Appreciation of bonsai pictures of Pearl and Yellow Poplar

English name: Pearl Huangyang

Alias: fish scale boxwood

Latin scientific name: Buxus sinica var.parvifolia

Families and genera: Populus tomentosa

Distribution of origin: Dabie Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, Lushan Mountain, Jiangxi Province, etc.

Pearl boxwood, also known as Chinese small old tree, fish-scale wood, is a high-quality material for making stump bonsai, and it is an endangered and precious tree species unique to China in the world. Its dry Cang ancient round, has a hundred years of immortality; its branches an inch discount, seems to have experienced rough wind and frost; its leaves are as thin as bead scales, floating red and green, there are emerald agate crystal clear, but also the brilliant bright scales. "the tree is cold-resistant and wind-resistant, green in three seasons, red in winter, and very graceful in posture. In the transplanting pot of the young tree, it can be seen that the old branches are coiled and the fish scales are scattered.

Pearl boxwood bonsai how to protect boxwood bonsai is one of the very precious tree species in China, the plant bonsai produced by it, especially with charm, is placed at home, which not only adds plant vitality to the home, but also improves the taste of home life, with a very good decorative effect. Speaking of Populus tomentosa may not be particularly familiar with, this is China's unique endangered and precious tree species in the world, is a very rare evergreen shrub of Populus tomentosa. At present, Pearl Huangyang mainly appears in our lives in the way of bonsai. So next let's take a look at the bonsai of Pearl and Yellow Poplar.

First of all, let's find out what Pearl Yellow Poplar is. Populus tomentosa, also known as Populus tomentosa, is a small evergreen shrub of Populus tomentosa family. Because of its petite tree-shaped leaves, it is called Populus tomentosa. It is an alpine tree species, the growth rate is very slow, even if it is a century-old tree, its height is only 1 meter. There is a folk saying that "boxwood does not grow for thousands of years", but also because of this pearl boxwood is also more precious. Moreover, it also grows in alpine ridges or stone crevices, and the growth conditions are very bad, after a lot of ice and snow strikes, and now it is facing the danger of endangered extinction due to man-made destruction and changes in natural conditions. so it's even more precious and rare.

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The method of making bonsai of Pearl boxwood

1. Generally speaking, pearl boxwood can be planted all the year round, but it is best to plant it during dormant period and plum rain. When going on the basin, it is better to choose the soil mainly composed of humus soil, paddy soil or mountain mud, cut off part of the redundant fibrous root and main root of the prepared plant, then gently stroke it with your hand, let it stretch out, fix the sieve net or tile at the bottom hole of the flowerpot, then put in the plant, and then properly water it, pay attention to enough water, and the soil should be wet through. In this way, the pearl yellow poplar is basically on the pot. After a period of time, it will sprout leaves. During this period of time to the appropriate glue, do not dry do not water, water will be thoroughly.

2. The bonsai of Pearl and Yellow Poplar is one of the very unique plant bonsai, and the beauty of its tree shape should be paid attention to in the production process. Therefore, it must be pruned at the right time to maintain its graceful posture and proper proportion, which can be pruned by heart-picking, buds and pruning.

3. Although the growth rate of Populus tomentosa is slow, the root system germination is still very strong, so after a year, it is necessary to turn the pot for it, the disk should not be turned too much, and the newly changed flowerpot should not be too big or too small, and the soil should be fertile, aerated and permeable. After turning the basin, you should pay attention to the breeding in an indoor ventilated and well-lit place.

The above is the method of making bonsai of Pearl and Yellow Poplar for you today.

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How to make boxwood bonsai?

Populus tomentosa is also known as short for ten thousand years, with small plants, numerous branches and leaves, slow growth, long life, evergreen all seasons, resistance to pruning, easy to form, and enduring tree potential, so it is an important bonsai tree species.

The branches of Populus tomentosa are gray and bright, the leaves are as small as Douban, the texture is thick and bright, the four seasons are green, and can be watched all the year round. Cut into clouds, thin as cut, or embellished with mountains and rocks, it is more natural and wonderful. When the leaves are released at the beginning of spring buds, the trees are full of green and the ornamental effect is the best. Yuan Dynasty Hua young Wu Yong "Huang Yang" poem: "close distance yellow poplar, whirling branches thousands of heavy." Ye Shenpu emerald, according to the ancient Qiu long. The old experience is full of wind and frost, and sometimes there is a lot of rain and dew. Should not meet the leap, the quality is harder than the cold pine. "it depicts the beauty of Huang Yang. Tools / raw materials boxwood, flowerpots, flower scissors, organic soil, fertilizer, water, sprinkler steps / methods (1) Botanical knowledge

