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Bonsai Creation Methods and Technical Key Points for Chinese Boxwood
Chinese boxwood, also known as small-leaved boxwood, thousand-year dwarf, etc., is an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Buxus in the family Buxaceae, 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 bonsai. For bonsai material, one approach is propagation by sowing or cuttings, which, although it can yield large numbers of seedlings, not only takes a long time to cultivate but also makes it very difficult to obtain good material with gnarled roots and exposed claws, vigorous and ancient-looking. The second approach is digging up old stumps, and premium material is mostly obtained by
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