How to plant Chinese Tulip Tree
The editor provides netizens with some small experiences on how to plant Chinese Tulip Tree and the key cultivation techniques for this green plant. Next, the editor will give you a detailed explanation.
Chinese Tulip Tree is a rare plant unique to China. It is a deciduous large tree, reaching up to 40 meters in height and more than 1 meter in diameter at chest height. The young branches are gray or brown. The leaves resemble a Chinese jacket - the top of the leaf is flat, like the hem of a Chinese jacket; the sides of the leaf are smooth or slightly curved, similar to the two sides of a Chinese jacket; the ends of both sides of the leaf extend outward, as if they are the two sleeves of a Chinese jacket. Therefore, the Chinese Tulip Tree is also called "Chinese Jacket Wood." The flowers are solitary at the top of the branch, with 9 petals, the outer 3 are sepal-like and green, the inner two are petal-like and yellow-green, with yellow stripes at the base, resembling a tulip. Thus, its English name is "Chinese Tulip Tree," translated into Chinese as "China's Tulip Tree." It grows quickly, is drought-resistant, and has strong resistance to diseases and pests. The flowers are large and beautiful, the leaves turn golden yellow in autumn, resembling yellow Chinese jackets, making it a valuable street tree and ornamental species for gardens. It can quickly provide shade after planting and is also excellent wood for construction and furniture making. It mainly grows in the south of the Yangtze River. It is mainly used to treat rheumatism, colds, and coughs.
The mother trees should be selected from healthy trees aged 15-30 years. The seeds of Chinese Tulip Tree mature in October, and they should be harvested when the fruit turns brown. After cutting the fruiting branches, place them in a dark room to dry for about 7-10 days, then spread them in the sun for 2-3 days until the winged fruits naturally separate, remove impurities, and store them in cloth bags.
The seedling raising area for Chinese Tulip Tree should be chosen in a wind-protected, sunny location with deep, fertile, moist, and well-drained sandy soil. Deeply turn the soil at the end of autumn and winter, apply base fertilizer in the following spring, level the soil, dig drainage ditches, and repair the high beds. The direction of the seedbeds should be east-west. There are two methods of seedling raising:播种 (播种) and cutting. Broadcast sowing is used for seedling raising, with a row spacing of 20-25 cm and a sowing rate of 10-15 kg per 667m2. Sow in early March, cover with fine soil and straw after sowing. Generally, seedlings emerge after 20-30 days, then remove the straw, pay attention to timely weeding, moderately shade, and water and fertilize as needed. One-year-old seedlings can reach a height of 40 cm.
Seedling Raising
The nursery site should be chosen with deep, loose, fertile, and well-drained sandy loam soil, and it is not suitable to choose vegetable or melon fields. To promote early seedling growth and development, it is necessary to carefully prepare the land and apply fertilizer. One month before sowing, deeply turn the land, apply decomposed manure and cake fertilizer at a rate of 3-3.75t/hm2, and use a 0.2% solution of 50% methyl thiophanate wettable powder to disinfect the soil. After leveling the land, apply seeds after germination according to a width of 100-120 cm and a height of 25 cm, with germination rates being high and seedlings uniform.
Medicated Prevention: Spray 1000-1500 times the solution of 50% carbendazim wettable powder during the disease period, once every 10-18 days, for 2-3 consecutive times. The symptoms of the white绢 disease are: first, the root cortex of the affected seedlings rots, and then the above-ground parts wither and die. The disease occurs from June to September, with high incidence during this period. High temperature, humidity, sandy soil, acidic soil, and continuous cropping can easily cause the disease. Preventive measures: mainly focus on preventing the disease, as medication can only control it.
1. During the disease period, water the roots with 5% lime water or 1% copper sulfate, or sprinkle 100 jin of lime per mu on the nursery ground.
2. Apply organic fertilizer: improve seedling growth, enhance resistance, and increase microorganisms.
3. Practice crop rotation: if possible, rotate between seedlings and grass crops, with a rotation period of 4-5 years or more.
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