Belongs to Populus tomentosa family, Populus tomentosa. Evergreen shrubs or small trees, dense branches, branchlets quadrangular, branches and leaves towering on clusters. Leaves opposite, leathery, elliptic or Obovate, apex rounded or retuse, base cuneate, surface bright green, abaxially yellowish green. Flowers clustered in leaf axils or branches, blooming in April, yellowish green. Capsule ovoid. Main species and varieties 1. Populus tomentosa (B.bodinieriL'evl.), also known as Populus tomentosa. Evergreen dwarf shrubs, densely branched. Leaves opposite, leathery, spatulate or oblanceolate, surface dark green, glossy. 2. Populus tomentosa (B.sinicavar.parvifoliaM.Cheng), also known as Pearl Buxus. Small evergreen shrub with dense branches and leaves, short internodes, small leaves and glossy leaves. The tree is graceful and is a precious tree species for making bonsai. Populus tomentosa is produced in the provinces of central China and is wild in the mountains below 1300 meters above sea level. More gardens or potted plants are planted in the Yangtze River basin and its south for ornamental use. Like light, but also slightly shade-resistant, more cold-resistant, suitable for fertile, moist, loose places, acidic soil, neutral soil or slightly alkaline soil can adapt. Slow growth, strong germination and resistance to pruning.

Populus tomentosa is suitable to be used as bonsai material in all periods from seedling to ancient poplar. The trunk can be cut off from 10 cm to 30 cm above the ground, and many new branches can germinate around and below the plant, which can be spherical, tower-shaped or naturally stratified by moderate pruning. Boxwood with ancient piles can be made into bonsai at the head of piles.

(2) material selection and cultivation measures

Seedlings propagated by sowing or cutting can be transplanted to pot for several years. The old pile can also be selected from the mountain. After digging, the long root system and dense branches are trimmed, and the billet is raised in the open field for 1 ~ 2 years, and then processed in the basin.

Artificial propagation: usually propagated by sowing or cutting. Sowing should be in July to harvest ripe fruit, spread out and dry, threshing and seed collection, bag storage. If sowing in winter or early spring, if sowing later than March, few seedlings will emerge in that year, and most of them will not germinate until the next year. Before sowing, soak the seeds in 40 ℃ warm water for one day and night (natural cooling) to dry, then sow the seeds. The seedbed soil should choose fertile and loose sandy loam, the row spacing of strip sowing is 1520 cm, the sowing width is 5 cm, the depth of sowing ditch is 2 cm, the thickness of coke mud is 1 cm after sowing, and then cover straw. After the seedlings are unearthed, uncover the grass in time and build a shed for shade. At the seedling stage, we should strengthen management, weed and loosen the soil, water frequently, keep the soil moist, and apply thin pancake fertilizer and water. Remove the shade shed in September, leave the bed for a year and then plant it separately. Cutting propagation should be carried out in the plum rain season, select semi-lignified sturdy branches as cuttings, length 10: 12 cm, base with heel, upper leaves 5: 6 pairs, depth 12: 23, plant spacing 6 × 10 cm, solid soil after planting, watering thoroughly, building B-B shade shed, often spraying water to keep the soil moist, especially in summer. Remove the shade shed from September to October, leave the bed for a year and then plant it separately. Populus tomentosa can also be used to cut thick branches from tufted plants, leaving several plates of branches and leaves above, bury all the cadres in yellow sandy soil or vermiculite, expose the branches and leaves, often water to keep moist, and take root after half a year. Mountain mining: subtropical mountain boxwood is scattered under the forest or by the forest edge ditch. In the barren land with bare rocks, boxwood grows short, branches and leaves are dense, and potted plants are dug and processed into bonsai products. Populus tomentosa grows in pieces in the upper part of Zhongshan at an altitude of 1300 to 1800 meters in East China, forming evergreen shrubs dominated by Populus tomentosa. It also grows in the cracks in the rocks, with thick and short stem, dense branches and small leaves, which is most suitable for making bonsai. However, fish scale yellow poplar is an alpine tree species, which requires a cool and moist climate, acid sandy loam, excavated wild tree stumps or saplings, should bring more mountain mud to live in the soil, and often spray water, and can be fertilized with thin pancakes and mixed with a small amount of ferrous sulfate. In summer, it is better to put it in the shade or in the shade of the trees, and it is better to put the pot on the wet sand.

(3) upper basin

① selection basin: boxwood perennial oil green, it is appropriate to use purple sand pottery basin or glazed pottery basin, basin color to purple or light yellow is better. The pot-shaped root boxwood pot plant depends on the modeling form, with the medium-deep rectangle or oval as the most. The cliff type should use a deep thousand-cylinder basin, while the oblique type or curved dry type should use an oval or rectangular basin. The basin color should be purple or light yellow to highlight the green branches and leaves.

