Osmanthus is a good green tree, often planted in the streets, parks and courtyards. The general planting of more grafting methods, that what trees can be grafted with osmanthus? When to graft? How to graft?

What kind of tree can be grafted with osmanthus?

Different varieties of osmanthus can be grafted, but also can be grafted with large-leaved chaste tree, small-leaved chaste tree (holly), small wax tree, water wax tree, ash tree, tasseled tree (oil male, oxalis) and so on. In fact, grafting is one kind of asexual reproduction, in which a branch or bud of one plant is grafted onto the stem or root of another plant, so that the two parts joined together can grow into a complete plant. And the higher the affinity of the graft the higher the survival rate, so you want to graft osmanthus looking for high affinity trees can be.

Two, when to graft osmanthus?

1. Osmanthus general growing season is the spring grafting is appropriate. To early spring when the new buds are about to sprout the best, that is, March-April each year. Northern areas can be grafted between April and June, and southern areas can be grafted in February.

2. Of course, late spring and early fall can also be grafted, but the survival rate will be lower than early spring. So in general, if you don't have enough experience and skill, it's better to choose to graft osmanthus around the Qingming Festival.

Three, how to graft osmanthus?

1. Preparation

First of all, the grafting of the rootstock and scion ready, rootstock can be selected to the above introduction of several trees. Then in the robust, disease-free, well-grown laurel tree on the selection of fully lignified branches, remove the excess leaves to retain only about 3 leaves. Then at the bottom of the branch on both sides of the 45 ° oblique cut, the length of 2-3 cm, so that the formation of a chisel shape can be.

2. Grafting

Osmanthus grafting can be ventral or leaning grafting, you can choose according to the actual situation, the details of the two methods are as follows:

(1) osmanthus ventral grafting: that is, before connecting the rootstock to be trimmed. In 6-7 centimeters from the soil surface all cut off, in the vicinity of the rootstock by an oblique cut, do not hurt the pith. Scion use 2-3 branches (without leaves), about 10 cm long. With 2-3 nodes is preferred.

Then the scion interface cut into an unequal wedge, inserted into the rootstock cut into the close joint. Tied with plastic or hemp and then congested until the top of the scion.

(2) against the joint: then the spike interface cut into an unequal wedge, inserted into the cutting of the rootstock to make a close joint. Tied with plastic or hemp and then congested to the top of the

spike. When choosing a method of leaning the scion, it is best to do so during the growing season and preferably to avoid continuous rain.

3. Field management

After the grafted osmanthus seedlings have survived, the new shoots grow to about 15 centimeters to cut off the residual rootstock tillers. In June-August also have to carry out drought, fertilization, weeding, but the beginning of the amount of fertilizer and watering must be controlled, do not apply too much to cause burning seedlings.

The grafting of osmanthus is actually not very difficult, generally speaking, according to the above steps can be. Of course, if you are completely inexperienced, it is recommended that you go directly to the market to buy ready-made grafted seedlings, which also saves a lot of things.