How to shape the dragon and cypress bonsai? Maintenance skills of dragon and cypress bonsai

Some flower friends want to cultivate dragon and cypress bonsai, but they don't know how to maintain and how to shape dragon and cypress bonsai-dragon cypress bonsai is a kind of plant which is very suitable for making ornamental bonsai. Let's learn about the maintenance skills of dragon cypress bonsai.

First, create a suitable environment: Dragon and cypress generally prefer a warm and humid environment, so when planting, we should choose a sunny place and spray water regularly to dragon and cypress at the same time. In addition, good ventilation is also very conducive to the growth of dragon and cypress bonsai.

Second, choose suitable soil to plant dragon cypress. Dragon cypress bonsai is suitable for dry, fertile and deep soil, and it is suitable to use loose and fertile sandy soil rich in humus, which can be prepared by pine needle soil, peat soil, mountain mud, noodle sand soil and so on.

Third, do a good job of water and fertilizer management: after Longbai basin work is done, we need to do a good job of maintenance, in which the work of water and fertilizer management is very important. Watering needs to follow: the basin soil is suitable to dry and wet, avoid drought and waterlogging; in addition, if the weather is dry, we need to spray water to the crown at the right time; after entering the growing period, in order not to affect the growth of cypress, we need to apply liquid fertilizer 3 to 4 times.

Fourth, in order to avoid affecting the ornamental value in the later stage, we need to do a good job of picking buds in the planting process. If the top buds of dragon and cypress branches grow faster, then we should remove them in time, so that they can balance the growth of lateral buds, which is more conducive to future pruning.

Fifth, do a good job in the protection of diseases and insect pests: in general, dragon and cypress are prone to diseases and insect pests such as red spiders, blight, branch blight, and so on, so we need to pay more attention to them in our daily life. Once we find such diseases and insect pests, we can take the following methods:

1. Alternately spraying 20% mite EC 3000 times, 1.8% mites EC 5000 times, or 15% Dazinone EC 3000 times for the control of red spiders

2. At the initial stage of the disease, 70% methyl topiramate wettable powder can be irrigated with 700 Mel 800 times.

3. 1000 times of 70% chlorothalonil wettable powder can be sprayed to control withered branch disease.

The modeling method of dragon cypress bonsai is as follows:

First of all, carry on the preliminary pruning and modeling work of the dragon and cypress bonsai, so that the bonsai has a general artistic modeling image; the second is to consolidate the modeling achievements and improve this modeling, and in this process, some horizontal details need to be adjusted. let it slowly become the image in your mind.

Finally, it is the stereotype work, after the first two steps of the operation, has completed more than half of the plastic work, the next is to talk about some beautiful branches cut off, such a beautiful dragon and cypress bonsai is a success.

The matters needing attention in the modeling process are: Dragon and cypress should not be over-trimmed, modeling processing is mainly climbing, climbing with brown wire or metal wire can be used, generally metal wire climbing is more convenient, twisting, extension and flexion can be done freely. Emphasis should be placed on the climbing shape of the trunk and branches. Do not clamp up too tightly to facilitate the growth of branches. Twigs can be properly trimmed and shaped. It is appropriate for posture to be carried out from March to April.

The above is some knowledge of dragon and cypress bonsai culture. I hope it can be helpful to everyone. In addition, in order to make the bonsai grow better, we need to do some pot-turning work in 2-3 years, usually the best in spring and autumn.

Maintenance and modeling of dragon and cypress bonsai

Maintenance and fertilization of dragon cypress bonsai

The adaptability of dragon cypress is relatively strong, but if it is in a state of lack of fertilizer for a long time, its leaves will gradually change from healthy green to light green, affecting its best ornamental state. If you want to apply fertilizer to dragon cypress bonsai, it is best to choose spring and autumn, 2-3 times is enough. For the choice of fertilizer, it is better to apply organic fertilizer and chemical fertilizer alternately.

Pick the bud

For dragon and cypress bonsai, we should be diligent in picking sprouts. The growth rate of the terminal bud of the cypress branch is faster, if it is placed in the period, it will not only greatly affect its ornamental value, but also affect the balance of the growth of the lateral bud; when the terminal bud is removed, the leaves of other branches will be more neat and dense.

Light

Whether it is spring when everything is sprouting or hot and hot summer, you should put it in a sunny, moist and well-ventilated place, so that dragon and cypress bonsai can grow more exuberantly.

Turn over the soil

Dragon and cypress bonsai is a stage in two years, that is to say, the soil of dragon and cypress bonsai should be turned over once in two years. If the formed dragon and cypress bonsai can be turned over once in three years. The best time to turn the soil is in spring and autumn.

The modeling of dragon and cypress bonsai

Planting modeling: refers to the initial pruning; the shape of the dragon cypress bonsai after reasonable and rough pruning

Cooked billet modeling: after two years of planting modeling, the two years should be carefully maintained and the horizontal branches should be adjusted.

Finished product modeling: after 2 to 3 years of cooked billet modeling, the dragon cypress bonsai is basically qualitative, adjusting and pruning the unsuitable ends of the branches.

A good bonsai modeling is not easy, the final show is the result of painstaking efforts and time, careful care will see the results.

Appreciation of pictures and shapes of dragon cypress

Content Abstract: Dragon cypress, recorded in the cypress family, alias dragon claw cypress, creeping dragon cypress, etc., is a naked seed variety, potted ornamental plants, can also be used for outdoor courtyard maintenance, strong manual pruning, good formability. What this article wants to share with you today is the appreciation of dragon cypress pictures and shapes.

[appreciation of the shape of dragon cypress]

Longbai, a well-known indoor potted variety in China, requires professional horticulturists to trim and maintain the potted plants, and perennial management can make the potted plants take shape, and the main shapes of Longbai are as follows:

▍ cylindrical cypress

Dragon cypress trunk will be more distinct, but there are more main branches on the trunk, direct cylindrical pruning, it must be in each round of potted plants, only one main branch can be retained, from an aesthetic point of view, it will be more gentle.

The formation of cylindrical cypress potted plants needs to be pruned about 5 times a year, the pruning direction is from the bottom up, and needs to be shortened gradually according to the cylindrical geometric concept, until the cylindrical shape is formed. However, in the process of pruning, attention should be paid to winter maintenance, while pruning can be suspended during the dormant period.

▍ leaping dragon cypress

The cypress tree is tall and erect, so in the production of bonsai, you can choose leaping pruning, which can make the plant show the momentum of flying dragon.

When pruning, the trunk and lateral branches can be preserved properly, mainly protruding the crown, and the length of the lateral branches can be controlled at about 11 times the diameter of the crown. This kind of pruning method needs to be carried out more than six times a year to avoid excessive growth of branches.

▍ artificial dragon cypress

In addition to natural growth and maintenance, dragon cypress can also be trimmed into a variety of shapes according to personal preferences, while animal style is more popular, such as horse, lion, deer, sheep, dragon and so on.

[Longbai Pictures]

▍ morphological characteristics

Dragon cypress is a tall and large tree, the plant height can reach more than 20 meters, and the main DBH of the trunk can reach more than 3 meters, the tree type can become wood, but also can view and shade.

Dragon cypress is not a natural tree species, but an artificial cultivated species, its crown is naturally tower-shaped, the leaves are green, the bark is grayish brown, the appearance is multi-longitudinal, the branches are curved, the leaf veins are clear, and the fruit is round.

▍ growth environment

Cypress trees like shade and are cultivated in the north and south of China. Now they are widely cultivated in Mongolia, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Guangdong and other provinces and cities, while abroad are mainly distributed in Japan and other places.

At the same time, the dragon cypress has strong adaptability to the living environment, and it is also suitable for maintenance in dry and fertile soil, but the anti-sulfur oxidation effect of dragon cypress itself is poor, so the dust absorption is not high, so it is best suitable for indoor maintenance.

Summary: Dragon cypress, the most common way of reproduction is grafting, a cypress tree takes about 5 years to form, and it takes a lot of time and energy to make bonsai, but the potted cypress plant is placed indoors and can be decorated with beautiful implications. therefore, it is very popular.