Why introduce a flower that looks like a red cockscomb? Because the editor goes out to play, occasionally sees it, and blooms a piece of red flowers, like a red elf, blooming happily on the branches, how can such a beautiful scenery not be shared with flower friends?
First, simple understanding
What we want to know is the "chicken crown thorn tree", also called ivory red or cypress tree.
Spring and summer can see its flowers, very splendid, after the flowers open like a chicken crown, but also a variety of thorn trees, so it is called chicken crown flower ~ ~ ~ ~
It is very common in many courtyards and parks, garden greenery, its rhizome is thick, can grow to 10 meters high, below the blossoming thorn tree, very beautiful, right?
Second, other varieties of thorn trees
The following are other varieties of thorn trees, but they don't feel as good as the cockscomb thorn trees, what do you think?
1. Thorn tree
This is a relatively common variety, the flowers are very small, and the amount of flowers is not too much.
2. Parrot flower
This is the parrot flower of the genus Tung, the inflorescence is very good-looking, the flower color is orange, or very beautiful, but the amount of flowers is very small, not so common.
3. Dragon's tooth flower
It is also called coral thorn tree, the flowers are gathered together, it looks more beautiful, but the flowers are not large, they are coral-like.
Third, growth and morphology
Cockscomb thorn tree has beautiful oval leaves, pinnate compound leaves, the flowers are the most beautiful cockscomb-shaped, just about to bloom when it is spoon-shaped, fully open when the stamens anthers will grow and stick out, very chic, careful observation to see.
In another two months (around October), it will bear fruit, and the fruit is a pod, long knife bean.
Fourth, the advantages of chicken crown thorn tree
Cockscomb thorn tree is very common in the south, the north needs to be cold for wintering, it likes light, slightly resistant to shade, especially likes warm or high temperature, cold tolerance is still good.
As a common green tree, it has the advantages of drought tolerance, flood resistance, shade resistance, barrenness tolerance, cold tolerance and salt tolerance, it can be said that its adaptability is not too strong!
It is generally planted in fertile, loose sandy soil to grow the best, and the flowering is more abundant.
Fifth, planting strategies
In fact, the cockscomb thorn tree is a tropical small tree native to Southeast Asia, in our country's South China, Southeast China and Taiwan are very common, if you want to plant some, you can harvest some pods in the autumn, collect to sow seeds, soak the seeds for a day before sowing, moisturize and keep warm, 10 days can germinate!
Of course, cuttings can also be propagated, generally choose an annual semi-woody branch, cut a 20 to 30 cm long cuttings, you can dip a little rooting powder, not too much, cuttings in a slightly moist, loose sand bed, keep the sandy soil slightly moist, generally half a month can take root and sprout.
Generally 1 to 2 months long can grow a lot of small buds, in the Qinling Mountains South of the Huai River common breeding method is to use long soft branches cuttings to breed, if there is a small yard and open space can try to plant.
Sowing or cuttings of seedlings in winter need to be insulated, do not be frozen and hung off, the general overwintering temperature can be more than 5 degrees, you can transplant to the ground in the spring, you can dig a good pit before transplanting and colonization, give enough base fertilizer (decomposed organic fertilizer), water through after transplanting, in addition to the appropriate water in the early stage, after long stability, you do not need too much maintenance!
If you want to grow a little more lush, you can give thin liquid fertilizer twice a year, generally with urea water fertilizer is the best, organic fertilizer is also good, because the base fertilizer has been given, topdressing should not be too much.
Note: If you don't want your thorn tree to grow too tall, you can spread the buds and pinch the top during its growth process, you can control the plant type, let it grow to the height you want, it does not grow too fast.
6. Disease prevention and control
The usual maintenance is still relatively less disease and insects, don't worry too much!
1. Rotten skin disease
If the thorn tree has the symptoms of rotten skin, it is basically hanging, this disease will harm the branch with a small beetle dù, when found it is best to shorten, otherwise the whole plant will die.
2. Leaf spot disease
The leaves will produce gray-brown spots, which will slowly expand, and the leaves will fall off as soon as they are touched, and they are easy to break, and the dead leaves and diseased leaves will be cut off in time.
3. Other diseases
If you see that the leaves, young branches, etc. become deformed, swollen, necrotic, and a large number of leaves are dropped, you must cut off the diseased branches in time and remove the rotten bark of the rotten skin.
Cut off branches and leaves should be destroyed, do not leave them on the soil.
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