How to Grow Cherry Blossoms So They Bloom Like Clouds and Rosy Clouds
Cherry blossoms are famous ornamental flowering trees that bloom in early spring. They are extremely beautiful; at peak bloom, the whole tree is a riot of flowers, like clouds and rosy clouds. Strengthen management measures to make cherry blossoms bloom abundantly and gorgeously.
1. Fertilizing should be appropriate
Cherry blossoms are fertilized twice a year, and acidic fertilizers are best. One is winter fertilizer, applying organic fertilizers such as soybean cake, chicken manure and decomposed fertilizer in winter or early spring; the other is after the flowers fall, applying quick-acting fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate, ferrous sulfate and superphosphate.
2. Pruning and care
Pruning mainly involves cutting off withered branches, leggy branches, overlapping branches and diseased and pest branches. In addition, when many branches grow from the trunk of a generally large cherry tree, several robustly growing branches should be retained and all the rest cut off from the base to facilitate ventilation and light penetration. The pruning cuts should be promptly disinfected with medicine, applying "wound healing and anti-corrosion film" to prevent pathogens from invading after rain and causing rot.
After long periods of exposure to the sun, the bark of cherry blossoms is prone to aging and damage, causing rot. It should be removed promptly and disinfected, applying the protective agent "Tree Guard General" so that the tree body quickly forms a protective film, suffocating and killing bacteria, and promoting the recovery of normal physiological functions.
3. Pay attention to disease and pest control
Cherry blossoms mainly need prevention of gummosis and root nodule disease, as well as pests such as aphids, red spider mites and scale insects. For gummosis, first scrape off the gum, then apply "Tree Guard General"; cations penetrating into the tree body can destroy the pectin-synthesizing substances in the tree, inhibit gum production, and thoroughly cure cherry blossom gummosis. For pests and diseases such as aphids, red spider mites and scale insects, prevention should be the main approach, spraying Tree Guard General in winter and early spring to eliminate overwintering eggs.
Focus on strengthening the management techniques of the above three points, reinforcing the tree vigor of cherry blossoms, increasing their resistance to adverse external factors, and then you can present a unique scene of compact flower clusters and fragrance filling the whole tree.