How to plant litchi seedlings, pictures of litchi trees

1. How to plant litchi seedlings

Planting of seedlings: When planting litchi trees, try to choose a place with a slope, and the soil must be deep, fertile, well-drained, rich in organic matter and slightly acidic. The time can be chosen from early March to mid-April in spring or from mid-September to late October in autumn. Plant 18 to 20 plants per acre, and it is best to leave a wider distance between each seedling, such as 6*6 or 7*7 meters. When planting, leave the seedlings about 15 centimeters exposed in the middle, and then give it enough water.

Planting management: After the seedlings are planted, water and fertilizer management as well as disease and pest prevention and control must be done well. Regarding watering, because the root system of the seedlings has not recovered after being planted and needs a certain amount of time to recuperate, its ability to absorb nutrients will be temporarily poor, and timely irrigation is needed to prevent drought. Generally, a small amount of manure and water can be applied only half a year after the plants have been established. After the fruit trees have been alive for two years, you can increase the amount of fertilizer used. Generally, it is applied four times a year, every time the season changes, and fertilizers containing specific elements are applied according to the different growth conditions of fruit trees.

Tip control pruning: Before fertilizing fruit trees, injured and diseased branches should be cut off, and the height of each plant should be controlled below two meters to maintain the transmission of nutrients. It should be noted that due to the different varieties of litchi, the flowering rate will be slightly different. For those with a lower flowering rate, thinning and short pruning are required.

Pest control: The common insect pest of litchi is mainly beetles. You can spray the fruit trees with insecticide around April every year, and spray every six days, alternating between using 1,000 times diluted Litchi Chongjing and 1,000 to 2,000 times diluted Anlubao. When picking litchi later, pay attention to the safe period of pesticides on the fruit trees.