How to grow cedar planting methods and matters needing attention

Cedar is a kind of evergreen tree plant all the year round. The trees are tall and straight, very majestic, and have high ornamental value. Its status in landscaping is very high, it also represents a kind of unyielding character, deeply loved by flower friends, for flower friends, breeding cedar is also a kind of spiritual catharsis. What is the planting method of cedar?

How to grow cedar

1. Soil

The requirements of soil are not strict, acid soil and slightly alkaline soil can adapt, deep, fertile and loose soil is the most suitable for its growth, but also can adapt to heavy loess and barren dry land.

2. Lighting

Positive trees, more like light, young slightly resistant to shade, big trees require sufficient upper light, otherwise poor growth or withering.

3. Temperature

Like warm and cool climate, strong cold resistance, large seedlings can withstand short-term low temperature of-25 ℃, but in hot and humid climate, they often grow poorly.

4. Watering

Cedar has a certain drought resistance, afraid of water stains, basin soil should be kept moist as well, wait until the basin soil is dry before watering, watering is thoroughly. In case of rain for a long time, we should pay attention to the basin can not be stagnant water, can be inclined to pour the basin to facilitate drainage, the basin will be restored in time after the rain stops.

5. Fertilization

Cedar is suitable to use fermented manure and cake fertilizer, and family fertilizer is mainly cake fertilizer. Fertilization time is appropriate in April-May, pay attention to fertilizer and water should not be too thick, the frequency should not be too much, 2-3 times a year.

Planting methods and matters needing attention of Cedar

I. Culture methods

1. Watering

Cedar has a certain degree of drought resistance, afraid of waterlogging, just keep the soil moist in the basin, water it dry and water thoroughly but avoid stagnant water. Pay attention to timely drainage after rain to prevent cedar roots from rotting.

2. Fertilization

It is suitable to choose fermented manure and cake fertilizer to fertilize, and pot culture is mainly cake fertilizer. Fertilization time is best controlled in April-May, do not fertilizer and water is too thick, can be divided into 2-3 times.

3. Turn the basin

Generally, the basin needs to be turned every 2-3 years, which is suitable for sprouting in spring. When turning the basin, change half of the loose and fertile new soil and cut off the rotten roots at the same time. After turning the basin, it needs to be moved to a shaded place for about 15 days, and it can be managed normally.

4. Pruning

Change head: Cedar heavy branch, the head will be damaged or in a weak position, must be pulled up with strong side skills, tied up, and later become the central advantage, this process is to change the head.

Plastic surgery: mainly remove dense branches, overgrown branches, withered branches and disease and insect branches, etc., and freely shape the tree according to personal preference. In order to prevent the cedar from growing too high, it is necessary to remove the terminal bud and eliminate the apical advantage, which can make the cedar sprout more lateral branches.

II. Points for attention

Diseases and insect pests: cedar potted mainly pay attention to the control of leaf blight. It can be sprayed with 500-800 times of dimethazone solution. There are many insect pests, and 1000-1500 times of dichlorvos can be sprayed.

The making method of Cedar Bonsai

1. Selection of basin

Purple sand pottery basin or glazed pottery basin is suitable for cedar. Large bonsai can use a deep round basin, can also use a variety of stone basins, but must be fixed with wire. Medium-sized bonsai is appropriate to use crabapple-shaped, manger-shaped basin, small seedlings can be planted in the jungle type can be used bauxite or marble and other chisel shallow basin.

2. Using soil

Cedar can use slightly acidic sandy loam with loose soil and good drainage. Pots are often used to mix mature pastoral soil or rotten leaf soil with sand.

3. Planting

It is suitable for March to April in spring and after autumn. Cedar seedlings dug from the ground must take shelter in the soil to facilitate survival. And thinning the withered roots, stretching the fibrous roots, covering them with fine soil, gently shaking the bowl and compacting them with bamboo sticks to make the potted soil and roots firm. The planting position of the trunk should be tilted to one side of the 1B3.

4. Processing

The processing shape of cedar bonsai is mainly climbing, combined with pruning as a supplement. It is appropriate to climb in winter and spring, and brown silk is mostly used for climbing. Cedar trunk stands, side branches spread, so most of the side branches are bent into S shape, the trunk is generally not bent, naturally upward into a big tree, the posture is very simple and beautiful. Can also take the same year 5-7 seedlings, high and low scattered, co-planted into a jungle type, branches and leaves whirling, do not have charm.

5. Tree shape

The cedar tree is tall and straight, with side branches flattening and stretching. Bonsai production must make use of its natural form, the tree shape to straight dry type, double dry type, oblique dry type, jungle type is better. Branches and leaves through tie-cut, can be made into layers or clouds, maintenance for many years, can become a rigid and soft storage, elegant bonsai.

Will the cedar bear fruit?

In fact, cedar also has its own fruit, the fruit of cedar is a cone, the whole is oval or oval, or relatively large, the top is a round obtuse angle, with short stalks. There are seeds in the fruit of cedar, and the seeds are relatively large and triangular.

After reading the above description, are you more confident about growing cedar? In fact, the culture method of cedar is not difficult, but it needs to be taken care of more carefully. We must pay attention to the cultivation of cedar, it is not resistant to pollution, so we must give it a healthy growth environment.