Production and maintenance of five-needle pine bonsai

Five-needle pine is named for its five-leaf cluster. It is an evergreen coniferous tree belonging to Pine family. It originates in Japan. It has a long history of introduction in China. It is widely cultivated everywhere. It is mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. The warm temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest area in the south and the warm belt deciduous broad-leaved forest area in the south are mainly distributed in the deciduous broad-leaved forest area in the north subtropical zone. Evergreen broad-leaved mixed forest area. Let's take a look at the production and maintenance of five-needle pine bonsai.

5-needle pine bonsai making method

1. Selection of pots: The production of five-needle pine bonsai should first select a good pot. The posture of five-needle pine is quaint, and the green leaves of the four seasons are verdant. It is advisable to select purple sand pottery pots with simple shape and deep color. Large-scale five-needle pine bonsai, can also use alum stone, marble and other chiseled stone basin, but must pay attention to the basin bottom hole filling sand, in order to facilitate water permeability.

2, soil selection: five-needle pine basin soil should be loose, fertile slightly acidic sandy loam, mountain mud or rotting soil is better, mixed with 40% sand, a small amount of bone meal, sufficient nutrients, water permeability, good permeability, conducive to the growth and development of roots.

3. Upper pot: The planting of five-needle pine is most suitable before germination in February and March, which is conducive to germination of new roots. It can also be planted after autumn. It is best to transplant with soil mud ball, which is conducive to survival.

Note: five needles loose pot should pay attention to pruning roots, rotten roots, appropriate cut short the impact of the pot on the thick roots, and in the cut mouth coated with wax or paint, so as not to turpentine outflow. The bottom of the basin must be filled with multiple broken tiles or charcoal, and the thousand-barrel basin and deep basin should be filled with air to facilitate ventilation and water.

Conservation Techniques of Pinus quinquefolia Bonsai

1. Placement: Five-needle pine is a neutral plant, which can grow in sunny or shady places, but it can be maintained in sunny and airy places.

2. Bud picking: five-needle pine potted landscape should pick buds in time. When winter buds sprout and granular needle primitive bases appear on them, 1/2 to 2/3 of the bud length can be picked to make the new shoots shorter and denser.

3. Watering: The watering of five-needle pine bonsai should pay attention to moderation. The flower saying cloud "dry pine wet cypress" indicates that five-needle pine should be dry. Summer temperature is high, pot soil easy to dry, generally watering once in the morning and evening, and must be watered enough once in the morning, evening should be determined according to pot soil dry and wet conditions. During showers, it is necessary to cover the rain in time to avoid the loss of nutrients in the soil.

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

5. Trimming: In order to maintain its inherent modeling posture, it is necessary to trim and trim the five-needle pine bonsai every year. However, the pruning of five-needle pine should be carried out during its winter dormancy period, and must not be pruned in the summer season, otherwise the wound will flow out a large amount of turpentine, affecting the growth of five-needle pine.

Five needle pine bonsai maintenance precautions

1. Do not water the five-needle pine bonsai too frequently, or rain more in June every year, the pot soil is often too wet, plus poor drainage and accumulated water in the pot, causing hypoxia in the soil, causing rotten roots and turning the needles yellow.

2, five-needle pine bonsai in the hot summer, water evaporation fast and insufficient watering, will cause the needles to scorch, if continue to lack water, the plant will eventually die.

3, five-needle pine long-term indoor, insufficient light, air, in violation of the five-needle pine should be exposed to outdoor light habits, or suddenly moved to the outdoor exposure, the same situation will occur.

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