Bonsai making and management

Jade leaf, also known as horsetail tree, or silver gong sun tree, commonly known as "golden branch and jade leaf", scientific name Portulacaria afra Jacq (horse tooth tree of Africa), English name Elephant Bush (useless shrub of Africa), is a fleshy evergreen shrub of cauliflower family and cauliflower. The trunk is strong and thick, the node ring disturbs, the branches are soft and firm inside, dense and steep or profusion, and the leaves are small and thick, gathering branches. From the appearance, it can show that the old trunk of the ancient tree is tall and straight, and there is no lack of luxuriant business, but also its strong adaptability, light-like, drought-resistant, pruning-resistant attitude and mild germination, which is especially suitable for planting in the sun, and it is an ideal plant material for making unique or co-planted potted plants.

I. preparation of potted plant materials with leaves

Jade leaves can not help but easily obtain ovules, mostly by pressing branches. Branch pressing can be carried out in spring, summer and autumn, but the effect is the best in spring. Because the air temperature is moderate in spring, the incisions of fleshy spikes are not easy to feel bacterial erosion, which is most helpful to the growth of incisions and the germination of new roots. Generally, thick and straight 2-3-year-old stems or branches can be cut, and it is best to think about the ornamental effect of plant shape after their survival. Those who make a single potted landscape can choose straight stems or branches as cuttings, and plants with special types of stems or branches can be selected as cuttings for potted plants. After proper pruning of the ear segment, the lower incision should be located at 0 below the node. 2CM~0 . At the 3CM, wait for the cut to dry, then press the branches in the clean fine sand or vermiculite, pearlite and other substrates with a liquid concentration of about 1cm, 4cm, 1max, and 3 to keep the substrate moist and moist, and do not water very much, otherwise it is easy to lead to erosion, resulting in branch failure, and the root system can grow intact after 3 weeks. In order to cultivate plants suitable for manufacturing potted plants, the surviving plants can be transplanted into earthen pots to enhance the management of water and fertilizer. According to the needs of later manufacturing potted plants, the plants can be pruned first, which can be pruned once a month. After about a year of cultivation, when the person has a certain plant shape, it can be used for potted plants.

Second, the manufacture of jade leaf potted plants

When the plants were basically formed after a year of cultivation, they entered the stage of potted plant manufacturing. Potted plant manufacturing can be carried out in spring, summer, autumn and winter for a year. According to the thickness, shape, staggered branches and location of plant materials, we can vote on whether to make single-stem type or double-plant or multi-plant co-planting type, and then to select suitable pots.

If the ordinary trunk is dignified and thick, the internodes are dense, there are no branches in the middle and lower parts, and there are more middle and upper branches and spread evenly to the east, south and west, a single plant can be used to make a straight and straight trunk pot; the pot can be used according to the shape of the plant. Choose round or rectangular blue or green pots For plants whose stems are bent to one side but the population lines are smooth, they can be planted in blue or bright yellow pots for cliff type pots, but more stones and coarse sand should be padded in the pots to reduce the stagnant water in the pots and cause rotting roots. For plants with beautiful shape on one side, 2-3 plants can be selected successfully to achieve the best combination, so that their guests and hosts are decent, oblique and responsive to each other, and potted plants with wild interests in places with mountains and woods are co-planted, and they also have the quality of being long. The pot for co-planting should choose a rectangular or duck egg round shallow basin, which is due to the fact that the person has a larger basin space, which can set off the stubbornness of the tree and create a unique image, and it is also easy to decorate fist stones and accessories.

The newly manufactured jade leaf pot may not be very satisfying, and the subsequent pruning is the most important hand and eye to successfully achieve its tree-shaped greening and perfect composition. Repeated pruning can be carried out to promote the germination of lateral buds on the lower side of the crown, and new branches can be produced to form dense crowns, and the tree-shaped ornamental effect of the dense population can be revealed. Pay attention to the pruning time, avoid the hottest seasons and rainy days, and do not water or fountain within 1 or 2 days after pruning, lest the fresh wound will become mildew and cause counterproductive results. Because its stem is old and wrinkled, the branches are relatively sparse, and the leaves are relatively small, compared with the common banyan potted plants, it is just more simple and straightforward, which is especially suitable to express the spirit style of the evergreen trees in the south of the Yangtze River.

III. Maintenance and management of jade leaf potted plants

Yuye is native to hot Africa, and its potted plants prefer light, because its branches and leaves are rich in nutrients and belong to succulent plants, which can accept more daylighting, and it can be safe to accept full daylighting on the sun platform in summer; if it is not shaded by itself, it will cause the branches and leaves to become thin and reduce its due ornamental value. Bonsai soil should be loose and fertile, especially not suitable for too much watering, otherwise it is easy to lead to root erosion, Jingxiang its normal growth; jade leaves have poor cold resistance, generally cold winter should be transferred to bright indoor, and maintain no lower than the room temperature of 5oC, the ability to survive the winter safely The short twigs on the trunk of the jade leaf should be wiped off as soon as possible, so as not to affect the ventilation and light of the inner chamber, form a scar on the trunk, and increase the sense of vicissitudes of the trunk. The pot of jade leaf can be changed once every 2 to 3 years. After getting rid of the plant, a little aging root system and persistent soil can be removed, the satisfactory fertilizer soil can be used again, and the moisture and moist of the pot soil can be maintained, so as to promote the production of new roots and strengthen the growth situation of the plant. The topdressing of bonsai Yushu is better with ripened density cakes and water, once a month in the growing season, stop in the hottest season, and reduce the supply of water and fertilizer after autumn. This ability is not only good for its growth, but also helps it spend the winter and summer safely.