A Detailed Guide to Selecting and Propagating Chinese Fan Palm Seeds

If you live in the countryside, you have probably seen Chinese fan palm often. Its price is relatively high, and its medicinal benefits are especially good. So how do you select Chinese fan palm seeds? What propagation methods are there? Friends who want to know should read on!

1. How do you select Chinese fan palm seeds?

Seeds from Chinese fan palm trees growing in sandy and yellow soil are preferred. Chinese fan palm trees raised from these seeds have solid trunks, strong leaf stalks, a high germination rate, and are easy to grow; seeds from plots near water are inferior.

2. Propagation methods for Chinese fan palm seeds

1. Seed collection

Chinese fan palm is mainly propagated by seed. It flowers from March to April, and the fruit ripens from September to October. Generally, fruit produced in odd-numbered years has a higher germination rate, while that in even-numbered years is lower. Seeds should be collected from robust mother trees over 20 years old.

2. Propagation

Sowing is divided into dense sowing and spot sowing. For dense sowing, pre-germinate the seeds first, and sow as soon as the young shoots break through the seed coat. Transplant when the seedlings are 6-9 cm tall, and they can be planted out after 18 months. Spot sowing also requires pre-germination and moving to beds, with a sowing spacing of 15 x 15 cm, so that the seedlings grow strong and are planted out after a year and a half. Whether dense sowing or spot sowing is used, it is advisable to intercrop vegetables or other short-term crops between the rows, to ensure the seedlings have sufficient water and avoid direct sunlight.

3. Planting out

The people of Xinhui, Guangdong, according to the requirements of use, adopt different planting densities and divide the palm leaves into three types: Sanqi, Erqi and glass palm. Glass palm and Sanqi are used to make top-grade fans and hand baskets, while Erqi is used to strip palm skin and palm bone for weaving palm mats and brooms. The plant and row spacing for Sanqi and Erqi is generally 1.3 x 1.3 m, while glass palm has a smaller plant and row spacing, usually 60 x 60 cm or 24-30 cm, and is planted between Sanqi and Erqi. Planting out is best done during the "Yushui" period in spring, using 2-year-old seedlings in holes. Apply sufficient base fertilizer when planting out, and water after planting.

4. Tending

After planting, frequent loosening of the soil, weeding, fertilizing, and intercropping are needed. After each cutting of palm leaves, apply human manure and urine once; Sanqi and glass palm especially need a lot of fertilizer. With insufficient fertilizer, the young leaves grow slowly, and yields may even decrease.

5. Pest control

The main common pests are green worms, black worms and yellow worms, among which green worms cause the greatest damage. They can be controlled by spraying with DDT or using benzene hexachloride powder, and can also be caught by hand.

Alright, that is all the content the editor wants to share with you today. When selecting Chinese fan palm seeds, it is best to choose seeds from Chinese fan palm trees growing in sandy and yellow soil. In addition, if you do not know how to propagate them, you can learn some of the methods above. I hope this can help everyone!

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