How to grow a strong and beautiful tangerine tree from seed

The tangerine tree is covered with bright green leaves all year round and gives a good mood to the people around it. In China, it is considered a sign of wealth and good luck. It is one of the symbols of the New Year in this country. And also, if grown correctly, you can get a good harvest of tangerines. Take care of the tree at home will not be difficult, you just need to follow some rules, and the result will not be long in coming.

Content:

• How to properly grow a tree from a bone?
• Mandarin planting site
• Tangerine tree care
• How to pinch and trim a mandarin?
• Other ways to propagate the tangerine tree

How to properly grow a tree from a bone?

In order for the tree to feel good and give a harvest, you need to choose priming, in composition suitable for the plant. You need one part of the land, one part of quartz sand, one part of humus from cow dung and two parts of turf. It is this composition that creates the conditions necessary for plant growth.

You can already buy a sprout, but, of course, it is much more interesting to grow a tree from a bone. It will take time and patience, but the positive emotions will justify the time spent. A tree is sprouted from a bone in wet sawdust.

A little tip: when germinating, use several seeds, as some may simply not germinate.

A tangerine tree can easily be grown from ordinary bones... Remove the bone from the pulp of the fruit, and then wrap it in a cloth or gauze, constantly moisten it with water. The need for constant wetting arises from the fact that the seed must germinate. As soon as the sprout hatches, it can be planted in the ground. A more modern option is a hydrogel. Place a seed in it and wait for a green sprout to appear.

Mandarin planting site

A prerequisite for choosing a landing site is good illumination, because mandarin grows in the tropics, where a sunny day is long enough. But still, on excessively hot days, it is better to create an artificial shade for the plant so that burns do not appear on the leaves.

A flowerpot made from natural materials or a wooden tub will be the best container for growing tangerines indoors. Place it on either the southeast or southwest or south window.

In the cold season, do not open the window for a long time.

When spring comes, you can take the plant outdoors. In a hot season, make a shade awning that can be removed if necessary.

Tangerine tree care

Growing a tangerine tree is quite troublesome. Do not water it with plain water. The moisture must be heated and must also be defended.

In the cold season, only two waterings per week are required.

Draw a graph or make a watering table, as it is best not to overflow. On hot days, water the tangerine carefully, try not to fall on the foliage. If you moisten the leaves in the heat, they can get burned.

Plant feeding:

• Mineral and organic complex fertilizers will have the best effect on plant health. The price range can be incredibly huge.
• Water the soil liberally before fertilizing it.
• Feed it is necessary in the summer, in the winter it is better to suspend this process.
• A well-fertilized tree will bear tasty and juicy, non-bitter fruits.

In no case do not keep the plant in the same tub all the time! If the plant grows, then the tank must be changed to a larger one. If, nevertheless, you do not transplant the plant for some reason, for example, there is no room in the house, then increase the amount of fertilizer. Watch out for fertilization, as even a houseplant can bear fruit.

How to pinch and trim a mandarin?

If you pinch the plant correctly, then it will become branched and its fruiting will increase. Carry out this process carefully so as not to damage the branches. You only need to pinch the tops of young shoots. It is also better to cut off the weak and interfering, unnecessary branches.

You can plant a plant extremely successfully and then wait a long time for fruiting. And you can speed up the appearance of fruits by vaccinations plants.

Plant grafting tricks:

• Before grafting, accelerate the movement of internal juices in the plant. This can be done with strong watering.
• Check before grafting to see how the bark is separating from the trunk.
• Make a small incision slightly above the site of future budding, then try to gently bend the bark.
• Peel all the leaves, on the branch you want to graft to the stock, leave only the stalks. This is necessary because moisture can evaporate.
• Five or ten centimeters from the soil is an ideal grafting site.
• The bark in this place should not have thorns or buds, it should be smooth.
• Make a slight, gentle movement an incision across the bark at the selected location, then from the center an incision perpendicular to the first one, going three centimeters down.
• Pry the incisions in the bark with the bony part of the knife and lift them up.
• After that, return everything except the top edge to its original place.
• Then take a quickly harvested bud from the scion and insert the eye into the incision in the rootstock.
• Wrap the vaccination area with insulating tape, remove it only after the moment when the kidney has engrafted.

Mature plants love a certain soil. It is somewhat different from the soil needed for young trees. You need one part of leafy soil, one part of humus from cow dung, one part of sand, three parts of turf and just a drop of greasy clay. When the tree grows up, transplant it into such soil - it will take root faster and fruiting will begin sooner.

Other ways to propagate the tangerine tree

There are different ways to propagate tangerines: using cuttings, seed, air layering, grafting. Different trees require different methods.

Quite old trees with strong and sturdy branches can be propagated using air layers.

BUT cuttings not every variety of tangerines can be bred. One and a half meters in height - this is the approximate growth of an indoor tangerine, it will not grow anymore. But even without fruit, the plant will become an interior decoration.

Well, when the plant is covered with fragrant flowers, it is impossible to just walk past it.

More information can be found in the video.