What stump is the best for bonsai? Learn these three points!

Selection of species:

If you want to see the stump, you can take plants with luxuriant branches, preferably with zigzag stems and small leaves, but flowers that are more prosperous and fruitful. For example: firethorn, southern bamboo, ten meritorious services, Elaeagnus angustifolia, red Nan, oak, birds do not live, and so on, these are evergreen varieties of the four seasons.

There are also deciduous varieties: wisteria, hammer elm, small leaf Anzhen, triangular maple, crape myrtle, sparrow, bayberry, Wei spear and so on. Deciduous varieties are also divided into winter and spring, and their stumps are all suitable for bonsai.

The choice of vitality:

How to see whether the vitality of the stump is tenacious, start with its bark, cut the bark of the stump with a knife, it is turquoise inside, and there are small water droplets seeping out; looking at its branches, it can be gently bent and resistant to bending, or it can be obviously felt that it has a strong humidity after breaking; finally, look at its root, there are also small water droplets seeping out, this kind of stump is very suitable for bonsai.

Selection of shape:

First of all, it is necessary to have a stout shape, tall and straight posture, the rising trend of the whole plant is relatively smooth, and there are many thinner roots, its leaves are also relatively broad, obvious luster, and so on, and the rising trend of its branches should also be arranged in a certain order. there is no need for additional truncation, trapped, as long as a little pruning can create a natural tree shape that is suitable for stump bonsai.

Note:

Tree stump bonsai maintenance process should pay special attention to watering, the way of watering is not just watering the roots, the watering of leaves is also very important, it is best to choose plants with relatively small leaves to do bonsai, so that the proportion will not be out of proportion.