Grow your umbrella tree like this, and its leaves will stay glossy green no matter how hot the weather gets

The umbrella tree (Schefflera arboricola) is a shrub that is very well suited to being grown in courtyards and as a potted plant on balconies, and it does an excellent job of purifying the air and beautifying the home environment. As summer grows hotter day by day, how should you care for an umbrella tree so that it grows even more vigorously? Today Hua'er Gu is here to chat with you all about how to care for an umbrella tree in summer!

In summer, when it comes to plants and flowers, the issues everyone cares about most are probably how to water them and how to fertilize them. In summer, water evaporates fairly quickly, and plants' demand for water increases accordingly, and the umbrella tree is no exception.

So how do you water an umbrella tree? Generally speaking, no matter what the season, we should water flowers according to the principle of "water when dry, let dry between waterings", preventing both waterlogging in the pot and prolonged drought in the potting soil. This is especially obvious in summer.

In summer the temperature is high and evaporation is fast, so it is easy for the potting soil to dry out if you are not careful. So when we need to water the umbrella tree, we should check the condition of the potting soil every day. At the same time, in summer we can also keep the potting soil slightly moist, which is fine too; summer temperatures are fairly high, so as long as there is no obvious waterlogging, the water will generally evaporate in a short time.

Therefore, avoiding drought as much as possible in summer is very beneficial to the growth of the umbrella tree.

So can fertilizing, which everyone cares about more, be done in summer?

Generally we do not recommend fertilizing during the hotter part of summer. If fertilizing is needed, the first thing to do is control the amount, following the principle of "weak fertilizer, applied frequently". Second, when fertilizing, be careful not to expose the umbrella tree to direct sunlight, otherwise the water will evaporate too quickly and fertilizer burn will occur.

Fertilizing this way can both meet the growth needs of the umbrella tree and avoid as much as possible the damage caused by fertilizing.

The above is Hua'er Gu's introduction to some methods and precautions for watering and fertilizing an umbrella tree in summer. For umbrella trees grown outdoors in summer, potted plants are best given semi-shade care, and they should be placed in a well-ventilated spot as much as possible to avoid a stuffy, hot environment. That way the umbrella tree will grow normally and thrive!