Bergamot is also known as Finger Citrus, Bergamot and Golden Bergamot. The best reward period is11~ 65438+February. Ornamental characteristics of bergamot: evergreen shrub or small tree, 1 ~ 4m high. There are water chestnuts at the top of the branches, and the tender branches are purple. The colors are white and purple, and they bloom 2~3 times a year. The fruit is orange-yellow, very fragrant, and the top is split like a fist or open like a finger. The split like a fist is called Buddha fist or closed bergamot, and the open like a finger is called bergamot or open bergamot. The fruit is thick and the pulp is almost completely degraded.
Bergamot is suitable for the environment: I like warm and humid climate. I like light, but I don't want to bask in the sun, and I can't tolerate shade. I am afraid of both drought and stagnant water. Afraid of severe cold, the optimum temperature is 25~35 degrees. Cultivation methods of bergamot: cutting, grafting, layering and other cultivation methods. Cutting is carried out from late June to early July. Take the spring shoots and autumn shoots of healthy mother plants as cuttings, remove the leaf thorns, leave 3-4 buds, about 13cm long, obliquely insert two-thirds of the sandy soil, keep it moist often, take root after 1 month, and plant it separately after two months of germination. Grafting is usually done by butt joint and abdominal incision, usually in rainy season. High-pressure strip is usually carried out in June-August. Select vigorous branches for high pressure, cut the cortex about 3 cm with a knife, or peel it in a ring shape about 1cm. They are covered with soil and plastic film, and often watered and moisturized. 1 month can be used for root cutting and 2 months can be used for root cutting and transplanting. Cultivation and care of bergamot: Like fertilizer, it should be combined with watering and timely fertilization. Apply 1 time a week when sprouting spring shoots, and twice a week during the vigorous growth period (from mid-June to mid-July), with phosphorus and potassium fertilizer as the main fertilizer and less nitrogen fertilizer, 2-3 times a month. After the fruit is harvested, in order to restore the tree vigor, promote the differentiation of flower buds and facilitate the flowering and fruiting in the coming year, watering and additional application should be combined. In hot summer, besides watering in the morning and evening, we should also spray water on the leaves and around them. After autumn, watering should not be so responsive. Keep the soil moist in winter. In the early stage of flowering and fruiting, in order to prevent falling flowers and fruits, it is not advisable to water more. All the flowers were picked from April to early June, because most of them were unisexual and did not bear fruit. Flowers that bloom around the end of June are expected to be sparse as long as 1~2 flowers are left on each short branch. In the flowering and fruiting period, the new buds on the dry branches should be wiped off, otherwise a large number of fruit drops will appear. The garden collocation of bergamot: the leaves are green, the seasons are evergreen, the flowers are overflowing, the fruit is golden and gratifying, and the shape is strange. It is a good wood with good color and fragrance. In the south, it can be planted individually or in groups.