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Potted boxwood is king from generation to generation.

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, As a potted tree species, boxwood can be traced back to the Neolithic Age in Hemudu, when our ancestors learned to plant boxwood in stone tools, which can be regarded as the earliest potted boxwood. Poplar bonsai has developed to today.

As a potted tree species, boxwood can be traced back to the Neolithic Age in Hemudu, when our ancestors learned to plant boxwood in stone tools, which can be regarded as the earliest potted boxwood. Today, the development of boxwood bonsai has reached a small peak. Boxwood bonsai of ten thousand yuan and one million yuan has caused a sensation in the bonsai world from time to time, touching our heartstrings. Not only that, the yellow poplar also formed its unique bonsai culture, people think that the yellow poplar has the role of seizing the house to ward off evil spirits, the gentleman in the wood is the world's greatest praise to the yellow poplar. Bonsai circles even spread the reputation of "potted boxwood, king from generation to generation".

It is reasonable to say that potted boxwood has been king for generations. From ancient times to the present, people who have the mind, time, energy and money to plant boxwood are mostly families with rich material life, and ordinary people are not in the mood to spend money on a good flowerpot to plant a tree. In ancient times, boxwood was once a potted plant for dignitaries and royal relatives. Over time, people spread the saying that "potted boxwood is king from generation to generation".

The method of potted boxwood. The growth of boxwood is slow, which leaves us enough time and space for modeling. According to the aesthetic standard of bonsai industry, boxwood can be made into straight dry type, cliff type, oblique dry type, root type, stone-attached type, jungle type and so on. No matter what kind of construction method, we should pay attention to the root plate thick, grasp the ground forcefully, do not be top-heavy.

Modeling skills of boxwood bonsai. A good pot of boxwood bonsai, with mottled bark and full of fish scales, looks energetic and simple. The modeling skills of boxwood bonsai include climbing, binding, traction, artificial shedding, cutting and storing branches, and so on. In addition, regularly cleaning the dust and soil of the boxwood trunk with a brush can not only improve the beauty of the boxwood bonsai, but also prevent the damage of insect pests to the boxwood bonsai. The washed boxwood bonsai looks more energetic.

Poplar bonsai has won the gold medal in bonsai exhibitions over the years. At the bonsai boutique exhibition of Chinese members of the International Bonsai Association in 2018, the following potted boxwood bonsai lived up to expectations and won the gold medal.

How to raise boxwood bonsai? Boxwood does not have strict requirements for water and fertilizer, it can be flooded and fertilized, and it can grow in barren soil. Yellow poplar is resistant to shade, but grows best in a half-yin and half-yang environment. Do not expose yourself to the scorching sun for a long time. The germinating power of boxwood is very strong, and it will produce a lot of lateral buds, so it is necessary to remove too many lateral buds in time.

 
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