What does Luohansong culture need to pay attention to? How to shape and pose?

Podocarpus is an evergreen coniferous tree, up to 20 meters high, distributed in many provinces of China, few wild trees, mainly used for cultivation in the garden as ornamental trees, then, Podocarpus cultivation needs to pay attention to what? How do you shape your posture?

1. What should be paid attention to in podocarpus cultivation?

Podocarpus likes warm and humid, semi-overcast environment. Cold tolerance is weak. North China can only be used as indoor potted plants. It grows well by the sea. Podocarpus has strong resistance to many poisonous gases. Fertile soil requirements, good drainage of sandy loam is appropriate.

Podocarpus basin soil is prepared by mixing 2 parts of garden soil, 2 parts of decayed leaf soil and 2 parts of coarse sand. Every 2 years spring to podocarpus pot change soil 1 time, at the same time appropriate pruning, dead branches, residual branches and diseased leaves cut off, keep the shape of clean and symmetrical. Podocarpus in the growth season 3-4 times a month fertilization, summer, autumn two seasons do not need topdressing, in case branches and leaves grow excessively and reduce cold resistance. Podocarpus watering master the principle of dry and wet, should not be too much, summer morning and evening for 1 foliar spray, in order to improve air humidity, but also appropriate shade, to prevent strong light exposure. Podocarpus can be moved indoors in winter, and the temperature is required to be between 1 and 10 ° C, not too high, otherwise it will be unfavorable for the growth of the coming year.

2. How does Podocarpus shape its posture?

Podocarpus geometric modeling is relatively simple, just according to the pre-designed graphics can be trimmed. If pruning three-layer spherical, first choose a trunk obvious, upright saplings better. If the pruning design is a three-layer sphere with a total height of 2 meters, the lower layer is about 50 cm high, the middle layer is about 40 cm high, and the top layer is 30 cm high. All branches of the trunk 45 cm between the first and second layers and 35 cm between the second and third layers shall be cut off, and then three spheres shall be pruned. The above middle and lower three balls are gradually larger, in order to coordinate the proportion and have a better ornamental, general new branches shoot 20 to 30 cm pruning is appropriate, need to be pruned many times, so that each layer of spherical round compact.

Bonsai modeling complex many, because each plant of the natural shape is different, according to different materials due to potential, the following do a simple overview. Podocarpus for evergreen trees, forming slowly, generally using the method of wire winding tie, in order to facilitate rapid formation.

First prepare a number of aluminum wires of various specifications, select Podocarpus podocarpus with slightly curved trunk, cut off weak branches, latch branches, partial whorled branches and branches below one-third of the trunk, and leave thick lateral branches above one-third of the trunk as the first main branch. Use aluminum wire from the trunk to the first main branch, 45 degrees around to the end, and then bend the first main branch into an S shape, and with the trunk into an angle of less than 90 degrees, use fine aluminum wire to bind the branchlets and the first main branch into the same plane, and then trim the whole into an oval. In the future, gradually bind up in the same way. Generally, the main branches should be on the left and right sides of the trunk, and a small number of small branches can be used to cover them slightly before and after. Usually the first main branch is the thickest and longest, gradually tapering short, and then using steamed bun shape knot top, the overall triangular layout. The new shoots need to be cut flat when they grow to 10 cm. Depending on the growth situation, aluminum wires need to be disassembled and re-bound in half a year to prevent damage caused by embedded branches. They can be formed in three years.