② soil: the bonsai soil is cultivated with mature pastoral soil or rotten leaf soil mixed with appropriate ridge bran ash, which is suitable for fertile and loose, and the loam with good ventilation and permeability is the best. It is advisable to carry lodging soil on the old pile. Yellow poplar likes fertile and loose loam, slightly acidic soil or slightly alkaline soil can adapt, and can also grow in calcareous soil. Pot culture can use mature pastoral soil or rotten leaf soil mixed with appropriate amount of rice chaff ash.

③ planting: yellow poplar is more hardy and can be carried out before sprouting in spring. When planting, the root system should be trimmed too long and too dense, and do not make the root fossa bend in the basin. Newly planted boxwood should be placed in a semi-shady place.

(4) pose shaping technology

Populus tomentosa has strong germination. Before modeling, the trunk can be cut off to sprout new technology around or below the cross section, and then climb the branches according to the requirements of artistic modeling, and it is better to use brown silk in spring. It can also be roughly tied and cut to make a cloud sheet or steamed bread, or processed into a natural tree shape. The trunk is made into oblique dry type or prone type according to the natural trend. If the poplar pile scene is embellished with a beautiful stone, it will become a "boxwood bow". Populus tomentosa is very resistant to pruning and strong germination. in order to maintain a beautiful tree shape, it must be processed and reshaped frequently.

Processing: the old stumps of boxwood excavated in the mountains usually begin to be processed after 1 or 2 years of cultivation, while the seedlings cultivated since childhood can not be processed until 3 or 4 years later.

The shape is mainly climbing, and it can also be roughly tied and cut. Populus tomentosa branches are hard and thin, climbing should not use wire, it is best to use brown wire. The climbing period is mostly in spring, and pruning can be carried out at any time. Tree shape: yellow poplar should be inclined dry type, curved dry type and cliff type, etc. In the traditional form of "Yang Pai" bonsai, the branches and leaves of Populus tomentosa are made into "cloud sheet" by "fine binding and fine cutting", while in "Su School" bonsai, "steamed bread" is made by "coarse binding and fine cutting", each with its own characteristics. Boxwood is strong in germination and resistant to pruning, and it can also be processed into a natural tree shape by pruning. If the boxwood bonsai is matched with a beautiful stone, it will become a "yellow poplar", so that the poplar with an old tree and a small one will be born near the stone, making its state more natural and wonderful.

(5) the place for maintenance and management: Huang Yang should be placed in the semi-shade, especially in summer. In addition to cold areas in winter, you can generally spend the winter outdoors and bury the basin in a place that takes shelter from the wind and the sun, but the leaf color is often red after frost. Watering: the poplar likes to be moist, the basin soil should be slightly wet, but it is not suitable for stagnant water. Summer high temperature in addition to shade, but also need to be watered in the morning and evening. Fertilization: Populus tomentosa grows slowly and is not strict with fertilizer. Generally, fertilizer is applied twice in spring and once rotten cake fertilizer and water in autumn.

Pruning: boxwood germinates quickly and should be pruned frequently. In general, after each new shoot, the first 1-2 section will be cut off to prevent overgrowth, in order to maintain the beauty of the tree. After fruiting, boxwood should be removed in time so as not to consume nutrients and affect its growth. Turn the basin: every 2-3 years, the time should be before the spring germination or after the new shoots are mature in autumn. When turning the basin, it is appropriate to remove some of the old roots, remove 12 old soil, and replace the larger No. 1 basin on B to facilitate the development of the root system.

Pest control: yellow poplar has fewer diseases and insect pests, mainly shell insects, which can cause coal pollution and fallen leaves. It must be cleaned by manual brushing, or it can be sprayed with 1500 times of dichlorvos. At ordinary times, it is best to spray water on the leaf surface and wash the dust to make it grow well.

(6) ornamental boxwood branches are gray and bright, with leaves as small as Douban, thick and bright, green in four seasons, and can be viewed all the year round. Cut into clouds, thin as cut, or embellished with mountains and rocks, it is more natural and wonderful. When the leaves are released at the beginning of spring buds, the trees are full of green and the ornamental effect is the best. Yuan Dynasty Hua young Wu Yong "Huang Yang" poem: "close distance yellow poplar, whirling branches thousands of heavy." Ye Shenpu emerald, according to the ancient Qiu long. The old experience is full of wind and frost, and sometimes there is a lot of rain and dew. Should not meet the leap, the quality is harder than the cold pine. "it depicts the beauty of Huang Yang. Precautions for pest control: yellow poplar has fewer diseases and insect pests, mainly shell insects, which can cause coal fouling disease and fallen leaves, which must be cleaned by manual brushing, or can be sprayed with 1500 times of dichlorvos. At ordinary times, it is best to spray water on the leaf surface and wash the dust to make it grow well.

