The latest Podocarpus seed prices and planting methods

Luohan pine is also known as Luohan pine, evergreen Luohan pine, gold pine and so on. It is an evergreen coniferous tree of Luohan pine family. The tree is lush and elegant, ancient and vigorous, and the leaf color is bright green all the year round, with a sense of vitality and nobleness. If attached to the mountain stone to make the eagle claw stone, it is more quaint and chic. Let's take a look at the seed price and planting method of Luohan pine.

How much is the seed of Luohansong per jin?

The price of Luohansong seed is about 250.35 yuan per jin, but it varies greatly due to the quality, variety, producing area and market of the seed. Pinus elliottii usually blossoms from April to month in summer, and does not enter the fruiting stage until after the flowering period, and its seeds usually mature slowly from August to September. The seed of Pinus elliottii is oval in shape, about one centimeter in diameter, and the fleshy aril is purple-black at maturity.

What are the varieties of Luohansong?

1. Short-leaf Siraitia grossedentata: the branches of short-leaf Siraitia grosvenorii are inclined upward. Leaves short and dense, 2.5 cm long and 3 mm wide, apex obtuse or rounded. Originated in Japan, it is cultivated as garden trees in all provinces in southern China, and potted plants are planted in Beijing.

2. Narrow leaf Luohan pine: the difference between narrow leaf Luohan pine and Luohan pine is that the leaf is narrower, usually 5 cm long and 3 mm wide, the apex narrows and grows tip, and the base is cuneate, which is produced in Sichuan, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Jiangsu and other places as garden trees.

3. Cylindrical crown Luohan pine: the difference between cylindrical crown and Luohan pine is that the crown is cylindrical, the leaves are small, rectangular oblanceolate or oblanceolate, 1.3 cm long, 1 mm wide, apex obtuse or round, base cuneate, produced in Zhejiang.

Sowing method of Luohansong

1. Seed collection: after seed collection, put it in a dry and ventilated place as far as possible, do not have too much light, too hot and humid will also have an impact on seed preservation, too much temperature difference will cause seeds to germinate ahead of time, the best storage method is sealed and put in the refrigerator.

2. Seed soaking: the seeds of Luohansong are soaked for about 4 days before sowing, so that they can fully absorb water and soak in warm and cold boiling water, so that the germination rate of seeds will be higher.

3. Sowing method: when sowing, Pinus elliottii is sown according to row spacing, each row is 20 cm apart, each plant is 10 cm apart, the soil is to bury the seeds, then cover them with grass to keep moisture, spray water to the seeds once a day, and remove the grass cover after 8 or 9 days.

4. Seedling management: the seeds of Pinus elliottii germinate about 40 days after sowing. If it is too dense, transplant the seedlings with soil to the vacant place. Do not let the new seedlings be drenched with water. When the seedlings grow to about 6 leaves, you can properly pour some biogas to dilute the water.

5. seedling transplantation: the seedlings of Pinus elliottii grew slowly and were transplanted after 1 year, with a row spacing of 20 cm, or moved into a nutrition bag of 15 cm, 1 plant in each bag. The seedlings were retransplanted once a year later, and the row spacing was 1mm. After 3 years, the seedlings could be used in the garden or continue to grow into large seedlings.

Planting method of Luohansong

1. Transplant: the best transplant of Luohansong is from March to April in spring, small seedlings need to carry soil, large seedlings should carry soil balls, water should be watered after planting, soil should be kept moist during the growing period, and semi-shaded areas should be maintained in high temperature season in midsummer, fertilizing once every February. Pot plants should pay attention to cold prevention and reduce watering in winter.

2. Material selection: the billet of Luohan pine should have a special plate stretching on all sides, the thickness of the trunk upward from the base, the curved arc changes evenly and gracefully, and the branch is reasonable. The first pull point is in the trunk 1 / 2 / 3 / 3, which accords with the golden section ratio and has a good ornamental effect.

3. Shaping: Luohansong is a whorled branch, which is pruned according to the stereotyped potential of the trunk, and 2-3 branches are retained in the appropriate position, bound with wire, so that the main branch is slightly saggy and the hair skill is not strong. It is pruned once in June and July every year, usually with coring.

4. Watering: Luohansong is watered once every evening or early morning in summer and sprayed with foliar water in the afternoon. When the temperature is below 25 degrees in spring and autumn, it is usually watered once every 2 to 3 days. In winter, the basin can be buried in the ground and replenished properly according to the dry and wet conditions in the basin.

5. Fertilization: the main leaf observation of Luohansong, the fertilizer should be mainly nitrogen fertilizer, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be caught, sufficient base fertilizer should be applied in spring combined with changing pots, some thin alum fertilizer water should be applied in the growing season, and 0.1% urea and 3% leftover beer are often used to make the leaves thick and green.

6. Picking leaves: in order to improve the ornamental value when planting, the old leaves of Siraitia grosvenorii are usually removed in March, and the petiole should be retained when picking to stimulate the growth of axillary buds to become new and green.

7. Diseases and pests: the main diseases of Luohan pine are leaf spot and anthracnose, which can be sprayed with 50% methyl thiophanate wettable powder. Insect pests include shell insects, red spiders and coir moths, and can be sprayed with 1500 times omethoate EC.