Maintenance and picture appreciation of snow bonsai in June

June snow is a kind of flowers and plants that bloom in early summer in June, and the flowers are as white as snow. People rich in association give it such an image and romantic name. June snow, which grows in the wild, is now introduced to families by smart gardeners. June snow bonsai has become an indoor ornamental plant. How to make June snow bonsai?

June snow is an evergreen shrub of Rubiaceae, which is mainly distributed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan, and other places in China. Because the blooming season is in June, it looks like a snow scene wrapped in silver from a distance, like a spectacle of sky falling, so people call it June snow.

Growth habit

June snow grows in the south and likes a warm and pleasant environment. It is evergreen in South China and semi-evergreen in Southwest China. June snow likes the sun, but also withstands the shade, avoid the gale sun, like light shade. June snow has strong resistance to drought and is not strict with the soil.

Bonsai maintenance

1. Propagation method: the production of snow bonsai in June is propagated separately in March in spring, or cutting propagation is carried out from April to October.

2, soil requirements: flowerpots choose lighter round, oval or square purple sand pots and glaze pots, and deep-colored flowerpots can form color contrast with June snow flowers, which is more ornamental. The soil is required to be a loose, fertile, draining and breathable sandy loam rich in organic matter, which can be mixed with humus soil, pine needle soil and peat mixed with 40% sand or straw ash.

3. Bonsai modeling: when making snow bonsai in June, we need to process and shape it to make it more beautiful, more beautiful and more artistic. Methods the processing and modeling of "wood storage and dry cutting method" and "combination of cutting and binding method" are often used. In the growing period, it is also necessary to carry out heart-picking, sprouting, branch removal and other operations to maintain its beautiful shape. Trimming the roots for hanging roots when turning the basin can also make the snow bonsai more beautiful in June.

4. Environmental control: watering more during the growing period, keeping the basin soil moist and stable, not drying or stagnant water for a long time, properly spraying water to the leaf surface in summer, reducing watering in winter, and slightly drier in the basin soil moisture. The situation of fertilization is that 0.5% phosphorus and potassium fertilizer solution is applied 2-3 times in April-May every year, and thin organic fertilizer is applied 1-2 times in long winter month. During the snow growing in June, it is placed in a well-ventilated place, and indoor farming is needed in winter in the north.

5. Pest control: there are few diseases and insect pests in snow bonsai in June, and aphids and snails occur occasionally. once they occur, they should be treated in time. Aphids can be diluted 600 times with wind oil essence, or sprayed 150 times with neutral detergent; snails can be poisoned on the basin surface with an appropriate amount of 80% Miaoling granules, or 1500 times with 58% wind and lightning EC.

When the basin soil is too wet or stagnant water in the basin for too long, root rot will occur, and attention should be paid to prevention and control. Turn the basin and change the soil in time when the basin soil is solidified, and be careful not to make the basin soil too wet for a long time, and avoid stagnant water in the basin. At the beginning of the disease, you can use 12% green EC 600 Mel 1000 times solution, or 50% Gen Fu Ling 800 times solution to irrigate roots and leaves, spray (irrigation) once every 3 times every 5 days, continuously spray (irrigation) 3 times 4 times. For plants with serious disease, they should be taken out of the basin, replaced with new culture soil, washed clean and cut off the diseased roots, and soaked in the roots for 30 minutes, and then replanted in the pot, the plants can generally be saved.

Pictures of snow bonsai in June

This is the end of the bonsai production method and picture appreciation of June snow. Don't just enjoy the beautiful pictures of June snow. Keep in mind the method of text description and be kind to the pure and lovely June snow at home.