How to Care for Dwarf Fruit Tree Bonsais
A little knowledge of life, introducing how to care for dwarf fruit tree bonsais and teaching you the techniques of dwarfing fruit tree bonsais, including the following details:
Do you often see fruit-laden bonsais? These bonsais appear robust and artistic, and the key is that they are not only for appreciation but also for enjoying the fruit they bear. With the improvement of people's living standards, more and more people are buying several fruit tree bonsais to place in their homes. Today, I will share with you the key techniques for making fruit tree bonsais, allowing you to cultivate both fruit-viewing, shape-viewing, and stake-viewing fruit tree bonsais at home. Mastering these techniques might even make you wealthy.
Fruit tree bonsais highlight ornamental value, and dwarfing technology is crucial. 4 major artificial dwarfing techniques to help you create a "money-making tree" in a pot.
1. Twisting Branch Method
In mid-May, hold the base of the trunk with one hand and twist the top of the trunk 360 degrees with the other hand, then let go.
2. Wire Tying Method
After the full bloom, start from the base of the trunk and tie a loop of wire every 3 centimeters, making 3-4 loops (also can use a spiral wrapping method). The wire should be tightly twisted with pliers into the bark but not damage the wood. Remove the wire in mid-August. Similar methods include "multiple incisions method" and "bark stripping method."
3. Root Lifting Method
When planting fruit trees in pots, cut off the main root, leaving 4-5 lateral roots, and let the root collar of the fruit tree be 10 centimeters higher than the pot edge, then cover all the roots with soil, leaving a small irrigation ditch at the edge of the pot or using an infusion pump. After one year of cultivation, dig up all the soil above the pot edge, leaving some of the tree roots exposed to the air, which thickens the roots and controls the growth of the above-ground branches, achieving dwarfing. This unique shaping also has a very high ornamental value after fruiting.
4. Chemical Dwarfing Technique
In the growing period of fruit tree bonsais, spray the foliage with plant growth retardants (such as Paclobutrazol, B9 plant growth regulator, etc.) 2-3 times, which can make the branches thicker, internodes shorter, and the plant dwarfed.
How to Care for Dwarf Fruit Tree Bonsais
In addition to dwarfing, the following measures should be taken
1. Tree Shape Selection
The plasticity of fruit tree branches is very strong. Based on personal interests and the growth characteristics of the cultivated species, you can use your imagination to shape different tree forms. For example, round-top, pagoda, double-branch antler, single-branch cliff, dragon curve shapes, etc., are not only beneficial for fruiting but also have aesthetic ornamental value.
2. Crown Control Pruning
The success or failure of fruit tree bonsai cultivation depends on the crown control technique. In summer, it is necessary to pinch the tips, remove buds, pull branches, and twist branches in time, coordinate the nutrient supply between branches and fruits, promote bud differentiation, and apply early fruit promotion techniques such as girdling, bud removal, pinching, and pulling branches to properly increase the load and control the tree crown with techniques such as crown reduction. Methods such as opening the branch angle and thinning strong growth, dense branches, and ineffective branches can enhance lighting and shape the ideal tree form. After the grafting has taken root and grown normally, you can use a grafting knife to carve a few curves on the trunk to enhance the aged appearance of the bonsai. During the growing season, you can wrap wire around the fruit tree branches to fix the desired shape.
Mastering the above techniques lays the foundation for success, and it is also necessary to practice more and grasp the essence of the technique. If interested, you can grow a few fruit trees at home and cultivate your own favorite fruit tree bonsais. Who knows, it might even make you wealthy!
The sharing of how to care for dwarf fruit tree bonsais and teaching you the dwarfing techniques of fruit tree bonsais, hoping to bring a little help to your life!