dilution for spray control.

Wax apple cultivation techniques are mainly planting and seedling-raising methods and some management for promoting flowers and fruiting. What needs attention is the regulation and supplementation of nutrients and water. It is worth noting the various pests and diseases in the orchard, especially during the summer high-temperature and rainy season.