Introduction to the production method and maintenance points of Bauhinia bonsai

Bauhinia, also known as Wuzhi mandarin, Wuzhifeng and Bauhinia, is mainly distributed in various provinces south of the Yangtze River in China, often found on hillside roads or in bushes. Bauhinia has many uses. Its flowers and leaves can extract aromatic oil, its roots can drive out burning insects, and its stem bark can be used as rayon or man-made paper. Now there are also some people potted to decorate the indoor environment. Next, let's take a look at the introduction of the production methods and maintenance points of Bauhinia bonsai.

First, the production method of Bauhinia bonsai

1. Wooden pile

The bauhinia stake is usually carried out in March or April in spring. If the roots can be kept in the soil during transplanting, they can be transplanted in spring, summer and autumn.

2. Planting

The adaptability of bauhinia is very strong, the requirement to the soil is not strict, potted bauhinia is better with the humus soil with loose texture and good water permeability, and the pots planted should be soil pot or cement pot. Before planting, cut off the injured root and overlong root, and cut off the steep long branch and overdense branch.

3. Modeling

Bauhinia laozhang, very ancient, natural Shili dry, hard ossification surface, particularly eye-catching, but not long pitch, large leaves. In order to make full use of strengths and avoid weaknesses, it is necessary to tie and cut. Before pruning, cut off all the waste branches (overlapping branches, cross branches, head-on branches, whorled branches, etc.) according to different pile shapes, and tie the remaining branches according to different branch directions. After one or two years, after the branches are in harmony with the thickness of the trunk, leave one or two branches and move the first shearing, and the secondary and tertiary branches should be gradually changed in thickness, and the transition will be natural.

II. Key points for the maintenance of Bauhinia bonsai

1. Place of placement

Bauhinia pile scenery should be placed in a well-ventilated and sunny place. Summer does not need shade, but also should not be placed on the cement platform, high temperature scorching, unfavorable growth. Winter is more hardy, Jiangnan can spend the winter outdoors, but in the cold north must be put indoors.

2. Fertilization

Bauhinia pile before it is formed, fertilization should be more diligent, except for rainy days, once a week watering thin rotten cake fertilizer water, do not burn roots, affect the growth. After shaping, it is necessary to control fertilization, generally apply once in spring and summer, and once again in autumn, so as to avoid excessive fertilizer and water, cause overgrowth, disturb the tree shape, and affect the ornamental.

3. Watering

Potted bauhinia should keep the potted soil moist during the growth period, which can be slightly dry at ordinary times, so as to see dry and wet, not dry and not watered. Watering in summer should be in the morning and evening, and watering should be less in autumn.

4. Pruning

Huang Jingmeng is very strong and resistant to pruning. He carries out a pruning after autumn every year to remove some unnecessary branches in order to maintain a certain tree posture. Usually can often pick the heart, control the overgrowth of branches and leaves.

5. Turn the basin

It is carried out every 2 ~ 3 years, and the time should be before sprouting from March to April. When turning the basin, cut off the withered roots and overgrown roots, remove the 1B2 old soil, and replace it with loose and humus-rich new culture soil. The bottom of the basin should pay attention to cushioning and releasing coarse sand to facilitate drainage.

6. Pest control

The common pests of bauhinia are shell insects and aphids, which can be sprayed with 2000 times of dimethoate EC, and shell insects can also be scrubbed.