How to repot the elmleaf plum

Repotting Prunus mume: choosing a flowerpot

Choose a flower pot of appropriate size and cover the bottom hole of the pot with two tiles or a thin foam sheet to ensure that the soil in the pot is not washed away by water while allowing excess water to flow out in time.

Place a layer of expanded clay or broken red bricks on the tiles or foam as a water filter layer, about 2-3 cm thick.

Fertilizer is placed on the drainage layer, about 1-3 cm thick, and a thin layer of substrate is placed on the fertilizer, about 2 cm thick, to separate the roots from the fertilizer.

Repotting Prunus mume: substrate selection

The nutrient soil and ingredient ratio for repotting can be selected from one of the following.

Garden soil: slag = 3:1; or garden soil: medium-coarse river sand: sawdust (vegetable residue) = 4:1:2; or one of paddy soil, pond mud, or leaf mold.

Repotting elmleaf plum: specific steps

Place the flower to be repotted on the ground, and first tap the sides of the pot with your palms to vibrate the roots and separate them from the pot wall.

Turn the flower pot upside down on your left hand, gently hold the plant with the index and middle fingers of your left hand, press the edge of the pot with your wrist and fingertips, pat the bottom of the pot with your right hand, and then use your thumb to push the root soil down through the bottom hole to let the plant out.

After taking it out, gently pat the soil in the pot with your palms to let the excess soil fall off.

Place the plant in a prepared pot and fill it with nutrient soil, leaving about 2-3 centimeters from the mouth of the pot.

Repotting of Prunus mume: Post-production management

For potted plums, in addition to adding organic fertilizers when planting them, proper water and fertilizer management is also required during daily maintenance.

Prunus armeniaca prefers a slightly humid or dry climate, so the relative humidity of the air in the growing environment must be controlled.

When the plants enter a dormant or semi-dormant period in winter, the weak, diseased, insect-infested, dead, or overcrowded branches should be cut off. The branches can also be arranged in combination with cuttings.