Some tips for growing bayberry

Red bayberry has luxuriant branches, round crown and numerous red fruits in early summer. it is an excellent tree species combined with landscaping. It is appropriate to plant alone, in clusters in lawns, courtyards, or by the side of the road, and it is also ideal to use close planting to separate spaces or shelter them. Economic use fruit taste sour and sweet moderate, not only can be eaten directly, but also can be processed into dried bayberry, sauce, candied fruit, etc., but also can make wine, has the functions of relieving thirst, invigorating fluid, aiding digestion and so on. Here are some tips for managing bayberry.

The pruning time of red bayberry is: 1. The pruning time in spring is from April to May. After spring pruning, local roots atrophied and died evenly due to lack of nutrition, so that the sprouting time of spring shoots was later than that of flowering and fruiting, which alleviated the contradiction between flowering and fruiting and long shoots to some extent, thus improving the fruiting rate. Spring shears form a large number of new fruiting short branch groups, and there is sufficient supply of carbohydrates, so that the fruit is fully expanded and the "under-leaf bayberry" fruit appears. 2. The autumn cutting time of red bayberry is from October to November. Autumn shearing is the key to flower bud differentiation and healthy development of flower organs. The time of flower bud differentiation is very long, and the middle-aged bayberry is from July to September after the formation of summer and autumn shoots. Through the heavy pruning in autumn and spring pruning last year, the branch group has been formed. At this time, cutting off the overgrown branches in the later period can transfer all the nutrients of the tree to flower bud differentiation and flower breeding in the next few months. Autumn shearing can promote the formation of fruiting mother branches of spring shoots. The earlier it is cut, the more likely it is to differentiate leaf buds near the cut, the shorter the length of the new spring shoot, and the easier it is to form flower buds in the second year. Autumn pruning is the basis of 65% spring shoot formation. The pruning method of red bayberry: ① thinning: cutting off branches or groups of branches from the base of the branches. The secondary branches that are too dense can be strong and weak; the erect branches on the back of the main branches and secondary branches; the strong branches at the top of the crown are too strong, or there are too many branches in the crown formation. ② truncation: cutting off part of a branch from the middle. The aim is to promote the regeneration and rejuvenation of multiple new shoots, fruiting mother branches and weak trees. ③ branch: pull the branch horizontally. The aim is to open the crown, make the sun transparent, ease the tree potential, promote flower bud differentiation, improve fruit bearing rate and bear fruit earlier. ④ ring cutting: circular cutting of branches in certain parts with a knife, reaching as deep as xylem. The aim is to make young and middle-aged bayberry trees which are too prosperous and not easy to form flower buds, after ring-cutting, the products of photosynthesis can be retained in the upper part, so as to promote flower bud formation and increase fruit rate and yield. Therefore, the appropriate time is June. Pest control: the resistance of bayberry is strong, and diseases and insect pests rarely occur. However, due to the large-scale exchange of seeds and seedlings due to changes in the ecological environment, it is also very necessary to do a good job in the observation and comprehensive control of diseases and insect pests according to local conditions. The main pests are scale, leaf roll moth and bag moth pests. The main diseases are brown spot, cancer and so on. Prevention and control methods. Strengthen cultivation management, strengthen tree potential, cut off diseased branches and dead branches in time, clear the garden in winter, remove fallen leaves and weeds, and concentrate on burning.