How to plant purple-leaf plum planting methods and matters needing attention

Purple leaf plum is a common woody plant. In landscape design, we often choose to plant it, because its plant is large and its leaves are special, so it has high ornamental value, so how is it planted? what problems do we need to pay attention to when planting? let's take a look at it with the editor.

How to plant purple leaf plum

First of all, soak the selected seeds in warm water for two whole days, fully absorb water and fish them out for standby, then find a flat, sunny, fertile garden to sow, refine the land in advance, remove impurities after deep ploughing, and sterilize with carbendazim, leaving soft and fertile garden soil.

Planting methods and matters needing attention of Purple Leaf Plum

I. planting methods

1. Temperature and light

Purple leaf plums like warm and humid climate, not cold-resistant, like the sun, should be planted in sunny places, do not plant in the shade and under big trees.

2. Soil

Purple leaf plum grows well in rich, deep, sticky neutral and acidic soil with good drainage. Generally speaking, it is better to use gravel soil, or clayey soil.

3. Watering and fertilizing

Purple leaf plums like a moist growing environment and should be fully watered during the growing period. Due to heavy precipitation in July and August, we can avoid watering, and we should also do a good job of drainage to prevent stagnant water from rotting roots. After entering autumn, watering must be controlled, otherwise too much water will cause branches to grow excessively, and then frost damage will easily occur in winter.

Purple leaf Li Xifei, before pouring frozen water every year, can apply some farm manure to promote plant growth. However, although purple leaf plum has the characteristic of being fond of fertilizer, it only needs to apply appropriate amount of fertilizer once a year at the end of autumn, because once the number of fertilization is too much or the amount is too large, it is easy to make the leaves darker and less bright, reducing the ornamental value.

II. Points for attention

The main pests of purple leaf plum are red spider, diamondback moth and cloth bag moth, the common disease is bacterial perforation, which is common and harmful, and affects the normal growth and ornamental of the plant after the disease, which can lead to its death, so we must pay attention to it.

What about the rotten root of purple leaf plum?

The root rot of purple leaf plum is mainly caused by low soil temperature and excessive soil moisture, so we should pay attention to control moisture, loosen the soil in time after watering, increase the air permeability of the root, and promote the formation of new roots. if it is root rot, it is necessary to apply 800 times of dimethazone, caramel and other prevention and control.

How to prune purple leaf plum

The best tree shape of purple leaf plum is "evacuation stratification", and "natural happy shape" can also be used. When pruning the main branches of each layer, some side branches should be retained properly so as to enrich the crown but not empty. After the tree shape is basically formed, only appropriate pruning is needed every year, such as cutting off overdense, sagging, overlapping and dead branches.

It seems that there will be problems of one kind or another in the process of planting purple leaf plums, especially the symptoms of rotten roots, but it will affect its growth and even lead to its death, so we must pay attention to this problem. But if you want it to grow safely and flourish at the same time, it needs to be pruned at the right time.