What are the precautions for growing Jerusalem cherry

Growing Techniques Jan 1, 1970 0 views

Disease control When summer temperatures are high, Jerusalem cherry is prone to anthracnose, which harms stems and leaves and, in severe cases, can even cause the whole plant to die. When Jerusalem cherry becomes diseased, we can cut off and burn the affected branches and leaves, and spray chemicals.

Disease control

When summer temperatures are high, Jerusalem cherry is prone to anthracnose, which harms stems and leaves and, in severe cases, can even cause the whole plant to die. When Jerusalem cherry becomes diseased, we can cut off and burn the affected branches and leaves, and spray chemicals.

Flowering period management

Flowering period management for Jerusalem cherry is mainly water and fertilizer management. During its flowering period, we need to control the frequency and amount of watering, preferring drought over waterlogging, until it begins to set fruit and grow, then resume water and fertilizer.

Now do you all know the two cutting methods for Jerusalem cherry? I hope the precautions for growing Jerusalem cherry that I have added can help you! As long as you follow my methods, your Jerusalem cherry's survival rate will be very high!

Growing methods and precautions for Jerusalem cherry

Chinese scientific name: Dong Shan Hu (Jerusalem cherry)

Latin scientific name: Solanum pseudocapsicum L. var. diflorum (Vell.) Bitter

Other names: Coral cherry, Jiqing fruit

Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Angiosperms

Class: Dicotyledons

Subclass: Sympetalae

Order: Tubiflorae

Family: Solanaceae

Tribe: Solaneae

Genus: Solanum

Distribution area: Native to Europe and the subtropics; wild in Yunnan in China

Jerusalem cherry, now named Coral bean (Solanum pseudocapsicum L. var. diflorum (Vell.) Bitter). An erect small shrub, much branched and clump-forming, grown as a 1-2 year plant. Plant height 30-60 cm. Leaves alternate, narrowly oblong to oblanceolate. Flowers in summer and autumn, small, white, axillary. Berry deep orange-red, globose, diameter 1-1.5 cm. Fruits after flowering, lasting a long time without falling, and can remain on the branches until after Spring Festival. Nowadays a dwarf variety is cultivated, with a short, much-branched plant form. Berry, seeds small, fruit shape broadly elliptic-globose with a pointed tip. Other names include: Coral cherry, Jiqing fruit, Coral seed, Coral bean, Jade coral, Red coral, Wild chili, Wild sea pepper, False cherry, Four-season fruit.

1. Morphological characteristics

Coral bean (Beijing); Jade coral (Japan); Thorn pomegranate (Mianxian, Shaanxi); Foreign sea pepper (Leibo, Sichuan); Dong Shan Hu (Anjiang, Hunan). (Variety)
Erect branched small shrub, 0.3-1.5 m tall; branchlets when young covered with dendritic clustered hairs, later gradually falling off. Leaves paired, unequal in size, elliptic-lanceolate, 2-5 cm long or slightly longer, 1-1.5 cm wide or slightly wider, apex obtuse or shortly pointed, base cuneate and decurrent into a short petiole, leaf surface hairless, lower surface along veins often with dendritic clustered hairs, margin entire or slightly wavy, midvein prominent below, lateral veins 4-7 per side, conspicuous below; petiole about 2-5 mm long, when young covered with dendritic clustered hairs, later gradually falling off. Inflorescence short, axillary, usually 1-3-flowered, solitary or in a scorpioid cyme, peduncle short and nearly absent, pedicel about 5 mm long, flowers small, diameter about 8-10 mm; calyx green, deeply 5-parted, lobes ovate-lanceolate, apex obtuse, about 5 mm long; corolla white, tube hidden within the calyx, about 1.5 mm long, limb about 6.5-8.5 mm long, deeply 5-parted, lobes ovate-round, about 4-6 mm long, about 4 mm wide, apex pointed or obtuse; filaments about 1 mm long, anthers oblong, about twice the length of the filaments, apical pores slightly inward; ovary nearly round, about 1.5 mm in diameter, style about 4-6 mm long, stigma truncate. Berry solitary, globose, coral red or orange-yellow, 1-2 cm in diameter; seeds flat, about 3 mm in diameter. Flowering April-July, fruit ripening August-December.

