Seven-point maintenance principle of Iron Tree Bonsai Culture method

Iron tree bonsai is a kind of potted plant, if it can be managed well, it can grow very beautiful. many people like the characteristics of iron tree bonsai and feel that it is a kind of plant that yearns for sunshine very much, but it also needs to know its daily breeding methods. I'll introduce you to the method of iron tree bonsai culture.

Culture method of Iron Tree Bonsai

(1) the environmental iron tree should be placed in a sunny, warm, moist and well-ventilated place. It is appropriate to spend the winter indoors in winter. if you overwinter outdoors to the south of the Yangtze River, the plants should be wrapped in buns, straw bags and plastic bags. Or cut off all the leaves and put them in the sunny shelter.

(2) during the growing period of watering in spring and summer, the basin should be kept moist, but it should not be watered. When it is hot in summer, you should often spray foliar water to keep the leaf color bright green. The iron tree enters the dormant period in winter, the water absorption capacity is very small, the basin soil should be dry, if the basin soil is too wet, it will lead to rotten roots.

(3) in the vigorous growth season of fertilization, topdressing should be applied frequently, mainly nitrogen and potassium fertilizer. It is better to use rotten cake to fertilize and water. Fertilization should pay attention to the frequent application of thin fertilizer, do not be too thick. In order to promote the dark green and glossy leaves, an appropriate amount of ferrous sulfate solution can be added to the fertilizer.

(4) pruning iron tree bonsai in order to have a beautiful posture, the old leaves and withered yellow leaves of the next year should be cut off, and the leaves that are too dense or too long should also be trimmed according to the situation to keep the tree shape symmetrical.

(5) the basin should be turned every 2-3 years, and the suitable time is from March to April in spring. Combined with turning the pot warehouse to change the basin, cut off the withered roots and bad roots, remove the old soil, replace it with fertile and loose new soil, and cultivate the soil to make the plant grow vigorously. At the same time, attention should be paid to emptying the basin floor to facilitate ventilation and water penetration. (6) if you want to cultivate a potted iron tree bonsai with a certain artistic taste, as long as you cut off all the old leaves after the beginning of spring and become a single tree, and strictly control watering (sometimes without watering for more than ten days). However, with proper application of fertilizer (especially more iron fertilizer), new leaves can emerge in May or June and fully receive light (the longer the light is, the better). If the leaves are in the rainy season, they should be strictly protected from rain. Often spray water to the leaves to remove dust, can ensure the return to normal growth, the new leaves are short and thick, bright color, slightly natural curl is of great ornamental value. If you want to make a co-planted iron tree bonsai, you can find three different heights and co-plant them into unequilateral triangles; if only two trees are co-planted, they should be planted into an unequal triangle, which is still an unequilateral triangle with high ornamental value.

(7) Prevention and control of diseases and insect pests. There are mainly shell insects, which can be washed and killed manually. Sometimes the leaves turn yellow and can be irrigated with 1% ferrous sulfate diluent. Note the placement place, ventilated and transparent, clean and hygienic, can prevent the occurrence of diseases and insect pests.

The method of iron tree bonsai culture introduced in the article is suitable for reference, and whether it can be flexibly used in the cultivation of iron tree bonsai depends on the actual situation encountered by individuals. Remind everyone that when raising iron tree bonsai or other green plants, it is important to spend more energy and care.