Choose the right timing and tree seedlings
Before planting the willows, you have to get ready. The willows prefer a sun-rich, soil-humid environment,* flood-resistant, but drought-resilient, so it is preferable to plant in close proximity to water sources, such as rivers, ponds, or well-watered areas in the yard。
Time, spring and autumn are two good times for willow planting. Following the defrosting of the spring soil, the seedlings have not sprung and have the highest rate of survival; after fall leaves, the roots can slow down until the soil is frozen, and spring will grow stronger. Avoiding summer and winter can save a lot of trouble。
The choice of seedlings is also advanced, with as many roots as possible being complete, strong, disease-free or incubated. In the case of net-purchase seedlings, check whether the roots are dehydrated after receipt, using a water bubble for a few hours before landing, thus slowing down the seedlings。
Plantation steps and elements
Many asked how the willows were grown, but the core was digging pits, planting seedlings, filling soil and watering four steps. The diameter of the pit is about 20 centimetres larger than the ball, with depths between 40 and 50 centimetres. The bottom of the pit can be covered with a layer of decaying organic fertilizer and a layer of thin ground to avoid direct exposure to the fertilizer by the roots。
When the seedlings are put in the pit, they are raised and the root system is naturally stretched, and then a layer back to the soil is filled, each layer is slowly stepped, and water is finally poured, so that the soil and the root line are closely aligned. When planted in a windy place, it is recommended that a support pole be inserted and that the trunk be tied to prevent the shaking of roots。
Elements of post-plant conservation
After planting, the first two weeks have been slow-growing and the soil has to be wet, but not water. When the weather is hot, water is poured out every morning and every night, or the roots are covered with straw. When new buds emerge, the frequency of water water can be gradually reduced。
The willows grow fast, but they have to be properly trimmed in the run-up to cut the over-heavy, ill and weak branches off and concentrate their nutrients on the main supply. In addition, spring and summer sex is a high-precipitation period for aphids and buffaloes, which regularly check the back of leaves and branches and find that the pests are treated in a timely manner。
Water and fertilization
A nitrogen fertilisation was applied before the spring sprouts to promote the growth of branches, and the application of phosphorus potassium fertilized after the autumn to help root and branch lumber fertilization to improve the resilience to cold. You don't have to water too often. You just get wet。
2. Pest management
The common diseases of the willows are rusty, ulcer disease, and the pests are aphids and raisins. It can be controlled by frequent ventilated light, which is found to have been cut and burned and sprayed with low poisons。
3. Winter preparedness
The northern region is cold during the winter, and small tree seedlings are best entangled around the trunks with grasslines, or are white-freeze-proof, with roots of 20 cm thick, to ensure a safe winter。
Common question answers
Some friends planted willows and found leaves yellow, lost leaves, mostly watering too many rotten roots or soil alkaline. The willows prefer micro-tacid to neutral soil, and if they are compact, they can be improved with river sand and leafy soil。
And how willows grow to grow fast? In fact, the light and water are in place, and the willows are going crazy. Just remember the location, the rational watering, and the regular trimping, the newcomers also produce a shade. In the case of specific problems, it would be more direct to ask a local horticulturalist for a photograph than to search online。
Anyway, willows are a very live tree, not too expensive. And in the way above, in the spring of next year, you'll see the green willows flowing with the wind。
