Pruning method of potted triangular plum

Triangular plum is a particularly bright flower, because the colorful bracts show, giving people unrestrained, warm feeling, also known as he Chunhong, so what is the pruning method of potted triangular plum?

I. growth habits of potted Prunus mume

Triangulated plum is a woody vine-like shrub of the family Mirabilaceae and leafy flowers, also known as indoor flowers, Pueraria lobata, he Chunhong, Le rhododendron, etc., native to tropical America.

The suitable humidity for the growth of Prunus mume is 20-30 ℃, and it is fond of warm, humid climate and sunny environment. Adequate light is required, and potted plants are preserved in the Yangtze River basin and the north. It is not strict with the soil, but it can grow vigorously in the fertile, loose and well-drained sandy loam.

2. Pruning methods of potted triangular plum

It is best to prune in spring and cut off withered, sick and weak flower branches according to the growth of triangular plums, so as to promote new branches. Heart-picking should be carried out in time during the growing period, so that triangular plums can grow more luxuriantly rather than in vain. The residual flowers need to be removed in time after flowering. If you need to shape the potted triangular plum, you can also tie it and set up a bracket.

Triangular plum generally uses the method of striping propagation, that is, the selection of sturdy branches above the head of chopsticks on the leafy flower mother plant.

When selecting branches, you should pay attention to two points:

First, it is easy to cut or sawed off from the mother plant after survival.

Second, there should be 2 to 3 twigs in the upper part of the branch to plant a certain number of leaves in order to carry out photosynthesis and produce organic nutrients to transport down, which is conducive to rooting.

After selecting the branches, in the branches that are estimated to be in the center of the nutrition bowl, cut the branches around with a knife to remove a circle of bark, reaching the depth of xylem and exposing xylem, with a length of about 0.7 cm to 1 cm.

Then, according to the thickness of the selected branches, take a black soft nutrition bowl with a diameter of about 10 cm to 15 cm, cut either side of the nutrition bowl from top to bottom, and then cut a total of 5 to 7 small holes around the lower periphery and bottom of the nutrition bowl for water leakage and observation. Then put the nutrition bowl on the branch, so that the circumferential section of the branch is located at the upper part of the nutrition bowl, and in the center of the nutrition bowl.