cuttage propagation

time

Generally in spring and autumn. Because cutting swallow palm has high requirements for soil, try to choose sunny days for cutting. The selected soil should also be disinfected in advance.

method

Cut the strong top branches, 7-10CM long, and air them in the shade for 1 day. After the wound is dry, insert them into wet sand or perlite. Rooting can take place 3 weeks after cutting, and the survival rate is very high. (if you think your cutting technology is good, you can choose leaf cutting. The method is the same. After drying the leaves, insert them directly into the sand bed and take root after 4 weeks.)

Upper basin after cutting

After cutting survival, it must be planted separately. First put 2 ~ 2cm thick coarse-grained matrix or ceramsite into the basin bottom as the filter layer, and then sprinkle a layer of rotten organic fertilizer on it as the base fertilizer. Then put the plant into the basin and pay attention to separating the fertilizer from the root system of the plant to avoid burning the root.

Water insertion method

The water cutting propagation of swallow's palm has fast rooting, many rooting and high survival rate.

Selection of cuttings

Usually, from April to September, cut off the branches of swallows' palms that are robust and disease-free, each section is 10 ~ 15cm long, leave 3 ~ 4 pairs of leaves at the upper end, remove two pairs of leaves at the lower end, and rinse the juice on the cut mouth. Dry it a little. Unlike soil insertion, it doesn't need to be completely dried, as long as the juice doesn't exude anymore.

Cutting substrate and container

Take a clean, sterile water bottle or water cup, add fresh water, and place a froth or thick paper on the surface. If the cup is transparent, you'd better prepare a piece of black cloth to cover the cup during the rooting process of the branches. The branches are easier to take root in a completely black environment.

operation

The cuttings were fixed with foam or thick paper, then placed in the cup, and the water depth was immersed in 1/2~1/3. Then put it in the shade and keep the temperature above 25 ℃.

Follow up management

After cutting, change the water every 2 ~ 3 days. Generally, it can take root in about 7 days. Under normal circumstances, the rooting rate is 100%. After rooting, put it into the pot in time. The method is the same as that of soil cutting. Put the pot in the shade for 5 ~ 7 days, and then turn to normal maintenance.