What kind of plant is a peace tree?

During Christmas, a plant called the Peace Tree is popular with flower lovers. From the leaves of this tree from the base of the three veins can be seen that it is a Lauraceae plants. "Pingan tree is an elegant name for cinnamon plants in the genus Cinnamomum of Lauraceae, and the most widely sold in the market is Cinnamomum kotoense, which is grown on Taiwan's Lanyu Island. It was originally a garden ornamental tree, but now it has been developed into a beautiful potted foliage plant.

Cinnamomum cassia likes warm, moist and sunny environment. It was born in high temperature, foggy mountains, so like half shade, not resistant to water, cold and dry. Cultivation should use loose fertile, well-drained, rich in organic matter acid sandy soil.

The optimum temperature for its growth is 20℃~ 30℃. In winter, it should not be lower than 5 ° C. Summer season, when the temperature exceeds 32℃ above, to give shade and foliage spray, in order to humidify cooling, so that it can maintain vigorous growth potential. Cinnamomum cassia likes half shade. Especially in summer, if the light is too strong, it is easy to cause leaf burns. Outdoor need to move it to shade or 40%~50% under the shade.

Water management of Cinnamomum cassia L. is difficult. Summer growth fast, evaporation, to water more, potted plants should always keep the pot soil moist, but there must be no ponding. The relative humidity of the environment should be kept above 80%. In order to keep the humidity of the environment, spray water on the leaves and the surrounding environment frequently. People should control watering after autumn. In winter, more water should be sprayed and less watered. If there is ponding in the basin soil, it is easy to cause plant yellowing, and the lower leaves will fall off after yellowing. Serious cases will cause plant root rot and death. Special attention should be paid to plum rain season.

Cinnamomum cassia Lanyu plant plump, large leaves, growth is more prosperous, so the fertilizer requirements are also larger. Potted cinnamon from mid-spring to early autumn, can be applied once a month thin cake fertilizer water or alum fertilizer water. After autumn, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be applied twice continuously to increase the cold resistance of plants and promote early lignification of tender shoots. All forms of topdressing should be stopped in winter to prevent damage to roots.

Breeding production commonly used sowing method, families can try layering reproduction.