How to grow red-fruited holly? A detailed guide to care tips and prices

The red-fruited holly tree is a plant that does not like wet conditions, so when growing it, be careful not to water it too much. Because the fruit produced by the red-fruited holly tree is red, and every berry is round and a tender red, it also has very high ornamental value.

I. Care tips for red-fruited holly

1. When it comes to the red-fruited holly tree, many people know it, but its other names are rather unfamiliar: the red-fruited holly tree is also known as large-leaf privet and tall-stem privet. The red-fruited holly tree likes moisture, but if there is too much water it can cause disease in the red-fruited holly tree, so the water for the red-fruited holly tree must be well controlled. You can spray water on the red-fruited holly tree every day to match its growing environment. The best time to spray water is from 8 to 10 in the morning every day, or from 4 to 6 in the afternoon. For the amount of water, about one to two hours each time is best.

2. Privet does not need much fertilizer during the seedling stage; just a proper foliar fertilizer topdressing is enough. You can choose a water-soluble flower fertilizer, at a ratio of 5 grams diluted in 2 kilograms of water. After mixing the solution well, you can spray it. The best time to choose is from 4 to 6 in the afternoon, and the standard for the amount of water is to spray the leaves completely once. Usually, doing this once every half month is enough.

3. When the sunlight is especially strong, the shade net should be pulled open to avoid the high temperatures brought by strong light, which can affect the growth rate of the young seedlings. After 4 in the afternoon, when the sunlight is weaker, the shade net should be gathered up. However, it is necessary to note that the shade net is like a shady shed, able to give the plant a comfortable environment. If there is no shade net, it can still be safe, but growth will be weak.

4. For weeding during the seedling stage of the red-fruited holly tree, the weeds on the ground can be removed by choosing a herbicide; just spray the herbicide directly on the ground fabric. When weeding by hand, be careful to avoid damaging the plant's roots.

5. The plant is susceptible to damage from aphids. For aphids, prevention should be the main approach. The time can be chosen from 8 to 10 in the morning, and the standard for the amount of pesticide is to spray the leaves completely once.

6. The tree shape of the red-fruited holly is often trained into the natural sympodial main-trunk form, round-headed form, conical form, or a mixed form with a central leader. It sprouts and grows branches multiple times each year, so it is extremely tolerant of pruning. It should be shaped once in summer. In autumn, according to different landscaping needs, it can be flat-pruned or pruned into a spherical shape, with appropriate thinning of branches, to maintain a certain crown shape and branch form.

7. The red-fruited holly is susceptible to damage from the white wax scale, and sooty mold is likely to occur among densely growing branches and leaves and at scorched bark areas, so attention should be paid to timely control. In places where winter is relatively cold, measures such as mounding soil for cold protection can be taken. Among diseases, leaf spot is the main one, and it can be controlled with carbendazim and chlorothalonil.

II. Prices of the red-fruited holly tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 8, 150 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 8, 200 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 10, 550 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 9, 300 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 10, 400 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 12, 800 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 15, 850 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 25, 2600 yuan/tree

Red-fruited holly, trunk diameter at meter height 20, 1800 yuan/tree

The red-fruited holly tree has relatively high ornamental value, and growing it does not require too much effort. The main things to remember are not to water too much so as to prevent waterlogging, and to fertilize and shade it at the right times, and its main trunk can also be used to make bonsai.