Study on Cultivation Technique of Rhododendron fortunei in High Altitude Mountain Area of Northern Guangdong
The cultivation experiment was carried out with Rhododendron fortunei.Seedlings in different forest tending modes and different locations of forest at high altitude mountain areas in northern Guangdong,and the conservation rate and growth performance of R.fortunei were observed.The results showed that the growth performance of R.fortunei was the best in the forest tending mode of cutting,weeding,and fertilizing twice a year,and the first flowering was achieved in the 4th year of afforestation.The growth index,conservation rate and health degree of R.fortunei on the col were better than those on the ridge.But the proportion of flowering seedlings,the number of flower buds and the fruiting quantity of R.fortunei on the col were lower than those on the ridge,and the first flowering year was also later than those on the ridge.