How much does a Japanese Spindle (Euonymus japonicus) cost per plant? Detailed planting methods

Japanese Spindle, also known as Evergreen Euonymus, Zhengmu, etc., is a shrub or small tree of the genus Euonymus in the Celastraceae family. It is often cultivated as a landscaping tree species and can be planted as hedges and background planting material, or planted as a single specimen in flower borders. Trained into a low, huge sphere, it looks quite beautiful and is suitable for formal symmetrical planting arrangements. Let's take a look at Japanese Spindle prices and planting methods below!

How much does a Japanese Spindle cost per plant?

Note: Japanese Spindle is produced in southwestern Guizhou, northeastern Guangxi, northwestern Guangdong, southern Hunan, southern Jiangxi, and other places. The specific price should be determined according to quantity, quality, time, variety, and other factors. The above prices are for reference only; please refer to the actual situation.

Propagation methods of Japanese Spindle

1. Cuttings: Japanese Spindle cuttings are carried out in spring and autumn. In spring, cuttings are taken when the buds are about to sprout, and inserted as soon as they are collected.

2. Grafting: The propagation of horticultural varieties of Japanese Spindle can use Euonymus bungeanus as rootstock for approach grafting in spring.

3. Layering: Layering propagation of Japanese Spindle should be carried out using 2-year-old or older branches, which can be separated from the mother plant after 1 year.

What varieties of Japanese Spindle are there?

1. Goldheart Japanese Spindle: The bark is grayish brown, the young branches and petioles are pale yellow, and the center of the leaf is golden yellow.

2. Silver-edge Japanese Spindle: The petioles and young branches are white-green or gray, and the leaf margins have very narrow silvery-white bands.

3. Golden-edge Japanese Spindle: The young branches are slightly four-angled, the branches and leaves are densely grown, and the leaf margins are golden yellow

4. Hokkaido Euonymus: The top shoots are thick and strong, the apical dominance is obvious, the trunk is obvious, and the single trunk grows straight upward.

Planting methods of Japanese Spindle

1. Soil: Japanese Spindle is not strict about soil requirements and can be planted in sandy soil, loam soil, and brown soil, but loam soil rich in organic matter is best. When preparing the land, the terrain is required to be level, and combined with deep plowing, organic fertilizer should be applied, about 2000 kg per mu.

2. Planting: Planting Japanese Spindle seedlings is mainly done in spring, generally in the first few days before "Qingming" in early April. For open-field planting, the row spacing is generally 0.5×1.5 or 0.4×1.2 m, with about 1000-1500 plants planted per mu.

3. Watering: After planting Japanese Spindle seedlings, water for the first time within 24 hours, water the second time after 3 to 5 days, and water the third time after another 5 to 7 days. After the three waterings are completed, whether to water again can be decided according to the weather and seedling conditions.

4. Cultivation: Shortly after Japanese Spindle seedlings are newly planted, most of the soil surface is exposed to the air. Not only is the soil very easy to dry out, but weeds are also easy to grow. During this period, cultivation and weeding should be carried out in time to promote the development of the seedling root system.

5. Topdressing: Japanese Spindle needs more phosphorus during the seedling stage, needs more nitrogen during the peak growing season, and needs more potassium when growth stops in autumn. A 0.4% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution can be sprayed on the leaves, generally three to four times a month.

6. Shaping: Japanese Spindle itself has strong apical dominance, strong sprouting ability, and relatively weak branching ability. Through proper shaping and pruning, an ideal trunk and full side branches can be cultivated, making the tree full, symmetrical, compact, and firm.