Grafting is one of the commonly used propagation methods of Prunus mume, compared with other propagation methods, the advantages of grafting are fast development, early flowering, while maintaining the characteristics of the original species.Generally, peach, apricot or seedling is used as rootstock, bud grafting is used in the north, abdominal grafting and cutting grafting are used in the south.Bud grafting is usually carried out in August to September, take the axillary buds of 1-2 years old branches as scions, cut them at 0.5 cm of the ornamental maple, cut them vertically at 0.5 cm of the ornamental maple, and cut them into a shield shape.Cut a T-shaped wound on the rootstock and insert the bud into it.
The survival rate of Prunus mume cuttings was not high, and the varieties that were easy to take root were generally selected.Cut off the current year healthy branches on the mother tree as cuttings, the length of which is between 10 and 15 centimeters.The time for cutting is usually in early spring or autumn, and the cuttings are inserted into sterilized sandy loam soil to a depth of one third or half of its length.After cutting, we should water it thoroughly once, and then water it less to avoid its decay.
Layering propagation is also one of the optional propagation methods of plum blossom, which is usually not suitable for mass propagation.In February-March, select a strong branch, girdle it where it bends, wrap it with soil, and secure it with a plastic bag to prevent it from falling.After a month, check to see if it is rooted, and then cut it off and transplant it.
Plum blossoms are usually sown in autumn.Generally, after the fruit changes color in June and July, it needs to be harvested, and after it matures, the seeds are taken out and washed for use.When the time is ripe, the seeds are sown in the soil, covered with fine soil and moisturized, waiting for them to take root and sprout.Seeding is not commonly used because the seedlings grow more slowly and flower later.
