春季,笔者去一位老人的园中赏花,一进园便看到了一株洁白如雪的榆叶梅。这株雪白榆叶梅是由红花复瓣榆叶梅变异而来的。 1992年,老人将这株本是红花的榆叶梅从院中迁到花圈中,第2年又因挖水窖再行移栽。二度迁移使这株原本长势旺盛的榆叶梅极度衰弱,第3年花变为粉白,叶小而黄。为使树势复壮,减少树体营养消耗,老人在花前将新出的花枝短截,并抹掉全部花蕾,不让一花绽放。同时认真管理,到秋后树势明显恢复,枝条粗壮、花蕾满树。而且,来年春季它先于红榆叶梅5天开花,外披略带红晕的花蕾,展花后竟成了纯白色,几天后满树盛开,如雪花堆成,鲜嫩纯白,使人陶醉,比红色的还要娇俏许多,花瓣多达40个左右。只是花径略小一些,叶片 In spring, I went to the garden of an old man to enjoy the flowers. Once in the garden, I saw a white, snow-like elm leaf. This strain of Ulmus prunus leaf is a variation of the petals of Prunus triloba. In 1992, the elderly will be this is the safflower Prunus cerasifera moved from the yard to the wreath, the second year and then dig the cellar and then transplanting. Second migration so that this strain was originally growing elm Mei extremely weak, the first 3 years into a white powder, yellow leaves and small. In order to rejuvenate the tree and reduce the consumption of tree nutrition, the elderly cut off the newly-emerged flowering branches and wiped out all the flower buds to prevent them from blooming. At the same time careful management, to the autumn tree significantly restored, stout branches, buds full of trees. Moreover, the spring of next year before it flowering red elm leaf 5 days, outside the blossoms slightly flush with flower buds, after the flower has become a pure white, a few days after the trees in full bloom, such as snow stacked, fresh and white, making people Intoxicated, even more red than the red, petals up to 40 or so. Just slightly smaller flower diameter leaves