How to plant the seven-leaf tree

Buckeye beautiful tree shape, for the famous ornamental tree species. So how do you plant buckeyes? Let's find out together with Xiaobian below.

light and temperature

The cultivation of horse chestnut should be carried out according to its growth habits. First of all, the cultivation of horse chestnut needs sufficient light, so it is necessary to put horse chestnut in a sunny place. Buckeye growth needs fertile deep, good drainage soil, and growth temperature to ensure warm, of course, buckeye also cold, but winter in order to grow normally, must be moved indoors warm and sunny place, so as not to cold air frostbite.

watered and fertilized

Buckeyes should be watered immediately after planting, wait a week before watering again, and water the third time on the 10th day after watering again. After three waters, it is to pour big water once a month, and it can be poured thoroughly.

When entering the growth period of plants, a small amount of water should be poured from June to August when there is much rain, and then a permeable water should be poured every month in late autumn, and then a permeable water should be poured in early winter. After entering winter, stop watering, and then pour thawed water in March of next year. Therefore, a large amount of water should be poured in March, and frequent watering should be carried out in spring to keep the plant growth environment moist.

Fertilization: Buckeye like fertilizer, in the Buckeye planting period with cattle and horse manure or rotten leaf fertilizer as a base fertilizer can be applied.

During the growth period of horse chestnut, urine fertilizer can be applied in June of the first year to promote the growth of branches and leaves. At the end of August, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied to increase the ability of horse chestnut to prevent freezing injury. In autumn, leaf rot fertilizer should be added once, and the amount of fertilizer should be large.

breeding

Buckeye reproduction will generally adopt the sowing method, first collect the seeds on the healthy mother tree and disease-free harmless, dry them until they are dried, and then store the seeds in wet and well-drained soil, paying attention to leaving ventilation holes.

Wait until the end of March in spring, choose fertile, well-drained neutral sandy soil for planting with dibbling method, keep the soil moist after planting, often weed and loosen the soil.