Are plums trees or shrubs? What kind of plant does it belong to?

Nature of Prunus: Prunus arbor. Li Xi has abundant sunshine, warm and humid climate and certain drought resistance. It has strong adaptability to soil, drought resistance and water and humidity resistance, but it grows well in fertile, deep and well-drained clay neutral and acidic soil and is not alkali-tolerant. Gravel soil is the first choice, and clay can also grow, with shallow roots and strong germination.

Plum plants: Prunus woody plants.

What's Li Chang like with purple leaves?

Purple plum can reach 8 meters high; Many branches, slender branches, spreading, dark gray, sometimes spiny; Branchlets dark red, glabrous; Winter buds are ovoid, sharp at the top, with several flat scales, purplish red, and sometimes sparse cilia at the edge of the scales. Leaf blade elliptic, ovate or obovate, extremely thin elliptic lanceolate.

Efficacy and function of purple leaf plum

Efficacy of purple leaf plum

1. Ornamental: Purple-leaf plum is generally blue and purple when growing and developing. Planting in houses, gardens, ecological parks and grasslands has good ornamental value. The leaves are wide and dark purple on both sides.

2. Prunus mume has the functions of benefiting qi, promoting digestion, quenching thirst, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production. It is especially suitable for patients with shortness of breath, fatigue, menopause, severe constipation, congestion, swelling and pain, and dull complexion.

Daily use of purple leaf plum

Purple plum is an excellent color-leafed tree species. Its leaves are purple throughout the growing season, and flowers and leaves are in full bloom in spring. And has strong growth adaptability, pruning resistance and easy modeling. These characteristics make purple plum widely used in landscaping, which can be planted alone and become a landscape independently.

It can be planted in parks, on both sides of highways and around buildings, playing a landscape effect of flower corridors and streamers; You can also plant scenic forests in groups. Different planting methods reflect different landscape effects.

Feng Shui Function of Purple Leaf Plum

Plum leaves are purple and very ornamental. Generally speaking, purple plum is a rich geomantic plant in geomantic omen. Planting purple plums on both sides of the gate will be good for the promotion of our family's wealth.

Key points of purple leaf plum planting

1. Planting environment: Prunus purpurea is a warm temperate tree species, which likes light and should be planted in sunny places. Insufficient light not only makes plants grow badly, but also makes leaves green. Plum blossoms are drought-tolerant and wet-loving, but they are not resistant to stagnant water. Planting in dry places can also grow normally.

Purple plum likes fertile, moist neutral or acidic sandy loam, and can also tolerate mild saline-alkali soil. Purple plum is cold-resistant, and planted in the leeward and sunny places. The leaves are purple. Pay attention to color matching when planting, which can show the beauty of leaf color.

2. Water and fertilizer management: Ye Li likes humid environment. Water the newly planted seedlings 1-2 times in April, May, June and September, except for three times. There is plenty of rain in July and August, so there is no need to water it. When there is a lot of rain, it should be drained in time to prevent the roots from rotting. 1 1 In the first half of the month, the frozen water should also be thoroughly watered.

Purple plum likes fertilizer, except when planting, apply proper amount of decomposed and fermented ring fertilizer at the bottom of the pit. Later, some farmyard manure can be applied before freezing water is poured every year, which can make plants grow vigorously and their leaves bright. Apply fertilizer once a year at the end of autumn, with appropriate amount. If too many times or too much fertilizer is applied, the color of leaves will become darker and less bright, and the ornamental value will be reduced.

3. Plastic surgery and pruning: The plastic surgery of purple plum is generally carried out once every four years. Pruning in the first year should be carried out after planting, and pruning should be carried out at the height of 0.8 ~1.2m. The first cut bud is used as the extension branch of the main branch, and 3~4 stout new branches are selected below the first bud as the main branch. Branches should be evenly distributed, but not on the same track, but the difference between up and down should not exceed 5 cm, and extend upward at a 45-degree angle.