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A Detailed Guide to Planting and Cultivating Cherry Blossoms

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How to cultivate, manage and propagate cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms are sun-loving flowering trees that like sunlight, tolerate cold and drought, and prefer well-drained sandy soil. They fear wind during the flowering period, so a sheltered spot should be chosen when planting; they are generally planted in mountain gullies, beside streams and in mixed forests. Cherry blossoms have a strong heliotropic tendency, so when transplanting, the original sun-facing side must still face the sun, otherwise growth will be poor or the tree may even die. Cherry blossoms are fairly adaptable, easy to transplant successfully and relatively simple to manage. For cherry blossoms planted in the ground, water thoroughly once each year in February to March. In autumn, dig a trench 30 cm deep and 20 cm wide at a distance of 60-90 cm from the tree roots, put in some rotted compost, dried manure or barnyard manure, and apply a root fertilizer once. Apart from young trees, which need appropriate pruning, large trees should be pruned as little as possible, hence the Japanese saying, "He who prunes cherry blossoms is a fool, and he who does not prune cherry blossoms is also a fool." Because cherry blossoms flower on the tips of the previous year's branches and on several side branches of the terminal buds, even pruning should be done after flowering. For potted cherry blossoms, no fertilizer is usually applied, but some dilute fertilizer water may be given after May. In summer, when temperatures are high, spray water on the ground around the pot and on the leaves. Cherry blossoms are generally propagated by grafting. The rootstock is usually a seedling of wild cherry, apricot or cherry tree. Cleft grafting is done in spring, and bud grafting in autumn. After about 3-4 years, the grafted seedlings can be transplanted and planted out. How to prevent and control cherry blossom pests and diseases. The main pests and diseases of cherry blossoms are red spiders, lace bugs and scale insects that damage the leaves; they can generally be controlled by spraying a 600-800 times dilution of trichlorfon solution or a 500 times dilution of phosmet solution. Note, however, that pesticides such as dichlorvos and dimethoate cause obvious phytotoxicity to cherry blossoms, and applying them will cause leaf scorch and leaf drop, so they must not be sprayed.

How to cultivate, manage and propagate cherry blossoms. Cherry blossoms are sun-loving flowering trees that like sunlight, tolerate cold and drought, and prefer well-drained sandy soil. They fear wind during the flowering period, so a sheltered spot should be chosen when planting; they are generally planted in mountain gullies, beside streams and in mixed forests. Cherry blossoms have a strong heliotropic tendency, so when transplanting, the original sun-facing side must still face the sun, otherwise growth will be poor or the tree may even die. Cherry blossoms are fairly adaptable, easy to transplant successfully and relatively simple to manage. For cherry blossoms planted in the ground, water thoroughly once each year in February to March. In autumn, dig a trench 30 cm deep and 20 cm wide at a distance of 60-90 cm from the tree roots, put in some rotted compost, dried manure or barnyard manure, and apply a root fertilizer once. Apart from young trees, which need appropriate pruning, large trees should be pruned as little as possible, hence the Japanese saying, "He who prunes cherry blossoms is a fool, and he who does not prune cherry blossoms is also a fool." Because cherry blossoms flower on the tips of the previous year's branches and on several side branches of the terminal buds, even pruning should be done after flowering. For potted cherry blossoms, no fertilizer is usually applied, but some dilute fertilizer water may be given after May. In summer, when temperatures are high, spray water on the ground around the pot and on the leaves. Cherry blossoms are generally propagated by grafting. The rootstock is usually a seedling of wild cherry, apricot or cherry tree. Cleft grafting is done in spring, and bud grafting in autumn. After about 3-4 years, the grafted seedlings can be transplanted and planted out. How to prevent and control cherry blossom pests and diseases. The main pests and diseases of cherry blossoms are red spiders, lace bugs and scale insects that damage the leaves; they can generally be controlled by spraying a 600-800 times dilution of trichlorfon solution or a 500 times dilution of phosmet solution. Note, however, that pesticides such as dichlorvos and dimethoate cause obvious phytotoxicity to cherry blossoms, and applying them will cause leaf scorch and leaf drop, so they must not be sprayed.

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