How to grow Beautiful Plum planting methods and points for attention

Mei Ren Mei is a new variety of hybrid plum blossom, which is made from the cross between plum blossom and purple leaf plum. It can be planted alone or in clusters. It has the characteristics of beautiful plum blossom and the advantage of dense leaves of purple leaf plum. It is the preferred plant for potted ornamental or bonsai production. How to plant and maintain beauty plums at home? Next, let's share it with you.

How to plant beautiful plum

1. Beauty plum likes a humid environment, but she is afraid of stagnant water. Green water and frozen water should be poured back every year in early spring and early winter, and do not need watering if the growth period is not too dry. Summer high temperature, drought and little rain weather, appropriate watering. After heavy rain or continuous rainy days, stagnant water should be removed in time to waterproof big rotten roots, resulting in plant death.

2. Mei Xi fertilizer can be planted with rotten fermented ring manure as base fertilizer, chicken, duck manure, pigeon manure and other organic fertilizer, but it must be fully mixed with the subsoil. During the period of flower bud differentiation, some N, P and K compound fertilizers can be applied, and then no more fertilizer can be applied.

3. Mei Ren Mei is not strict with the soil. Light clay, loam and sandy loam can grow normally, among which loam grows best. Because it is a hybrid of purple leaf plum and palace powder type plum blossom, it has the advantages of both and has a certain tolerance to salt and alkali.

Planting methods and matters needing attention of Beautiful Plum

First, the planting method of Mei Mei

1. The beauty plum is more resistant to pruning, and the general tree type is natural and happy. There are 3 main branches and 3 to 4 lateral branches in each main branch. Pruning is divided into winter pruning and post-flowering pruning: the former is mainly plastic surgery, cutting off useless branches, disease and insect branches, cross branches, long branches and so on. Weak seedlings should be re-cut in winter, some branches should be thinned, and long branches can be cut short.

2. Branch grafting. One-year-old strong seedlings were selected as rootstocks, which were cut 5 cm above the ground and cut longitudinally on one side of the section. The scion should be cut short into a scion with 3 or 5 full buds, cut into a wedge, insert the rootstock into a cut, align the cambium of the rootstock and the scion, and then wrap it tightly with thin film strips.

II. Points for attention of Mei Mei

In the process of grafting, the grafting is required to be sharp and uniform, so as to make the section smooth. The grafting should be done quickly. When the grafting site is close to the ground, it can be buried with soil to prevent the loss of water. After the scion or bud survived, the film and soil cover were removed in time to facilitate the healing of cambium and the growth of new buds. For rootstocks, rootstocks should be cut and sprouted in time so that nutrients are concentrated for scion growth.

What's the difference between Beautiful Plum and Red Leaf Plum

1. Red leaves plum tender leaves bright red, old leaves purplish red (when the light is sufficient); beauty plum tender leaves bright red, old leaves are green. There are many short branches like thorns on the trees of Meiren plum, but there are few red-leaf plums. The color of the branches is different. The twigs of the red leaf plum are reddish brown, while the twigs of the beautiful plum are green.

2. The flower of red leaf plum is single, the flower diameter is small, there is no fragrance, and the flowers and leaves bloom together; the flowers of Mei Mei are double and fragrant, blooming first and then leaves or flowers and leaves together. The red leaf plum fruit is small, dark red, the pulp is thin, the taste is sour and astringent; the beauty plum fruit is larger, bright red, the pulp is thicker, the taste is sweet, edible.

How to trim Beautiful Plum

1. For plum trees planted on the ground, pruning can be carried out at the seedling stage, when the height of the plant is about half a meter. Generally retain 3-4 relatively robust branches, allowing them to grow freely. It is the beauty plum that naturally forms a natural happy shape.

2. For adult trees or old plum trees, we should adhere to the principle of "strong branches and weak branches and strong pruning". Because weak branches and strong pruning can make old trees form long branches, and then grow new main branches, so as to achieve the effect of rejuvenation. It should be noted that in order to balance different branches, heavy pruning of strong branches and light pruning of weak branches can be properly removed.

For a long time, plum blossom has been loved by scholars by virtue of its unique grace and charm. Mei Mei, as an ornamental plant, can be viewed all the year round, with high value and wide use, and is respected by people. The editor has shared the method of growing beautiful plums with you. Are you attracted? Hurry up and make your home beautiful.