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Myrica rubra is a subtropical evergreen fruit tree, which likes warmth but is cold-resistant. Myrica rubra can be planted in Huangshi, Hubei.

Cultivation and management of Myrica rubra

1, climate requirements

Climate is the most influential environmental factor on Myrica rubra. It is a subtropical evergreen fruit tree, which likes warmth but is cold-resistant. The most suitable annual average temperature is 15-20℃. It requires abundant rain and humid climate, and the annual rainfall is above 1000mm; The relative humidity in infancy should be above 7%. The higher the air humidity, the higher the soluble solid content, the higher the sugar-acid ratio and solid-acid ratio, and the lower the acid content.

2. Requirements of soil conditions

Myrica rubra likes loose and well-drained acidic soil with PH value of 4-6, and PH value of 5.5-6 is the most suitable. Gravelly red soil or yellow loam, yellow mud sand, crystalline nitrate limestone or crystalline granite weathered from yellow gravel mud are most suitable for planting, and sandy clay is the best choice for fruit yield and quality.

3. Requirements for hillside conditions

From the point of view of high quality and high yield, Myrica rubra has higher requirements on slope, slope direction and slope position. A gentle slope with a gradient of 5-30 is appropriate, and it is better than flat land. On the north slope or northeast slope, due to the short sunshine time, the evaporation of soil moisture is not serious, which can make the trees grow well, the fruits are juicy and the flavor is good.

Due to the direct sunlight on the south slope and the top of the mountain, the trees are weak, the fruit is small, the meat column is pointed, the quality is poor, and they mature earlier than the north slope; In the west or southwest slope, due to the strong sunshine in summer and autumn, young trees are easy to die of exposure, and adult trees are easy to be burned by the sun.