Bing muscle jade bone is usually used to describe plum blossoms

Plum blossoms - the gentleman among flowers

Scientific name: Prunus mume

English name: Mumeplant Japanese Apricot

Alias: Spring plum, dry branch plum, red and green plum

Family name: Rosaceae

Morphological characteristics: Plant height is about 10m, the stem is Brown-purple color with many vertical stripes. Branchlets are green. The leaves are broadly ovate to ovate, with finely serrated edges. There are 1 to 2 flowers per node, sessile or with short stalks. The original species are pale pink or white, while the cultivated varieties have purple, red, colorful to light yellow flowers. They bloom in early spring before the leaves. Plum blossoms can be divided into series, types and types. Such as true plum series, apricot plum series, cherry plum series, etc. Classification under the line, classification under the class

Origin and habits: Plum blossoms are native to China, and wild plums first evolved into a branch of the fruit plum ornamental plum family. There are four sub-centers of wild plum distribution in China, namely the mountainous areas of eastern Sichuan and western Hubei; the mountainous areas of southeastern Hubei, northeastern Jiangxi, Anhui and Zhejiang; the mountainous areas of Guangdong, Guangxi and southern Jiangxi; and the mountainous areas of Fujian and Taipei. It is a deciduous tree. Plum blossoms like warm climates, and their flowering period is particularly sensitive to climate change. Plum blossoms like high humidity in the air, but avoid heavy rain during the flowering period. Plum can grow well in areas with annual rainfall of 1000mm or slightly more. The soil requirements are not strict and it is more tolerant of infertility. Positive tree species, likes full sunshine and good ventilation. It is a long-lived tree species. The flowering period in the Yangtze River Basin is from December to March of the following year.

Propagation and cultivation: Grafting is commonly used for propagation, and rootstocks are mostly plum, peach, apricot, mountain apricot and mountain peach. Plum blossoms should be cultivated in the open field on sunny or semi-sunny slopes, with a spacing of 3 to 5m between plants. Fertilizer is usually applied three times during the growth period, that is, from autumn to early winter, such as cake fertilizer, compost, manure, etc.; apply quick-acting fertilizer before budding; after the new shoots stop growing (from the end of June to the beginning of July), properly control the water and apply fertilizer , promote flower bud differentiation.

Plum blossoms are suitable for bonsai cultivation. Pot up the plants after several years of cultivation in the ground. The pot soil should be soft, loose and fertile, and should be shaped and pruned before and after planting.

Common diseases include perforation, anthracnose, powdery mildew, dead branch gum disease, dry rot gum disease, etc.

Application: In gardens, green spaces, gardens, and scenic areas, it can be planted alone, in clusters, or in groups; it can also be planted naturally in front of houses, on slopes, on rocks, and on roadsides. If evergreen trees or dark-colored buildings are used as the background, the beauty of plum blossoms, jade, and ice can be highlighted. For example, pine, bamboo, and plum blossoms are matched together, with pine trees as the background, bamboo as the guest scene, and plum blossoms as the main scene. In ancient times, people emphasized "plum blossoms going around the house" and "climbing the tower to view the plum blossoms", all in order to obtain the best viewing effect. In addition, the plum blossoms can be arranged into plum ridges, plum peaks, plum gardens, plum creeks, plum trails, plum docks, etc.