How do you plant and cultivate cherry blossoms? It's easy once you master the method
How do you plant and cultivate cherry blossoms? Here is a detailed introduction. You can refer to the following methods for planting cherry blossoms: 1. Planting is generally done in the ground, with a small amount in pots. Plant before buds break in spring, or plant in autumn when leaves fall. In the Beijing area, it is suitable to plant in a small environment with plenty of sunlight. Because cherry blossoms are a shallow-rooted tree species, the planting hole should be large...
How do you plant and cultivate cherry blossoms? Here is a detailed introduction
You can refer to the following methods for planting cherry blossoms:
1. Planting is generally done in the ground, with a small amount in pots. Plant before buds break in spring, or plant in autumn when leaves fall. In the Beijing area, it is suitable to plant in a small environment with plenty of sunlight. Because cherry blossoms are a shallow-rooted tree species, the planting hole should be large, but it does not need to be too deep. The soil should be slightly acidic. Planting makes it easy to survive, but when transplanting, care should be taken to avoid damaging the root system, and it is best to plant with a soil ball. After planting, properly prune off some branches to reduce water evaporation from the plant. For potted plants, use a culture soil mixed with leaf mold, garden soil and river sand, and add an appropriate amount of decomposed stable manure and cake fertilizer. Water after planting.
2. Light and temperature. The suitable temperature for growth is 18-20°C. Whether planted in the ground or in pots, it should be placed in a place with plenty of sunlight. In winter, after potted cherry blossoms are brought indoors, they should be placed in a wind-sheltered, sunny place with good light, otherwise growth will be poor. In the Central Plains region, they can overwinter safely outdoors. In the Beijing area, young trees and newly planted seedlings need cold protection measures and should gradually adapt. The planting micro-environment should have a certain humidity, which is beneficial to the normal growth and development of cherry blossoms. Once newly planted plants have stable growth and development, their adaptability to low temperatures gradually increases, that is, their cold resistance increases.
3. Watering and fertilizing. After planting, water thoroughly, and do not fertilize at first. To make cherry blossom branches and leaves luxuriant and the flowers abundant and brightly colored, organic fertilizer can be applied after leaves fall in autumn and before sprouting in spring. Spray water on the tree frequently; there is no need to water frequently. If poor growth or yellowing leaves are found, 500 times diluted ferrous sulfate solution can be applied into the tree pit along with watering. Potted cherry blossoms can be given several applications of dilute fertilizer water in summer, generally once every 7 days.
4. Shaping and pruning. Ground-planted cherry blossoms are mainly allowed to take a natural tree shape, without deliberate carving. Cut off dead branches, diseased and weak branches, leggy branches and overly dense branches, and appropriately shorten the remaining branches. Potted cherry blossoms can be shaped by bending branches according to personal preference, requiring the overall tree posture to be coordinated with the pot, and it should not be too large or too tall with proportions out of control. Pruning time should be after flowering; shortening stimulates more side branches, which helps produce good flowers the following year:
5. Flowering control. If you want flowers during the Spring Festival, move the potted plant indoors 40 days in advance, place it in a place with plenty of sunlight, keep the room temperature at 15-20°C, and frequently spray water around the pot to maintain humidity, keeping the potting soil from drying out, and you can see flowers at the Spring Festival.
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