Here is a brief introduction to the cultivation management and garden use of Salix matsudana.
First, the morphological characteristics of Salix matsudana
Deciduous tree, 20 meters high, 80 cm in diameter at breast height, dark gray to dark gray-black bark, longitudinally split, erect or oblique branches, yellow-green.
Leaves lanceolate or striped, inflorescence and leaves spread at the same time.
The flowering period of Salix matsudana is April, and the estrus period of fruit is April.
Second, the cultivation and management of Salix matsudana
Propagation methods include sowing, cutting, layering and tillering. But cutting is easy, layering is fast, cutting is commonly used, and 23-year-old branches can also be cut, so the survival rate is not low.
Transplanting after defoliation in autumn and before germination in spring, without soil balls, has a high survival rate. When the buds have sprouted and grown leaves, the survival rate is greatly reduced.
After planting, fully water and erect pillars.
For 20-30-year-old Salix matsudana with dry shoots, flat shearing can be used for regeneration, and new buds germinate after the dry head to form a beautiful crown shape.
Third, the garden use of Salix matsudana
Salix mandshurica has a full crown, dense branches and leaves, early germination and late defoliation, and is deeply loved by people.
It is often used as a street tree and a shade tree in gardens. Can be good at lakeshore, low temperature land, lawn, and also be good at both sides of buildings. There are many catkins in spring and they float for a long time.
Salix matsudana is good in material, resistant to mixing and difficult to deform, and can be used as building, furniture or agricultural tools, and also as raw materials for papermaking. The branches are soft and can be woven into baskets.
4. Variety and variation of willow: The branches are slender and drooping, but only1-2m, which is not as long as weeping willows, but they are still often mistaken for yellow weeping willows.