Eight Types of Ornamental Jujube Bonsai
For many girls, making jujube bonsai is a small experience. Here are eight types of ornamental jujube bonsai. Next, the editor will introduce them to netizens.
China has a long history of bonsai culture, and the annual export volume of bonsai is relatively large. After investigation and research, ornamental jujube bonsai has not yet been developed and utilized on a large scale in our country, and it has a promising development prospect. The main varieties of ornamental jujube bonsai include:
One, Long Xiu Jujube Bonsai: Long Xiu jujube bonsai is a type of jujube bonsai mainly for observing branches and trunks. Its branches and trunks resemble winding dragons, vivid and unique in their natural shapes. With a bit of artificial modification, they have the charm of surpassing nature. The fruit is edible and contains various vitamins, making it one of the most precious ornamental jujube bonsai.
Two, Gourd Jujube Bonsai: Gourd jujube bonsai is a type of jujube bonsai mainly for observing fruit. This bonsai's fruit shape is exactly the same as that of a magic gourd. Every autumn, the bonsai tree is full of bright red strings of magic gourds (jujubes) that do not fall for a long time. The red fruit against green leaves, combined with clever artificial shaping, is very beautiful. The fruit is edible, sweet and delicious, containing various essential vitamins and amino acids, making it an ornamental jujube bonsai with great观赏 and promotional value.
Three, Teapot Jujube Bonsai: Teapot jujube bonsai is a type of bonsai mainly for observing fruit. Its fruit shape is almost exactly the same as the traditional teapot used for brewing tea in China, with a spout, lid, and handle. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, little teapots (jujubes) adorn the branches, and when the breeze blows, they seem to be offering you tea or toasting to the sky, adorable. Teapot jujubes are edible and sweet and crisp. If soaked in alcohol in a transparent glass, they make a very unique display item, with a preservation period of 3 to 5 years.
Four, Millstone Jujube Bonsai: Millstone jujube bonsai is a type of jujube bonsai mainly for observing fruit. Its fruit shape resembles a millstone, with a small top and a large bottom, very smooth and unique. The ripe millstone jujubes hanging on the tree are bright purple and very beautiful. In autumn, with dew on the surface, they look like inlaid with sparkling pearls. Millstone jujubes are rich in vitamins and are also very beautiful fruit display items after being soaked in alcohol.
Five, Chili Jujube Bonsai: Chili jujube bonsai is a type of jujube bonsai mainly for observing fruit. Its fruit shape resembles chili peppers, with inconsistent fruiting times and thus inconsistent maturity. The color changes from green to red, with green and red reflecting each other, exceptionally beautiful. Additionally, with its long flowering period, it emits a captivating fragrance for a long time, making it a precious ornamental jujube variety with both ornamental and edible value.
Six, Dragon Coil Jujube Bonsai: Dragon Coil jujube bonsai is a type of jujube bonsai mainly for observing trunks. Its main trunk is shaped like a dragon coiling around a pillar, vivid and realistic. Cultivating multiple small branches and then pruning and shaping them results in a lively dragon coiling pillar standing in the middle of the pot, very spectacular.
Seven, Winter Jujube Bonsai: Winter jujube bonsai is a comprehensive type of jujube bonsai that combines shaping, observing fruit, and eating. Using the late-maturing variety of the famous Zhanhua Winter Jujube as a scion and taking advantage of its flexible branch growth and easy shaping, various ideal shapes are created through processing. Combined with flower and fruit preservation techniques, the jujubes are preserved. Its natural maturity period is in mid-to-late October. If the bonsai is moved into a greenhouse or protected area in mid-October, the late flowers and fruits mature naturally, usually allowing for fruit viewing and tasting around the New Year.
Eight, Comprehensive Ornamental Jujube Bonsai: This type of jujube bonsai combines observing branches, trunks, fruit, and eating. It integrates the advantages of the above-mentioned ornamental jujubes, blending the essence of varieties with observing branches, trunks, and fruit. On one ornamental jujube bonsai (a tree), you can see beautiful branches resembling dragons playing with phoenixes; you can see beautiful shapes, like dragons coiling around pillars or eagles spreading their wings; you can also see extremely beautiful fruit shapes, some like millstones, some like teapots, some like chili peppers, some like pearls, and some like magic gourds, creating a "multiple scenes in one pot" with diverse variety.
Ornamental jujube bonsai is easy to propagate, simple to manage, and adaptable. It is tolerant to moisture, barren soil, and salinity, and can grow normally in soils with a pH value above 8 and a salt content of over 0.3%. It is an excellent tree species suitable for both bonsai development and landscaping.
That is a detailed explanation of the eight types of ornamental jujube bonsai, for your reference and suggestions!