1. Place of placement: Welcome pine is a light-loving tree species. Suitable for mild, cool and humid climates, Yingke Song avoids high temperature and dry environments. Therefore, it is not suitable to be exposed to strong light. In winter, the welcoming pine can be placed outdoors in a sunny and leeward place. It is best to bury the shallow pot in the ground to facilitate winter management.
2. How to water: In addition to keeping the pot soil dry and paying attention to water deduction during the peak growth season of the welcoming pine, the pot soil can be kept moist at ordinary times, but no water should accumulate. It is necessary to spray water on the needles of the welcoming pine during the dog days to facilitate growth.
3. Fertilization method: It is not advisable to fertilize the welcoming pine too much. Apply thin and well-rotted cake fertilizer twice every spring. Watering must be done on the second day of fertilization, commonly known as backwater. Apply fermented cake fertilizer again in autumn. crumbs.
4. Pruning: The normal leaf length of the welcome pine is 8 to 18 centimeters. The needles can be controlled to about 6 to 8 centimeters by picking buds, dewatering and other measures, so bud picking is the main method. New buds of the welcoming pine grow every spring. When the needles have not sprouted, remove about 1B2 of the top buds. You can also wipe off all the winter buds. The removal of terminal buds depends on the needs of the entire stump shape. Pick more strong branches and less or even none of the weak branches. In addition, branches and leaves that affect the appearance of the tree can be pruned during the dormant period of the tree in winter.
5. Repotting: Repotting of the welcoming pine is usually done once every 3 to 4 years, but small shallow pots can also be repotted every 2 years, and large deep pots can be repotted every 5 years. Perform repotting.
6. Prevention and control of pests and diseases: Common diseases of the welcoming pine include pine tumor, leaf blight, etc. The main pests of the welcoming pine include Huashan pine beetle, pine sawfly, tabulaeformis caterpillar, and pine tip borer. wait. For pine tuber disease and leaf blight of Yingke pine, severely diseased branches can be cut off and sprayed with 300 times of 65% wettable iron or zinc. Welcome pine beetles and tabby pine caterpillars can be sprayed with 1000 to 1500 times of 50% dichlorvos emulsion. The pine stem borer can be sprayed with 25% acephate emulsifiable concentrate or 50% fenitrothionate 300 times. Pine sawflies can be controlled by spraying trichlorfon or Marathon 1000 to 1500 times liquid.