The production process of wintersweet bonsai
Let me tell you about the production process of wintersweet bonsai and share some small experiences in plant cultivation to make wax plum mini bonsai. Let's take a look together.
The wintersweet blossoms in the severe cold of late winter when all other flowers have withered, braving the cold and frost, demonstrating the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation in the face of adversity, providing spiritual enlightenment and aesthetic enjoyment. The resilience of wintersweet has also made it a favorite among flower enthusiasts. Wintersweet bonsai has very high artistic and ornamental value, and this article will introduce the production process of wintersweet bonsai in detail.
Selection and Cultivation
Using wild wintersweet old roots from the mountains for ground cultivation to create ancient wax plum桩 is quite common and yields quick results. The method is: select old tree stumps that have been cut and regrown for many years, protect the roots after digging them up, and trim the branches. Choose a place with moderate sunlight, loose soil, and good drainage for "nurturing the embryo," and after it has survived, move it to a pot for cultivation. If it's a dogfly wintersweet old stump, you can graft it with a plain-hearted wax plum, and it can be shaped as needed after it survives.
Planting Process
1. Pot selection: Wintersweet should be planted in purple sand pots or glazed ceramic pots. Generally, seedlings of wax plum are often planted in round, square, or hexagonal pots, while old wax plum stumps can use medium-deep horse trough pots or begonia pots, and for the cliff style, a thousand-cavity pot is often chosen. Dark purple or ocher red colors are better to set off the wax yellow flowers, enhancing their ornamental effect.
2. Soil usage: Wintersweet is not very demanding about soil, but a sandy loam with good drainage is preferred. For pot cultivation, a mixture of mature garden soil or decomposed leaf soil with 20-30% rice husk ash is commonly used as the growing medium.
3. Planting: Transplanting wintersweet is usually done in early spring when the flowers are in bloom, around the beginning of March when new芽 are sprouting. It is generally advisable to plant it diagonally, which is convenient for shaping. Before planting, an整形修剪 can be performed. When potting, a sufficient amount of base fertilizer can be applied at the bottom of the pot.
Shaping and Styling
The shaping and styling of wintersweet mainly involve pruning and pinching, with tying as a supplementary method. Xiyaojia Village in Yanling County, Henan Province, is known for its wintersweet, which is被誉为 'the king of wintersweet in the world.' Its traditional styling arts include 'screen fan梅花', 'wart梅花', and 'hanging branch梅花', with the screen fan梅花 being the most popular. The shaping process is as follows: It should be done between March and April, using the 'rolling knife method' and 'dragon knife method' to twist and spiral the main branches upwards. When the buds are just beginning to sprout, make a diagonal cut at the point where you want to bend it, with the cut斜入 to a depth of 2/3 of the diameter of the branch. Carefully bend it to make the upper part of the split wood rest on the lower part, support the new-bent main stem with a pole, and tie it securely with rope. Then bend all the branch tips downward. The cut should be covered with mud within a month and kept in place, replacing it as it falls. After the basic framework is formed, attention should be paid to pruning and pinching in time to maintain the screen fan style.
Although wintersweet and plum blossoms are not from the same family, their blooming periods are similar, and their flowers and fragrance are also similar. Wintersweet is as beautiful and fragrant as red plum, so you can refer to the styling principles of plum blossoms: 'Plum is beautiful in curves, straight is without posture, beautiful in incline, straight is without scenery, beautiful in sparse, dense is without form,' 'Plum values rarity over abundance, old over young, slim over fat, closed over open.' Therefore, the main stem should be oblique and horizontal, the branches and leaves should be sparse, and the old桩 should show robustness. Traditional styles include 'screen fan,' 'wart,' 'hanging branch,' 'following the wind,' 'hanging branch,' 'drifting dragon,' etc., with modern styles mostly focusing on 'oblique trunk' and 'natural' forms.
Well, that's the whole process of making wintersweet bonsai. Interested friends can try making a wintersweet bonsai.
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