Bergamot trees bear fruit in several years

Bergamot fruit is really ripe when the carpels separate, forming slender curved petals, shaped like fingers, hence the name bergamot. So, how many years does the bergamot tree bear fruit?

How many years does the bergamot tree bear fruit?

Bergamot trees generally hang fruit 3 years after planting, begin to flourish in 5-6 years, and live as long as 20-30 years. Bergamot is a kind of asexual breeding plant with sterile seeds, which is mainly bred by cutting and grafting.

Second, the propagation method of bergamot.

1. Cuttage

Cuttings preparation: 7-8-year-old mother trees should be selected before cutting, old and healthy branches that grow vigorously and free from diseases and insect pests should be cut off, leaves and top shoots should be cut off, cuttings with growth of 17-20 cm should be cut, the survival rate of cuttings is more than 90%, and the seedling growth is also very strong. No young tree branches or only long branches shall be used. Because this kind of branches are often not easy to bear fruit after planting.

Soil preparation and cutting: it is best to choose the sandy soil with thicker soil in the seedling bed in order to collect seedlings in the future. After the land is selected, deep ploughing and raking is fine, and human and animal dung water is applied to form a high border 1.3m wide, with a width of about 30cm and a depth of about 20cm. Cuttings can be cut from February to March in spring and from August to September in autumn, and cutting in autumn is the best. Autumn cuttings can grow roots in the same year, and grow rapidly after sprouting in the spring of the following year; when cutting, a horizontal trench is opened on the border with a distance of 23-27 cm; the cuttings are inserted into the trench according to the plant spacing of 15-17 cm, and must not be cut down. About 12000-15000 cuttings are usually needed per mu. After insertion, the soil is compacted so that a bud at the front shows the surface of the soil, and the dry soil should be drenched with water.

Seedling management: watering and irrigation at any time after insertion, and building a shed to cover the shade, Rain Water should do a good job of drainage. When the seedling is 7-10 cm high, remove the weak seedlings in clusters, leaving only one strong seedling per plant. Weeding in time, topdressing light human and animal dung water or ammonium sulfate for 3-4 times, cultivation for one year can be transplant.

two。 Grafting

Depending on the grafting method: from August to early September, the rootstock selects 4-5-year-old plants with a diameter of 2-3 cm, well-developed roots and strong growth, cutting off branches under some branches of the stem base, leaving only one branch, and then cutting off some of the cortex on one side of the branches, and then select the branches that occurred in spring or autumn last year as scions, which are similar in thickness to rootstocks and 5-7 cm in length. The lower part of the cortex is also cut off on the lower side of the scion, and then the section of the rootstock is leaned against the section of the scion, so that the two sides are closed and the middle is fastened with plastic film, which can heal after about a week. Cut off the rootstock above the interface after healing.

Ventral grafting: cut the rootstock 5-7 cm above the ground in the early and middle of March, cut it off with a grafting knife, and select a smooth part with a slightly woody section as an oblique section, with a depth of 1-1.5 cm. The scion should leave 2-3 buds and cut the lower end into a wedge 1-1.5 cm long, then cut one side of the rootstock straight with the scion, closely insert it into the incision of the rootstock, bind it with plastic film, and generally merge and sprout and grow after half a month. At this time, the soil must be loosened and weeds must be removed. 45-60 days later, start to shoot, at this time must remove the bandage, otherwise the new tip is easy to bend.

The mature golden bergamot is golden in color, and can overflow fragrance from time to time, eliminate peculiar smell, purify indoor air and inhibit bacteria. Hang the fruit for a long time, for 3-4 months, or even longer, for long-term viewing of bergamot flowers.