Zaojiao seedlings were raised successfully.

Recently, the reporter learned from the Forestry Bureau of Qingcheng County, Gansu Province that forestry technicians in the county have successfully cultivated Zaojiao saplings, a rare local tree species, and explored a new way for farmers in the county to develop characteristic planting industry in the future.

It is understood that Gleditsia sinensis is one of the endemic species of Gleditsia in China, which has high medicinal value and economic value. The forestry technical workstation of the county began to implement the experimental project of raising seedlings in Zaojiao last year. In the whole process of implementing the project, technicians made detailed records on seed treatment, germination, sowing, fertilization, soil preparation, watering and overwintering protective measures one by one. The whole seedling emerged neatly and healthily, free from diseases and insect pests, and grew well. The experimental project completed a total of 4 mu of seedlings, yielding 4000 first-class seedlings per mu, the emergence rate of 2-year-old seedlings was 70%, and the first-class seedlings reached 80%. Through the implementation of the project, it provides a technical guarantee for Zaojiao seedling cultivation and large-scale cultivation in the county in the future. (reporter Li Xiaoguang, correspondent Li Jin)