Gleditsia sinensis should choose seedlings with developed roots, stout stems and no pests and diseases. Pruning begins 3-4 years after planting. Gleditsia sinensis was planted that year and began to grow thorns the next year. It can produce thorns stably for about 5 years and can be picked every year, which has achieved good economic benefits. Gleditsia sinensis is suitable for planting in afforestation, mountainous and hilly areas. It is a deep-rooted tree species and generally takes 6-8 years to bear fruit. Gleditsia sinensis can be planted for about 3 years to stabilize the yield, and the yield is quite high on the premise of ensuring the growth of roots and trunks.

1, variety characteristics

Gleditsia sinensis Long life, widely used in southern China. At present, it is widely planted in Hubei, Guangxi, Anhui, Henan, Jiangsu and other places. Gleditsia sinensis can be used to wash clothes and extract raw materials for making detergents.

2. Planting prospect

Gleditsia sinensis blooms in May every year, and the fruit 10 matures. Gleditsia sinensis is a treasure all over the body, which has good ecological value and economic value, and also has good benefits in planting, so it has developed very well and has broad planting prospects in the future.

3. Planting time

The seed coat of Gleditsia sinensis is hard. In spring, seeds are sown and propagated, and seeds are soaked and germinated. Seeds are sown directly in the ditch, which germinates quickly and is easy to maintain. Gleditsia sinensis seeds have good seedling raising rate and good seedling raising effect.

4. Intercropping method

Gleditsia sinensis seedlings have high density. When it grows up, it can be thinned, and dense seedlings should also be thinned, keeping a certain spacing so that the seedlings can continue to grow. When transplanting, straighten the seedlings, step on them when burying the soil, and water them to make them permeable. The maintenance method of seedlings after survival is very simple.

5, pruning method

The maintenance method of Gleditsia sinensis is to quickly form the trunk in the first three years, and then cultivate the lateral branches after the trunk is formed, so as to avoid damaging the trunk and let the nutrients fully supply the trunk to grow, so as to achieve the purpose of high and stable yield. Given the stem and pruning, form a tree that is conducive to long thorns.

6. Acupuncture

Gleditsia sinensis can be harvested all year round. Wear gloves and tools when harvesting. Its thorns are sharp and woody, which is difficult to pick. After picking Gleditsia sinensis, it is easy to preserve when it is dried or sliced fresh, and the market purchase price is also quite high.