cherry
The cherry tree is an arbor plant of the genus Sakura in Rosaceae, with a height of 2-6 meters. Its leaves are oval or oblong, 5- 12 cm long and 3-5 cm wide.
Cherry trees will bloom in March-April every year, with white flowers, umbels and about 3-6 florets, which bloom before leaves. The fruit of cherry trees is spherical in May-June every year, with a diameter of 0.9- 1.3 cm and red.
Cherry trees are mainly distributed in Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan, Liaoning and other regions in China. They grow in hillside forests, shrubs and grasslands, and are suitable for growing in sandy loam with deep soil layer, loose air permeability and good drainage, and the soil pH value should be between 6.5 and 7.5.
Planting and maintenance methods of cherry trees
1, planting mode
Before planting cherry trees, you need to choose full, healthy and intact seeds and put them in a warm and ventilated place to dry. After three to five days, the seeds are bagged and stored in the refrigerator for ten weeks, which will promote the dormancy period and help the healthy growth and development of plants.
To prepare soil with loose ventilation and good drainage for cherry trees, humus soil, garden soil and fine sand can be mixed together to prepare soil, then cherry seeds are shallowly buried in the soil, watered once to keep the soil moist, and then the plants are maintained in a bright and well-ventilated place.
2. Maintenance management methods
In the process of maintaining cherry trees, it is necessary to reasonably control the amount of water and fertilizer, apply potassium fertilizer and trace element fertilizer in the fruit development period, reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizer, avoid excessive growth of plants, and then water the cherry trees in time to keep the soil moist before flowering.