Mei

Author: (Japan) Koichi Ota / Xiao-lin Li
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book introduces the cultivation and pot management techniques of plum in gardens and pots in the form of color photographs and illustrations, month by month according to the 12 months of the year. It is a book suitable for beginners in gardening. When using this book, please note the following points:
① Plum is divided into fruit plum and flower plum, but as garden trees, whether they are fruit plum or flower plum, their cultivation and management methods are the same.
② The frequency of watering and fertilizing is always indicated according to standard values.
③ For simplicity and clarity, plum is distinguished as follows:
a. Mature garden trees refer to trees with a trunk diameter of 5 cm or more.
b. Young garden trees refer to trees with a trunk diameter of less than 3-4 cm.
c. Mature pot trees refer to trees that are 3 years or older, generally determined by the form and structure of the branches.
d. Young pot trees refer to trees that are less than 2 years old, most of whose branches have not yet formed.