How to change the Metasequoia bonsai

Metasequoia glyptostroboides is a "living fossil" tree species with straight and straight trunk, magnificent tree shape, emerald green leaves and golden leaves after autumn. it is a famous ornamental tree in the courtyard, which can be used as bonsai of Metasequoia glyptostroboides, and can also be solitary, arranged or planted in parks, courtyards, lawns and green spaces. Metasequoia glyptostroboides can also be planted to create scenic forests and adapt to evergreen cover plants; they can also be planted in front of buildings or used as street trees with good results.

Metasequoia bonsai it is a positive plant, can not be kept indoors for a long time, to let it see more sunlight will grow well. The small bonsai should change the basin reasonably and change the soil once a year, because when the basin is small, it is easy to have a lot of dead roots, which will cause pathogens to the new roots and die slowly after decay.

Metasequoia bonsai root system does not need pruning, according to bonsai growth, turn the basin once every 2-3 years, when turning the basin combined with root pruning, the root system is too dense and too long should be trimmed, can be considered according to the following circumstances:

If the new root of the tree is underdeveloped and the root system is not covered with the bottom of the soil, the original basin can still be used and the root system that does not need pruning can be used. For the tree species with developed root system, if the fibrous root is densely covered with the bottom of the soil block, the larger basin should be replaced, the dense root system should be thinned, the old root should be removed, and a few new roots should be retained to turn the basin. Some old pile bonsai, when turning the basin, can properly lift the root to increase its ornamental value, and trim off the old root and root tip part, cultivate to loosen and fertilize the soil, in order to promote new root.

Time: 2019-05-31 Click: