How to grow Shanlihong (Crataegus pinnatifida, Chinese hawthorn) so it blooms and bears fruit? Cultivation methods and points to note

First love is unforgettable because of the sincere feeling it holds at the very beginning. If a plant were to express it, it would have to be "Shanlihong", also called wild hawthorn in the market, a plant of the genus Crataegus in the rose family. Its flower language is the sweetness of love and pure love.

Shanlihong's color is autumn red, and it looks somewhat mottled with rust-like patches, with a very hard feel to the touch. Generally, what is sold in the market includes fresh cut flowers and potted plants. As for care methods, let's start with fresh cut flowers: the flowering period is about 15 days. After bringing the flowers home, remove the excess leaves and keep just a few. Then there is no need to revive the flowers; trim the roots according to your preferred vase height. If you find it has relatively thick stems, make a cross cut at the base of the stem to help it absorb water. Put the flowers in a vase and use a shallow water level of 1/3 to grow them. At the same time, to inhibit bacterial growth, you can add a few drops of 84 disinfectant to the water. Finally, in winter change the water about once every 3 days, and in summer you must change the water every day. In addition, before each water change remember to rinse the roots clean, and change the water when it becomes cloudy too, to avoid spent flowers and leaves falling into the water, and at night avoid the air conditioner outlet.

As for potted plants, because the growing time is longer, you can grow it to produce ripe fruit. Its fruit is bright red, small and exquisite, very tempting. If picked and eaten, the taste is sweet and sour, and it also contains vitamin C and various other nutrients. At home you can place it in a sunny spot, such as a balcony or by a window, because it loves sunlight very much. Indoor care temperatures within the range of 5 to 30°C can all help it grow better.
How do you water Shanlihong? For general home growing, touch the soil with your hand and confirm it is moist, which is the optimal state. It likes moisture but does not tolerate waterlogging, so be sure there is no standing water in the saucer under the pot. In hot summer, appropriately increase the watering frequency, while in winter reduce the watering frequency. As for fertilizing, just add a thin organic fertilizer or compound fertilizer during its growing season. Finally, before it sprouts in spring each year, you can prune it by reducing leaves, cutting off overly dense, diseased, weak and crossing branches, to help ventilation, light penetration and a beautiful tree shape.