Bonsai picture appreciation: Croucher fairy bonsai

Take the natural wood root carving as the Croucher boat shape, and under the Croucher take the painted clay sculpture wave as the support, and the hole in the wave is inserted into the ivory carved lotus flower, lotus leaf and lotus pod. A copper gold-plated four-out sunflower petal type enamel basin with a small tourmaline peach tree is placed on the head. In the middle of the Croucher sat an old man carved with dyed teeth, with a long beard and chest, caressing his knee with one hand and a picture scroll with the other, looking serene. The old man placed a silk enamel disc in front, filled with grapes, a hexagonal bottle of chisel enamel behind him, and ivory chrysanthemums in the bottle. The tail is wound around the copper gold-plated rattan, rolled up like the dragon's tail, covering the old man, hanging the white jade gourd and burning blue leaves, delicate and lovely.

Croucher originated from myths and legends. In the Museum Records of Zhang Hua in Jin Dynasty, it is recorded that someone drifted away by Croucher in the pan-sea and unexpectedly met a cowherd and a weaver girl. Later generations attached the story characters to Zhang Qian, saying that he used Croucher to find the source of the Yellow River. At present, it is known that the earliest Xian Croucher as the handicraft subject is Zhu Bishan, a famous silver craftsman in the Yuan Dynasty, and his silver Croucher has spread to this day. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, Xian Croucher was brought into the auspicious pattern system, which was similar to the eight Immortals crossing the sea, which was endowed with the meaning of birthday and won the precious love of the royal family, which was one of the common themes in the palace handicrafts of the Qing Dynasty. The structure of this scene is symmetrical, the scenery is scattered, and it is full of decorative interest. With a variety of materials, rich colors and difficult skills, it can be called a classic of similar products.

How to raise Xianren Mountain? Bonsai appreciation of Xianren Mountain

Because the ribs of Xianren Mountain are short and irregular, and the stems of Xianren Mountain show uneven rock shape, like strange rocks and strange peaks, it is used as a decorative bonsai and can also be used as a rootstock to graft colorful cactus. Xianren Mountain bonsai layout courtyard, hall, study or balcony and other places, is always very appropriate.

How to raise Xianren Mountain? Enjoy the bonsai of Fairy Mountain-

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English name: mountain Shadow Boxing

Scientific name: Cereus sp.f.monst

Alias: mountain Shadow, also known as Fairy Mountain, also known as Wanzhong Mountain

Family: Cactaceae of cactus family

Genus: Cereus

Distribution of origin: originating from Mexico

Morphological features: the shape is like a mountain not a mountain, a stone not a stone, but a living, lush, stacked, green succulent plant all the year round, named Xianren Mountain because of its towering shape and mountain-like shape. Irregular cylindrical or rockery shape, fleshy, burr, spectacular shape, to cultivate 8-9 years before flowering.

How to raise Xianren Mountain? -

◆ Fairy Mountain growth habits: Xianren Mountain is sunny, but also shade-tolerant, drought-tolerant and barren-tolerant. It is appropriate to choose sandy soil with good aeration and drainage and rich calcareous soil. Watering Xianren Mountain should be less than more, watering every 3-5 days, keeping the soil slightly dry can make the plant grow slowly, chubby and graceful. Xianren Mountain does not need fertilization. when changing the basin every year, you can put a small amount of bone powder and organic fertilizer as base fertilizer, and you can also use organic fertilizer such as sesame sauce residue to dilute the liquid fertilizer and irrigate the basin soil, avoid high concentration chemical fertilizer.

◆ Fairy Mountain breeds: like other immortal plants, Fairy Mountain is easy to survive. Xianren Mountain can be propagated by cutting all the year round, with the best from April to May. Cutting in Meiyu season and hot summer days, the survival rate is lower. The specific method is: select the small abnormal stem of Xianren Mountain, cut it and hang it for 1-2 days, wait for the cut to dry in the cutting soil, temporarily do not water, compaction cover soil, can spray some water to keep moist. Generally, it can take root and transplant in 20 days under the condition of 14-23 ℃.

◆ Xianren Mountain management: the watering principle of Xianren Mountain is "dry and wet". Watering should be flexibly controlled according to weather, temperature, light, ventilation and other factors, and there can be no absolute interval. It is necessary to buckle water and fertilizer to Xianren Mountain, otherwise it is easy to cause rotten roots, or make it grow and deform, resulting in "atavism" phenomenon, growing into a column, losing ornamental value. When overwintering, Xianren Mountain moves into the sunny place indoors, and the room temperature can be maintained between 5-10 ℃.

