Tie 3 camellias together, and the branches grow thick and sturdy, blooming 100 flowers every year
Tie 3 camellia seedlings together, and they will rapidly grow into one thick, sturdy camellia
Image source: Camellia Micro Vision
If gardening friends grow a single camellia seedling and want to make it thicker and stronger, it really takes many years. If you tie the trunk parts of 3 camellia seedlings together, they will slowly grow together and merge three into one! It sounds very interesting, right? Hurry up and learn it!
1. Find 3 healthy small camellia seedlings
Gardening friends may be curious why it is 3 seedlings. Because after the trunks of 3 small seedlings merge together, they will be relatively round; if it is 2 seedlings, after merging together they will become relatively flat. Note that you should choose small seedlings with well-developed root systems.
2. Take the 3 seedlings out of their pots
Remove the camellia seedlings from the pots, taking care not to damage the root systems.
3. Prune the root systems and remove part of the soil.
Carefully observe the root systems, find the side where the small seedlings' roots are relatively sparse, remove 2/3 of the soil on this side, then prune away old roots, hollow roots, rotten roots, and so on.
4. Merge the root parts of the 3 seedlings together.
Part of the soil has been removed from each of the 3 seedlings. Bring the root parts of the 3 seedlings together, and note that the trunk parts should also be merged together as much as possible.
5. Tie the 3 trunks together.
Before tying, you can use a knife to shave off the bark from the trunk parts that are pressed together, so that after being tied tightly, the three trees can grow together. There is no need to shave the bark too cleanly. In fact, even if you do not shave the bark, the three trunks will still grow together. However long you want the trunk to remain, tie it for that length.
6. Wrap a layer of black tape, wind a loop of aluminum wire, then pot them up
Before potting up, adjust the position of the canopy, then wrap a layer with black tape to help the wounds heal as quickly as possible, then wind a loop of aluminum wire around the trunk.
7. Two months after potting up, plant them in the ground.
Two months after the camellia seedlings are potted up, remove them from the pots again and plant them in the ground. This is more beneficial for root growth, and the camellias can grow faster. Generally, after planting in the ground, in about 2-3 years, the wounds can completely heal, and they will thoroughly become one camellia!
Twist 3 branches together, and they will swiftly grow into a thick and tall trunk
Image source: Camellia Micro Vision
Gardening friends can also twist together the branches on one camellia seedling, and they can grow into one trunk! They will quickly grow thick and sturdy! The principle is the same as tying 3 seedlings together!
1. The branches twist together and grow into a thick, sturdy trunk.
This camellia originally branched relatively low, and its shape was not good-looking either, but by twisting and fixing 2 branches together, after growing and healing, they grew into a trunk with a unique shape!
2. The speed at which the trunk becomes thicker doubles
After 7-8 years of growth and healing, the trunk has already grown very thick, about 7-8 cm, and one hand cannot even grasp it! If the branches had not been merged, it would probably take more than ten years to grow this thick!
The method of merging trunks,
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