Bonsai knowledge: these methods are often used to prune and prune black pine bonsai in order to maintain the beauty of the tree.

Black pine bonsai is also known as white bud pine, it is majestic, upright, masculine, so it is called "man pine", deeply loved by the public, the germination of the black hole is not very strong, not too much pruning, but in order to maintain the shape of bonsai, the pruning and pruning of black pine becomes very necessary. Today, the editor shares with you the pruning and pruning methods of black pine bonsai.

The pruning of black pine is mainly to pick buds, and the newly boiled pile scene does not need to pick buds within a year, and the branches and leaves grow from March to April of the following year, when the needles have not yet grown. Usually remove each apical bud of about 1 beat 2. If you don't need additional shoots, you can remove all the terminal buds. During winter dormancy, branches that affect the graceful posture of stakes can be cut off and sealed with wax or glue. Black pine doesn't like fertilizer. After its survival, rotten cake fertilizer can be applied twice a year. During winter dormancy, branches and leaves that affect the graceful posture of trees are also cut off.

Because the needles of black pine are longer, in order to make them shorter, in addition to controlling water and fertilizer, Japanese bonsai has also created a "short leaf method" when new leaves grow in spring, including picking buds, sparse buds and old leaves. From July to August, cut off all the new branches that grew that year. Because the plant has the ability to recover and balance itself, the second new bud grows on the branches from August to September.

Excess buds can be removed from September to October, leaving only two buds on both sides or horizontally. With the gradual cooling of the climate, the growth of new buds and leaves is inhibited. From November to December, the remaining old leaves are cut off, leaving the plant with a second round of short needles. This is the best view of black pine bonsai.

In order to meet the needs of bonsai, the barren soil with sufficient light should be selected in field cultivation to control the supply of water and nutrients, so that the main root of the plant is short, the lateral root is developed, and the trunk of the stump is larger. It can be processed properly, and then the retained side branches can be flattened or drooped.