Material selection and cultivation of Pushu bonsai

Pu Shu's posture is quaint and chic, the bark is uncracked, the stem shape is tall and straight, the branches are whirling, the new leaves are released at the beginning of spring, the branches are green, and the leaves are dark yellow in autumn. The fallen leaves are almost gone in winter, which can be enjoyed as a cold tree. Take its old stump, dew root qu dry, Qiu qu simple, green leaf branches, cascading towering, very rich mountain forest wild interest. Pushu is a deciduous tree of nettle order, distributed in Henan, Shandong, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and southern provinces, as well as Taiwan, Vietnam and Laos. This kind of tree is often cultivated for bonsai.

The bark of Pushu is smooth and gray in color. it is characterized by alternate leaves, long petiole, leathery leaf blade, broadly ovate to narrowly ovate, apex acute to acuminate, base rounded or broadly cuneate, oblique, shallowly serrate above the middle, Ternate veins, glabrous above, sparsely hairy along veins and axils below. Pushu mainly uses artificial propagation and mountain mining to obtain this kind of bonsai plant.

Artificial reproduction:

Park trees are usually propagated by sowing. The seeds are ripe from September to October and the fruits are reddish brown. They should be harvested in time, spread out to dry, remove sundries, and mix with sandy soil for storage. Sowing in March of the following spring, seed treatment should be carried out before sowing, smashing the seed shell with a wooden stick, or scraping the outer seed coat with sand before sowing, which is conducive to seed germination.

It is better for the seedbed soil to be loose, fertile and well drained sandy loam. After sowing, it is covered with a layer of fine soil about 2 cm thick, then covered with straw and watered once. After about 10 days, it can begin to sprout, and the grass will be uncovered in time after emergence.

Seedling stage to do a good job of maintenance and management, pay attention to loose soil, weeding, topdressing, and appropriate seedlings, the seedlings can be as high as 30cm to 40cm. In order to cultivate the young seedlings for bonsai, we should pay attention to pruning and shaping, restrain the top and promote the side, control the height growth of the seedlings, promote the thickening of the trunk and the growth of lateral branches, so as to facilitate pot processing.

Mountain mining:

Pushu is commonly distributed wild in the hills and low mountains and valleys of the Yangtze River basin and its south. It can dig the sprouting old piles of Gucci, which has been cut down for many years, and raise embryos.

After pruning, the root system is developed, new branches are sprouted, and then cultivated. After 1-2 years, the potted trees can be made into vigorous and simple bonsai in a short period of time.

Time: 2019-06-02 Click: