How to Preserve Flowers and Fruits of Plum Blossoms

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1. Apply foliar fertilizer

2. Carry out girdling

3. Spraying during flowering period

4. Cut off flower buds

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To preserve the flowers and fruits of plum trees, you can apply foliar fertilizer to the leaves when they first begin to bloom. You can use a low-concentration urea solution to reduce the fall of flowers and fruits. For trees that have been growing for 12-15 years, girdling during the peak flowering period is an option. You can also spray 300 times of borax and boric acid after entering the blooming period. For those with a large number of flowers, some flower buds can be cut off before flowering.

1. Apply foliar fertilizer

1. Apply foliar fertilizer

When the flowers first begin to bloom, you can apply foliar fertilizer to the leaves. You can use a low-concentration urea solution. This can promote the differentiation of flower buds, and it should also be used when the flowers are in full bloom. When spraying and during the growth period of young fruits, in addition to urea solution, 0.4% potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution should also be mixed. Foliar fertilization can effectively reduce flower and fruit drop and increase the fruit setting rate of plum trees.

2. Carry out girdling

This method is for trees that have grown for 12-15 years and have reached the fruiting stage. You can choose to girdle the tree during the flowering stage. Use a sharp knife to cut two sides of the trunk about 15 cm away from the ground. Circle, control the width to about 4-6 mm, and then peel off the skin along the way. For small trees and weakly growing trees, this step cannot be performed.

3. Spraying during flowering

After entering the full flowering period, you can spray 300 times of borax and boric acid on the trees. This can increase the fruit setting rate and the effect is very impressive.

4. Cut off flower buds

For For trees that bloom a lot, you can cut off some of the small flower buds when they first start blooming, which can also work.

2. Carry out girdling

3. Spraying during flowering period

4. Cut off flower buds

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