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Which tree species in stump bonsai are suitable for leaf pruning?
Q: Which tree species in stump bonsai can have their leaves pruned, and what should be noted? A: There are many bonsai tree species suitable for leaf pruning, including Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia), Japanese bush cherry (Sageretia thea), ginkgo, Chinese wolfberry (Lycium chinense), red maple, pomegranate, Chinese hackberry (Celtis sinensis), banyan (Ficus microcarpa), and Chinese chaste tree (Vitex negundo), etc. The main benefits of leaf pruning on stumps are: 1. It can make the leaves smaller, which helps display the artistic effect of bonsai in shrinking a dragon into an inch. For example, after leaf pruning on Chinese chaste tree, the newly sprouted leaves can shrink to 1/5 the size of the original leaves; when the banyan has all its leaves and buds removed in early summer, under controlled water and sufficient sunlight, the new leaves can grow
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Qieqie No. 2 eggplant is suitable for cultivation in all four seasons
"Qiangqie No. 2" is a new eggplant variety bred by the Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. This variety shows a relatively upright and compact plant type, with a spread of 45×50 cm, strong growth vigor, good early maturity, and a high fruit-setting rate. The fruit is 30-35 cm long and 2.0-2.4 cm thick, with a single fruit weight of 75-85 g. It has a long continuous harvest period and high yield, generally yielding 3500-3800 kg per mu. The fruit of this variety has a bright purple color, a smooth surface, a long and straight shape, and a bluntly rounded tip that is not prone to bending, giving a high marketable rate; the skin is thin, and the flesh is white, tender, and glutinous, not prone to oxidation, with good taste
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Apricot kernel cultivar Weixuan No. 1 is suitable for cultivation in cold regions
Weixuan No. 1 apricot kernel was bred by the Forestry Bureau of Weichang County and approved by the Hebei Provincial Forest Tree Improved Variety Approval Committee in 2007. 1. Cultivar characteristics. The tree has a relatively strong central leader, an open tree posture, and a natural round-headed tree shape. The branches have strong sprouting ability, and fruiting is mainly on short fruit spurs, though axillary flower buds can also bear fruit. Generally, it flowers and bears fruit 3 years after planting; a 5-year-old tree produces 25 kg of fruit per tree and 7.5 kg of kernels per tree, and enters full bearing period at 7-8 years. The fruit averages 13.6 g in weight (when the skin is green), is broadly ovate, with a greenish-yellow ground color and red on the sunny side.
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What are the characteristics of miniature bonsai, and which plants are suitable for growing them?
Miniature bonsai is also called palm bonsai, named so because the pot does not exceed the size of a palm. The height is generally less than 10 cm, making it an extremely small bonsai. Because of its small size and ease of display and arrangement, it is deeply welcomed by people at home and abroad. At present, the style of miniature bonsai has become popular throughout the world. Miniature bonsai already existed in ancient China. In 1972, on the corridor mural of the tomb of Li Xian, Crown Prince Zhanghuai of the Tang Dynasty (son of Wu Zetian), unearthed at Qianling in Shaanxi, there are two palace ladies holding potted plants. This is the prototype of ancient Chinese palm potted plants, which shows
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Morphological Characteristics of Licorice and Introduction to Suitable Growing Conditions
[Morphological Characteristics]Licorice is a perennial herb, 30-100 cm tall. The whole plant is covered with short white pubescence and glandular hairs. The above-ground stem is erect, woody at the lower part, with angular, green branchlets. The leaves are alternate, odd-pinnately compound. The leaflets are in 3-8 pairs, ovate or ovate-elliptic, with entire margins, and the terminal leaflet is larger. The inflorescence is a raceme, axillary, with very short pedicels, an ovate bracteole below the base, a bell-shaped green calyx, and a papilionaceous corolla in purplish-red or blue-purple. The fruit is a legume, narrowly rectangular, curved into
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Polyploid black locust is a new type of tree species suitable for growing on poor soil
A sapling less than 10 cm long, looking like nothing more than a pea sprout, planted on barren land where nothing will grow, can shoot up to more than 3 m tall in a single year. This is a new type of tree species suitable for planting in China's western regions - polyploid black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) - successfully cultivated by the Lvyuan Seedling Research and Promotion Center of Changyi City, Shandong Province, together with experts from Beijing Forestry University, using plant tissue culture technology on the basis of introduced foreign tree species. With its excellent drought resistance, salt-alkali tolerance and tolerance of poor soil, it has become a highly favored "golden sapling"
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Super dryland rice White Pearl No. 1 is suitable for planting in the north
White Pearl No. 1 was introduced from Israel by the Mingfeng Agricultural Science Institute of Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, and was developed through years of purification, hybridization and selection by the institute. After years of observation, summary and analysis over hundreds of days and nights at nearly a hundred trial sites in Northeast China, Northwest China and North China, each difficulty was overcome one by one, and a new high-yield dryland rice variety suitable for large-scale cultivation in the north was bred, and it is known as the super dryland rice of the north. When planted in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, this variety has a whole growth period of 110-125 days, is medium-short-stemmed, with a plant height of 90-95 cm, and does not lodge. It has large panicles and many grains, with an average
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Key points for azalea cultivation: suitable temperature is crucial
Azaleas are damaged when the temperature is too high or too low. Only under suitable temperature conditions can they develop and grow rapidly and robustly. Therefore, attention to the suitable temperature for azaleas should be a key point in azalea cultivation and management. Azaleas should be moved into a room with a temperature no lower than 5°C around Frost's Descent. During overwintering, different varieties have different temperature requirements. For example, summer azaleas should not be below 5°C, spring azaleas around 10°C, and Western azaleas about 8-15°C. It should be noted that below 3°C, varying degrees of cold damage may occur depending on the variety.
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What kind of potting soil is suitable for rhododendrons?
The choice of soil is crucial to the growth and development of rhododendrons. There are many ways to mix potting soil for cultivating rhododendrons, varying with the cultivar, but it must meet the following conditions: loose, well-drained, well-aerated, acidic soil, rich in humus, and with sufficient base fertilizer. Rhododendrons usually grow vigorously only in acidic loam; if in alkaline soil, the leaves soon turn yellow and the plant withers and dies. Rhododendrons are regarded as an indicator plant of acidic soil. Leaf mold soil is generally acidic, and pine needle humus soil is the best, making it the ideal potting soil for growing rhodo
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What kind of fertilizer is suitable for azaleas?
Azaleas are fertilizer-loving plants and, in addition to the main nutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, they also need trace elements such as boron, copper, molybdenum and zinc. Azaleas do best with fertilizers that are gentle and long-lasting. For home azalea growing, you can use horn, ram's horn and animal hoof pieces; these fertilizers contain 12%-15% nitrogen, 0.2%-8% phosphorus, and also a small amount of potassium and trace elements. Thin hoof pieces take effect 1 month after application, while thick hoof and horn pieces show their fertilizing effect after 2 months, and the fertility can last 6-8 months. When using them, you can bury the hoof pieces and so on around the edge or at the bottom of the pot while repotting or moving the plant into another pot.
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