Yellow willow is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Salix of the Willow family. It is simple to plant and grows fast. It is planted in many areas in China and can grow normally in cold or high temperature environments. Yellow willow is often planted as a greening tree in China and has good resistance to wind and sand, so many people like to use it to build landscaping projects.
Yellow willow planting method
1. Growth environment: Yellow willow likes to grow on grassland with sufficient sunlight or sand dunes with high water level, and it has strong resistance to the environment, no matter how harsh the environment, it can grow quickly, just need Ensure that the soil has sufficient moisture.
2. Cutting selection: Yellow willow cuttings generally do not have any insect damage on the branches of the mother tree as cuttings. After winter, the yellow willow will stop growing for collection. The best collection time is from 11 to January of the following year.
3. Processing of cuttings: Cut the collected cuttings according to the length of 60-70 cm, and then trim the bottom diagonally to a length of 3-5 cm to facilitate insertion into the soil.
4. Cutting time: Yellow willow cutting time is best to choose after the soil is thawed from March to April. The thawing time varies in each region according to the local soil conditions.
5. Cutting planting: rectify the selected soil, clear the weeds and stones, and then apply enough base fertilizer at the bottom. Insert the yellow willow cuttings soaked in the rooting liquid directly into the soil. The first watering needs to be watered. For the soil, if the planting area is in a high temperature environment, it can be covered with plastic film to ensure soil moisture loss.
How to maintain yellow willow
1. Water and fertilizer management: No matter what kind of plants are planted, water and fertilizer management should be carried out, especially when watering and fertilizing too much, otherwise it will have a counterproductive effect and cause damage to the yellow willow saplings and affect the growth rate, so in the growing period Just keep the soil moist.
2. Measures to prevent wind and sand: Yellow willow itself has a strong resistance to wind and sand, but if the planting area is too sandy, protective measures must be taken, otherwise it will directly affect the survival rate.
3. Prevention and control of pests and diseases: Yellow willow is susceptible to attack by pests and diseases when it grows in summer, so it is necessary to regularly observe the branches and leaves of yellow willow when the temperature is high in summer. When found in time, take the correct medicine for treatment.
What is the best interval between yellow willows
The planting time of yellow willow is generally controlled to be 20-30 cm. One is because the appropriate spacing allows the yellow willow to have sufficient nutrients to absorb; the second is not to worry about the yellow willow being too dense during the growth period, resulting in compact leaves and insufficient exposure. The sunshine, so it is very important to control the planting time interval of yellow willow.
Yellow Willow Garden Value
After the yellow willow enters the growth period, the green branches and leaves have a good greening and gardening effect. At the same time, the yellow willow has also become an important tree species for sand fixation in semi-arid and sub-humid arid areas, and it also has a good role in purifying the air.