How to grow banyan trees well
Today, I will introduce to you the related experience of growing banyan trees and the maintenance points of banyan tree bonsai. Keep reading!
Banyan trees have a beautiful posture, strong and ancient, evergreen all year round, and symbolize longevity and auspiciousness, always loved by people and often made into beautiful bonsai for appreciation.
Banyan trees prefer a warm and humid environment. When maintaining them as potted plants at home, a good growing environment should be provided for them, with proper watering, fertilizing, and lighting to ensure the plants thrive.
I. Planting Cultivation Soil
Banyan trees are acidic-loving plants. The potting soil should be rich in organic matter and have good water permeability and breathability. A mixture of decomposed leaf soil, peat soil, garden soil, coal slag, and coarse sand can be used as the cultivation soil. If the soil becomes too alkaline, it can easily cause the leaves to turn yellow and the plant to become weak.
II. Watering Requirements
Banyan trees are moisture-loving plants. During maintenance, the soil should be kept slightly moist, avoiding excessive dryness or积水 in the pot. Long-term积水 can cause a large number of yellow leaves to fall. Each watering should be done when the soil is dry, and water should be poured thoroughly. During the hot summer season, the pot should be placed in a shady and ventilated area, and the plant should be watered frequently to cool down and increase humidity.
III. Fertilization Management
Plant growth requires sufficient nutrients. If the plant is not fertilized for a long time and lacks nutrients, the leaf edges will also turn yellow, and the bottom leaves will gradually fall off. To make the plant grow vigorously, a nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compound fertilizer can be applied once a month, or some well-fermented organic fertilizer liquid can be applied frequently.
When fertilizing the banyan tree, it is not advisable to apply too much nitrogen fertilizer. It is best to use a combination of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium, otherwise, it will cause the branches and leaves to grow excessively, lose the original tree shape, and affect the ornamental effect.
How to grow banyan trees well
IV. Proper Lighting
When the plant lacks sunlight for a long time, it will affect normal growth and cause the leaves to turn yellow and fall. Sufficient sunlight can make the plant grow vigorously and the leaves greener and brighter. Therefore, it is also necessary to move the pot to a sunny place frequently so that the plant can photosynthesize better. However, in the summer, it is important to avoid strong sunlight to prevent sunburn on the tender leaves.
V. Pruning and Shaping
Banyan tree bonsai grow quickly and need to be pruned and shaped frequently, while also cultivating the root system to achieve a perfect combination. Banyan tree shaping mainly involves cutting, with wiring as an auxiliary method. For young plants one or two years old, it is not advisable to prune too much. Let them grow first, and if there are too many or tangled branches, a small number of tangled branches can be cut in the spring. After they grow thicker and stronger, appropriate pruning can be done.
For mature banyan tree bonsai, pruning long branches, suckers, weak and diseased branches, and crossed branches in spring and autumn can make the overall plant look more sparse and dense, harmonious and natural.
Banyan trees are a species from the south, preferring a warm and humid climate. In the north, when growing them as potted plants for appreciation, it is important to provide a warm and humid growing environment as much as possible. After entering winter, the potted plants should be moved to a warm room for maintenance.
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