Is boxwood evergreen or deciduous shrub?

Populus tomentosa is the representative species of East Asian Populus, which is produced in many provinces and regions of China, some of which belong to cultivation. So, is boxwood evergreen or deciduous? What is the cultivation technique of bonsai?

Is boxwood evergreen or deciduous?

Boxwood is an evergreen shrub, 1-6 meters high, growing in valleys, streams or under forests, can also be used as bonsai.

Second, what are the cultivation techniques of boxwood bonsai?

1. Selection of basin

Boxwood perennial oil green, it is appropriate to use purple sand pottery basin, basin color to purple or light yellow is better. The shape of the basin depends on the form of the shape. The cliff type should use a deep thousand-cylinder basin, while the oblique type or curved dry type should use an oval or rectangular basin.

2. Using soil

Bonsai soil is cultivated with mature pastoral soil or rotten leaf soil mixed with appropriate ridge bran ash, which is suitable for fertile and loose soil, and the loam with good ventilation and permeability is the best. It is advisable to carry lodging soil on the old pile.

3. Planting

Yellow poplar is more hardy and can be carried out before sprouting in spring. when planting, the root system should be trimmed too long and too dense, and do not make the root nest bend in the basin. Newly planted boxwood should be placed in a semi-shady place.

4. Modeling

Populus tomentosa has strong germination. Before modeling, the trunk can be cut off to sprout new technology around or below the cross section, and then climb the branches according to the requirements of artistic modeling, and it is better to use brown silk in spring. It can also be roughly tied and cut to make a cloud sheet or steamed bread, or processed into a natural tree shape. The trunk is made into oblique dry type or prone type according to the natural trend. If the poplar pile scene is embellished with a beautiful stone, it will become a "boxwood bow". Populus tomentosa is very resistant to pruning and strong germination. in order to maintain a beautiful tree shape, it must be processed and reshaped frequently.

Poplar bonsai trees are graceful, with leaves as small as beans, thick and shiny, evergreen all the year round, and can be watched all the year round.