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Is it beneficial to plant Loquat trees in front of your house? Tips for growing delicious and sweet Loquats.

A lot of people are interested in whether planting a Loquat tree in front of the house is good or not, let's find out.

18 January, 2024

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There are two types of khế, sour and sweet. We can easily distinguish between the two types of khế by the color of its flowers, leaves, and fruits. For sweet khế, the small fruits are golden when ripe, the flowers are pink, and the leaves are light green. For sour khế, the shoots have a dark red color, the main fruit is light yellow, the leaves are dark green, and the flowers are dark red.

Most khế trees are tall and large in order to bear fruits. However, nowadays, there is a new type of khế called Bonsai that is grown in pots to beautify the house. Khế is not only used for shading and fruit consumption, but it is also a very effective remedy in medicine. Especially the khế fruit, it is used to treat many diseases such as fever, stop bleeding, reduce hemorrhoids, promote urination…

Feng shui meaning of khế tree

Previously, most khế trees were planted for fruit consumption and shading purposes, but few people noticed that this type of tree also has feng shui meanings. In feng shui, people usually pay attention to the name and appearance of the tree, so the khế tree is one of the most misunderstood trees because its name is not very beautiful.

According to ancient people, khế is considered an inauspicious name, and its fruit’s shape is considered ugly, so it is often avoided. Most homeowners plant khế trees only because of the cool shade and fruit consumption benefits without knowing its feng shui meanings.

In fact, the khế tree in feng shui symbolizes luck, prosperity, and abundance because the ripe fruit falls yellow and has a lucky 5-pointed star shape.

Should you plant a khế tree in front of your house?

In feng shui, the arrangement of plants in front of the house is highly valued. If the planting is not done carefully, it will affect the fortune of the homeowner. According to feng shui, the front door is where energy and luck enter the house. Therefore, when planting any tree, it will obstruct the flow of positive energy into the house.

Khế tree is the same, it is a large tree with dense branches and leaves, so when planting it in front of the house, you need to consider whether the land area is wide enough and regularly trim the tree to keep the space open. It is better to choose khế bonsai instead of traditional khế trees because they are easier to trim and take up less space.

You can also plant khế trees in different positions in the garden or behind the house for shading and aesthetic purposes.

Or you can plant them on both sides of the house, as long as they don’t obstruct the pathway.

How to take care of sweet khế trees to produce abundant and sweet fruits

Prune the khế tree to create a wide canopy and evenly distribute the branches to avoid direct sunlight on the main trunk. When the tree grows larger, prune the branches to keep the canopy open: Remove old branches, crowded branches, weak branches, diseased branches… The suitable time for pruning is after the fruit harvest, before flowering.

The khế tree is large, and its trunk is susceptible to sunburn, so pay attention to creating enough leaf canopy to cover the trunk. Experience shows that burying animal bones under the khế tree also improves the fruit quality.

During the fruit-bearing period of the khế tree, do not apply nitrogen fertilizer, but apply potassium fertilizer, kitchen ash, lime powder to improve the fruit quality. If there are sour khế trees near the sweet khế garden, there may be cross-pollination, which reduces the quality of the sweet khế fruits.

Every year after the fruit harvest period (end of the year), apply 20-30 kg of manure per root. When the trees are young, apply 400-500g of NPK fertilizer per tree (ratio of 10:12:7 or 16:16:8). When the tree starts to bear fruit, you can increase the amount of fertilizer to 500-800g per tree (ratio of 15:15:15). Pay attention to increasing potassium fertilizer.

For large khế trees that bear many fruits, apply 3-4kg of complex NPK fertilizer per tree, divided into 3-4 times a year. Apply once every 3-4 months.