How to shape the bonsai of begonia, how to raise the potted plants of Begonia

Xifu Begonia tree posture beautiful, colorful spring, autumn red fruit numerous, exquisite and lovely, for the garden greening beautiful flowers, fruit trees, but also ideal bonsai materials. However, how to shape it, and how to raise Xifu Begonia potted plant, the following small series for everyone to introduce several kinds of Begonia potted plant production process.

How does the West Coast shape?

The shape processing of Malus hirsutus L. often adopts the combination of coiling and pruning, and the processing period is from defoliation in winter to germination in spring. During Meiyu period, the new branches are mature and elastic, which is suitable for shearing and binding. 2~3 years old seedlings can start processing, at this time plasticity is large, operation is also easier. Take brown silk, metal wire and use for good, the trunk and large branches need to be properly tied, branchlets all take pruning shape. The branches and leaves should be pruned into natural crowns, not too regular. Xifu Begonia grows faster, so brown wire and metal wire should be removed in time to prevent damage to trees. Can be processed into inclined dry, curved dry, Linshui type, cliff type, double dry, multi-dry and other shapes.

How to raise a potted plant in Xifu

1. Choose basin and soil. When making crabapple bonsai, it is appropriate to select a medium-deep glazed pottery basin or purple sand pottery basin. The basin shape can be round, square, rectangular, etc., and the basin color and color contrast are good. Xifu Begonia likes fat and grows rapidly, so it should not be too small or too shallow with pots. Xifu Begonia is not strict with soil and water requirements, and is best suited to fertile, loose and well-drained sandy loam.

2) reproduction. Xifu Malus can be propagated by grafting, rationing, root cutting and layering. Grafting usually uses wild begonia or negundo as rootstock. Branching or bud grafting can be carried out in February to March, bud grafting in August to September. Root insertion should be carried out in February to March, and roots about 1 cm thick and 7~10 cm long should be inserted into the soil about 3/4, and the survival rate is very high. Both ramets and layering should be carried out in spring, which is easy to survive.

3. Shaping and pruning. Xifu begonia germinates strongly and grows fast. Attention should be paid to trimming. After winter defoliation to spring before germination, can cut off dead branches, pest branches, thin branches, cross branches, overlapping branches, over-dense branches and other messy branches. After flowering in spring, the long branches can be appropriately truncated according to the needs of modeling, so as to promote the branching, increase the number of flower buds, and ensure that there are many flowers in the coming year. In addition, after germination in spring, too many over-dense, poorly positioned buds can be removed.

4. Plant the pot. The planting and pot turning of Xifu Begonia bonsai should be carried out in February to March, or in late autumn. Loose and fertile garden soil, humus soil mixed with sand or chaff ash should be used as substrate, and mountain mud can also be used. When putting on the pot or turning over the pot, put a small amount of decomposed cake crumbs and bone meal as base fertilizer at the bottom of the pot. Young trees grow faster and can be turned over every 1~2 years, old stumps can be separated by 2~3 years. When turning pots, trim roots and branches to increase beauty and maintain balance.

How to maintain the Xifu Begonia potted plant

1. Water and fertilizer requirements

Xifu begonia bonsai should always keep the pot soil moist, but not water. Spring, summer growth period needs to be appropriate more watering, summer high temperature watering should be timely and sufficient. Xifu Begonia likes fertilizer and can be applied more appropriately. After flowering in spring, nitrogen fertilizer should be applied mainly to promote the growth of branches and leaves. Summer, autumn more phosphorus, potassium fertilizer to facilitate flower bud differentiation.

2. Place

Xifu Begonia bonsai should be placed in sunny, ventilated venues. There is no need for shade in summer. It is more cold-resistant, winter can be buried in the basin outdoor shelter, sunny land, can also be moved into good light indoor winter, the temperature can be maintained at about 0℃.

What is the reason for the yellow and dry leaves of Xifu Begonia?

1. Too much watering, the tender leaves on the top of the flowers are pale yellow, the old leaves are gradually yellowing, and the new shoots are shrinking. This is due to prolonged rain or excessive watering, excessive moisture in the basin, lack of oxygen in the soil, and root rot. Should often loose soil, control watering, avoid heavy rain spray.

2. The leaf color on the top of the soil is normal, and the lower leaves gradually dry and yellow. This is caused by the aging of lower leaves and branches due to the soil being too full or not watered for a long time. Proper watering should be done to keep the soil moist.

3. Lack of fertilizer, thin and yellow leaves of flowers, which is caused by large pots of flowers or long time without changing pots, changing soil and insufficient fertilizer. Water and fertilizer should be gradually increased and pots should be changed at appropriate time.

4, fertilizer damage, flower leaves appear concave and convex do not stretch, new leaves hypertrophy, old leaves gradually yellow, should be watered frequently, suspend fertilization, pot can be scattered with some seeds, pull out after emergence, in order to consume fertilizer in the pot, so that flowers and trees return to normal growth.

5, alkaline, love acid soil flowers and trees, leaves gradually yellow, is due to the alkaline soil caused by the use of grass soaked water irrigation, and apply ferrous sulfate, leaves will turn green.

6, light discomfort, potted flowers often placed indoors, flowers easy yellow leaves. Sun-loving leaves turn yellow when there is insufficient light. Some flowers that like cool environments, such as high temperature exposure, will also yellow and fall off their leaves.

After reading the above several introductions, everyone must know how to shape the potted plant of Xifu Begonia. Then why not try it yourself? After doing it a few times and having experience, you can create according to your preferences and create a unique Xifu Begonia shape.