What are the maintenance methods of foliage plant rubber tree in winter? How to cut off the head? How to fertilize?

Rubber tree is an evergreen tree of the genus Ficus of Moraceae, with thick and broad leaves, thick green color, bright red terminal buds and elegant charm. Rubber tree is a famous potted foliage plant with high ornamental value. So do you know the ways to maintain rubber trees in winter? How to cut off the head? How to apply fertilizer?

What are the maintenance methods of rubber trees in winter

1. Breeding methods in winter

In winter, the first thing is to pay attention to the temperature, the winter temperature is very low, so we should pay attention to maintain a high temperature, the lowest not less than 5 ℃.

When it comes to light, it is generally necessary to be exposed to direct light every day. Rubber trees like the light, so do not break water and direct sunlight. In winter, it is usually placed indoors in a place with plenty of light.

Watering should be careful to keep the soil dry, because rubber trees grow slowly in winter and do not need a lot of watering. The same is true of fertilization, at this time to apply appropriate amount of fertilizer, but you can sprinkle some plant ash.

2. Matters needing attention in winter culture.

When raising rubber trees in winter, pay attention to keeping ventilation, but to prevent cold wind. If you accidentally let the rubber tree be blown by the cold wind, it is easy to cause its leaves to fall off and even die.

In winter, we also need to pay attention to humidity, because at this time the growth of rubber trees is very slow, the consumption of water will be less, watering should not be too much, and the soil and air of branches and leaves should not be too wet, so as to avoid blackening of leaves and rotten roots.

In fact, there is another point to pay attention to, after the temperature drop, do not rush to put it indoors, but put it indoors to endure a period of low temperature, pay attention to frost prevention.

Second, how to behead a rubber tree

1. Rubber trees suitable for beheading

When beheading rubber trees, we need to observe which rubber trees are suitable for beheading.

First of all, we should pay attention to the growth state of the rubber tree, generally the plant must be strong, which can reduce the risk and avoid its death.

The rubber tree should be kept in a state of growth so that if it is beheaded, the plant can grow. Generally speaking, beheading can be carried out in summer, because summer is the exuberant season for the growth of rubber trees. If you behead at this time, the growth will be very exuberant, the time to hold back the bud is relatively short, and it is easy to survive.

2. How to decapitate a rubber tree

In fact, after determining that the rubber tree is suitable for beheading, it can be beheaded.

Choose the ideal height, and then look at the lower side there is no bud point, if there is a bud point, it is easier to germinate and survive.

Just use a special pruning knife to cut off the branches. Note that the wound should be sealed with wax to avoid infection and death.

After the rubber tree is beheaded, usually about half a month, we can see the bud, about 2 months, he will be able to grow better.

Third, how to fertilize rubber trees

1. Summer growth period

Rubber trees grow vigorously, so it is the time when rubber trees grow rapidly in the middle of summer, when the demand for water and nutrients will increase, so we have to increase the frequency of fertilization and use rotten cakes to soak into water. then mixed with phosphorus and potassium liquid fertilizer is applied, fertilization in spring and autumn is usually carried out every three weeks, and summer can be reduced to two Mondays. Fertilizing is carried out with watering, which can make the rubber tree grow healthier and stronger.

2. Budding period in early spring

Rubber trees in the early spring every year, the soil in the flowerpot will be poured out to replace it to ensure the nutrients of the potted soil base fertilizer. At this point, the root system can be trimmed, and then the new soil can be selected for basin. If the rubber tree grows bigger, choose a larger flowerpot at this time, which can be conducive to normal growth. If you want the potted rubber tree to grow fuller, you can disturb the growth of its seedlings and control its height at about 70 cm, which will make the planted rubber tree more beautiful.

Time: 2019-03-15 Click: