Production and Maintenance of Chinese Wolfberry Bonsai

Chinese wolfberry is one of the bonsai Rocks of Eighteen Scholars in ancient times, and it is also a famous product of traditional Chinese medicine to nourish the liver and kidney. The tree stump bonsai posture is elegant, the branches are overhanging, the flowers are purple, and the autumn red fruit is covered with branches. The ornamental effect is very good, but because of its cold tolerance, drought tolerance and waterlogging tolerance, it is difficult to grow Chinese wolfberry in the rainy and waterlogged areas in the south of the Yangtze River. Let's take a look at the production and conservation of Chinese wolfberry bonsai.

Mountain mining

Before and after the sting, Chinese wolfberry has just entered the germination period to dig before germination, which is the most suitable. Chinese wolfberry can be found in the mountain wasteland or at the foot of the ancient courtyard wall. after digging back, it can be put on the basin directly according to the shape, the trees in good condition can be planted to the ornamental position, and those with poor roots should be cultivated to maintain humidity. If there are conditions, it can also be cultivated in the open field, and when the root system is well developed and the branches are sturdy, it can be transplanted into the basin. The proper lifting of roots can be processed into excellent bonsai with flat knots of old roots and brushing branches.

Artificial propagation

1. Sowing: the ripe fruits were harvested in November, soaked in water for 1-2 days, softened, scrubbed and cleaned, dried and stored in the sun. Sowing from March to April of the following year, strip sowing or border sowing, covering soil about 1-1.5 cm, pouring through water, 10 days later can be germinated and unearthed. After emergence, seedlings can be planted once and for all, and general management can be taken. Seedlings were transplanted and planted in the spring of the following year.

2. Cuttage: cuttings are propagated with annual strong branches before sprouting in spring, and can also be cut with current-year twigs in the rainy season. The ear is 12-15cm long and is obliquely inserted on the seedbed, often watered to keep the soil moist, and the survival rate can reach more than 95%.

3. Ramets: ramet transplanting is more than March to early April. After the tufted plants are dug up, most of the branches are cut off, planted and watered immediately, and the soil is often kept moist, which is easy to survive, and can blossom and bear fruit in the same year.

Pot-up process

1. Selection basin: Chinese wolfberry should use a slightly deeper glazed pottery basin or purple sand pottery basin, the shape of which is determined by the tree type, and the cliff type should use a thousand-barrel basin. Generally, curved dry type and root-lifting type should use medium-deep rectangular, round or oval basins.

2. Using soil: Lycium barbarum is not strict on soil, and sandy loam with good drainage is suitable. Potted plants can be used with humus or pastoral soil mixed with sandy soil.

3. Planting: spring is the most suitable, and other seasons are slightly worse. Before planting, you can carry out a shaping and pruning, the section should be smooth, and the excessively long root should be cut short. The soil should not be hard or have gaps, and there is no need to apply base fertilizer to the bottom of the basin.

4. Management: the Chinese wolfberry in a good pot is placed in a place with astigmatism and is often sprayed with water to moisturize until it decreases gradually after germination.

Tree processing

1. Processing: the main branches of Chinese wolfberry can be properly clambered and pruned. Large branches should be clambered and pruned in winter, while branchlets can be climbed in summer and autumn. The new branch can be clamped up at any time with suitable wire such as iron, lead and copper. Lycium barbarum wood is brittle, pay attention to soft force during operation, not too fierce.

2. Tree shape: the old pile bonsai of Chinese wolfberry should be made into curved dry type or cliff type, while the twigs should be tied into drooping shape. Tigan shape can be made into bridge-crossing style. There are other forms, such as the root-lifting type, the multi-dry type, the strange type and so on, of which those with a big head and a small tail and a straight one are the most boring. All in all, because of the tree shape, apply art in accordance with their aptitude, repeatedly knock, do not act in undue haste.

Maintenance and management

1, place: Chinese wolfberry should be placed in a sunny place, such as in the shade, it is not conducive to blossom and bear fruit. Avoid direct sun in summer, can bear cold in winter, and can live in the open air above 10 ℃ degrees.

2, timely watering: usually watering should be dry and wet, according to the principle that if it is not dry or irrigated, it must be thoroughly watered. During the flowering and fruiting period, we should pay attention to watering the right amount to prevent it from being too dry or too wet.

3. Rational fertilization: thin fertilizer should be applied frequently, and leaves should be picked at the beginning of summer and early autumn. Thicker fertilizer can be applied once each to promote the emergence of new leaves and buds. Proper fertilization can be applied before and after sprouting to make the fruit large and the plant strong. Do not fertilize too much and during the flowering period.

4. Timely pruning: big pruning and plastic surgery are carried out every winter and spring. Usually at any time to cut off diseased branches and dense branches, maintain a certain tree shape. Get rid of sprouting in time.

5. Turn the basin and change the soil: every 1 ~ 2 years, the time should be in the early spring. When turning the basin, remove half of the old soil and replace it with loose and humus-rich culture soil, which can apply less base fertilizer. Cut off the withered roots and some of the overgrown old roots. Turning the basin to change soil is very important, such as not turning the basin for many years, basin soil consolidation, poor drainage, will seriously affect the tree potential.

6. Pest control: the main diseases of Chinese wolfberry are powdery mildew and black fruit, which can be controlled by Baume 0.3-0.5% stone sulfur mixture. In the early stage of the disease, fungicides such as carbendazim, carbendazim, mancozeb and triadimefon can be used alternately. The main pests are aphids, wood lice, gall mites and so on that feed on leaves. They can be sprayed with 90% crystal trichlorfon, 50% phoxim EC, 40% omethoate, methotrexate and other new insecticides and acaricides. The key is to grasp the time and concentration.