What does osmanthus seed look like?
Today, the editor will introduce what osmanthus seeds look like and some related knowledge about the auspicious osmanthus seeds. Let's learn about it together below.
Since the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the large area of osmanthus trees in front of the farmer's house has all bloomed. There's no mistake, the farmer didn't write it wrong; it really is 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 in the village are mainly the elderly, who can't do much farm work. So they all planted osmanthus trees in their own fields.
The economic benefits of planting osmanthus trees in the fields are quite good. Generally, after a few years, 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 much 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 the osmanthus trees themselves!
In fact, the propagation methods of osmanthus trees are quite diverse. They can not only be grafted and cut, but also propagated by seeds! Many people don't know that osmanthus trees can not only produce fragrant flowers but also bear fruit. The fruits of osmanthus trees generally start to mature in April and May. They are green like grapes at first and turn purple when they mature, at which time the seeds can be harvested.
If using osmanthus tree seeds to grow seedlings, it usually takes at least ten years for them to bloom. Osmanthus seeds are generally sown in October in autumn or in spring. Moreover, after harvesting, the seeds must be stored for more than half a year before they can be sown. When sowing, the seed scar should be placed on the side to prevent the radicle of the osmanthus seeds from bending and affecting the growth of the seedlings. Because there are so many inconveniences with osmanthus seeds, most people choose to propagate by grafting or cutting.
Compared to seed propagation, the methods of grafting or cutting shorten the blooming period significantly. For example, cuttings can generally bloom in four or five years, while grafted osmanthus trees bloom even earlier, with some blooming in the same year, especially the everblooming osmanthus, which often blooms in the same year. However, most will bloom successively in the second or third year.
Just as an old saying goes: Good food doesn't fear delay. Osmanthus trees have been cultivated in China for thousands of years. These trees have a long lifespan and do not have high requirements for the environment, with a strong vitality. Some can live for decades or even hundreds of years, and there are also some that can live for thousands of years! Therefore, it's quite normal for osmanthus trees to bloom a bit later. If you want to plant osmanthus trees, the farmer recommends using cuttings, as they have a high survival rate and the technique is not difficult.
The above introduction about what osmanthus seeds look like and the related explanation of auspicious osmanthus seeds hope to bring a little help to your life!