1. Selection of matrix: the requirements for soil selection shall be acid, able to endure dry environment, and both sandy soil and clay can be used. The requirement to the soil is not strict, can use contain sandy soil to undertake breed, also can bear abominable living environment..
2. Light management: it likes to grow in sunny places and is not resistant to shade. It is very suitable for planting in sunny places.
3. Temperature management: it likes high-temperature environment and has low cold resistance. However, if the temperature is 5-8 ℃ for a long time, the branches will be frozen. The temperature cannot be lower than 10 ℃, and it can endure high temperature in summer.
4. Nutrient management: when planting, use the rotten cake fertilizer as the base fertilizer. In the pre - flowering and flowering period, to pursue the application of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, can let it bloom luxuriantly, color will be more bright.
1. Winter: in winter, move it into a greenhouse or indoor, the room temperature should not be lower than 10 ℃, and it will be better to live in a sunny place.
2. Natural reproduction: when the kapok tree grows fruit by natural force, it naturally splits on the branch. The oval seeds and white cotton batts inside will disperse with the wind, and then it will reproduce itself.
1. Stem rot: the whole trunk is black and needs to be removed to prevent spread and infection, and then the multi fungus liquid is used for prevention and control.
2. Beetle: it can be caught with black light lamp, or sprayed with dimethoate after 5 o'clock in the evening for prevention and control.
1. How long is the flowering period: February and March are the seasons when kapok is in full bloom. When kapok is in full bloom, it means the coming of spring. Kapok has a strong ornamental value, is the benchmark of street trees.
2. Can be planted: can be planted, kapok tree belongs to tropical plant, not suitable for survival in cold area, can be planted in greenhouse.