Which apricot tree seedling variety is best? What are the seedling cultivation methods?

Do you all like eating apricots? In recent years, many apricot varieties have become active on the market. Among them, Xinjiang's Xiaobai apricot and Xiaohong apricot are not cheap, but many consumers still buy them. So if you want to plant apricot tree seedlings, which variety is better to choose?

1. Which apricot tree seedling variety is best?

1. Kate apricot

This variety has extremely strong adaptability and can be planted in areas from 23-45 degrees north latitude. It matures in late June in Shandong and matures in late May to early June in Chongqing and Sichuan. It is resistant to saline-alkali soil, low temperatures, moisture, and late frost. The single fruit weighs 105-200 grams, is red-yellow, and of top quality. It matures in mid-June, is extremely high-yielding, and is suitable for protected cultivation.

2. Xiaobai apricot

Xiaobai apricot grows at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains and is a local famous, high-quality, special fruit. The fruit surface is smooth and clean, the flesh is yellow with a white tint, fine-textured and juicy, with a sweet flavor and a pleasant sweet-sour taste; the fruit is rich in vitamins, inorganic salts, and various other nutrients.

It has certain therapeutic effects on weight loss and beauty, intestinal constipation, arteriosclerosis, moistening the lungs and resolving phlegm, clearing heat and detoxifying, child malnutrition, and indigestion. It is a fruit with relatively high nutritional value and medical health care value.

3. Liguang apricot

Liguang apricot is one of Dunhuang's agricultural and sideline products specialties. The Liguang apricot fruit has a regular shape, approximately round, with fruit larger than plums. The peel is golden yellow, glossy and bright, with thin skin, thick flesh, and a small pit. It is delicious, juicy, and full of fragrance. Liguang apricot contains rich minerals and vitamins and is very nutritious. The flesh can be eaten fresh or made into canned goods, dried apricots, preserved apricots, apricot jam, or used as a raw material for brewing apricot wine. The almond can be used as a raw material for making pastries, frozen foods, and candies.

2. What are the seedling cultivation methods for apricot tree seedlings?

1. Key points for seed selection

When buying apricot seeds, you should verify the seed source and choose new seeds with good maturity from the current year. Use water flotation to remove empty-shell seeds. Autumn sowing is preferable, that is, without sand storage, allowing the seeds to complete the sand storage process in the nursery field. Sowing can begin in early November, and after sowing, water thoroughly once.

2. Planting time

Transplanting apricot trees about half a month before spring germination (mid-March in the Lunan area) gives the highest survival rate; transplanting apricot trees about one week after leaf fall in autumn (mid-to-late November) also gives a very high survival rate.

3. Key points for cuttings

The cutting time for apricot trees should be chosen in spring, specifically before flowering. When taking cuttings, choose healthy branches 15-20 cm long, cut off 1-2 leaf stalks from the lower end of the branch, insert them into plastic foam, and float the branches with leaves facing upward in a basin of clean water. Place them in a sunny spot and expose them to full sun for 20-30 days to root. When the roots reach a certain length, plant them in soil. Later, ensure sufficient water and fertilizer and apply Cuimu special fertilizer, and growth will be very vigorous.

4. Management of seedling trees

Before the spring temperature rises, build small arched sheds along the ridges in the nursery field to increase ground temperature and air temperature inside the shed, prompting the seeds to germinate as early as possible. The shed height is about 60 cm. Keep the shed covered throughout March-April. In special high-temperature weather, open some ventilation holes to ventilate and cool down (the temperature inside the shed should be controlled below 28°C). In late April, when the seedlings have grown relatively tall, completely remove the plastic arched shed. May-June is the critical period for managing seedling trees, and soil and fertilizer management should be strengthened, along with spraying foliar fertilizer. Always remove secondary shoots that emerge from parts more than 20 cm above the ground, while secondary shoots below 20 cm should be well retained. This is a key measure.

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