铁树的生活习性是适宜温暖湿润,排水良好含腐殖质较多的砂质土里生长。喜阳耐阴,但在萌发期又必须光照充足,否则新长出的叶子又长又瘦,欣赏价值就大为逊色。在冬季还要注意防冻。铁树的培育管理一般比较简单,一年只需适当施3～5次氮肥,平时在根部表土下埋入一些破碎铁,盆栽的可放一些碎铁屑与表土混合,或者在施肥时少量加点硫酸亚铁(1％左右)。叶片较多的铁树,每年当新枝叶长出以前,适当前去一些下层的老树叶(或 Tieshu’s habits are suitable for warm and humid, well-drained sandy soil with humus growth. Xi Yang shade, but in the germination period and must have sufficient light, or new leaves grow long and thin, appreciate the value is greatly inferior. In the winter but also pay attention to antifreeze. Tieshu cultivation and management is generally relatively simple, just three to five times a year nitrogen fertilizer, usually buried in the root topsoil crushed iron, potted can put some crushed iron mixed with the topsoil, or fertilizer in a small amount of sulfuric acid Ferrous (about 1%). More iron leaves of the tree, each year when the new branches grow, appropriate to go some of the lower the old leaves (or