How to propagate sugar apple? Detailed explanation of fruiting time and techniques

Sugar apple is a plant introduced from the Americas and is widespread in southern China. Because its appearance closely resembles the lychee, it is called fan lizhi (sugar apple). The sugar apple is not only delicious but also beneficial to human health, making it a relatively valuable fruit, so many gardening enthusiasts want to grow a few plants themselves. Let us learn the propagation techniques of the sugar apple together.

Sowing methods for sugar apple

1. Seed sowing

After removing the seeds from the fruit, they need to be washed clean and dried, then select plump seeds and soak them in water with erythromycin added. After drying, they can be sown.

2. Soil selection

For the soil, you can choose sandy soil made with evenly mixed organic fertilizer, then broadcast sow in a flower pot, and cover the seed surface with a layer of fine sandy soil, then compact it and water, then cover with plastic film, watering twice a week. In summer, water can be supplemented daily. When 6-9 leaves have grown, fertilizer can be applied, and the sugar apple will grow better.

3. Grafting propagation

Sugar apple can be grafted during the growing season. The rootstock can be common sugar apple about 0.8 cm in diameter, and whip grafting is done in spring. Bud grafting can be done in summer and autumn. Select well-developed outer shoots, keep 0.3-0.5 cm of the leaf stalk after collecting them, and then graft.

The above is an introduction to the sowing and grafting propagation methods of sugar apple. Gardening enthusiasts can sow in spring, while grafting can be done during the plant's growing period, so that the bark of the rootstock can be peeled off and grafting can be successfully achieved. Enthusiasts had best usually use the sowing method for propagation, so that the sugar apple can bear fruit better.