What are the main varieties of privet seeds? How to raise seedlings?

Privet tree is a very common ornamental tree, also known as ash, holly, wax tree, many flower lovers will choose to plant such a tree in their own courtyard, its fruit can be dried as medicine, has a certain medicinal effect. So what are the main varieties of privet seeds? How to raise seedlings? Next, let the editor tell you!

I. main varieties of Ligustrum lucidum seeds

1. Ligustrum lucidum

Deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs, branches diffuse, branchlets pubescent. Leaves thinly leathery, elliptic to Obovate-oblong, glabrous, apex obtuse, base cuneate, entire, margin slightly revolute; petiole pubescent. Panicle; flowers white, aromatic, sessile, Corolla lobes as long as tube; anthers beyond Corolla lobes. Drupe oval, purplish black. Florescence 7m / m-August.

2. Red leaf privet (purple leaf privet)

Small evergreen trees, simple leaves opposite, branchlets slightly velutinous, leaves ovate, ovate to ovate-oval, thin leathery, leaf shape very similar to lobular privet, stronger sprouting power, and faster growth, vigorous growth, its new shoots and tender leaves are purple-red, in contrast to the old leaves, feel bright and dazzling. If it is pruned several times, the new branches are dense, and the whole crown is purplish red, which is more gorgeous and moving in the green plant association. After the beginning of winter, the whole plant is purple-black again, which is more conspicuous in all things.

3. Tall privet / holly

Large evergreen shrubs or trees, with grayish brown bark, smooth and indehiscent. Leaves 8-12 cm long, leathery luster, Lingdong green, with dust anti-smoke function, can absorb sulfur dioxide, adapt to factories and mines, urban greening, is one of the rare northern evergreen broad-leaved trees.

4. Golden leaf privet

The leaves of Ligustrum lucidum are golden, especially in spring and autumn. Ligustrum lucidum is fond of light, poor negative tolerance, medium cold tolerance, strong adaptability and lax requirements for soil, but the loose, fertile and winding sandy soil is the best. It is used for the combination of words or patterns in Greenland Square, and can also be used for small courtyard decoration.

5. Flower and leaf privet

Deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs, branches diffuse, branchlets pubescent. Leaves thinly leathery, elliptic to Obovate-oblong, glabrous, apex obtuse, base cuneate, entire, margin slightly revolute; petiole pubescent. Panicle; flowers white, aromatic, sessile, Corolla lobes as long as tube; anthers beyond Corolla lobes. Drupe oval, purplish black. Florescence 7m / m-August.

Second, how to raise seedlings of Ligustrum lucidum seeds?

1. Sowing and raising seedlings

Sow seeds from early March to mid-April. The soil of the nursery is not strict, as long as it is loose and fertile. Before harvest, the peeled seeds are soaked in warm water for 1 to 2 days, and then harvested, sowed or sowed. The row spacing of strip sowing is 20 cm, the soil cover is 1.5 cm ~ 2 cm, and the harvest per mu is about 7 kg. Because the emergence time of privet seedlings is longer, about 1 month, it is best to cover grass on the border to preserve soil moisture after harvest. After the seedlings are unearthed, they should loosen the soil and weed in time, and carry out inter-seedlings when the seedlings are 5 centimeters high. the seedlings are afraid of waterlogging and should pay attention to drainage, but they should also be irrigated in case of excessive drought and fertilized 12 times according to routine management. Weed once a month. The height of one-year-old seedlings can reach 50 cm. If large seedlings are cultivated, they need to be planted in another bed and come out of the nursery after 2 ~ 4 years.

2. Cuttage seedling

The branches growing in spring can be cut and buried in November, and the cuttings can be taken out in February and March of the following year. The cuttings are 0.3cm ~ 0.4cm thick and 1518 cm long per ear. The upper end is flat, the lower end is oblique, the upper leaves are 12, and the cuttings are inserted into the soil. 3 plants are 10 cm apart, rooting takes about 2 months after cutting, and the seedling is 7090 cm high in the same year. Tall Ligustrum lucidum has beautiful branches and leaves, evergreen all the year round, white flowers in summer, and adapts to the urban climate. It is a common greening tree species in the Yangtze River valley. It is often planted in gardens and widely planted in neighborhoods, houses, or as garden trees, or trimmed as hedges. It has strong resistance to a variety of toxic gases and can be used as a pollution-resistant tree species in industrial and mining areas.

In the above, the editor told you in detail about the five varieties of privet seeds, each of which has its own characteristics. If you want to plant, you can choose your favorite one to plant. If you think the above breeding methods are useful, you can collect them.

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