Modeling method of five-needle pine bonsai

Five-needle tree is a positive tree species, like fertile and loose acid soil, widely cultivated, fine green branches and leaves, not only suitable for garden decoration, landscape layout, but also an important tree species for potted plants or bonsai. Five-needle pine shaping should start from young trees and be carried out in winter to prevent twisting branches or causing excessive loss of pine resin during shaping and bending. The modeling of young trees is carried out in the order of first thick and then fine, processed year by year, first bind the trunk to form a basic skeleton, and then shape the main and side branches year by year.

The characteristic of the growth and development of five-needle pine is that the branches naturally form layers with distinct layers and clear lines; they grow slowly and there are no adventitious buds on the branches, so they are not resistant to pruning; coarse branches are not easy to buckle, and climbing modeling must start at an early age. Therefore, the five-needle pine modeling, should be based on hanging, combined with pruning, as a basic method.

[climbing]

Climbing is the main means of five-needle pine modeling, using metal wire or brown wire for climbing, so that the main branches into the desired shape. The secondary branches are slightly clambered to reach the desired direction and angle, and then processed year by year to make the trunk curved and the branches and leaves into pieces, such as the potential of stratospheric clouds. It is better to start climbing at the age of 3 ~ 4 years old, and the climbing with a trace of gold should be removed in time after being finalized, so as not to "trap the silk", affect the appearance and cause damage.

[pruning]

The branches of five-needle pine are whorled and cannot grow into a beautiful tree without pruning. There are at most two main branches in each round of the tree trunk, and the two main branches in the same round should be long and short, and should not be balanced and equal in length. The main branches of each five-needle pine should not be too many, and the redundant branches should be deleted and trimmed simply. Take the small and medium-sized bonsai as an example, only 5-7 main branches are left to form the backbone, reaching the degree of concise condensation. At the same time, the growth direction of the main branch should be adjusted and the stretching posture of the main branch should be corrected so that all branches can be handled in a unified and coordinated manner.

The pruning of five-needle pine can be carried out during the dormant period from late November to late February of the following year. As the five-needle pine only sprouts terminal buds, not adventitious buds, so it should not be forced to repair. The pruning period should be from early winter to early spring before the sap begins to flow. The cut after pruning had better be sealed with wax, sticky wood, adhesive tape and so on, so as to avoid the outflow of pine resin.

The formed five-needle pine should also be pruned once a year to remove dense branches, weak branches, withered branches and various branches that disturb the tree. The pruning period should be at the end of the five-needle pine rest period, not in the growing season, so as not to overflow the resin.

The trunk of the five-needle pine is mainly unique, but there may also be a double-dry book or a multi-dry book; at this time, it is necessary to choose the tall one as the trunk, the short one as the deputy trunk, and the two trunks to have one Weir and one back, cordial and coordinated; if one book is more dry, it will be uneven and scattered forward and backward.

Five-needle pine not only has the typical morphological characteristics of pine, but also has great plasticity. Through pruning and controlling its growth, it can achieve the effect of seeing the big in the small. The modeling should focus on the artistic image which is full of vitality, quaint and picturesque.

For the molded five-needle pine, buds need to be picked and pruned every year to control the growth of branches and leaves. Picking buds is usually carried out from April to May, and it is best when buds are extracted from 2cm to 3cm. Generally, buds are picked from 2 to 3 length. The principle is that the long buds go more, the short ones go less; the secret places go more, the empty places go less; the strong ones go more, and the weak ones go less. When picking buds, do not damage the base of the buds and the pine buds around them. If there are several buds on a branch, the longest buds in the middle should be picked first, and the buds around should be picked later.

Time: 2019-06-11 Click: