Maintenance and modeling of dragon and cypress bonsai

Maintenance

Fertilizer application

The adaptability of dragon cypress is relatively strong, but if it is in a state of lack of fertilizer for a long time, its leaves will gradually change from healthy green to light green, affecting its best ornamental state. If you want to apply fertilizer to dragon cypress bonsai, it is best to choose spring and autumn, 2-3 times is enough. For the choice of fertilizer, it is better to apply organic fertilizer and chemical fertilizer alternately.

Pick the bud

For dragon and cypress bonsai, we should be diligent in picking sprouts. The growth rate of the terminal bud of the cypress branch is faster, if it is placed in the period, it will not only greatly affect its ornamental value, but also affect the balance of the growth of the lateral bud; when the terminal bud is removed, the leaves of other branches will be more neat and dense.

Light

Whether it is spring when everything is sprouting or hot and hot summer, you should put it in a sunny, moist and well-ventilated place, so that dragon and cypress bonsai can grow more exuberantly.

Turn over the soil

Dragon and cypress bonsai is a stage in two years, that is to say, the soil of dragon and cypress bonsai should be turned over once in two years. If the formed dragon and cypress bonsai can be turned over once in three years. The best time to turn the soil is in spring and autumn.

Modeling

Planting modeling: refers to the initial pruning; the shape of the dragon cypress bonsai after reasonable and rough pruning

Cooked billet modeling: after two years of planting modeling, the two years should be carefully maintained and the horizontal branches should be adjusted.

Finished product modeling: after 2 to 3 years of cooked billet modeling, the dragon cypress bonsai is basically qualitative, adjusting and pruning the unsuitable ends of the branches.

A good bonsai modeling is not easy, the final show is the result of painstaking efforts and time, careful care will see the results.