red maple is planted in February-March every spring, and the temperature and climate during this period are very suitable, so it is very suitable for planting red maple seedlings.

planting time of southern red maple: red maple planted in southern China is better in February-May in spring and August-October in autumn.

planting time of red maple in the north: red maple seeds are planted in April in the north, when it is spring and the climate is warm, which is the season when everything grows, and red maple also grows faster at this time.

place of origin of red maple

Red maple is cultivated in most parts of the country, mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, Shandong, Hunan, Hebei, etc., especially in the Yangtze River basin.

planting method of red maple

1. sand storage: choose river sand with good air permeability and coarse sand, and mix the seeds and sand according to the ratio of 1:3. After mixing, mix the seeds and sand and put them indoors.

2. Sowing: Deeply plough the topsoil, open a furrow with a depth of 1 cm and a width of 2 cm on the ridge that has been trimmed, and sow seeds and sand into the furrow.

3. Cover the soil and support a small arch shed: After sowing, Hongfeng needs to cover the seeds with a layer of wet fine soil, not too thick, support a small plastic shed, and then support a sun screen arch shed.

Key points of planting management of red maple

Pruning: Pruning should be carried out during the growth period and dormancy period of red maple, and useless sprouting tillers on the tree body, as well as some overgrown branches and overgrown branches at the base of the main stem should be removed.

topdressing: the topdressing of Acer truncatum should be based on the principle of small amount and multiple times, and the quick-acting nitrogen fertilizer should be used in the early stage of seedling growth, and nitrogen fertilizer should be mainly applied in the early and middle stage of seedling growth, and phosphorus and potassium fertilizer should be mainly applied in the later stage.