Kapok tree cultivation methods and precautions

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1. Maintenance methods

2. Breeding skills

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

4. Other issues

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Soil: It will grow well in acidic soil. It can be cultivated in sandy soil. The soil should be acidic. Light: Kapok trees prefer a sunny growing environment and cannot tolerate shade. Temperature: It likes to grow in a high-temperature environment. The temperature in winter should not be too low and should be kept above 10°C. Nutrients: Add some decomposed cake fertilizer as base fertilizer when planting, and apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer before flowering.

1. Maintenance methods

1. Maintenance methods

1. Substrate selection: The soil must be acidic and able to tolerate drought conditions. Both sandy soil and clay can be used. The soil requirements are not strict, and can be cultivated in sandy soil, and can tolerate harsh living conditions.

2. Light management: It likes to grow in sunny places and is not intolerant of shade, so it is very suitable for planting in sunny places.

3. Temperature management: It likes high temperature environments and is resistant to cold The ability is relatively low, but at long-term low temperatures of 5 to 8°C, the branches will be frozen. The temperature cannot be lower than 10°C, and it can tolerate high temperatures in summer.

4. Nutrient management: When planting, use decomposed cake fertilizer as base fertilizer. Before flowering and during the peak flowering period, topdressing with phosphorus and potassium fertilizers can help make the flowers bloom more luxuriantly and the color will be brighter.

2. Breeding skills

1 . Overwintering: In winter, it should be moved into a greenhouse or indoors. The room temperature should not be lower than 10°C. It will survive better in a sunny place.

2. Natural reproduction: Using the power of nature, after the kapok tree grows fruit, it will naturally split on the branches. The oval seeds inside and the white cotton wool will scatter with the wind, and then they will reproduce themselves.

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

1 . Stem rot: The entire trunk rots and turns black. It is necessary to remove the diseased area to prevent the spread of infection, and then use carbendazim liquid for prevention and treatment.

2. Scarabs: You can use a black light to capture them, or spray dimethoate after 5 o'clock in the evening for control.

IV. Other issues

1 . How long is the flowering period: February and March every year is the season when kapok blooms. When kapok blooms, it means the arrival of spring. Kapok has strong ornamental value and is the benchmark for street trees.

2. Can it be planted on the ground: It can be planted on the ground. The kapok tree is a tropical plant and is not suitable for survival in cold areas. It can be planted in a greenhouse.

2. Breeding skills

3. Problem diagnosis and treatment

4. Other issues

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