2. Related species

Coral cherry (original variety)
var. pseudo-capsicum
Erect branched small shrub, up to 2 m tall, the whole plant smooth and hairless. Leaves alternate, narrowly oblong to lanceolate, 1-6 cm long, 0.5-1.5 cm wide, apex pointed or obtuse, base narrowly cuneate and decurrent into the petiole, margin entire or wavy, both surfaces smooth and hairless, midvein prominent below, lateral veins 6-7 pairs, more conspicuous below; petiole about 2-5 mm long, not sharply distinct from the blade. Flowers mostly solitary, rarely in a scorpioid cyme, without or nearly without a peduncle, extra-axillary or nearly opposite the leaves, pedicel about 3-4 mm long; flowers small, white, diameter about 0.8-1 cm; calyx green, about 4 mm in diameter, 5-parted, lobes about 1.5 mm long; corolla tube hidden within the calyx, less than 1 mm long, limb about 5 mm long, lobes 5, ovate, about 3.5 mm long, about 2 mm wide; filaments less than 1 mm long, anthers yellow, oblong, about 2 mm long; ovary nearly round, about 1 mm in diameter, style short, about 2 mm long, stigma truncate. Berry orange-red, 1-1.5 cm in diameter, calyx persistent, fruit stalk about 1 cm long, enlarged at the tip. Seeds disc-shaped, flat, about 2-3 mm in diameter. Flowering early summer, fruiting late autumn.

3. Growth habits

Especially common at field edges, roadsides, in thickets or by ditches; common in areas at altitude 1350-2800 m, and also distributed in areas at 600 m.
Jerusalem cherry likes sunlight, warmth, and tolerates high temperatures, with no sunscald above 35°C. It is not shade-tolerant, nor cold-tolerant, nor drought-tolerant, and in hot summers it fears rain and waterlogging. It has no strict soil requirements, but grows vigorously in fertile, loose, well-drained slightly acidic or neutral soil. Strong sprouting ability. Not cold-tolerant; potted ornamental plants in the north need to be moved into a greenhouse to overwinter.

Propagation of Jerusalem cherry

Sowing

Sowing of Jerusalem cherry is generally carried out from March to June each year. We first collect the mature winter Jerusalem cherry seeds, and before sowing carry out preparation such as rinsing and drying. We can also buy pre-treated Jerusalem cherry seeds on the market and sow them directly.

The specific operation of sowing is: first evenly scatter the Jerusalem cherry seeds in the prepared potting soil, then cover with a thin layer of soil, then water thoroughly; after that, just wait one week and the Jerusalem cherry will sprout, at which point seedling separation and transplanting can be carried out. When sowing, after covering with thin soil, you can add a layer of plastic film to retain moisture and promote germination of the Jerusalem cherry seeds.

Cutting

Cutting of Jerusalem cherry can be done in spring, summer and autumn. Carrying out cutting propagation during the summer growing period of Jerusalem cherry will greatly increase its survival rate, while the advantage of cutting in autumn is that you can enjoy the cute look of the Jerusalem cherry bearing fruit in that same winter.

The specific cutting method is: first prune off a terminal branch of Jerusalem cherry, about 8 to 10 cm long, and remove the flower buds at the tip, then insert the trimmed branch into the soil, then just keep the soil moist, with the temperature between 18-28°C,

and regularly spray water mist on the young buds and leaves at the tip of the branch; after about ten days, the cut Jerusalem cherry can survive.

Having talked about the two propagation methods of Jerusalem cherry, how can you make Jerusalem cherry look even better? Come and take a look with me at the precautions for growing Jerusalem cherry!