Miniature Joshua tree care guide

Miniature Joshua tree shape is a small pine tree, looks like a green pine cone, very lovely. How to care for Miniature Joshua tree leaves yellowing or plant softening? Let's look down together.

Miniature Joshua tree care for leaves yellowing

Miniature Joshua tree needs to grow in the sun, but if the light is too strong, it will cause yellowing of leaves. We need to move it to the shade and needs in a timely manner to spray water. The following are details of Miniature joshua tree care for leaves yellowing.

Appropriate lighting

Miniature Joshua tree is a succulent plant with strong vitality and tenacity. However, it should not be exposed to the sun under strong sunlight in summer, otherwise its leaves will easily turn yellow. Therefore, when we care for miniature Joshua tree, it is necessary to put the plant in a cool and ventilated place for maintenance immediately.

Replace the substrate

What should I do if the soil in which the Miniature Joshua tree grows is not suitable and the water and fertilizer are not appropriate, thus causing the leaves of the miniature joshua tree to turn yellow? When we care for miniature Joshua trees, they need to be replaced with new soil immediately for conservation. It does not have high requirements for cultivation substrates, which can be mixed with perlite, gravel, rural soil, ashes and other substances as substrates.

Topdressing fertilizer

Although Miniature Joshua tree does not have a high demand for nutrients, if it is not fertilized for a long time in spring and autumn, it will not grow well and its leaves will turn yellow. Therefore, proper top fertilizer should be applied to the pot soil immediately for maintenance. When we care for miniature Joshua tree, fertilizer can be applied every 20 to 30 days, and excessive fertilizer should not be applied each time.

Pest control

When we care for miniature Joshua tree, if subjected to the harm of diseases and pests, the leaves of the plant is also easy to yellow, may even grow plants wilt die directly, need to plant move immediately to the ventilated place, and you need to yellow parts processing, topdressing fertilizer reduce water, spray to its corresponding control.

Miniature Joshua tree care for plant softening

When we care for Miniature Joshua tree, we'll face the phenomenon of soft yellow hair. How to care for Miniature Joshua Tree? The following are details of Miniature Joshua tree care for plant softening.

1. Control moisture

When we care for Miniature Joshua tree, Miniature Joshua tree is not high to the requirement of water. If overwatering, it will lead to Miniature Joshua tree as a whole, the phenomenon of the yellow and soft.  When we care for Miniature Joshua tree, we need to keep the soil under partial dry condition, at the same time, choose good drainage that is made of baked clay or a plant pot.

2. Half shade care

In the summer if the temperature is higher than 27 ℃, plants will stop growing into a dormant state, unable to absorb nutrients and moisture. So the Miniature Joshua tree as a whole will gradually appear the phenomenon of the yellow and soft. When we care for Miniature Joshua tree, we need to reduce the temperature, at the same time need to move to a half overcast environment, and keep the well ventilated condition.

3. Trim the root system

If planted Miniature Joshua tree soil clayey soil is more, the roots of the plant will be the rotten phenomenon. On the safe side it had better be dug out from the soil to root, check the health condition of the root system, and if the root appears black and stink, root rot, rotten root pruning is required at this time. When we care for Miniature Joshua tree, use carbendazim medicament disinfection treatment.

4. Increase fertilization

Miniature Joshua tree is a fattening plant. If there is no fertilization for a long time, the whole leaves of the plant will gradually turn yellow and the old leaves will gradually fall off. When we care for Miniature Joshua tree, it is best to apply thin organic fertilizer once, and then water and soak it after fertilization.