When to sow osmanthus seeds
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Ever since the Mid-Autumn Festival, a large area of osmanthus trees in front of the farmer's house has bloomed. Everyone is not mistaken, nor is the farmer. It is indeed a large area of osmanthus trees. Because in recent years, most of the young people in the village have gone to work in other places, and the people left behind in the village are mostly elderly people who can't do much farm work, so they have all planted osmanthus trees in their own fields.
The economic benefits of planting osmanthus trees in the field are quite good. Generally, after a few years of planting, an osmanthus tree can be sold for several hundred yuan, and some can even be sold for over a thousand yuan. Many people say it's better than growing crops! However, the osmanthus trees planted in the village are all wild seedlings found in the mountains and transplanted, not grown from seeds of osmanthus trees!
In fact, the propagation methods of osmanthus trees are quite rich. They can not only be grafted or cut, but also propagated by seeds! Many people do not know that osmanthus trees can not only produce fragrant flowers but also bear fruit. The fruits of osmanthus trees usually start to mature in April and May. At first, they are green like grapes, and then turn purple when mature, at which time the seeds can be harvested.
If using osmanthus tree seeds for seedlings, it generally takes at least ten years to bloom. Osmanthus seeds are usually sown in October of autumn or in spring. Moreover, after harvesting osmanthus seeds, they must be stored for more than half a year before sowing. When sowing, the seed scar should be placed on the side to prevent the bending of the radicle of osmanthus seeds, which may affect the growth of seedlings. Due to so many inconveniences in the propagation of osmanthus tree seeds, most people choose to propagate by grafting or cutting.
Compared to seed propagation, the flowering period of propagation by grafting or cutting is much shorter. For example, cutting usually takes four or five years to bloom, while grafted osmanthus trees bloom even earlier, with some flowering in the same year. For instance, most of the 'Si Ji Gui' (Four Seasons Osmanthus) will bloom in the same year, but most will bloom successively in the second or third year.
Just as an old saying goes: Good food is not afraid of delay. Osmanthus trees have been planted in China for thousands of years, and these trees have a long lifespan and do not have high environmental requirements, with a strong vitality. Some can live for decades, and some for thousands of years! Therefore, it is normal for osmanthus trees to bloom a bit later. If you want to plant osmanthus trees, the farmer recommends using the cutting method, as it has a high survival rate and is not technically demanding.
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