How to cut camellias

Camellia flowers large and gorgeous, ornamental value is very high, more people in life culture, in the garden application is wider, in the cultivation of Camellia, can be propagated through cuttings, convenient and fast, high survival rate. So how do you do it? Let's take a look at the teapot cuttage propagation in detail.

1. Cutting time

Camellia can be cut all year round, but the most suitable time for cutting is spring and autumn, and the best autumn in spring and autumn is August-September. This is because spring teapot bud shoot will consume a lot of nutrients, cutting nutrition is insufficient, not conducive to rooting, and autumn branches have grown semi-lignification, nutrition is sufficient, easy to root. So if you want to plant camellia friends, if you want to carry out cuttage propagation, it is best to choose autumn.

2. Select cuttings

Choose a strong, disease-free mother plant on the growth of more than 1 year of semi-lignified branches, branches to the first stout some, so that branches take root, and germination growth is faster. If the selected branches are thin and weak, not only is it difficult to take root, but it may also be weak when growing. In addition, cuttings should have 2-3 fully grown bud eyes, which will grow new branches and leaves very quickly after cutting survival, forming new plants.

3, the use of rooting powder

If the cuttings of Camellia are directly cut, the survival rate may be relatively low, so rooting powder is generally used when cutting, which can obviously improve the survival rate of cuttings. Soak the bottom of cuttings in rooting powder solution for 2-3 hours, and the rooting rate is relatively high when cutting. In addition, the survival rate of cuttings and soil also have a certain relationship, to choose loose breathable soil, not edible humus soil, so as not to cause new root burns.

4. Cutting

Cuttings should be cut and inserted, cutting should not be too deep, generally 3-5 cm into the soil, so in the loose and breathable soil, high oxygen content, will take root in a short time. But if inserted too deep, oxygenated, the wound does not heal, but also lead to cuttings rot or infected bacteria die. Because the insertion is too shallow, it is necessary to press the soil with hands after cutting, so that it is closely connected with the cuttings, in order to avoid lodging and shaking.

The above is how camellia cuttings introduced, I hope to help you, want to know more about the relevant knowledge, please pay attention to us.