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Detailed Explanation of Spring Sowing and Seedling-Raising Methods for Chinese Parasol Tree

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The Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex) is a deciduous tree of the genus Firmiana in the family Sterculiaceae, with a straight trunk and bright green bark. It is an excellent street tree species and has been widely used in urban and rural greening in recent years. Through several years of practice, the author has worked out a set of techniques for spring sowing and seedling raising of the Chinese parasol tree, presented as follows: Sowing time: in the Beijing plain area, sowing can be carried out from late March to early April after the soil thaws in spring. Soil preparation: before sowing, plow the soil deeply to 30 cm, remove weeds, tree roots and other debris, then carry out ridging or bed making and soil disinfection. Ridging and bed making: the Chinese parasol tree should be raised using high beds, wide ridges or containers, especially on loam and clay soils that easily become compacted. On sandy loam, low beds or flat beds can be used for seedling raising.

The Chinese parasol tree (Firmiana simplex) is a deciduous tree of the genus Firmiana in the family Sterculiaceae, with a straight trunk and bright green bark. It is an excellent street tree species and has been widely used in urban and rural greening in recent years. Through several years of practice, the author has worked out a set of techniques for spring sowing and seedling raising of the Chinese parasol tree, presented as follows: Sowing time: in the Beijing plain area, sowing can be carried out from late March to early April after the soil thaws in spring. Soil preparation: before sowing, plow the soil deeply to 30 cm, remove weeds, tree roots and other debris, then carry out ridging or bed making and soil disinfection. Ridging and bed making: the Chinese parasol tree should be raised using high beds, wide ridges or containers, especially on loam and clay soils that easily become compacted. On sandy loam, low beds or flat beds can be used for seedling raising.

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