The latest five-needle pine bonsai production and maintenance

Five-needle pine gets its name because of its clump of leaves. It is an evergreen coniferous tree of Pinus, native to Japan. It has a long history of introduction in China and is widely cultivated in various places. It is mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China, the southern warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest in the eastern part, the northern subtropical deciduous broad-leaved forest and the evergreen broad-leaved mixed forest. Let's take a look at the production and maintenance of five-needle pine bonsai.

The method of making five-needle pine bonsai

1, selection of pots: five-needle pine bonsai production should first choose a good basin, five-needle pine posture quaint, verdant green leaves of the four seasons, it is appropriate to choose the purple sand pottery basin with simple shape and deep color. Large five-needle pine bonsai, you can also use alum, marble and other stone basins, but should pay attention to the bottom hole filling sand, in order to facilitate water penetration.

2. Soil selection: the five-needle loose basin soil should use loose, fertile slightly acidic sandy loam, with mountain mud or rotten leaf soil as the best, mixed with 40% sandy soil, a small amount of bone powder, sufficient nutrients, good water and air permeability, which is conducive to the growth and development of the root system.

3. Pot: the planting of five-needle pine is the most suitable before germination from February to March, which is beneficial to the germination of new roots. You can plant it after autumn. It is best to bring mud balls when transplanting, which is conducive to survival.

Note: when five-needle pine goes into the basin, you should pay attention to pruning the injured and rotten roots, properly cut short the coarse roots that affect the basin, and apply wax or paint on the cut to avoid the outflow of turpentine. The bottom of the basin should be filled with several pieces of broken tiles or charcoal, especially the thousand-cylinder basin and deep basin, so as to facilitate air permeability and water penetration.

Maintenance Technology of five-Needle Pine Bonsai

1. Display: five-needle pine is a neutral plant, which can grow in sunny or shady places, but can be maintained in sunny and well-ventilated places.

2. Pick buds: five-needle pine bonsai should pick buds in time. When winter buds sprout and granular needle primordia appear on them, the length of buds can be removed from 1 / 2 to 2 / 3 to make the new shoots shorter and denser.

3. Watering: the watering of five-needle pine bonsai should be moderate. The flower proverb "dry pine and wet cypress" shows that five-needle pine should be dry. The summer temperature is high, and the basin soil is easy to dry. Generally, the basin soil is watered once in the morning and once in the morning, and in the evening it depends on the dry and wet condition of the basin soil. In case of showers, it is necessary to cover the rain in time to avoid the loss of nutrients in the soil.

4. Fertilization: fertilization is the key to raising five-needle pine bonsai, which can be combined with watering. The weather is hot from July to August, so 10% thin fertilizer and water should be applied once every half month. In addition, we should pay attention to the five-needle pine shade after fertilization, do not let the sun exposure.

5. Pruning: for the modeled five-needle pine bonsai, it is necessary to trim the five-needle pine bonsai every year in order to maintain its inherent posture. However, the pruning of five-needle pine should be carried out in its winter dormancy period, and must not be trimmed in the midsummer season, otherwise a large amount of pine resin will flow out of the wound, affecting the growth of five-needle pine.

Matters needing attention in the maintenance of five-needle pine bonsai

1. Five-needle pine bonsai must not be watered too frequently, or there are more Rain Water in June every year, and the basin soil is often too wet, coupled with poor drainage and stagnant water in the basin, causing anoxia in the soil, causing rotten roots and yellowing needles.

2. Five-needle pine bonsai in hot summer, the water evaporates quickly and is underwatered, which will cause the needles to wither and scorch. If the lack of water continues, the plant will eventually die.

3. The five-needle pine has been put indoors for a long time, lack of light and air, which violates the habit that the five-needle pine should receive light outdoors, or suddenly move to the outdoor to encounter exposure, the same will happen.

Conclusion: five-needle pine is a tree species with high ornamental value and correct posture, which is not only suitable for garden decoration, but also an important tree species for potted plants or bonsai. Bonsai production should maintain a good tree posture and control the growth of branches and leaves to achieve the shape of short, dense and vigorous branches and leaves.