How to care for plum blossoms

1. Water must be sufficient. The water used is preferably natural water such as river water, pond water, rainwater, etc. If you use tap water, it should be stored for a day or two to allow the chlorine to escape before use. Laundry water containing soap, oily and salty water should never be used.

2. Pay attention to fertilization. If too much fertilizer is applied, the branches and leaves will be leggy. If there is no fertilizer, the branches will be thin and weak, the leaves will turn yellow, and the leaves will be susceptible to diseases and insect pests. Therefore, there should be principles for fertilization: no fertilizer should be applied within one month if the plant is newly planted, potted for the first time, repotted, or if the root system is damaged. In spring and summer, when potted trees are in their peak growth season, more fertilizer must be applied. After autumn, if the potted trees grow slowly, less water should be applied. In winter, when potted trees enter dormancy, fertilization can be stopped. It is not advisable to fertilize on rainy days or around noon in midsummer. It is best to apply fertilizer solution on cloudy days or in the evening. When the pot soil is slightly dry, loosen the soil to facilitate the penetration of fertilizer and water into the soil. In order to speed up the decomposition of fertilizer, be sure to water it the next morning.

3. The pot soil should be good. Bird plum tree stumps originally grew in wild areas, with developed root systems, and are drought and waterlogging resistant. Once they are dug up by people and planted in shallow pots close to each other, the growth conditions will be restricted, such as improper maintenance. It is easy to die, so take special care of it. Choose flower mud with good drainage. During the maintenance period, it is best to put the pot soil thicker. Only by replacing the soil with new soil every two years and applying some basic fertilizer to protect the soil fertility can the pile landscape grow normally.

4. Pruning should be done at the right time. Generally, the pruning time is in late spring and early autumn. In these two seasons, the plum tree stump has the strongest germination and the most vigorous growth. Prune out leggy branches, overlapping branches, crossing branches, radiating branches, dead branches, and branches infected by diseases and insect pests at any time. However, it should be noted that when the weather is hot, it is easy to burn the new shoots and cause the leaves to curl. Therefore, after pruning, it is best to place them in a cool place until germination is normal before seeing strong light.

5. Pests and diseases to be controlled. Common pests and diseases of tree stumps include beetles, commonly known as "heart borers". The female beetle bites through the bark of a tree and lays eggs on the branches. The newly hatched larvae feed under the bark, and when they grow up, they burrow into the trunk and roots. The damaged plants are often hollowed out and die. During prevention and control, you can determine the location of the insect infestation based on the excrement, insert appropriate iron wire into the insect hole to kill the larvae, or soak the cotton ball with 200 times dichlorvos solution to plug the insect hole, use medicine to kill the larvae, and then seal it with wet mud. Red spiders, also known as fire spiders, are also a common pest in plum trees. They are less than 1 mm in size and are orange-red or reddish-brown oval in shape. Red spiders build webs on plant leaves and use their mouthparts to pierce branches and leaves to absorb sap. The chlorophyll of the affected leaves is destroyed, the color turns yellow, and the leaves show fine gray-yellow spots. The leaves gradually wither and yellow, and some even the entire leaves of the plant. Stripped and withered. You can spray dichlorvos or dimethoate 1000 times to 1500 times to eliminate it.