After the fruit saplings are dug out of the nursery in the fall, if they are not planted immediately, they must be stored and planted in the early spring. The quality of winter storage of fruit saplings not only affects the survival rate, but also results in poor soil selection, improper soil selection, or improper storage techniques, which can cause seedlings to rot or water, or to scratch, germinate, or even die. 1. The storage of fruit trees and seedlings by means of ditch subtraction is simple and easy, saves material, and the storage effect is also very good. The experience of seedlings in northern China is described as follows: 2. Where the ditch is to be stored, it is necessary to choose a place with high topography, well-drained sandy soil, and a place with low water level and sunny leeward place. The soil structure should also be solid to prevent the ditch. Collapse. In order to facilitate transportation and occupy less land, the storage ditch can be located in the rows of nursery saplings. The excavated earth should be placed on the north side of the ditch and built into earth embankments to prevent winds. The width of the ditch is 1.3 meters and the depth is 1.5 meters. The length can be determined by the number of seedlings and the size of the land area. The general length is about 25 meters. The two sides of the ditch are slightly sloped. When digging the ditch, do not scoop out the soil and leave part of the soil for burying. After the ditch is dug, 15 cm thick wet sand is laid at the bottom of the ditch. 3. In order to maintain the purity of fruit saplings, when digging seedlings, it is necessary to prevent the cultivars from being mixed, and to pick out those saplings that are extremely weak, seriously injured, and severely diseased. Debris branches and branches below 60 cm are cut off. Don't overweight your roots. Cut a big wound. 4. Storage Seedlings generally begin in early November. The saplings that have been trimmed are laid diagonally at one end of the ditch, with about 100 rows per row. The interval between the rows is 30 cm until it is almost full. The ends of the ditch should be filled with loose soil for seedlings. The gaps between different breeds and different grades should be larger, and the wooden signs written should be used for marking. Between each row and between the plants, fill in loose soil. The soil thickness is two-thirds of the height of the seedlings. Too thick leaves are inconvenient to take. After the soil is buried, it is appropriate to slip some water according to the soil moisture, and generally two irrigations per square meter. 5. After thawing in the spring, the seedlings will be out of the pit. If the temperature rises after April, the fruit trees will germinate easily, and the emergence will be late. If some of them have already begun to sprout, the saplings can be delayed to germinate by the method of pitting. 7— 8 days. When you leave the pit, you must first dig out the soil filled at one end of the pit, then gently remove the soil from the roots and roots of each row of seedlings, and then gently pull out the seedlings. The saplings of the mountain stator are rootstocks that are very brittle and easy to break. Take care when pulling the seedlings. China Agricultural Network Editor