How to grow witch hazel planting methods and matters needing attention

Golden plum blossom species is strange, with fragrance, its petals are slender, a wisp, very interesting, so many people like its strange petals, with a very high ornamental value, whether it is garden decoration or home display, is a good choice, so how it is planted, let's take a look.

How to grow witch hazel

First sift the seeds out of the river sand, sow them in the seedbed, cover the fine sand, and sprinkle the water thoroughly with a sprinkler. The seedbed should also be covered with straw, pay attention to keep the soil moist, and remove the covered straw in time after the seedlings are unearthed. When seedlings grow out of 4-6 true leaves, weeds should be removed in time, fertilizer and water management should be strengthened, and a shed should be built for shade in summer to prevent hot sun exposure.

Planting method of witch hazel

1. Soil selection: witch hazel has lax requirements on soil and can grow in acidic and neutral soil, and the best choice is sandy soil with fertile, loose and good drainage.

2. Light and temperature: witch hazel is both shade-tolerant and cold-tolerant, and requires good light when it is cultivated. It can be shaded properly in the early stage of growth, and the temperature can be maintained between 15 ℃-35 ℃. It can be cold-resistant in winter and has a strong ability of cold tolerance.

Watering and fertilizing: witch hazel likes wet soil and requires fertile soil. Properly water the soil during growth to keep the soil moist. Fertilization can be applied normally, fertilization can promote growth in early spring, and phosphate fertilizer should be applied once when flowering.

4. Precautions: there will be diseases such as leaf spot and anthrax in the process of breeding, and the insect pests are mainly diamondback moth and leaf curl moth, so we must pay more attention to them.

Propagation methods of witch hazel

1. Sowing and raising seedlings

After the fruit is ripe in autumn, the fruit branches are collected and placed in the sun for 3 days, and the fruit will automatically crack, take out the seeds and sow. Sowing about half a month to 20 days or so, the seeds basically germinated, choose the time when the light is not very strong, the cover grass will be opened.

In addition, the work of loosening soil, weeding, topdressing and so on should be carried out in time, and attention should be paid to the management of water and fertilizer in order to cultivate healthy saplings. During the period from the defoliation of the seedlings to the sprouting in the following spring, the seedlings were transported, the bare roots were planted or transplanted, and the final planting was completed.

2. Other reproduction

Witch hazel propagation, multi-use seed sowing and seedling. Grafting, cutting and other methods can also be used, but its reproduction survival rate is not as good as sowing, rarely used.

How to trim witch hazel

1. First of all, when pruning witch hazel, cut off some unnecessary branches, such as tillers, crowded branches, etc., to make it look refreshing and less cluttered.

Secondly, after the witch hazel blossoms, we should pay attention to picking off the fruit and flower branches. However, even if witch hazel does not pick fruit, it will not have much effect on the growth of its plants.

3. The most important thing is to adjust the tree shape of witch hazel. We should first observe the growth of witch hazel, prune it on the premise of maintaining the overall balance, cut off the outer branches and ornamental branches, reduce the crown, and if we want to maintain the original height or the original tree shape, we can cut off the high and extended trunk of witch hazel.

Witch hazel is relatively simple to grow, and the commonly used way of reproduction is to sow and reproduce, but if you want to make it grow better, you still need to pay attention to a little skill. Pruning is an important factor affecting its growth, and pruning after flowering is more effective. Since you have said so much, you might as well act quickly.