How to make the bonsai of Berberis amurensis and its cultivation methods and matters needing attention

Purple leaf Berberis is a kind of green shrub plant which can not only watch flowers and fruits, but also prick hedgerows. It is very suitable for making small or miniature bonsai to be placed at home. Its dark red branches and leaves create a classical, simple and elegant temperament, and this unique beauty adds a lot of vivid interest to the home environment. Then the editor will share with you how to make bonsai and how to cultivate Berberis purpurea.

How to make bonsai of Berberis amurensis

1. Draw materials

Before the branches sprout from February to March every year, the branches with strong growth in the previous year are selected as cuttings and cut into 12-16 cm long. Before cutting, soak the base with 500*10ppm concentration of plain acetic acid, take it out immediately, and wait for it to dry before cutting. After insertion, sprinkle the water with a fine-eyed spray can, and the purple leaf Berberis takes root about two months after insertion. The growing cutting seedlings can be transplanted in the same year, and the most suitable time is the plum rain season, but we should pay attention to avoid direct sunlight and torrential rain.

2. Upper basin

Selection of basin: purple sand basin is suitable for purple leaf Berberis.

Use soil: purple leaf Berberis culture soil should be well drained neutral sandy soil, or can also be mixed with 4 parts of matured pond soil, 4 parts of garden soil and 2 parts of honeycomb coal ash.

3. Modeling

Because of the talent idea, the cadre modelling is mainly direct style or oblique dry type, or the production jungle style. Purple leaf Berberis branches are soft and easy to shape, strong germination and resistance to pruning, so the modeling can be carried out in the way of "combination of pruning and pruning", climbing the trunk and branches slightly, and the lateral branches should be trimmed and shaped. In order to control the tree shape of Berberis amurensis, the buds should be wiped and the long branches should be cut off at any time, so as to change the ownerless characteristics of the tree species. Short pruning and stereotyped climbing should be carried out in the dormant period after defoliation or before germination, because the line of sight is clear in this period, which is beneficial to correctly deal with the departure and retention of the stem, the cutting angle of the branch and the climbing position.

Pot culture methods and matters needing attention of Berberis amurensis

I. Culture methods

1. Place of placement

Purple leaf berberis like the sun, so it is appropriate to put it in a sunny and well-ventilated place during the growing period of purple leaf berberis, and move it under the shade at high temperature in midsummer (10:00 to 4 pm), otherwise the sun will burn the leaves. In winter, the Jianghuai area can be buried in the ground and spend the winter outdoors.

2. Watering

Purple leaf Berberis is afraid of waterlogging, so watering must follow the principle of dry and wet, watering is a little less than ordinary flowers. In the growing period of purple leaf Berberis, that is, from April to October, the basin soil can be kept moist, and the basin soil should be slightly dry after falling leaves.

3. Fertilization

Liquid fertilizer can be applied frequently during the growing period of purple leaf Berberis, so that strong branches and thick branches can be cultivated in a short time, but it should be ensured that new buds can sprout in time after pruning, but not "crazy growth", otherwise the hypertrophic leaves will be affected by red to green.

4. Change the basin

Purple leaf Berberis bonsai should be changed once a year to remove part of the old soil and replace it with loose and fertile new soil, so that the seedlings can be raised strong and thick in 2-3 years. Can also be combined with purple leaf Berberis to change the basin to prune purple leaf Berberis, mainly to cut off the withered root and long root of purple leaf Berberis.

II. Points for attention

Purple leaf Berberis has strong sprouting and tillering, so it can be pruned properly to promote the formation of new branches. Thinning too dense branches or truncating long branches before winter or early spring can make the whole plant shape perfect.

Propagation methods of Berberis amurensis

1. Cutting

There are two cutting methods of Berberis amurensis. One is hardwood cutting, and the other is softwood cutting. The suitable time for cutting is in June and July in summer, select semi-lignified branches for pruning, and insert them in sand or gravel after pruning. During this period, attention should be paid to maintaining humidity and temperature, and roots can be formed in more than half a month. In autumn, choose the better growing branches as the cuttings, the cutting method is the same as in summer, and it can be transplanted in the following spring.

2. Ramet

The growth ability of purple leaf Berberis is very strong, so ramet propagation is also a good method, the ramet season is not suitable except summer, any other time. The tufted plants were propagated separately.

How to plant seeds of Berberis amurensis

1. Time

According to the difference of region and climate, the sowing time should also be different. Here, represented by the north, the climate is warm in March and April, and the soil layer has just passed the winter. Sterilization at low temperature can reduce germs.

2. Methods

Purple leaf Berberis has strong adaptability, cold tolerance and drought tolerance. Like plenty of light and cool moist environment, but also resistant to semi-overcast. The sandy loam with good drainage is suitable for its growth, and the purple leaf Berberis is not strict on water requirements, but it is necessary to pay attention to the proper control of water. Too wet soil at the seedling stage will cause rotting roots.

The purple leaf Berberis needs to be maintained in the semi-shade at the height of summer, and the principle of dry and wet should be mastered in watering. Although purple leaf Berberis is relatively resistant to drought, long-term drought is not conducive to its growth, so it is necessary to cool and humidify by spraying water when drying at high temperature. Transplanting can be carried out in spring or autumn, and it is better to carry soil in the root system.

Purple leaf Berberis is currently cultivated in many places in China, it likes the cool, moist growth environment, the adaptability to the environment is also very strong, relatively speaking, its maintenance method is relatively simple. You can plant it if you like it.