Tea plum likes damp, and half yin and half yang are the most suitable. The strong light in summer may burn its leaves and buds, causing the leaves to fall off. But it needs proper light to blossom a lush and bright flower. Tea plum likes warm and humid climate. It is suitable for growing in fertile and loose acidic sandy soil with good drainage, while alkaline soil and clay are not suitable for planting tea plum.

Tea plum should grow in moist and slightly acidic soil rich in humus, and the suitable pH value is 5.5 ~ 6. Cold tolerance, but the pot temperature is generally not lower than -2℃, and the optimum temperature is 18 ~ 25℃. Strong resistance, less pests and diseases. It can be propagated by sowing, cutting and grafting.

Matters needing attention in the maintenance of tea plum bonsai;

1 to avoid leaving too many buds;

2. Avoid excessive room temperature;

3, avoid poor air;

4. Avoid changing positions frequently.

Extended data:

First, tea plum:

Camellia oleifera? Thunb。 ) is a small tree of Theaceae and Camellia, with hairs on its branches. The leaves are leathery, oval, shiny at the top, brownish green at the bottom, and the reticulate veins are not obvious; The edge is serrated and the petiole is slightly hairy. Flowers vary in size, bracts and sepals are pilose; Petals broadly obovate, stamens free, ovary velvety, capsule spherical, seeds brown and glabrous.

It is distributed in Japan and cultivated in many places. There are cultivated varieties in China.

This kind of leaves are like tea and flowers are like plums, hence the name. Tea plum, with beautiful figure, elegant leaf shape, bright colors, long flowering period (1early October 165438+ to March of the following year), petite tree shape, low branches and easy pruning, is suitable for potted plants, courtyards, balconies, hotels and other ideal potted flowers.

Second, the feeding method:

Single-leaf short-branch cutting method is adopted, which has simple materials, high survival rate and good effect. In mid-June, select semi-mature branches with reddish-brown epidermis, full axillary buds and easy to take root, leave 1-2.5 cm under single leaf and axillary buds, and cut them into short branches as cuttings. Use cuttings for cutting. Soak in 0. 1% potassium permanganate solution for 3 minutes for disinfection, and then insert it into the river sand mixed with yellow mud after sun drying and disinfection.

After inserting, water the flowerpot, put the flowerpot in a cool place, cover the surface of the flowerpot with plastic film, and water it every 1-2 days to prevent the soil from falling off leaves. It will take root in about 50 days, and then in early April of the following year, the flowerpot will be moved to plant.

References:

Baidu encyclopedia tea plum