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Detailed Guide to Making Bonsai from Ginkgo Seedlings
Ginkgo is a deciduous tree in the family Ginkgoaceae and the genus Ginkgo. Ginkgo appeared hundreds of millions of years ago and is the oldest relict plant among the gymnosperms left after the Quaternary glaciation. The ginkgo trees surviving today are rare and scattered, and old trees over a hundred years old are no longer common. All other plants in the same class as it have become extinct.
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A Detailed Guide to Making Ginkgo Tree Stump Bonsai
When people renovate or prune large ginkgo trees, they often saw off many branches and trunks. Those with superior shape can be selected as intermediate rootstock, allowing rapid creation of ginkgo tree stump bonsai. There are three points to note. 1. The rootstock root system should be well developed. The number of scions to graft depends on the size of the intermediate rootstock; generally three are grafted, forming a “three-legged tripod” arrangement
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A Detailed Guide to Making Miniature Narcissus Bonsai
Narcissus is one of China's top ten famous flowers and a cherished offering in Chinese folk tradition. Every New Year, people love to display narcissus in clean water as a decorative New Year flower. This is because narcissus can be grown in clean water alone without the need for soil. The roots of the narcissus are like silver threads, spotless and pure; the leaves are vivid and lush green; the flowers resemble golden cups on silver platforms
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Detailed Guide to Making Bonsai in Zisha Teapots
Miniature bonsai, as the name suggests, must be small yet not lacking in artistry. At Hongxin Garden in Liming Industrial Zone, the reporter saw that inside small zisha teapots, seedlings of various shapes such as Bolan, red sandalwood, and black pine are uniquely styled with staggered layers, very suitable for placing on desks, bookshelves, balconies, tea rooms, and other places.
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Detailed guide to making Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis) bonsai, shaping it step by step
Chinese arborvitae (Platycladus orientalis), of the cypress family and the genus Platycladus. It is vigorous and not particular about soil, but grows slowly and lives extremely long; ancient trees over a thousand years old can be seen everywhere. Chinese arborvitae bonsai has high ornamental value; to maintain its graceful posture, you must spray when watering. Rinse the dust and dirt off its leaves, branches and trunk, and the surface of the pot, which helps with light exposure
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Detailed Guide to the Craft of Making a Pastoral Dream-Themed Bonsai
People who have lived in the city for a long time all have a pastoral dream. They dream of having two mu of idle farmland, with a small flower garden in the field, and a pavilion made of branches covered with morning glories. Growing their own vegetables and flowers, working at sunrise and resting at sunset - such a scene seems to have nothing to do with urban life
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A detailed guide to making bougainvillea bonsai, step by step
Making bougainvillea bonsai is relatively easy. Depending on the condition of the potted plant, it can be trained into different styles such as single-trunk, double-trunk, slanting-trunk, curved-trunk, lying-trunk, water-and-land, waterside, cascade, pagoda, and flower-basket styles. The shaping method is mainly pruning, with tying and binding as a supplement
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Detailed Guide to Making a Water Poplar Bonsai, Beginners Can Learn It Too
Water poplar (Adina rubella), a deciduous small shrub in the family Rubiaceae. It prefers high temperatures and fears cold, is not afraid of waterlogging, has strong sprouting ability, dense branches, small leaves shaped like willow leaves, and dark green foliage. Its trunk is smooth and slightly yellow-white, with a well-developed root system and soft branches that are easy to wire and bend, giving it a graceful tree form. It is mainly distributed in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin, and can be found along rivers, lakes, and streams.
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Detailed guide to making a wisteria bonsai, step by step
Wisteria is a large deciduous climbing and twining vine. When wisteria is twined around a flower frame, its branches hang down whenever it blooms, with strings of purple flower clusters suspended among them, creating a romantic and beautiful scene. Because wisteria has a very long lifespan and belongs to the long-lived tree species, it is extremely popular for planting among the people. The stems and vines of mature wisteria wind and twist
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Detailed Guide to Making a Boxwood Bonsai
Boxwood, also known as small-leaved boxwood, thousand-year dwarf, etc., is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the Buxaceae family and Buxus genus, native to the middle Yangtze River basin and areas to the south in China. It prefers warm, semi-shaded, humid climates, is drought-tolerant, cold-tolerant, and tolerant of pruning, is a shallow-rooted tree species, grows slowly, and has a long lifespan, making it an excellent tree material for making bonsai
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