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How to manage water-saving and drought-tolerant plant Populus tomentosa in Hokkaido

Published: 2024-09-20 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/09/20, Hokkaido boxwood is a small evergreen broad-leaved tree of the genus Euonymaceae. Hokkaido boxwood is grafted with silk cotton as rootstock, the tree posture is tall and straight, evergreen all the year round, and the ripe fruit is cracked after winter, showing red aril, green leaves and red fruit, which is of high ornamental value. It is a rare evergreen broad-leaved tree in the cold region of the north. Lax requirements on the soil, in the soil organic matter content of more than 0.8% of sandy soil, sandy loam, loam, soil can grow well. It is suitable for soils with pH 6 to 9 and total salt content less than 2 ‰. High connection height 1 to 1.8 meters, low connection

Hokkaido boxwood is a small evergreen broad-leaved tree of the genus Euonymaceae. Hokkaido boxwood is grafted with silk cotton as rootstock, the tree posture is tall and straight, evergreen all the year round, and the ripe fruit is cracked after winter, showing red aril, green leaves and red fruit, which is of high ornamental value. It is a rare evergreen broad-leaved tree in the cold region of the north.

Lax requirements on the soil, in the soil organic matter content of more than 0.8% of sandy soil, sandy loam, loam, soil can grow well. It is suitable for soils with pH 6 to 9 and total salt content less than 2 ‰. The high connection height is 1 to 1.8 meters and the low connection height is 30 to 50 centimeters. The row spacing of street trees is 3 to 6 meters, and the row spacing of color block seedlings is 20 to 30 centimeters, 15 to 25 trees per square meter.

Before planting, 2 to 3 kg of rotten basic fertilizer was applied to each plant, irrigated 3 to 4 times a year in areas with rainfall of 180 to 400 mm, and 2 to 3 times a year in areas with rainfall greater than 400 mm. Hokkaido boxwood is resistant to pruning, so it is necessary to top the strong branches at the right time, increase the number of branches and make the tree full.

 
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