What kind of tree is boxwood? A collection of pictures is attached

Boxwood has a very subtle and special position in classical furniture. Most of the boxwood works we see are furnished for handicrafts, and the number of finished furniture is rare, which is often used for embellishment in the use of classical furniture. The growth of boxwood is indeed slow, and it may be the slowest growing species among the timber species, so it is said to be "short for thousands of years". Now let's take a look at what kind of tree is boxwood? How to make bonsai? Relevant pictures are attached.

What kind of tree is boxwood?

Populus tomentosa is an evergreen shrub with a height of 1 to 3 meters, which is distributed in the provinces south of the Yangtze River and in the north of China. It grows in the area of 1200 to 2600 meters above sea level, mostly in valleys, streams and under forests, and its growth is extremely slow. At least 40 years old trees can be used as carving materials, there is a thousand-year-long inch, extremely precious. Populus tomentosa has a wide range of growth in China, and it is widely distributed in the southeast coast, southwest China and Taiwan. It is a common evergreen plant in tropical and temperate zones.

Second, how to make boxwood bonsai?

1. Pile selection

If the tree stump selected for making boxwood bonsai is more patient, it can be cultivated manually by itself, and it can be bred by cutting and other methods. It can be initially shaped during the cultivation period, and can be shaped in the pot after a few years of cultivation. If you want to pursue rapid success, then generally go directly to the field to select the old pile, the roots and branches of the old pile will be slightly trimmed and planted for about a year, and then you can put it on the basin. Pay attention to the choice of old piles with more natural branches and more luxuriant branches and leaves, so that they can survive more easily.

2. Upper basin

Before potting, the root system needs to be pruned properly so that it can survive better in the basin, for example, the root that grows too long is shorter, but because the yellow poplar grows slowly, it is best not to cut too many roots. The purple sand basin used is the best, the color, shape and so on depends on the shape of the poplar. The soil used is similar to that of other bonsai. The soil should be fertile, breathable and drained. Mountain soil, rotten leaf soil and pastoral soil are all fine. Before putting the soil into the basin, build a water hole at the bottom of the basin, mainly cover the drainage hole of the basin with tiles, then cover the large granular soil, and then put the culture soil into a layer, put the tree stump in, and then fill the soil. The cultivation soil should be compacted a little bit, and the roots and soil should be connected together.

3. Watering

Pour enough water after potting. If you want to grow more roots under the trunk, you can put a wooden frame around the flowerpot and fill it with soil. The wooden strips should not be higher than 2 inches. This can not only promote the growth of new roots, but also improve the survival rate of the stump. In addition, it is necessary to put the boxwood bonsai just on the pot in a semi-shady place for a period of time, and then normal maintenance and shaping.

4. Modeling

The shape of boxwood bonsai, like most tree stump bonsai, uses wire to bind tree trunks and branches to make them grow into an ideal shape, and then prune the branches appropriately during the growing season. mainly according to the modeling needs to carry out bud picking, heart-picking, leaf thinning, pruning and other operations. It should be noted that when using wire to bind tree trunks and branches, we should pay special attention to the degree of tightness, too loose shape is not in place, too tight will hurt the branches, the wire used had better be rubber, so the damage to the trunk branches is relatively small.