Are cherry blossoms evergreen or deciduous?

The cherry blossoms are fragrant and colorful, and they are very beautiful tree species. March is the season for cherry blossoms every year, and the number of people watching cherry blossoms has gradually increased in recent years. So, do you know whether cherry blossoms are evergreen or deciduous?

Is the cherry blossom evergreen or deciduous?

Cherry blossoms belong to deciduous trees, each branch can open 3 to 5 flowers, into umbels, petals apex engraved, flowers are mostly white, pink petals, can be divided into single and double petals, single-petal can blossom and bear fruit, compound mostly do not bear fruit, often used for garden ornamental.

What are the cultivation techniques of cherry blossoms?

1. Planting

Before planting, the ground should be leveled, and a deep pit can be dug. Fill the pit with 10 centimeters of organic fertilizer first, and put the seedling into the pit, so that the root of the seedling extends in all directions. After filling the soil, lift the seedling up to make the root spread deep, so that it can be carried out steadily.

2. Watering

After planting, the seedlings are vulnerable to drought. In addition to full irrigation during planting, they should be irrigated once in the next 8-10 days to keep the soil moist without stagnant water. Loosen the soil in time after irrigation, it is best to cover the surface thinly with grass to reduce water evaporation. Within 2-3 years after planting, in order to prevent the trunk from drying, it can be wrapped with straw. However, after 2 to 3 years, the seedlings grow new roots and gradually increase their adaptability to the environment, so it is no longer necessary to cover grass.

3. Fertilization

Apply fertilizer twice a year, and acid fertilizer is better. One was winter fertilizer, which applied organic fertilizers such as bean cake, chicken manure and mature fertilizer in winter or early spring, and the other applied quick-acting fertilizers such as ammonium sulfate, ferrous sulfate and calcium superphosphate after falling flowers. General big cherry tree fertilization, you can take the method of hole application, that is, in the crown: the edge of the projection line, dig a circular ditch about 10 cm deep, apply fertilizer.

4. Pruning

Pruning is mainly to cut off withered branches, overgrown branches, overlapping branches and disease and insect branches. In addition, when many branches grow on the trunk of large cherry blossoms, a number of strong branches should be retained, and the rest should be cut off from the base to facilitate ventilation and light. The pruned branches should disinfect the wound with medicine in time to prevent the invasion of bacteria after rain, resulting in decay. Cherry blossoms after a long period of sun exposure, the bark is easy to aging damage, resulting in decay, it should be removed in time and disinfection treatment. After that, the rotten part was bandaged with rotten leaf soil and carbon powder to promote its normal physiological function.

Cherry blossoms are bright in color and luxuriant in branches and leaves. They are important ornamental trees in early spring, planted in groups or alone on hillsides, courtyards, roadsides and in front of buildings.