What is the best stump to make bonsai? Learn these three points!

Selection of types:

If you want to see its piles, you can not take luxuriant plants. It is best to have twisty stems, smaller leaves, but more prosperous flowers and abundant fruits. For example: Pyracantha, Nantianzhu, Ten Mahonia, Elaeagnus, Acer, Oak, Bird does not stay, etc. These are evergreen varieties all the year round.

There are also deciduous varieties: wisteria, elm, lobular Anzhen, triangular maple, Lagerstroemia, finch plum, water bayberry, euonymus, etc., deciduous varieties are also divided into winter and spring categories, and their stumps are suitable for bonsai.

Life force selection:

How to see whether the vitality of the stump is tenacious, first start from its bark, cut the stump bark with a knife, inside is green, and there are small drops of water in the extravasation; Look at its branches, you can bend gently, bending resistance, or it is obviously broken can feel its strong humidity; Finally, look at its roots, after cutting open, there are also small drops of water in the extravasation, such stumps are very suitable for bonsai.

Shape selection:

First of all, it should have a strong shape, a straight posture, a smooth rise of the whole plant, and a lot of thin roots, its leaves are also relatively broad, luster is obvious, etc., the rise of its branches should also have a certain order, do not need to be extra truncated, trapped, as long as a little pruning can create a natural tree shape suitable for bonsai stumps.

Notes:

In the process of tree stump bonsai maintenance, it is especially important to water. The way of watering is not only watering the roots, but also watering the leaves. It is best to choose plants with relatively small leaves to do bonsai, so that there will be no imbalance.