Osmanthus maintenance and management methods

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Upper basin

Light and temperature

Plastic trimming

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Choose spring or autumn for potting, preferably on cloudy and rainy days. North of the Yellow River, it needs to be overwintered indoors, placed in a sunny place, and the indoor temperature should be kept above 5 degrees. According to the tree's posture, remove other gourd strips, overly dense branches, leggy branches, cross branches, and diseased and weak branches to allow ventilation and light transmission, and apply callus antiseptic film on the pruning opening to protect the wound.

Upper basin

Upper potting

Upper potting is generally done in spring or autumn, preferably on cloudy and rainy days. Before transplanting, ball the soil well to ensure the survival rate. The soil in the flowerpot should be loose, fertile, acidic soil. The soil ratio is 2 parts of humus soil, 3 parts of sandy soil, and 2 parts of decomposed cake fertilizer. Mix them evenly and then pot or repot.

Light and temperature

It can overwinter in the open field south of the Yellow River. Those north of the Yellow River need to overwinter indoors in a sunny place. The indoor temperature should be kept above 5 degrees but not more than 10 degrees. Move it outdoors in April of the following year, first place it in a leeward and sunny place for maintenance, and then gradually move it to a ventilated and sunny place after stable growth. Insufficient light during the growth period affects the differentiation of flower buds.

Pruning

Because of the tree Set the large frame according to the posture of the tree, and remove other gourd bars, overly dense branches, leggy branches, cross branches, diseased and weak branches to allow ventilation and light transmission. For trees that are strong at the top and weak at the bottom, the upper branches can be shortened by 1/3 to make the overall tree strong. At the same time, apply a healing antiseptic film on the pruning mouth to protect the wound.

Light and temperature

Plastic trimming

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