Maintenance and management

(1) watering: yellow poplar likes to be wet, bonsai needs to be watered frequently to keep the basin soil moist, but not stagnant water. During the high temperature in summer, water should be watered and foliar water should be sprayed in the morning and evening.

(2) fertilization: during the growing period from May to August, the fertilizer and water of 2-3 thin cakes should be applied, and the base fertilizer should be applied once in winter, either with manure or dry cake.

(3) pruning: cut off overgrown branches, overlapping branches and extra branches that affect the shape of the tree at any time during the growing period. Populus tomentosa sprouts faster, generally after sending new shoots, the first 1-2 nodes will be cut off to prevent overgrowth. After fruiting, boxwood should be picked in time so as not to consume nutrients and affect the growth of trees.

(4) turning the basin: it is usually carried out once every 2-3 years, and it is better to do it before germination in spring. Combined with turning the basin to cut off part of the old roots and over-long and dense roots, replace the old soil and plug it with fertile and loose culture soil to facilitate the root system development.

(5) Disease and pest control: the main pests of Populus tomentosa are shell insects and yellow poplar pest, which can be killed by manual brushing or sprayed with 1500 times of dichlorvos. The main disease is coal fouling disease, which will cause defoliation. The key to prevention and treatment is to remove shell insects, and often spray foliar water to wash dust to make it grow well. Watch

Poplar bonsai trees are graceful, with leaves as small as beans, thick and shiny, evergreen all the year round, and can be watched all the year round. Yang sent yellow wood carving to enjoy boxwood bonsai, branches and leaves cut into a "cloud sheet", thin as cut, and then embellished with mountains and rocks, elegant and picturesque. The young leaves of Populus tomentosa are young in spring, and the trees are green and pleasing to the eye. The ancients chanted Huang Yang's poems, the poplar tree, the woman to branch thousands of heavy, Ye Shenpu jade, according to the ancient Qiu long. It depicts the grace of boxwood, which is an excellent material for family to cultivate bonsai.

Boxwood has a very subtle and special position in classical furniture. Most of the boxwood works we see are furnished for handicrafts, but there is basically no finished furniture, which is often used for embellishment in the use of classical furniture. I remember once in Yuan Henry Classical Hardwood Furniture Co., Ltd., a gentleman was full of praise for the jade texture of boxwood when he saw the red sandalwood Kowloon inlaid with boxwood, saying that it would be nice to make large pieces of furniture. In fact, many people have such a question, why can't you see the large pieces of furniture of boxwood? So what kind of wood is boxwood?

In fact, the growth range of boxwood in China is relatively wide, and it is widely distributed along the southeast coast, southwest and Taiwan. It has luxuriant branches and leaves, no flowers and no fruit, and is evergreen all the year round. It is a common evergreen plant in tropical and temperate zones. Boxwood carving appears alone as a three-dimensional carving handicraft, and the time for people to appreciate it on their desk is not very short. At present, the earliest objects that can be examined are relics of the Yuan Dynasty, such as the existing boxwood carving figure "Li Tieguai" in the Imperial Palace in Beijing. It is a work from the Yuan Dynasty to the second year (1342) and has a history of more than 600 years.

About boxwood is still a very interesting topic, Li Yu called it a gentleman, referred to as "the gentleman in the wood". In his "casual love," it is written that "Huangyang does not exceed an inch per year, and shrinks an inch in a leap year, which is the destiny of the sky." In fact, this view is also mentioned in some other books. For example, Su Shi has a poem saying: "there are countless vegetation springs in the garden, only Huang Yang and er leap years." It is even mentioned in the introduction to Bowu that someone has done a test that the yellow poplar in a leap year is not shrinking, but not long. The cutting of boxwood in Youyang Zacheng is also recorded as follows: "Shizhong boxwood has no fire." Try it with water, but if you sink, there will be no fire. If you take this wood, you will find a hidden star at night, and if you cut it, it will not crack. " These remarks more or less put on a mysterious coat of poplar wood, and add a lot of interest to people's beloved things to play with.

Because of the slow growth, the wood of boxwood is so delicate that brown eyes (pores) are not visible to the naked eye, but it is still difficult to have large materials because of its slow growth, so it is often used to match with high-grade mahogany or processed into extremely fine carvings. There are no large works, and because of this, boxwood sculptures are often mistaken for ivory production by beginners. It can be said that it is extremely difficult for boxwood to make large pieces of furniture, and if it appears, it will be a treasure.

The aroma of boxwood is very light, very light, elegant and gorgeous, it is the kind of taste that can be described by fragrance, and can drive mosquitoes. In addition, boxwood also has the effect of sterilization and anti-inflammation and hemostasis. Mountain people in the growing area of boxwood have the habit of picking poplar leaves as a hemostatic and placing branches of boxwood to ward off mosquitoes and flies.

Appreciate Huang Poplar's works of art most attentively, play carefully, there is always something to gain.

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