Prunus humilis is cold-resistant, can tolerate the low temperature of MINUS 40 degrees, likes colder climate, and has a very long life. Under general geographical or management conditions, 14-year-old plants grow healthily without grafting, with high seed setting rate and good quality.

Prunus humilis mainly grows in the arid areas of northeast and northwest China. Artificial cultivation, distributed in the north and south of China. It is unique in taste, sweet and sour, and has certain medicinal value.

Prunus humilis fruit planting

Prunus humilis can bear fruit in the second year after planting, and can be planted on flat land, sloping land, between trees and fruit trees, and on the edge of terraces. Before planting, the soil should be deeply ploughed, organic fertilizer should be applied, and water should be poured once the day after planting, one week later 1 time. When the soil surface is slightly dry, loosen the soil immediately and cover it with plastic film.

Prunus humilis is mainly clustered, with low self-pollination rate, so it is necessary to put bees or artificially pollinate at flowering stage. Spraying boron fertilizer at flowering stage can effectively improve fruit setting rate and reduce pests and diseases. Spraying 1 times of 3 Baume sulfur mixture before germination. If aphids appear, imidacloprid can generally be used to control them.

Potted Prunus humilis hanging fruit

Potted Prunus humilis can generally bear fruit in the same year if it is a grafted seedling, and it takes 4 ~ 5 years if it is a seedling.

Why doesn't Ou Li bear fruit?

Prunus humilis is cold-resistant, and its failure to bear fruit in some places is related to too few plants, lack of genetic diversity, propagation methods and cultivation techniques.

Key points of Prunus humilis planting

Prunus humilis is suitable for planting in sunny and slightly cloudy places. Prunus humilis is adaptable to the environment and barren, but it is best to plant it in fertile soil. The damage of diseases and pests to Prunus humilis is very serious, and it needs to be prevented in time. In fact, the cultivation of Prunus humilis is relatively simple, and now the market demand is great, so the demand for yield is getting higher and higher.