Litchi blossoms and bears fruit in recent years

Litchi is a kind of fruit that we often eat in our daily life, its taste and flavor is very unique, after eating, it makes people's tongue unforgettable. Although litchi is very delicious, but the planting of litchi is not a simple thing, so do any friends know that it takes several years for litchi to blossom and bear fruit?

Litchi blossoms and bears fruit in recent years

The initial fruiting age of litchi is closely related to the breeding methods, varieties and management level of seedlings. Litchi trees propagated by seedlings usually take 10-15 years to bear fruit because they have to go through a long childhood; litchi trees propagated by grafting can bear fruit when the crown width is more than 1 meter in 3-4 years. The litchi trees propagated by ringed branches (high-altitude striping) can bear fruit when the crown grows to about 1 meter in 2-3 years.

Litchi belongs to longevity trees, and many old trees that are hundreds or even thousands of years old still bear fruit. In Putian County, Fujian Province, there is an ancient litchi tree planted in the Tang Dynasty called Song Jiaxiang, which has a history of more than 1200 years. But this old tree is still full of vitality, luxuriant branches and leaves, and full of fruit. It is a rare old fruit tree in the world.

II. Conservation methods of litchi trees

Litchi is a famous Lingnan good fruit, which is a precious subtropical fruit and one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan. The growth of litchi needs a higher temperature, which can grow well between 15 and 32 degrees. In addition, litchi has higher requirements for light in spring and autumn, so it is necessary to choose areas with open terrain, loose and fertile soil and deep soil layer when planting.

In addition, after litchi was put into production, with the increase of trunk, crown, tree age and the amount of laurel, all kinds of fertilizers applied to the soil should also be increased, and the types of fertilization should be mainly phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, supplemented by nitrogen fertilizer. At the same time, litchi has a large demand for water, so we should pay attention to irrigation and drought prevention, but at the same time, we should pay attention to drainage to prevent the death of rotten roots caused by stagnant water.

The common diseases and insect pests of litchi are mainly gummy disease, foot rot and downy Phytophthora which is harmful to fruit. The main pests are star beetles that harm the trunk and longicorn beetles on branches, poisonous butterfly moths that harm one side of leaves, leaf roll moths, stem borers and bugs that damage fruits, and so on. Targeted measures can be taken to treat diseases.

Let's stop here with regard to litchi. Friends who want to plant litchi trees should do a good job of preliminary research in case litchi trees do not adapt to the local climate and lead to losses.