Cultivation techniques of Hovenia dulcis Thunb. : Transplanted in the selected place: Hovenia dulcis Thunb. I like to grow in a fertile place without thatch, and should be planted in front of the house or behind the house or on a hillside rich in humus. Seedling raising in the year of transplanting, transplanting in the spring of the third year, digging planting pits at the row spacing of 3m× 3m in the selected plot, and planting 3 seedlings in each pit. Fructus Aurantii can be a perennial fruit tree.
Fertilization method: Fertilization is very important, and it is best to apply 1 time all year round, and then apply fruit protection fertilizer and tree protection fertilizer in spring and autumn. Fruit-preserving fertilizer is applied before flowering, and the main fertilizers are fermented human and animal manure, pond mud, compost, plant ash, calcium superphosphate and ammonium sulfate. Annular furrow fertilization method and horizontal furrow fertilization method were adopted. In winter, overwintering fertilizer should be applied, and 15- 18 cm decomposed turf should be accumulated around the trees after application, and then pond soil should be laid to ensure the safe overwintering of Fructus Aurantii Immaturus. Regular intertillage weeding. Shaping and pruning: pruning should make the lateral branches evenly distributed, and the inside is empty and the outside is round, which is conducive to ventilation and light transmission.
Plastic pruning: generally carried out in spring, it is mainly to remove pests and dead branches, cut off overlapping branches, cross branches and dense branches, and then cut off drooping branches and fruiting old fruit branches to promote the growth of developing branches and fruiting mother branches.