Watering skills of five-needle pine bonsai

The five-needle pine has a good posture and is a tree species with high ornamental value. it is not only suitable for garden decoration, but also an important tree species for potted plants or bonsai. Bonsai production should maintain a good tree posture, control the growth of branches and leaves, and achieve the shape of short, dense and vigorous branches and leaves. Today, the editor will introduce to you the watering skills of five-needle pine bonsai.

Five-needle pine roots avoid wet water, basin soil should be dry, but not enough water for a long time, so watering should be appropriate, not more watering, to often spray foliar water, is conducive to growth. If the basin soil is too wet, the light needles yellowing, the heavy rotten roots die. Plum rain season, open rain, basin soil waterlogging, for a long time, often lead to death. The following factors should be mastered for watering:

1. Five-leaf pine is most afraid of waterlogging to hurt its roots, so watering should be appropriate, not too much, foliar water should be sprayed frequently, soil moisture should be kept between 15% and 30%, and it is best to use natural water.

2. The weather is hot and dry for a long time. Watering should be carried out before 10:00 or after 16:00 once a day. The basin soil should not be too dry in autumn, otherwise the needles are easy to turn yellow. In winter, the temperature is low and the water demand is reduced. Less watering is necessary. The basin soil can be watered when the soil is wet, and watering should be carried out around noon when the temperature is the highest in the day. It is generally irrigated once a day in spring and autumn, twice a day in summer and once a few days in winter. At the same time, it should be controlled flexibly according to the changes of the weather.

2. It should be irrigated properly during the period of vigorous growth and the germination of twigs. It is advisable to water less during the dormant period and even less in winter, once every 3-4 days.

3. The five-leaf pine likes the humid environment, but it is afraid of waterlogging, so the basin soil can be kept moist. Shallow pots are watered more, deep pots are less watered. In order to shorten the branches and leaves to a certain extent and make the shape more beautiful, the water can be properly controlled in spring and summer. April to May is the season of new bud germination and vigorous growth of five-leaf pine. Water should be properly controlled because the new branches and needles can grow steeply and the needles can elongate.

4, if the needles are soft and sagging, indicating that there is a lack of water, the treatment method is to irrigate less bottom water, spray more leaf surface water, and move to the shade to slow down and restore growth.

Five-needle pine bonsai watering should pay attention to moderate, flower proverb "dry pine and wet cypress", indicating that five-needle pine should be dry. The summer temperature is high, and the basin soil is easy to dry. Generally, the basin soil is watered once in the morning and once in the morning, and in the evening it depends on the dry and wet condition of the basin soil. In case of showers, it is necessary to cover the rain in time to avoid the loss of nutrients in the soil.

Time: 2019-06-09 Click: