Appreciation and conservation of banyan bonsai

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Banyan is the general name of the genus Ficus in Moraceae. it is known that there are more than 800 species in the world, mainly distributed in the tropics, especially in the tropical rain forest. There are about 100 species of banyan in China, of which 67 are distributed in Yunnan and 44 in Xishuangbanna, accounting for 44.9% of the total number of known banyan trees in China and 5.5% in the world.

Banyan bonsai has a unique shape and has high ornamental value. Among the bonsai plants at home, the banyan bonsai is more popular because of its evergreen seasons. The banyan leaves are leathery, dark green and glossy, evergreen all the year round, dark brown bark, soft branches and strong bearded aerial roots. Some of the roots droop to the ground, shaped like pillars, while others are graceful and intertwined, quite spectacular. Banyan bonsai is a symbolic modeling landscape with vitality. How to raise banyan bonsai has become an urgent need for many aquaculture lovers.

1. Light and ventilation: the suitable growth temperature of banyan tree should not be too large day and night, and it is easy to die of fallen leaves (difference of 10 degrees). Usually should pay attention to place in the light, in summer should pay attention to the appropriate shade, temperature lower than 32 ℃ had better not shade, lest leaves fall off. Banyan trees belong to subtropical plants, like sunny, well-ventilated, warm and humid environment. Sexual tolerance to drought, tolerance to semi-overcast. Generally should be placed in the ventilation and light transmission place, there should be a certain space humidity, the sun is not sufficient, ventilation is not smooth, there is no certain space humidity, can make the plant yellow, dry, leading to the occurrence of diseases and insect pests, until death.

2. Watering: the banyan tree is planted in the basin, and if it is not watered for a long time, the plant will wither due to lack of water, so it is necessary to observe in time and water according to the dry and wet condition of the soil to maintain soil moisture. Water until there is water seeping out of the drainage hole at the bottom of the basin, but not half of the water (that is, wet and dry). After watering once, when the soil surface turns white and the surface soil is dry, you should water again, and you must not wait until the basin soil is all dry. In the hot season, you should often spray water to the leaf or the surrounding environment to cool down and increase air humidity. Watering times should be less in winter and spring, and more in summer and autumn, so it is difficult to maintain banyan trees in the north.

3. Fertilization: banyan trees do not like fertilizer, so they can apply more than 10 grains of compound fertilizer every month. When applying fertilizer, bury the fertilizer in the soil along the edge of the flowerpot and water it immediately after fertilization. The main composition of fertilizer is nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

4. Pruning: wild piles become pile scenes, and pruning is a very important process. In the first year, we first cultivate its foundation, nourish its essence, erase only the wrong buds, and wait for the branches to grow thick and lignified in the second year before they can be cut. Give priority to shearing, supplemented by binding, it is appropriate to cut once a year, the strong and vigorous ones can be cut twice, and the forked branches growing from the short branches will be cut again after being strong. Over and over again, if you trim it properly, within four years, a good bonsai will appear in your hands.

Special hint: the banyan bonsai should be placed in the place of ventilation and light permeability. if the sandy soil can be watered more appropriately, the clayey soil will be watered less, because the water permeability of the clayey soil is poor, and more watering will cause root rot; to have a certain space humidity, sunlight is not sufficient, ventilation is not smooth, there is no certain space humidity, it is easy to make the plant yellow and dry, leading to the occurrence of diseases and insect pests and even death. In case of problems, we should pay attention to observe the specific reasons, symptomatic treatment.

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