Lilac sapling prices, planting and care methods, flowering season, and main viewing spots

Lilac (a deciduous shrub in the genus Syringa of the family Oleaceae) generally refers to the genus Syringa, also known as the lilac genus; plants in this genus are deciduous shrubs or small trees; most are grown for ornamental purposes. So how much does a lilac sapling cost? How do you plant and care for it? In what season does it bloom? What are the main viewing spots? From Oleaceae information, we learn that the genus Syringa has rich diversity: flower colors include purple, purplish red, blue-purple, yellow, red and white, and the flowering period lasts two seasons, from early bloomers in April to late bloomers in July.

How much does a lilac sapling cost?

The following prices are compiled for reference only.

How do you plant and care for lilac?

Planting:

1. There are two commonly used methods for raising lilac seedlings: one is sowing, and the other is grafting. Jiangsu Shuyang Changjing Landscape has both grafted and sown ones; click to learn about lilac seeds. For tall-stem lilac, the rootstock is large-leaf privet (Ligustrum lucidum); choose before spring germination, cleft grafting is best, or cleft graft in late August, with a 90% survival rate. In summer, the softwood cutting method can also be used for propagation, which requires misting to cool down, with a 90% survival rate, and yellow sand is the best medium.

2. For propagation by sowing in the north, choose mid-March, and seedling raising can begin when the outdoor temperature is between 7 and 15; the seeds need to be stratified in sand for 2 months, so please start sand-stratifying lilac seeds before the new year. Our nursery sows in furrows, with a plant and row spacing of 10*35 cm, using 8-10 jin per mu, and 30 jin for special seedling raising and transplanting.

3. Lilac is a landscaping sapling that tolerates fertilizer. During the growing period, compound fertilizer can be broadcast, 2-3 times in spring and summer; stop fertilizing during the high summer temperatures, and water well after each fertilization to promote nutrient absorption and growth. Fertilize once in summer and autumn, stop fertilizing after September, and stop watering after November. In winter, broadcast farmyard manure, such as chicken manure, cow manure, pig manure, etc., used after decomposition.

Care:

1. Raising lilac at home is relatively very simple compared with other flowers and trees. If you want to grow lilac on a balcony or in a courtyard at home, you can use division, cuttings, or layering.

2. Generally speaking, propagation by division is the method more commonly used by the public. So-called propagation by division means digging out the small seedlings at the base of the lilac roots together with the soil, and planting them separately in flower pots. This is usually done by heeled-in planting in autumn. Heeled-in planting means that after being dug out and transplanted, it is not yet certain where it will be finally planted, so in order to keep the lilac from dying, it is temporarily planted for a period of time to make later transplanting easier. In fact, lilac seedlings bought from the birch market are generally already in a heeled-in state; as long as you take them home, choose a good spot, and plant them, they can continue to grow.

3. Next is propagation by cuttings. For ordinary consumers, lilac propagation by cuttings may be a bit slow; one to one and a half months is enough, so wait patiently. Take one- to two-year-old robust lilac branches and insert them into soil or sand; after the new branches take root, they can be replanted, and thus a new lilac plant is splendidly born.

4. Lilac can also be propagated by layering. So-called propagation by layering means burying a lilac branch into moist soil; note that at this time the branch is not yet separated from the original parent plant. Wait until this branch has taken root, then cut it away from the mother plant. This method not only requires waiting for a full period (it takes two to three months), but also has a certain technical element: before layering, you must perform a small operation of ring-barking the branch, then apply auxin to promote root growth.

Appendix: Main lilac viewing spots

Classified by region:

1. Southwest China: mainly includes provinces such as Xizang and Yunnan, and is the most important distribution area of lilac. There are thirteen species of lilac here, accounting for about fifty percent. In addition, this region also has the largest number of endemic species.

2. Northwest China: includes provinces such as Shaanxi Province, Qinghai Province, and Gansu Province. This region has twelve species of lilac, accounting for forty-four percent of all species, and Syringa oblata is unique to here.

3. North China and Northeast China: the species in these two regions account for about thirty percent of the total species. Among them, Syringa villosa is distributed only in North China, and Northeast China has no endemic species.

Introduction to specific locations:

1. Jietai Temple Park

There are more than one thousand lilacs in the temple, and all the trees are more than two hundred years old; the most famous are the more than twenty bestowed by imperial grant during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Every year from April to May, the Lilac Culture Festival is held here as scheduled. At that time, tourists come in groups, bustling and crowded, to admire the lilac flowers. A gentle breeze blows, bees fly and butterflies flit, giving a distinctive charm.

2. Fayuan Temple

There are countless lilacs in this temple, and the front and rear courtyards are all planted with lilac. In addition, the varieties are also very rare, and there are even foreign varieties. Whenever the flowering season arrives, the beauty is too great to describe in words. You can choose to come and admire them from late April to mid-May.

3. Beijing Botanical Garden Lilac Garden

This is a very complete ornamental plant area; lilacs are planted in clumps or groups, and one group can reach more than twenty plants. Because of group planting, it looks very neat and uniform. There are as many as more than twenty planted species, including both common varieties and rare varieties. Because there are many kinds, the viewing period is also long.

4. Temple of Heaven Park

Located west of the cypress grove at the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, it is the largest lilac viewing spot in Beijing by area, and the trees are all over fifty years old. Every year after mid-April, the trees are full of lilac flowers, which can at least delight the eyes and ears.

5. Badaling National Forest Park

More than twenty thousand lilacs, an unimaginable spectacle! However, they bloom relatively late, in mid-June. The scenic area also regularly holds some special activities, including environmental protection activities, cultural activities, and so on.