Maintenance methods of cherry blossom bonsai

Cherry blossoms are generally suitable to be planted, and potted plants are less, because potted plants are more difficult to maintain than ground plants, so if you want cherry blossoms to blossom brilliantly, you should make efforts in maintenance. So, how to maintain the cherry bonsai?

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1. Basin soil

Potted cherry blossoms first of all, the most important thing is to prepare the soil suitable for its growth, generally can use self-made rotten leaf soil, pick up some leaves and acid soil, chicken dung to rett them. The self-made rotten leaf soil has good drainage and ventilation, which is suitable for the growth of potted cherry blossoms.

2. Watering

Cherry blossom avoid stagnant water, according to different seasons, pot size and cherry seedling size to judge and reasonable watering, according to the principle of dry and wet, the soil can not be too wet or stagnant water, otherwise it will cause rotten roots, light leaves fall off, affect flowering, heavy, the whole plant dies.

3. Fertilization

Pot fertilization of cherry blossoms should be sufficient to ensure the nutrients needed for its growth and development, so that the plant has luxuriant branches and bright flowers. Generally once a week maturing liquid fertilizer, early cherry bonsai should be based on nitrogen fertilizer, which is conducive to its development, and pay attention to the application of phosphate fertilizer in the later stage to prevent excessive vegetative growth and affect flower bud differentiation. From May to June, combined with foliar spraying 0.1% of 0.2% potassium dihydrogen phosphate, apply base fertilizer before and after flowering to lay the foundation for flowering in the second year.

4. Pruning

The pruning of potted cherry blossoms should pay special attention to properly pruning the branches that are too dense before and after flowering, and cut off the inner bore branches, withered branches, thin and weak branches, disease and insect branches. In the whole growing period, the sprouting branches and overgrown branches should be cut off at any time so as not to consume nutrients. Preservatives must be applied after pruning to prevent the wound from rotting because the cherry blossom wound heals slowly. The newly potted cherry blossom branches should be truncated to promote more new branches and differentiate more flower buds.

5. Prevention and control of diseases and pests

Cherry blossoms have gum and root rot, both of which should be treated and improved in time, water and fertilizer management should be strengthened, and reasonable pruning should be done. The cherry blossoms will cause the harm of aphids, red spiders and shell insects during the growth of the year, generally spraying 3-4 times, the first in the early flowering period, the second in the late flowering period, and the third from July to August. It is necessary to observe carefully and prevent in time in order to achieve better results.

[tips] Cherry blossom bonsai and plum blossom bonsai maintenance and management methods are roughly the same, as long as we give serious maintenance, we can blossom for people to watch.

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