How to cultivate Firethorn in potted plants the methods and matters needing attention in bonsai culture

From the name of Hippophae rhamnoides, we can see that Firethorn should be a kind of prosperous plant. Chinese people have always liked these prosperous and festive plants very much. Bringing this festive plant species to the home is also something that Chinese people are often willing to do, but how on earth should Firethorn be taken care of and maintained?

How to raise potted firethorn

Hippophae rhamnoides is very adaptable, like warm and sunny environment, like loose, fertile soil.

Fire sacrifice can be reproduced mainly by sowing, easy to harvest seeds, sowing along with picking in autumn, and cutting twigs in summer. Cuttings must be transplanted with soil balls to improve the survival rate.

Potted plants in the north are moved to indoor maintenance from October to November, while in the south of the Yangtze River, they can survive the winter outdoors.

Methods and matters needing attention in bonsai culture of Pyracantha

I. Culture methods

Hippophae rhamnoides likes a warm and humid environment, pay attention to ventilation at all times, otherwise it is easy to cause diseases of Hippophae rhamnoides. Hippophae rhamnoides is suitable for growing in an environment with a temperature of 20 °C to 30 °C. it needs sufficient light and should be given longer sunshine time. Firethorn is more hardy and can easily survive the winter. if the environmental temperature of the growth of firethorn in winter is too high, it will affect the flowering and fruiting of firethorn in the second year.

Hippophae rhamnoides has lower requirements on soil, but in order to grow and develop well, sandy soil with deeper soil layer, loose soil and good drainage should be selected for planting. Usually, we can apply some nitrogen fertilizer regularly to promote the growth of Hippophae rhamnoides branches and leaves, and when the flowering season is approaching, we can apply some phosphate and potash fertilizer to promote the prosperity of flowering and fruit ripening. There is no need to fertilize in winter to keep the firethorn dormant.

Hippophae rhamnoides is very drought-resistant, but the soil is easy to dry in winter and can be watered properly. The soil can be made dry during flowering, which is good for the fruit of Pyracantha. Pay attention to drainage if there is a rainy season during flowering. After the fruit is harvested and before entering the hibernating period, it is necessary to irrigate enough water to survive the winter, and then no more watering during the hibernating period.

Hippophae rhamnoides is generally propagated by seed propagation and cutting.

II. Matters needing attention in the culture of Pyracantha

When we plant firethorn, we should pay attention to guard against the diseases and insect pests of firethorn. If the firethorn is planted in a poorly ventilated environment, it will be easy to catch fungi and cause diseases such as powdery mildew, leaf spot, rust, and so on, so we should keep ventilated and give sufficient light to the firethorn plants. when the disease occurs, it is treated with chlorothalonil and other medicine solution in time. Aphids are easy to occur in spring, and Pyracantha is also prone to pear crown net bugs and other insect pests. We should detect them as soon as possible and apply relevant agents to kill pests as soon as possible.

Hippophae rhamnoides should also be pruned, because the crown of Hippophae rhamnoides is very messy in the natural state, which not only affects the growth of Pyracantha, but also affects the results of Hippophae rhamnoides, so we have to prune too dense branches and leaves, long branches, thin branches and so on every year. Attention should also be paid to pruning branches with too many buds when flowering is approaching.

Firethorn is very fond of water and fertilizer, so potted firethorn should change the soil every two years and turn the basin so as to maintain the fertility of the potted soil.

The method of changing the basin of pyracantha

Firethorn change pots, you can choose the appropriate size and caliber of flowerpots, the material can be tile pots, pottery pots, or plastic pots. The soil can be equipped with nutritious soil on its own, and the garden soil and sandy soil can be mixed with a little compound fertilizer to form a matrix, which can be added to the bottom of the basin with broken tiles in addition to the matrix.

Take out the plant of Hippophae rhamnoides, remove the old root and old soil, and pot it. When putting on the pot, put a few pieces of broken tiles in the flowerpot, spread a layer of coarse sand, and put into the configured matrix. Spread the root system of Hippophae rhamnoides, put it in the soil, fill the soil, pay attention to the soil should be uniform and compacted, do not fill too full.

After re-potting, firethorn should be watered first and maintained in a cool place for about 10 days, after which it can be managed normally.

The flowering period of Pyracantha

Firethorn is not only a beautiful tree with bright red fruits, but also blossoms.

Hippophae rhamnoides blossoms from March to May, and blooms most luxuriantly in summer.

Pyracantha, inflorescence corymbose, petals white round, pedicels glabrous, calyx tube campanulate, glabrous and sepals triangular-ovate.

As a timely pot change is an important link to maintain plant vigor and vitality, firethorn pot is no exception, so we have to change the pot of firethorn at an appropriate time, after changing a growing environment, firethorn needs a certain time to adapt, so after changing the pot, you must first put it in a cool place to maintain for a while!