◆ Fairy Mountain Diseases and insect pests: Xianren Mountain seldom suffers from diseases and insect pests. Under the conditions of drought, muggy heat and lack of ventilation, it is easy to suffer from red spiders. You can spray them with liquid medicine, or you can dig out the diseased parts with a knife to make them grow new abnormal stems, but this will destroy the beauty of the original form.

The method of making bonsai in Xianren Mountain-

◆ makes a medium-sized bonsai of Fairy Mountain, which requires 7-9 cuttings of different lengths. Plant 2-3 longer cuttings and 1-2 shorter cuttings at one end of the bowl, and plant the remaining 3-4 cuttings at the other end of the bowl. The cuttings should have a certain level to achieve the effect of high and low, dense, uneven, short in front and high in back. There should be some space between the two sets of cuttings, like a piece of grass between two mountains. In order to prevent the cuttings from falling askew, several absorbent stones or small bricks should be buried in the appropriate position.

When making Xianren Mountain bonsai with ◆, it is appropriate to choose oval or rectangular bowls with a depth of 6cm. The size of the pot should be positively related to the size of the fairy mountain planted. The bonsai of Xianren Mountain is made of "rough code" Xianren Mountain, especially Hutou Xianren Mountain. Hutou Xianren Mountain is majestic and wrinkled, much like the undulating peaks in nature.

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Bonsai appreciation: home bonsai recommendation, bonsai production and appreciation

Rich and colorful, fragrant and intoxicating flowers can not only beautify the environment, but also edify sentiment. After busy work and after dinner, I personally plant a few pots of flowers and plants, which can not only relieve the stress of life, but also add interest to life. Today, the editor will take you to enjoy bonsai and learn about bonsai production. . Home bonsai recommended bonsai appreciation is mostly through some flowers and seedlings through artistic processing, remake some special shapes, planted in flowerpots, put in indoor, courtyard, balcony and other places, set off the warm atmosphere of the family, at the same time, indoor display of some flowers, bonsai is also beneficial to ensure the freshness of indoor air, especially beneficial to human health. Next, the editor will recommend home bonsai for you. Bonsai appreciation _ porch, window: suitable for water-raised plants or high-stem plants, such as water-raised rich bamboo, evergreen, rich trees, or tall iron trees, money banyan and so on. Because these places are generally windy, the air fluidity is relatively large, raise some tall plants or aquatic plants, help to maintain the humidity and temperature balance of the room. Bonsai appreciation _ living room: suitable for growing ivy, figs, pitcher plants and common aloe. The living room is a place where people come and go, and these plants can not only deal with bacteria and bugs brought back from the outside, but also absorb dust that is difficult to absorb even by vacuum cleaners. . Bonsai appreciation _ bedroom: suitable for placing some flowers and plants that can absorb carbon dioxide and other exhaust gases, such as potted oranges, rosemary, hanging orchids, zebra leaves, etc., their smell is not strong, so as not to make people dizzy. Plants such as green pineapple, which have large leaves and like water, can also be kept in the bedroom to keep the air humidity at its best. Bonsai appreciation _ study: the leaves of the orchid will cycle with the change of temperature, green, white, pink, pink, and finally change back to green, placed next to the master's desk, can take care of the temperament. In addition, metasequoia, bluegrass and other ornamental plants are also suitable for here. In addition, different floors are also suitable for growing different plants. For low-floor residents, it is best to raise orchids, azaleas, asparagus, hanging orchids, camellias and other shade-tolerant plants. Residents with higher floors are more suitable to raise sunny plants, such as triangular plum, sweet-scented osmanthus, Michelia mollissima, gardenia, jasmine, Milan, cactus, cactus, dragon boat flower, colorful leaf and so on. . Bonsai making and appreciating bonsai is a type of landscape with trees and stones as the theme, and the purpose of potted plants is to make people feel that potted trees grow in their native environment. Pot is one of the three elements of potted plants. If the pots are not properly matched, it will lead to bad appearance, lack of a sense of stability and harmony, and even dominate the host. If the pot selection and planting method are proper, they can complement each other and complement each other. Therefore, the tree and pot size, color, shape, planting location, pot pass, the proportion of pot length, and pot depth are all closely related to the content of expression. . The editor concludes that bonsai is an elegant culture and art, full of poetry and painting, so it is known as "silent poetry, three-dimensional painting". When spare time, such as into bonsai production, can be detached, although not out of the house, such as leisurely swimming in the natural landscape, the function of eliminating fatigue and regulating spirit, enjoy yourself. Today, the editor's introduction to bonsai appreciation is over. Thank you for your appreciation.