The making of Honeysuckle Bonsai

Honeysuckle is a temperate and subtropical tree species, which is sunny, shade-tolerant, cold-tolerant, drought-resistant and moisture-tolerant, and can adapt to acid and alkaline soil, but it likes loose and fertile neutral sandy loam. It is a good material for bonsai production because of its strong nature, developed root system, strong sprouting ability, light plant, graceful posture and elegant old pile.

I. the source of the stump

1. Sow and reproduce. The ripe fruits were harvested from August to October, the pericarp was washed with clean water, the seeds were harvested and dried, and then stored in a cloth bag at low temperature to the next spring. Sowing seeds from late March to early April, soaking seeds in 25 ℃ warm water for one day before sowing, then mixing wet sand into cloth bags and putting them indoors, heat preservation with rice straw (straw, thatch, etc.). When the seeds of more than 1 stroke 3 are exposed, they are sown in loose, fertile and well-drained sandy soil, and seedlings can emerge about 10 days after sowing. It was transplanted to the nursery in the spring of the following year and was generally cultivated in the pot after sowing for 5 years.

2. Cuttage propagation. In the middle and last ten days of June, the full semi-lignified branches of the same year were cut as cuttings, each section was about 15~20cm long, and the bed soil was kept moist. I sprayed the cuttings, and it took about 25 days to take root. It was transplanted to the nursery in the spring of the following year and cultivated in the pot 4 years later.

3. Ramet propagation. In spring and autumn, the seedlings sprouting from the roots of the mother plant were dug up (split with a sharp knife), transplanted to the nursery with roots, and cultivated in a pot for 4 years.

4. Striping propagation. In spring and autumn, take the longer branches of the mother plant and bury them in the soil for about 5cm, deep 2~3cm, keep the soil moist, take root in the same autumn, separate them from the mother plant in the nursery in the next spring, and cultivate them in the pot after 3 years; or select the vigorous and elegant branches in the Meiyu season for high pressure, cut off the mother plant and cultivate in the pot directly after rooting, this method takes faster forming time.

5. Mountain mining. Honeysuckle is rich in wild pile resources, and it is suitable to dig the sturdy, strange and twisted old piles in the mountains in early spring, which can achieve the effect of rapid prototyping. The method of mining is to first cut dry and store branches, properly trim the aboveground parts, retain one or two main branches, then peel off the topsoil, find out the growth direction of the main root, and dig patiently and meticulously along the trend of the main root. This is conducive to root protection and reduce damage. After the stump is dug up, put it in a cloth bag and soak it in water (or cover the roots with wet straw, bushes, cloth, moss and other materials), and then transport it back to planting.

II. Cultivation of Honeysuckle stump

Honeysuckle is strong in nature, it can take root as soon as the stem hits the ground, it can be transplanted with bare root, and the excavated old pile is easy to survive without fibrous root.

1. Trim the root. The root system of honeysuckle stump dug out in the mountain or nursery is often very long, so don't rush to cut it short when you cultivate it, you should carefully observe the idea. The roots can often be shaped to replace dry roots, and then according to the size of the pot, cultivation needs, properly trim the roots, and then plant in the pot, do not bend the thick roots too hard or by a large margin to prevent breaking. In this way, after forming, it is intertwined and very pleasing to the eye.

2. Pruning the branches. Honeysuckle wild in roadsides, hillside bushes or sparse forests, is a climbing plant, like winding, often in a spiral on nearby strips (such as trees, branches, etc.), often with leaves at the tail. Therefore, most of the old piles dug back are leafless and there are not many branches, only useless branches, weak branches, disease and insect branches need to be cut off, and the main branches need to be appropriately truncated according to proportion and shape. The tree stump dug in the nursery has been cultivated for many years, and its branches and leaves are more exuberant. It is necessary to properly cut the branches and leaves to make them dense and orderly, natural and picturesque.

3. Pruning post-processing. Honeysuckle stumps are generally transplanted without soil masses. After pruning the roots and branches, it is best to soak them in water for 1 hour or 2 hours, let them absorb enough water and speed up the germination of new roots and buds, then smear the branch wound with white latex and dip it in 0 with a new brush. 3% zero. 5% potassium permanganate solution is applied to the root wound, and then planted in the pot.

4. Put on the pot. Honeysuckle is not demanding on soil, but it is best to use mountain mud or mainly mountain mud plus an appropriate amount of rotten leaf soil, coal ball ash and so on to prepare culture soil. The suitable time for potting is early spring. Cliff type, hanging branch type honeysuckle bonsai should be equipped with quaint and graceful bonsai, which is conducive to the loose drape of branches and graceful appearance; curved dry honeysuckle bonsai should be matched with shallow round (oval) or rectangular pottery basin or glaze basin. When putting up the basin, wash the selected basin first, then use 2-3 pieces of broken tiles (basin) to cover the drainage hole, and the high and deep basin should also use industrial slag (or tiles, small stones, etc.) to cushion the lower layer, then fill it with culture soil and plant it into the tree stump. The depth and location of planting should be determined according to the needs of the pot and the type of plant. After planting, the pot is covered with moss or planted with grass such as Cuiyun grass, coriander, paving grass, and Dichondra, which can be embellished and moisturized, and then move to a semi-shaded place to keep the basin soil moist, often spraying water on tree stumps and branches. Full sunshine management can be carried out after one month, but the times of watering and spraying should be increased, generally watering 2-3 times and spraying 4-5 times on the first day.

5. the type caused by processing. The styling of the stump should be based on the six meanings of wood and the art in accordance with their aptitude. Honeysuckle is generally suitable for root-lifting bonsai, which can be planted with roots when potting; or when turning the basin, the roots can be lifted up year by year; the stump that has been planted in the deep basin for many years can also be removed from the pot soil at the same time, do not break the soil and hurt the roots, and be planted in a shallow pot slightly larger than the deep basin, fill the gaps around with nutritious soil, and wash away the soil between the roots above the basin with a faucet after the pier is filled, and the excess hairy roots will be cut off after showing the roots.

Honeysuckle bonsai modeling is mainly cliff type or hanging branch type, which can show its natural dynamic posture incisively and vividly. Because of the left entanglement of its stem, its stem can also be shaped by curved stem, and the method of pruning should be used, but too many times of pruning in one year should be avoided, otherwise it will affect the formation of flower buds. For the branches that are not in place, moderate iron wire can be used for flat binding and traction, and the iron wire should be released in time after the branches are turned to Lignification and setting. The natural style is used to make the branches on the pile let nature take its course, droop smoothly, and the branches and leaves are dense and dense, and the blank is used reasonably to make it rich in painting and increase the beauty of art.