Planting time and method of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

As a commonly used ingredient, Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a Rutaceae plant, and there are many people who grow it, so what is the planting time and method of Zanthoxylum bungeanum?

1. Growth habits of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a small deciduous tree of Rutaceae and Zanthoxylum bungeanum, with a plant height of up to 7 meters. The fruit is purplish red, with scattered slightly raised oil spots, flowering from April to May and fruiting from August to September or October. The main growing areas are from the north to the south of northeast, south to the north slope of Wuling, southeast to Jiangsu, Zhejiang coastal zone, southwest to the southeast of Xizang, etc. Taiwan, Hainan and Guangdong are unproductive.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is suitable for warm, humid and deep fertile loam, sandy loam, strong sprouting, cold and drought tolerance, not resistant to waterlogging, short-term stagnant water can cause death.

Second, the planting time and method of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

The main results are as follows: 1. The suitable planting time of Zanthoxylum bungeanum is spring and autumn. It is generally planted before and after the Spring Equinox in spring and before soil freezing in autumn.

2. To plant Zanthoxylum bungeanum, it is necessary to choose suitable soil for planting, reasonable watering and fertilization after sowing, and pay attention to light.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum plant is small, hilltop, low-lying, tuyere, thin soil layer, bare rock or heavy clay should not be planted.

The planting of Zanthoxylum bungeanum is the key, the survival rate of planting is the highest at the beginning of bud germination, it should be watered thoroughly after planting, topdressing 2-3 times in growing season, and combined with watering in drought.

Fertilization is divided into hole expansion fertilization and foliar fertilizer spraying:

Hole expansion fertilization: after the soil was thawed in early spring, the soil around the root system of Zanthoxylum bungeanum was planed 30-50 cm, and about 30 kg of organic fertilizer was applied to each plant; after fruit was picked in mid-April and late July, 0.4 kg of standard chemical fertilizer was applied to each plant. Water thoroughly in time after fertilizing.

Foliar fertilizer spraying: with a mixture of 3% potassium dihydrogen phosphate and 0.5% urea, foliar fertilizer was sprayed 6 times a year, the first time during flowering, the second time 10 days after flowering, the third time after 10 days, and once in early, mid-July and after fruit harvest.

3. Do a good job in pest control during the growth of Zanthoxylum bungeanum.

There are many species of prickly ash pests in China, and about 132 species are known. Such as beetles, prickly ash jumping beetle, prickly ash Phoenix butterfly, prickly ash moth, big bag moth and so on.